CENTRAL AFRICA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,222	7	2,900	+ 2,322
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,393	33	204	+ 4,189
Stroke	3	3,005	5	3,284	- 279
Lung Cancers	4	2,947	55	47	+ 2,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,806	45	116	+ 1,690
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,634	1	5,231	- 3,597
Lung Disease	7	1,507	18	956	+ 551
Breast Cancer	8	1,284	26	344	+ 940
Other Injuries	9	1,250	23	621	+ 629
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,021	60	37	+ 985
Kidney Disease	11	949	21	710	+ 238
Diabetes Mellitus	12	902	15	1,141	- 239
Prostate Cancer	13	899	38	156	+ 742
Lymphomas	14	832	42	119	+ 713
Liver Cancer	15	791	44	117	+ 675
Suicide	16	741	24	585	+ 156
Other Neoplasms	17	725	70	5	+ 720
Falls	18	685	36	181	+ 503
Endocrine Disorders	19	668	25	423	+ 245
Parkinson's Disease	20	626	48	67	+ 558
Leukemia	21	616	47	88	+ 528
Liver Disease	22	610	14	1,153	- 543
Hypertension	23	588	12	1,252	- 665
Bladder Cancer	24	543	64	23	+ 519
Inflammatory/Heart	25	501	30	270	+ 231
Stomach Cancer	26	457	49	65	+ 392
Oral Cancer	27	386	46	91	+ 295
Oesophagus Cancer	28	386	53	48	+ 338
Malnutrition	29	348	22	691	- 343
Ovary Cancer	30	328	50	64	+ 264
Road Traffic Accidents	31	276	10	1,790	- 1,514
Skin Cancers	32	269	58	43	+ 226
Alcohol	33	264	52	62	+ 202
Uterin Cancer	34	225	65	20	+ 205
Congenital Anomalies	35	166	19	776	- 609
Drug Use	36	155	57	44	+ 112
Epilepsy	37	154	43	119	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	149	3	4,684	- 4,534
Skin Disease	39	132	54	48	+ 84
Cervical Cancer	40	130	32	230	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	114	35	194	- 79
Asthma	42	86	20	761	- 675
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	81	27	317	- 236
Anemia	44	80	84	0	+ 80
Drownings	45	72	34	202	- 131
Multiple Sclerosis	46	62	72	4	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	47	54	8	2,228	- 2,174
Schizophrenia	48	53	86	0	+ 53
Violence	49	44	17	1,009	- 964
Tuberculosis	50	36	2	4,704	- 4,668
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	35	66	15	+ 20
Hepatitis C	52	34	69	6	+ 29
Fires	53	33	39	142	- 108
HIV/AIDS	54	30	4	3,753	- 3,723
Birth Trauma	55	26	9	2,192	- 2,166
Osteoarthritis	56	20	81	0	+ 20
Poisonings	57	19	40	134	- 115
Meningitis	58	14	16	1,015	- 1,001
Hepatitis B	59	11	61	33	- 22
Oral conditions	60	10	82	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	61	7	51	62	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	6	80	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	4	63	24	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	4	13	1,174	- 1,170
Otitis Media	65	1	68	6	- 5
Encephalitis	66	1	62	28	- 27
War	67	1	28	314	- 313
Syphilis	68	0	41	120	- 120
Pertussis	69	0	31	265	- 265
Tetanus	70	0	29	280	- 280
Schistosomiasis	71	0	37	169	- 169
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	56	46	- 45
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	11	- 11
Dengue	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Chlamydia	78	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	71	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	59	40	- 40
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

France

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.