HAITI VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,692	5	2,706	+ 5,987
Tuberculosis	2	5,361	22	1,007	+ 4,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,966	3	7,064	- 2,098
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,808	1	13,208	- 8,400
Stroke	5	4,369	2	11,779	- 7,410
Malaria	6	3,811	59	36	+ 3,775
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,081	13	2,115	+ 966
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,514	8	2,540	- 26
Low Birth Weight	9	2,473	9	2,516	- 43
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,023	4	5,026	- 3,002
Birth Trauma	11	1,923	14	2,100	- 178
Hypertension	12	1,798	7	2,632	- 834
Liver Disease	13	1,794	10	2,425	- 631
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,405	15	1,819	- 414
Kidney Disease	15	1,181	6	2,701	- 1,520
Maternal Conditions	16	1,113	18	1,349	- 235
Lung Disease	17	1,043	11	2,334	- 1,292
Violence	18	1,039	12	2,330	- 1,291
Suicide	19	672	21	1,085	- 413
Other Injuries	20	642	16	1,499	- 856
Pertussis	21	634	38	446	+ 188
Meningitis	22	577	28	780	- 203
Asthma	23	561	20	1,107	- 547
Malnutrition	24	524	29	717	- 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	444	23	955	- 511
Inflammatory/Heart	26	423	25	941	- 518
Endocrine Disorders	27	401	24	951	- 551
Prostate Cancer	28	381	17	1,356	- 975
Cervical Cancer	29	378	34	573	- 195
Liver Cancer	30	327	33	662	- 336
Measles	31	307	74	0	+ 307
Breast Cancer	32	306	30	705	- 399
Falls	33	287	35	549	- 262
Syphilis	34	205	46	251	- 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	203	31	704	- 502
Drownings	36	200	19	1,306	- 1,106
Fires	37	174	37	470	- 296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	171	32	680	- 509
Stomach Cancer	39	170	26	863	- 693
Epilepsy	40	146	41	409	- 262
Poisonings	41	136	50	154	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	42	133	42	329	- 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	128	27	814	- 686
Drug Use	44	126	52	140	- 14
Lymphomas	45	118	47	235	- 118
Leukemia	46	111	43	300	- 190
Lung Cancers	47	103	36	492	- 388
Ovary Cancer	48	95	51	153	- 58
Alcohol	49	89	39	428	- 339
Skin Disease	50	88	40	425	- 336
Schistosomiasis	51	86	76	0	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	52	81	44	268	- 188
Skin Cancers	53	69	56	56	+ 13
Oral Cancer	54	63	45	261	- 198
Tetanus	55	44	53	119	- 74
Encephalitis	56	38	54	118	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	57	38	49	155	- 118
Appendicitis	58	36	48	172	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	29	58	37	- 8
Uterin Cancer	60	28	57	42	- 14
Bladder Cancer	61	28	55	92	- 64
Hepatitis B	62	28	62	26	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	15	60	31	- 16
Upper Respiratory	64	13	63	19	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	65	13	78	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	61	28	- 21
Hepatitis C	67	5	65	7	- 3
Diphtheria	68	4	69	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	67	5	- 3
Chlamydia	70	2	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	70	1	+ 0
War	72	1	66	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	64	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 HAITI

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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.