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Central Africa Population Pyramid
 


Central Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
36.2
41.2
38.7
159
146
156
1970
40.2
45.2
42.6
160
148
154
1980
45.1
50.4
47.7
157
147
153
1990
47.3
52.5
49.8
165
159
163
2000
42.5
46.3
44.4
176
175
176
2010
48.5
51.0
49.7
177
176
177
 
 
Central Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
48.5
51.0
177
176
Age 5
58.5
57.1
182
189
Age 10
59.4
58.2
182
189
Age 15
60.0
58.9
182
188
Age 20
60.4
59.7
182
187
Age 25
61.1
60.9
182
188
Age 30
62.1
62.5
182
189
Age 35
63.6
64.8
182
187
Age 40
65.5
67.3
180
189
Age 45
67.5
69.6
178
190
Age 50
69.6
71.5
176
191
Age 55
71.7
73.3
175
190
Age 60
73.9
75.2
172
190
Age 65
76.2
77.2
174
188
Age 70
78.8
79.5
175
190
Age 75
81.7
82.3
181
189
Age 80
85.1
85.5
178
190
Age 85
88.8
89.2
187
182
Age 90
92.8
93.1
189
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.7
101.7
180
189
 
 
Central Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 HIV/AIDS
12,157
18.90
2 Malaria
8,336
12.96
3 Influenza & Pneumonia
7,280
11.32
4 Diarrhoeal diseases
4,923
7.65
5 Stroke
3,408
5.30
6 Coronary Heart Disease
2,756
4.28
7 Low Birth Weight
2,135
3.32
8 Tuberculosis
2,007
3.12
9 Birth Trauma
1,779
2.77
10 Road Traffic Accidents
1,369
2.13
11 Diabetes Mellitus
1,342
2.09
12 Maternal Conditions
1,333
2.07
13 Violence
1,240
1.93
14 Lung Disease
968
1.50
15 Meningitis
909
1.41
16 Trypanosomiasis
888
1.38
17 Pertussis
818
1.27
18 Asthma
771
1.20
19 Kidney Disease
645
1.00
20 Congenital Anomalies
638
0.99
21 Hypertension
610
0.95
22 Other Injuries
570
0.89
23 Malnutrition
511
0.79
24 War
501
0.78
25 Endocrine Disorders
493
0.77
  Deaths %
26 Suicide
432
0.67
27 Inflammatory/Heart
391
0.61
28 Schistosomiasis
373
0.58
29 Drownings
365
0.57
30 Poisonings
363
0.56
31 Epilepsy
314
0.49
32 Liver Cancer
284
0.44
33 Breast Cancer
237
0.37
34 Anaemia
234
0.36
35 Fires
223
0.35
36 Liver Disease
205
0.32
37 Cervical Cancer
201
0.31
38 Peptic Ulcer Disease
197
0.31
39 Lymphomas
190
0.30
40 Alzheimers/Dementia
166
0.26
41 Prostate Cancer
151
0.23
42 Syphilis
149
0.23
43 Falls
144
0.22
44 Other Neoplasms
130
0.20
45 Skin Disease
122
0.19
46 Leukemia
101
0.16
47 Colon-Rectum Cancers
96
0.15
48 Tetanus
90
0.14
49 Rheumatic Heart Disease
74
0.12
50 Ovary Cancer
67
0.10
 
 
Central Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 HIV/AIDS
353.40
10
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
184.74
17
3 Stroke
162.46
18
4 Coronary Heart Disease
132.21
67
5 Malaria
117.29
3
6 Diarrhoeal diseases
101.36
20
7 Diabetes Mellitus
61.77
29
8 Tuberculosis
58.90
30
9 Lung Disease
45.53
31
10 Road Traffic Accidents
39.66
8
11 Violence
35.10
13
12 Maternal Conditions
33.54
14
13 Asthma
31.20
5
14 Hypertension
29.48
75
15 Low Birth Weight
28.64
9
16 Kidney Disease
27.89
32
17 Birth Trauma
23.85
10
18 Trypanosomiasis
22.54
4
19 Endocrine Disorders
20.09
16
20 Breast Cancer
17.59
85
21 Meningitis
17.25
23
22 Inflammatory/Heart
16.41
21
23 Other Injuries
14.54
77
24 Suicide
14.52
32
25 War
14.45
8
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Schistosomiasis
12.93
8
27 Poisonings
11.50
14
28 Pertussis
10.98
6
29 Liver Cancer
10.44
42
30 Epilepsy
10.42
13
31 Malnutrition
9.74
32
32 Drownings
9.68
10
33 Alzheimers/Dementia
9.43
44
34 Congenital Anomalies
9.36
21
35 Anaemia
8.53
19
36 Liver Disease
8.53
106
37 Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.46
22
38 Cervical Cancer
8.30
58
39 Prostate Cancer
7.33
71
40 Lymphomas
6.80
50
41 Fires
5.61
24
42 Falls
5.58
50
43 Skin Disease
5.46
23
44 Other Neoplasms
4.99
36
45 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.94
151
46 Leukemia
3.22
123
47 Oral Cancer
2.77
97
48 Syphilis
2.64
26
49 Ovary Cancer
2.63
67
50 Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.25
57
 
 
Central Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
17.59
85
2 Liver Cancer
10.44
42
3 Cervical Cancer
8.30
58
4 Prostate Cancer
7.33
71
5 Lymphomas
6.80
50
6 Other Neoplasms
4.99
36
7 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.94
151
8 Leukemia
3.22
123
9 Oral Cancer
2.77
97
  Rate World Rank
10 Ovary Cancer
2.63
67
11 Oesophagus Cancer
2.13
114
12 Stomach Cancer
2.01
185
13 Lung Cancers
1.83
180
14 Pancreas Cancer
1.15
161
15 Bladder Cancer
1.03
159
16 Skin Cancers
0.93
116
17 Uterin Cancer
0.40
164
 
 
Central Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
3.3
124
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
N/A
N/A
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
0.1
1.8
190
181
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
163
144

 
Central Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
4,511,488
117
Sex Ratio M / F
0.98
125
Population 0-14
40.9 %
39
Population 15-64
55.0 %
160
Population 65 +
4.1 %
121
Birth Rate / 1000
32.75
40
Death Rate / 1000
17.84
10
Fertulity Rate
4.14
41
Infant Mortality
80.62
21
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.01
182
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.99
128
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.63
174
Net Migrattion
N/A
N/A
Population Growth
1.49
81
Literacy Total
48.6
173
Literacy Male
64.8
158
Literacy Female
33.5
168
Unemployment
8.0
77
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
49.7
177
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
42.0
182
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$700
186
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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