VANUATU VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	294	4	124	+ 170
Tuberculosis	2	265	22	16	+ 248
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	264	6	80	+ 184
HIV/AIDS	4	211	72	0	+ 211
Stroke	5	185	2	288	- 104
Malaria	6	185	75	0	+ 185
Coronary Heart Disease	7	163	1	454	- 291
Low Birth Weight	8	125	14	43	+ 82
Birth Trauma	9	123	19	20	+ 104
Road Traffic Accidents	10	101	12	45	+ 56
Measles	11	91	62	0	+ 91
Hypertension	12	70	11	47	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	13	66	24	14	+ 52
Liver Disease	14	65	9	51	+ 13
Diabetes Mellitus	15	64	3	127	- 63
Meningitis	16	57	36	8	+ 49
Violence	17	57	38	7	+ 50
Lung Disease	18	54	5	108	- 55
Congenital Anomalies	19	44	10	48	- 4
Asthma	20	43	13	45	- 2
Kidney Disease	21	40	7	70	- 30
Malnutrition	22	39	31	10	+ 29
Other Injuries	23	35	17	30	+ 5
Suicide	24	33	8	54	- 21
Endocrine Disorders	25	24	33	9	+ 15
Breast Cancer	26	19	26	13	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	18	20	18	- 1
War	28	18	64	0	+ 18
Tetanus	29	16	46	3	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	30	15	29	11	+ 4
Pertussis	31	15	30	10	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	32	13	27	13	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	11	21	18	- 6
Drownings	34	11	16	35	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	11	15	35	- 24
Falls	36	10	25	13	- 3
Schistosomiasis	37	10	76	0	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	38	9	34	9	+ 0
Fires	39	8	42	4	+ 4
Poisonings	40	8	47	2	+ 5
Syphilis	41	7	37	8	- 1
Lymphomas	42	7	45	3	+ 3
Epilepsy	43	7	41	5	+ 1
Liver Cancer	44	7	18	27	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	7	35	8	- 2
Oral Cancer	46	5	54	1	+ 4
Leukemia	47	5	32	9	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	48	4	28	12	- 8
Stomach Cancer	49	4	40	6	- 2
Ovary Cancer	50	4	44	4	- 0
Appendicitis	51	3	50	1	+ 2
Alcohol	52	3	43	4	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	82	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	3	39	7	- 4
Lung Cancers	55	3	23	15	- 12
Leishmaniasis	56	3	74	0	+ 3
Drug Use	57	2	56	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	58	2	86	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	59	2	73	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	60	2	53	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	2	51	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	2	52	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	64	1	49	2	- 1
Uterin Cancer	65	1	48	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	58	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	60	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	0	55	1	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	63	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	57	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Central Africa

Vanuatu

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.