CENTRAL AFRICA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,243	7	2,900	+ 11,343
Hypertension	2	12,782	12	1,252	+ 11,530
Stroke	3	5,283	5	3,284	+ 1,999
Lung Cancers	4	3,111	55	47	+ 3,064
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,494	45	116	+ 2,378
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,651	1	5,231	- 3,580
Liver Disease	7	1,555	14	1,153	+ 402
Prostate Cancer	8	1,413	38	156	+ 1,257
Stomach Cancer	9	1,372	49	65	+ 1,306
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,271	60	37	+ 1,234
Breast Cancer	11	1,230	26	344	+ 886
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,086	33	204	+ 882
Lung Disease	13	1,083	18	956	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,027	30	270	+ 757
Lymphomas	15	1,008	42	119	+ 889
Suicide	16	934	24	585	+ 349
Kidney Disease	17	835	21	710	+ 125
Alcohol	18	702	52	62	+ 641
Diabetes Mellitus	19	691	15	1,141	- 450
Other Injuries	20	669	23	621	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	21	595	64	23	+ 572
Leukemia	22	595	47	88	+ 506
Other Neoplasms	23	584	70	5	+ 579
Falls	24	561	36	181	+ 380
Oral Cancer	25	523	46	91	+ 432
Liver Cancer	26	508	44	117	+ 391
Oesophagus Cancer	27	466	53	48	+ 418
Ovary Cancer	28	413	50	64	+ 349
Parkinson's Disease	29	388	48	67	+ 321
Skin Cancers	30	373	58	43	+ 331
Drug Use	31	355	57	44	+ 311
Cervical Cancer	32	320	32	230	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	33	312	25	423	- 111
Uterin Cancer	34	285	65	20	+ 265
Road Traffic Accidents	35	280	10	1,790	- 1,510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	260	27	317	- 57
Epilepsy	37	211	43	119	+ 92
Fires	38	194	39	142	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	39	191	4	3,753	- 3,562
Drownings	40	142	34	202	- 60
Skin Disease	41	135	54	48	+ 87
Violence	42	135	17	1,009	- 874
Congenital Anomalies	43	119	19	776	- 657
Asthma	44	114	20	761	- 647
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	102	35	194	- 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	82	66	15	+ 66
Tuberculosis	47	78	2	4,704	- 4,626
Multiple Sclerosis	48	77	72	4	+ 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	57	80	0	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	50	48	81	0	+ 48
Anemia	51	43	84	0	+ 43
Poisonings	52	39	40	134	- 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	39	3	4,684	- 4,645
Meningitis	54	35	16	1,015	- 980
Low Birth Weight	55	32	8	2,228	- 2,196
Schizophrenia	56	29	86	0	+ 29
Birth Trauma	57	24	9	2,192	- 2,168
Hepatitis C	58	19	69	6	+ 14
Appendicitis	59	10	51	62	- 52
Oral conditions	60	10	82	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	5	13	1,174	- 1,169
Syphilis	62	5	41	120	- 115
Encephalitis	63	1	62	28	- 27
War	64	1	28	314	- 313
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	33	- 33
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	24	- 24
Otitis Media	67	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	68	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	56	46	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	59	40	- 40
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	37	169	- 169
Malaria	73	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Ascariasis	74	0	71	5	- 5
Dengue	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	22	691	- 691
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	29	280	- 280
Diphtheria	82	0	67	11	- 11
Pertussis	83	0	31	265	- 265
Measles	84	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Estonia

Central Africa

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.