ERITREA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,692	25	308	+ 4,384
Tuberculosis	2	2,893	14	543	+ 2,350
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,680	1	3,277	- 596
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,595	4	2,154	+ 441
Stroke	5	2,358	2	2,564	- 206
Malaria	6	2,057	17	437	+ 1,620
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,663	5	1,326	+ 337
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,357	3	2,292	- 935
Low Birth Weight	9	1,335	16	531	+ 804
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,092	7	944	+ 148
Birth Trauma	11	1,038	11	616	+ 421
Hypertension	12	970	8	926	+ 45
Liver Disease	13	968	6	1,215	- 247
Congenital Anomalies	14	758	18	432	+ 326
Kidney Disease	15	638	12	578	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	16	601	13	544	+ 57
Lung Disease	17	563	9	662	- 99
Violence	18	561	20	384	+ 176
Suicide	19	363	21	382	- 19
Other Injuries	20	347	15	540	- 193
Pertussis	21	342	36	90	+ 253
Meningitis	22	311	19	404	- 93
Asthma	23	303	22	326	- 24
Malnutrition	24	283	10	660	- 377
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	240	24	310	- 70
Inflammatory/Heart	26	228	32	123	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	27	216	43	71	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	28	206	47	54	+ 152
Cervical Cancer	29	204	30	132	+ 72
Liver Cancer	30	176	45	69	+ 107
Measles	31	166	63	13	+ 153
Breast Cancer	32	165	23	311	- 146
Falls	33	155	26	168	- 13
Syphilis	34	111	54	35	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	109	27	147	- 38
Drownings	36	108	33	118	- 10
Fires	37	94	31	132	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	92	35	113	- 21
Stomach Cancer	39	92	48	48	+ 43
Epilepsy	40	79	38	81	- 2
Poisonings	41	73	34	114	- 41
Parkinson's Disease	42	72	37	85	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	69	41	77	- 7
Drug Use	44	68	53	36	+ 32
Lymphomas	45	63	28	147	- 83
Leukemia	46	60	29	144	- 84
Lung Cancers	47	56	46	62	- 6
Ovary Cancer	48	51	40	79	- 28
Alcohol	49	48	49	45	+ 2
Skin Disease	50	48	50	45	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	51	47	42	73	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	52	44	58	20	+ 24
Skin Cancers	53	37	56	30	+ 8
Oral Cancer	54	34	44	71	- 37
Tetanus	55	24	52	37	- 14
Encephalitis	56	21	62	16	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	57	20	39	81	- 61
Appendicitis	58	19	55	31	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	16	64	12	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	60	15	61	18	- 2
Bladder Cancer	61	15	51	42	- 27
Hepatitis B	62	15	57	28	- 12
Other Neoplasms	63	8	66	6	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	7	60	18	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	65	7	76	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	67	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	6	- 4
Diphtheria	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	68	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	69	2	- 1
War	72	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ERITREA

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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.