IRAQ VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	31,122	72	0	+ 31,122
Tuberculosis	2	19,193	25	821	+ 18,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,779	8	5,551	+ 12,229
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,215	1	36,594	- 19,379
Stroke	5	15,643	2	20,793	- 5,150
Malaria	6	13,644	73	0	+ 13,644
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,031	3	10,726	+ 304
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,001	18	1,578	+ 7,423
Low Birth Weight	9	8,855	5	6,573	+ 2,282
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,244	4	7,395	- 151
Birth Trauma	11	6,884	10	4,223	+ 2,661
Hypertension	12	6,436	12	2,451	+ 3,985
Liver Disease	13	6,422	16	2,127	+ 4,295
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,031	9	4,812	+ 219
Kidney Disease	15	4,230	6	6,323	- 2,093
Maternal Conditions	16	3,986	27	780	+ 3,206
Lung Disease	17	3,733	20	1,329	+ 2,403
Violence	18	3,718	7	5,658	- 1,940
Suicide	19	2,406	19	1,418	+ 989
Other Injuries	20	2,299	14	2,212	+ 87
Pertussis	21	2,272	33	636	+ 1,636
Meningitis	22	2,065	42	372	+ 1,692
Asthma	23	2,007	23	914	+ 1,093
Malnutrition	24	1,875	53	92	+ 1,784
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,589	13	2,429	- 840
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,515	22	1,190	+ 325
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,434	37	462	+ 972
Prostate Cancer	28	1,365	47	171	+ 1,194
Cervical Cancer	29	1,354	48	162	+ 1,191
Liver Cancer	30	1,170	35	555	+ 615
Measles	31	1,100	55	59	+ 1,041
Breast Cancer	32	1,095	17	1,783	- 688
Falls	33	1,026	30	709	+ 318
Syphilis	34	736	50	137	+ 599
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	725	49	159	+ 566
Drownings	36	717	32	658	+ 59
Fires	37	623	29	742	- 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	613	24	852	- 239
Stomach Cancer	39	607	28	771	- 164
Epilepsy	40	524	45	253	+ 271
Poisonings	41	487	52	95	+ 391
Parkinson's Disease	42	476	31	658	- 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	459	44	283	+ 177
Drug Use	44	452	38	441	+ 11
Lymphomas	45	421	26	811	- 390
Leukemia	46	397	21	1,315	- 918
Lung Cancers	47	370	15	2,162	- 1,792
Ovary Cancer	48	341	41	376	- 34
Alcohol	49	318	58	40	+ 278
Skin Disease	50	316	57	49	+ 266
Schistosomiasis	51	309	59	37	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	52	289	36	530	- 241
Skin Cancers	53	248	43	339	- 90
Oral Cancer	54	225	39	410	- 185
Tetanus	55	159	51	111	+ 48
Encephalitis	56	137	40	378	- 242
Oesophagus Cancer	57	134	46	173	- 38
Appendicitis	58	128	64	15	+ 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	103	63	21	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	60	101	54	61	+ 40
Bladder Cancer	61	101	34	628	- 527
Hepatitis B	62	100	56	57	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	63	52	61	26	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	64	46	65	6	+ 40
Trypanosomiasis	65	46	74	0	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	66	26	60	30	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	17	68	1	+ 16
Diphtheria	68	13	66	4	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	7	67	2	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	5	70	0	+ 4
War	72	4	11	2,942	- 2,939
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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 IRAQ

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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.