EGYPT VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	82,271	53	397	+ 81,874
Tuberculosis	2	50,738	51	432	+ 50,306
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,000	7	20,695	+ 26,305
Coronary Heart Disease	4	45,507	1	173,871	- 128,364
Stroke	5	41,351	3	43,839	- 2,488
Malaria	6	36,069	77	0	+ 36,069
Road Traffic Accidents	7	29,159	12	10,141	+ 19,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	23,794	23	3,692	+ 20,102
Low Birth Weight	9	23,408	11	11,391	+ 12,017
Diabetes Mellitus	10	19,149	8	19,131	+ 18
Birth Trauma	11	18,197	17	6,109	+ 12,088
Hypertension	12	17,013	5	21,094	- 4,081
Liver Disease	13	16,976	2	60,122	- 43,146
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,299	10	12,163	+ 1,136
Kidney Disease	15	11,182	6	21,087	- 9,905
Maternal Conditions	16	10,537	44	795	+ 9,743
Lung Disease	17	9,867	9	13,393	- 3,526
Violence	18	9,829	20	4,165	+ 5,664
Suicide	19	6,361	25	3,022	+ 3,339
Other Injuries	20	6,077	21	3,819	+ 2,258
Pertussis	21	6,005	42	906	+ 5,098
Meningitis	22	5,458	43	827	+ 4,631
Asthma	23	5,305	15	7,104	- 1,799
Malnutrition	24	4,958	46	759	+ 4,199
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,200	16	6,975	- 2,774
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,006	27	2,489	+ 1,516
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,792	29	2,372	+ 1,420
Prostate Cancer	28	3,609	35	1,282	+ 2,326
Cervical Cancer	29	3,578	48	625	+ 2,953
Liver Cancer	30	3,092	4	24,512	- 21,420
Measles	31	2,907	64	43	+ 2,864
Breast Cancer	32	2,895	13	9,180	- 6,285
Falls	33	2,713	30	2,019	+ 694
Syphilis	34	1,945	58	159	+ 1,785
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,917	34	1,339	+ 578
Drownings	36	1,895	37	1,122	+ 773
Fires	37	1,647	33	1,568	+ 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,620	24	3,083	- 1,463
Stomach Cancer	39	1,605	32	1,844	- 239
Epilepsy	40	1,386	50	451	+ 935
Poisonings	41	1,286	57	195	+ 1,091
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,259	28	2,391	- 1,132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,214	36	1,248	- 34
Drug Use	44	1,194	62	116	+ 1,078
Lymphomas	45	1,113	14	7,539	- 6,425
Leukemia	46	1,049	22	3,763	- 2,714
Lung Cancers	47	979	18	5,677	- 4,698
Ovary Cancer	48	902	31	1,944	- 1,042
Alcohol	49	840	60	141	+ 698
Skin Disease	50	834	55	219	+ 615
Schistosomiasis	51	817	54	220	+ 597
Pancreas Cancer	52	764	26	2,906	- 2,143
Skin Cancers	53	657	39	1,013	- 356
Oral Cancer	54	596	45	793	- 197
Tetanus	55	421	49	540	- 120
Encephalitis	56	362	38	1,046	- 684
Oesophagus Cancer	57	355	41	951	- 596
Appendicitis	58	337	59	142	+ 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	272	65	26	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	60	267	52	422	- 155
Bladder Cancer	61	266	19	5,133	- 4,867
Hepatitis B	62	265	40	988	- 724
Other Neoplasms	63	138	61	116	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	64	123	68	5	+ 118
Trypanosomiasis	65	122	76	0	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	66	69	56	213	- 143
Hepatitis C	67	45	63	97	- 51
Diphtheria	68	34	70	3	+ 31
Ascariasis	69	19	67	6	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	18	71	1	+ 17
Otitis Media	71	12	72	0	+ 12
War	72	9	47	714	- 704
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Congo

Egypt

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.