CHILE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,803	33	539	+ 13,264
Tuberculosis	2	8,513	38	410	+ 8,102
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,885	6	3,920	+ 3,966
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,635	1	10,685	- 3,050
Stroke	5	6,938	2	9,731	- 2,793
Malaria	6	6,051	82	0	+ 6,051
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,892	12	2,826	+ 2,066
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,992	39	334	+ 3,658
Low Birth Weight	9	3,927	36	437	+ 3,490
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,213	10	3,177	+ 36
Birth Trauma	11	3,053	54	87	+ 2,966
Hypertension	12	2,854	7	3,817	- 962
Liver Disease	13	2,848	13	2,647	+ 201
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,231	25	858	+ 1,373
Kidney Disease	15	1,876	3	4,065	- 2,189
Maternal Conditions	16	1,768	63	24	+ 1,744
Lung Disease	17	1,655	4	4,062	- 2,407
Violence	18	1,649	29	744	+ 905
Suicide	19	1,067	15	1,700	- 633
Other Injuries	20	1,020	21	1,310	- 291
Pertussis	21	1,007	68	3	+ 1,005
Meningitis	22	916	53	95	+ 821
Asthma	23	890	42	295	+ 595
Malnutrition	24	832	37	420	+ 412
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	705	5	4,000	- 3,295
Inflammatory/Heart	26	672	31	709	- 37
Endocrine Disorders	27	636	22	1,286	- 650
Prostate Cancer	28	605	14	2,435	- 1,830
Cervical Cancer	29	600	27	780	- 179
Liver Cancer	30	519	19	1,369	- 850
Measles	31	488	75	0	+ 488
Breast Cancer	32	486	16	1,689	- 1,203
Falls	33	455	23	904	- 449
Syphilis	34	326	66	5	+ 321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	322	46	223	+ 98
Drownings	36	318	44	283	+ 35
Fires	37	276	41	295	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	272	11	3,022	- 2,751
Stomach Cancer	39	269	8	3,631	- 3,361
Epilepsy	40	232	43	294	- 62
Poisonings	41	216	57	68	+ 148
Parkinson's Disease	42	211	26	790	- 579
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	204	52	104	+ 99
Drug Use	44	200	50	149	+ 52
Lymphomas	45	187	18	1,394	- 1,207
Leukemia	46	176	24	879	- 703
Lung Cancers	47	164	9	3,452	- 3,288
Ovary Cancer	48	151	35	514	- 363
Alcohol	49	141	47	207	- 66
Skin Disease	50	140	28	763	- 623
Schistosomiasis	51	137	84	0	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	52	128	17	1,567	- 1,439
Skin Cancers	53	110	34	526	- 415
Oral Cancer	54	100	40	307	- 207
Tetanus	55	71	69	2	+ 69
Encephalitis	56	61	70	2	+ 59
Oesophagus Cancer	57	60	30	722	- 662
Appendicitis	58	57	59	37	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	46	48	187	- 141
Uterin Cancer	60	45	45	275	- 230
Bladder Cancer	61	45	32	641	- 597
Hepatitis B	62	44	60	30	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	63	23	20	1,358	- 1,335
Upper Respiratory	64	21	67	4	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	65	20	83	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	62	27	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	8	61	27	- 19
Diphtheria	68	6	74	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	71	2	+ 0
War	72	2	64	14	- 12
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	38	- 38
Anemia	82	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.