DJIBOUTI VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	736	5	348	+ 387
Tuberculosis	2	454	9	243	+ 211
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	420	3	671	- 250
Coronary Heart Disease	4	407	1	687	- 280
Stroke	5	370	2	680	- 310
Malaria	6	323	23	66	+ 257
Road Traffic Accidents	7	261	11	229	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	213	4	364	- 152
Low Birth Weight	9	209	8	251	- 42
Diabetes Mellitus	10	171	7	284	- 113
Birth Trauma	11	163	15	166	- 3
Hypertension	12	152	12	211	- 59
Liver Disease	13	152	6	295	- 143
Congenital Anomalies	14	119	18	113	+ 6
Kidney Disease	15	100	13	186	- 86
Maternal Conditions	16	94	31	40	+ 54
Lung Disease	17	88	16	120	- 32
Violence	18	88	24	64	+ 24
Suicide	19	57	19	94	- 37
Other Injuries	20	54	10	233	- 178
Pertussis	21	54	25	50	+ 4
Meningitis	22	49	17	117	- 68
Asthma	23	47	22	68	- 20
Malnutrition	24	44	14	170	- 125
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	38	21	90	- 53
Inflammatory/Heart	26	36	28	45	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	27	34	38	25	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	28	32	44	17	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	29	32	29	40	- 8
Liver Cancer	30	28	43	19	+ 9
Measles	31	26	66	2	+ 24
Breast Cancer	32	26	20	91	- 65
Falls	33	24	26	45	- 21
Syphilis	34	17	52	13	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	17	34	32	- 15
Drownings	36	17	35	28	- 12
Fires	37	15	33	33	- 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	14	32	38	- 23
Stomach Cancer	39	14	50	14	+ 0
Epilepsy	40	12	37	26	- 13
Poisonings	41	12	39	25	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	42	11	41	23	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	11	48	15	- 4
Drug Use	44	11	54	12	- 1
Lymphomas	45	10	30	40	- 30
Leukemia	46	9	27	45	- 36
Lung Cancers	47	9	42	20	- 11
Ovary Cancer	48	8	40	23	- 15
Alcohol	49	8	49	15	- 7
Skin Disease	50	7	55	12	- 5
Schistosomiasis	51	7	64	3	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	52	7	58	6	+ 1
Skin Cancers	53	6	53	12	- 6
Oral Cancer	54	5	45	17	- 11
Tetanus	55	4	46	16	- 13
Encephalitis	56	3	59	5	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	3	36	27	- 24
Appendicitis	58	3	57	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2	62	3	- 1
Uterin Cancer	60	2	60	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	61	2	47	15	- 13
Hepatitis B	62	2	56	8	- 6
Other Neoplasms	63	1	65	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	4	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
War	72	0	63	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	14	- 14
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

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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.