CENTRAL AFRICA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,177	7	2,900	+ 3,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,060	33	204	+ 4,856
Stroke	3	3,466	5	3,284	+ 183
Lung Cancers	4	2,645	55	47	+ 2,598
Lung Disease	5	2,262	18	956	+ 1,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,027	45	116	+ 1,910
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,639	1	5,231	- 3,592
Kidney Disease	8	1,162	21	710	+ 452
Hypertension	9	1,089	12	1,252	- 163
Diabetes Mellitus	10	929	15	1,141	- 212
Breast Cancer	11	845	26	344	+ 500
Pancreas Cancer	12	807	60	37	+ 770
Prostate Cancer	13	767	38	156	+ 611
Stomach Cancer	14	693	49	65	+ 627
Other Injuries	15	662	23	621	+ 41
Lymphomas	16	638	42	119	+ 519
Bladder Cancer	17	624	64	23	+ 601
Liver Cancer	18	609	44	117	+ 493
Inflammatory/Heart	19	596	30	270	+ 326
Parkinson's Disease	20	591	48	67	+ 524
Endocrine Disorders	21	581	25	423	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	22	567	70	5	+ 563
Liver Disease	23	506	14	1,153	- 648
Leukemia	24	451	47	88	+ 363
Suicide	25	431	24	585	- 154
Falls	26	388	36	181	+ 207
Oral Cancer	27	309	46	91	+ 218
Ovary Cancer	28	242	50	64	+ 178
Oesophagus Cancer	29	240	53	48	+ 192
Skin Disease	30	220	54	48	+ 172
Road Traffic Accidents	31	219	10	1,790	- 1,571
Skin Cancers	32	215	58	43	+ 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	193	35	194	- 1
Uterin Cancer	34	193	65	20	+ 173
Asthma	35	135	20	761	- 625
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	127	3	4,684	- 4,557
Anemia	37	109	84	0	+ 109
Congenital Anomalies	38	103	19	776	- 672
Cervical Cancer	39	102	32	230	- 128
Epilepsy	40	98	43	119	- 20
Drug Use	41	93	57	44	+ 49
Hepatitis C	42	78	69	6	+ 72
HIV/AIDS	43	64	4	3,753	- 3,688
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	57	27	317	- 260
Drownings	45	53	34	202	- 149
Alcohol	46	40	52	62	- 22
Malnutrition	47	36	22	691	- 655
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	35	66	15	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	49	34	72	4	+ 31
Tuberculosis	50	32	2	4,704	- 4,671
Violence	51	31	17	1,009	- 977
Low Birth Weight	52	30	8	2,228	- 2,198
Osteoarthritis	53	25	81	0	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	24	80	0	+ 24
Fires	55	22	39	142	- 120
Schizophrenia	56	22	86	0	+ 22
Poisonings	57	20	40	134	- 114
Hepatitis B	58	19	61	33	- 14
Meningitis	59	15	16	1,015	- 999
Birth Trauma	60	13	9	2,192	- 2,178
Appendicitis	61	9	51	62	- 52
Upper Respiratory	62	6	63	24	- 19
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	2	13	1,174	- 1,173
Leishmaniasis	65	1	56	46	- 44
Otitis Media	66	1	68	6	- 5
Syphilis	67	1	41	120	- 119
War	68	1	28	314	- 313
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	62	28	- 28
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	29	280	- 280
Pertussis	73	0	31	265	- 265
Schistosomiasis	74	0	37	169	- 169
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	11	- 11
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	71	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Chlamydia	82	0	73	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	59	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Spain

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.