VENEZUELA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,929	7	7,188	+ 21,741
Tuberculosis	2	26,012	31	748	+ 25,264
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,902	22	1,359	+ 24,543
HIV/AIDS	4	20,752	6	7,490	+ 13,262
Stroke	5	18,160	3	12,133	+ 6,027
Malaria	6	18,135	42	402	+ 17,733
Coronary Heart Disease	7	16,037	1	26,905	- 10,869
Low Birth Weight	8	12,320	12	3,088	+ 9,232
Birth Trauma	9	12,120	24	1,087	+ 11,033
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,898	5	11,127	- 1,229
Measles	11	8,987	79	0	+ 8,987
Hypertension	12	6,925	9	5,195	+ 1,730
Maternal Conditions	13	6,494	39	422	+ 6,072
Liver Disease	14	6,378	16	2,340	+ 4,038
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,312	4	11,176	- 4,865
Meningitis	16	5,611	49	251	+ 5,361
Violence	17	5,577	2	18,132	- 12,555
Lung Disease	18	5,287	10	5,150	+ 138
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,289	14	2,846	+ 1,443
Asthma	20	4,207	46	311	+ 3,896
Kidney Disease	21	3,927	8	5,932	- 2,004
Malnutrition	22	3,820	32	629	+ 3,191
Other Injuries	23	3,432	21	1,693	+ 1,739
Suicide	24	3,235	34	585	+ 2,650
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,339	30	760	+ 1,579
Breast Cancer	26	1,903	15	2,563	- 660
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,754	40	418	+ 1,336
War	28	1,734	51	185	+ 1,549
Tetanus	29	1,550	68	8	+ 1,543
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,492	33	599	+ 893
Pertussis	31	1,466	64	26	+ 1,441
Cervical Cancer	32	1,272	20	1,986	- 714
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,127	35	572	+ 555
Drownings	34	1,118	43	388	+ 730
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,072	57	80	+ 992
Falls	36	1,003	28	865	+ 137
Schistosomiasis	37	936	76	1	+ 935
Prostate Cancer	38	865	13	2,848	- 1,984
Fires	39	784	54	144	+ 640
Poisonings	40	741	58	68	+ 673
Syphilis	41	664	67	15	+ 649
Lymphomas	42	658	23	1,248	- 590
Epilepsy	43	657	41	411	+ 246
Liver Cancer	44	645	26	1,029	- 384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	644	19	2,037	- 1,393
Oral Cancer	46	503	38	544	- 41
Leukemia	47	487	27	1,007	- 520
Parkinson's Disease	48	372	48	252	+ 120
Stomach Cancer	49	362	17	2,175	- 1,813
Ovary Cancer	50	354	36	563	- 209
Appendicitis	51	342	56	98	+ 244
Alcohol	52	341	62	34	+ 307
Oesophagus Cancer	53	266	44	370	- 103
Skin Disease	54	266	66	18	+ 249
Lung Cancers	55	259	11	3,900	- 3,641
Leishmaniasis	56	252	73	3	+ 249
Drug Use	57	242	50	225	+ 17
Skin Cancers	58	237	37	553	- 316
Trypanosomiasis	59	219	83	0	+ 219
Pancreas Cancer	60	202	25	1,082	- 880
Hepatitis B	61	182	63	30	+ 153
Encephalitis	62	155	61	37	+ 118
Upper Respiratory	63	135	74	1	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	64	129	45	365	- 236
Uterin Cancer	65	108	47	309	- 201
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	83	52	180	- 97
Diphtheria	67	59	78	0	+ 59
Otitis Media	68	34	75	1	+ 33
Hepatitis C	69	31	65	21	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	70	27	18	2,167	- 2,141
Ascariasis	71	26	70	5	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	72	21	60	51	- 30
Chlamydia	73	10	82	0	+ 10
Dengue	74	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Central Africa

Venezuela

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.