CENTRAL AFRICA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,101	33	204	+ 7,897
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,921	7	2,900	+ 3,021
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,346	1	5,231	- 1,885
Stroke	4	3,106	5	3,284	- 178
Lung Cancers	5	2,948	55	47	+ 2,901
Lung Disease	6	2,715	18	956	+ 1,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,523	45	116	+ 1,406
Prostate Cancer	8	1,097	38	156	+ 941
Breast Cancer	9	1,050	26	344	+ 706
Lymphomas	10	772	42	119	+ 653
Pancreas Cancer	11	743	60	37	+ 706
Oesophagus Cancer	12	720	53	48	+ 672
Parkinson's Disease	13	708	48	67	+ 640
Liver Disease	14	633	14	1,153	- 521
Falls	15	629	36	181	+ 448
Bladder Cancer	16	506	64	23	+ 483
Diabetes Mellitus	17	482	15	1,141	- 659
Kidney Disease	18	452	21	710	- 259
Other Injuries	19	451	23	621	- 170
Suicide	20	440	24	585	- 145
Liver Cancer	21	432	44	117	+ 316
Leukemia	22	430	47	88	+ 342
Hypertension	23	430	12	1,252	- 822
Stomach Cancer	24	413	49	65	+ 347
Ovary Cancer	25	332	50	64	+ 268
Other Neoplasms	26	329	70	5	+ 324
Skin Cancers	27	308	58	43	+ 265
Endocrine Disorders	28	272	25	423	- 151
Inflammatory/Heart	29	258	30	270	- 12
Oral Cancer	30	257	46	91	+ 166
Drug Use	31	233	57	44	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	32	194	65	20	+ 174
Road Traffic Accidents	33	179	10	1,790	- 1,611
Skin Disease	34	176	54	48	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	35	176	19	776	- 600
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	173	27	317	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	37	153	72	4	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	132	3	4,684	- 4,552
Alcohol	39	128	52	62	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	40	108	8	2,228	- 2,119
Asthma	41	107	20	761	- 653
Epilepsy	42	99	43	119	- 20
Cervical Cancer	43	91	32	230	- 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	84	66	15	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	72	35	194	- 122
Violence	46	72	17	1,009	- 937
Tuberculosis	47	29	2	4,704	- 4,675
Fires	48	28	39	142	- 114
Drownings	49	25	34	202	- 177
Anemia	50	23	84	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	51	22	69	6	+ 16
Meningitis	52	19	16	1,015	- 996
Poisonings	53	18	40	134	- 116
Birth Trauma	54	16	9	2,192	- 2,176
HIV/AIDS	55	16	4	3,753	- 3,737
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	80	0	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	57	14	81	0	+ 14
Malnutrition	58	10	22	691	- 681
Appendicitis	59	9	51	62	- 53
Schizophrenia	60	8	86	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	4	82	0	+ 4
Syphilis	62	4	41	120	- 116
Upper Respiratory	63	4	63	24	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	4	13	1,174	- 1,171
Hepatitis B	65	3	61	33	- 30
Otitis Media	66	1	68	6	- 5
War	67	1	28	314	- 313
Encephalitis	68	0	62	28	- 28
Pertussis	69	0	31	265	- 265
Leishmaniasis	70	0	56	46	- 45
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	29	280	- 280
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Malaria	76	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	59	40	- 40
Schistosomiasis	78	0	37	169	- 169
Chlamydia	79	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	71	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	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

United Kingdom

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.