ETHIOPIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	87,672	17	11,471	+ 76,200
Tuberculosis	2	54,069	9	21,455	+ 32,613
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	50,085	1	59,931	- 9,846
Coronary Heart Disease	4	48,494	4	36,530	+ 11,965
Stroke	5	44,066	3	39,362	+ 4,704
Malaria	6	38,437	26	5,626	+ 32,811
Road Traffic Accidents	7	31,073	5	31,564	- 491
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	25,356	2	44,361	- 19,005
Low Birth Weight	9	24,945	7	28,020	- 3,076
Diabetes Mellitus	10	20,406	10	16,258	+ 4,148
Birth Trauma	11	19,392	6	31,107	- 11,715
Hypertension	12	18,130	12	13,470	+ 4,660
Liver Disease	13	18,091	8	27,270	- 9,179
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,172	11	15,638	- 1,465
Kidney Disease	15	11,916	13	12,103	- 187
Maternal Conditions	16	11,229	18	8,887	+ 2,343
Lung Disease	17	10,515	15	11,870	- 1,355
Violence	18	10,474	22	8,076	+ 2,398
Suicide	19	6,779	25	6,030	+ 749
Other Injuries	20	6,476	16	11,735	- 5,258
Pertussis	21	6,399	23	6,896	- 497
Meningitis	22	5,816	14	12,019	- 6,203
Asthma	23	5,653	29	4,484	+ 1,169
Malnutrition	24	5,283	19	8,643	- 3,360
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,476	21	8,258	- 3,781
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,269	39	2,168	+ 2,100
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,041	45	1,623	+ 2,418
Prostate Cancer	28	3,846	50	1,244	+ 2,601
Cervical Cancer	29	3,813	27	5,019	- 1,205
Liver Cancer	30	3,295	42	1,730	+ 1,565
Measles	31	3,098	24	6,324	- 3,226
Breast Cancer	32	3,085	20	8,485	- 5,400
Falls	33	2,891	28	4,510	- 1,619
Syphilis	34	2,072	43	1,699	+ 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,043	41	1,758	+ 285
Drownings	36	2,019	35	3,133	- 1,114
Fires	37	1,755	34	3,255	- 1,499
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,726	31	3,755	- 2,028
Stomach Cancer	39	1,710	47	1,519	+ 192
Epilepsy	40	1,477	44	1,625	- 148
Poisonings	41	1,371	32	3,668	- 2,298
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,342	46	1,578	- 236
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,294	49	1,339	- 45
Drug Use	44	1,272	60	513	+ 759
Lymphomas	45	1,186	33	3,590	- 2,403
Leukemia	46	1,118	30	4,222	- 3,105
Lung Cancers	47	1,043	38	2,202	- 1,159
Ovary Cancer	48	961	36	2,424	- 1,463
Alcohol	49	895	55	750	+ 145
Skin Disease	50	889	53	904	- 15
Schistosomiasis	51	871	54	839	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	52	814	61	488	+ 326
Skin Cancers	53	700	52	1,006	- 307
Oral Cancer	54	635	48	1,477	- 841
Tetanus	55	448	37	2,203	- 1,754
Encephalitis	56	385	63	386	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	378	40	1,839	- 1,460
Appendicitis	58	359	58	677	- 318
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	290	65	221	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	60	284	62	421	- 137
Bladder Cancer	61	283	51	1,080	- 797
Hepatitis B	62	282	56	742	- 460
Other Neoplasms	63	147	66	148	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	131	57	709	- 578
Trypanosomiasis	65	130	77	0	+ 130
Multiple Sclerosis	66	74	70	61	+ 13
Hepatitis C	67	48	69	115	- 66
Diphtheria	68	37	67	146	- 109
Ascariasis	69	21	68	130	- 109
Chlamydia	70	20	72	21	- 1
Otitis Media	71	13	71	39	- 26
War	72	10	64	281	- 271
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 20
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	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.