DR CONGO VS BRUNEI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRUNEI		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,179	7	34,713	+ 34,466
Stroke	2	56,339	6	36,596	+ 19,743
Diabetes Mellitus	3	42,037	16	12,902	+ 29,135
Kidney Disease	4	24,553	20	9,077	+ 15,477
Endocrine Disorders	5	20,211	25	7,380	+ 12,831
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	17,136	28	4,548	+ 12,588
Lung Cancers	7	17,035	47	1,158	+ 15,877
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	16,251	36	2,966	+ 13,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,231	1	73,546	- 57,315
Lung Disease	10	14,413	14	13,527	+ 886
Hypertension	11	10,790	12	15,743	- 4,953
Breast Cancer	12	9,195	35	3,416	+ 5,780
Liver Cancer	13	8,811	31	3,840	+ 4,972
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,752	11	16,256	- 7,504
Road Traffic Accidents	15	7,578	10	30,256	- 22,678
Lymphomas	16	7,484	38	2,061	+ 5,423
Other Injuries	17	6,768	22	8,272	- 1,504
Stomach Cancer	18	5,962	37	2,579	+ 3,383
Inflammatory/Heart	19	5,903	29	4,045	+ 1,858
Oral Cancer	20	5,149	51	1,003	+ 4,147
Tuberculosis	21	4,820	2	43,759	- 38,940
Falls	22	4,808	33	3,483	+ 1,326
Skin Disease	23	4,777	54	781	+ 3,996
Leukemia	24	4,453	41	1,871	+ 2,582
Other Neoplasms	25	4,427	67	88	+ 4,339
Prostate Cancer	26	4,361	30	3,948	+ 413
Parkinson's Disease	27	4,312	49	1,035	+ 3,278
Cervical Cancer	28	4,119	27	4,823	- 704
Low Birth Weight	29	3,406	8	34,668	- 31,263
Asthma	30	3,382	24	7,733	- 4,352
Pancreas Cancer	31	3,030	50	1,017	+ 2,013
Suicide	32	2,740	26	5,812	- 3,072
Ovary Cancer	33	2,633	58	656	+ 1,977
Uterin Cancer	34	2,498	63	352	+ 2,146
Drownings	35	2,072	34	3,454	- 1,382
Liver Disease	36	2,070	13	15,044	- 12,974
Hepatitis B	37	1,593	61	456	+ 1,137
Hepatitis C	38	1,484	69	69	+ 1,415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,292	40	1,923	- 631
Bladder Cancer	40	1,049	65	270	+ 779
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	954	5	41,301	- 40,348
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	945	43	1,728	- 782
Birth Trauma	43	937	9	33,075	- 32,139
Epilepsy	44	851	44	1,727	- 875
Oesophagus Cancer	45	774	53	790	- 16
Violence	46	703	18	11,120	- 10,417
Drug Use	47	682	59	638	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	663	81	0	+ 663
Fires	49	655	39	2,007	- 1,353
Maternal Conditions	50	612	19	10,513	- 9,901
Schizophrenia	51	427	83	0	+ 427
Skin Cancers	52	365	55	765	- 400
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	349	66	217	+ 131
Anemia	54	336	86	0	+ 336
Malnutrition	55	313	21	8,910	- 8,598
Alcohol	56	296	60	635	- 339
Oral conditions	57	159	82	0	+ 159
Meningitis	58	137	17	11,568	- 11,431
Otitis Media	59	137	72	38	+ 99
Syphilis	60	64	32	3,751	- 3,687
Pertussis	61	21	23	7,921	- 7,900
War	62	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Appendicitis	63	3	56	703	- 700
Poisonings	64	1	42	1,729	- 1,728
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	370	- 369
Dengue	66	0	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	71	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Diphtheria	72	0	70	47	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	15	- 15
HIV/AIDS	81	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Encephalitis	82	0	57	680	- 680
Osteoarthritis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	85	0	71	44	- 44
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Brunei

DR Congo

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.