JORDAN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,264	63	2	+ 8,262
Tuberculosis	2	5,096	53	12	+ 5,084
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,721	8	937	+ 3,783
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,571	1	4,856	- 285
Stroke	5	4,153	2	2,908	+ 1,245
Malaria	6	3,623	77	0	+ 3,623
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,929	3	1,717	+ 1,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,390	30	152	+ 2,238
Low Birth Weight	9	2,351	10	857	+ 1,494
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,923	4	1,684	+ 240
Birth Trauma	11	1,828	20	271	+ 1,557
Hypertension	12	1,709	5	1,532	+ 177
Liver Disease	13	1,705	14	494	+ 1,212
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,336	9	934	+ 402
Kidney Disease	15	1,123	6	1,494	- 371
Maternal Conditions	16	1,058	44	53	+ 1,006
Lung Disease	17	991	15	444	+ 547
Violence	18	987	21	269	+ 718
Suicide	19	639	28	165	+ 474
Other Injuries	20	610	19	294	+ 317
Pertussis	21	603	43	55	+ 549
Meningitis	22	548	37	78	+ 470
Asthma	23	533	35	114	+ 418
Malnutrition	24	498	51	15	+ 483
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	422	11	706	- 284
Inflammatory/Heart	26	402	38	74	+ 328
Endocrine Disorders	27	381	26	180	+ 201
Prostate Cancer	28	362	33	131	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	29	359	41	64	+ 296
Liver Cancer	30	311	25	186	+ 125
Measles	31	292	65	1	+ 291
Breast Cancer	32	291	12	686	- 395
Falls	33	273	24	191	+ 82
Syphilis	34	195	45	52	+ 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	193	40	67	+ 126
Drownings	36	190	36	107	+ 83
Fires	37	165	29	153	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	163	13	616	- 454
Stomach Cancer	39	161	17	365	- 204
Epilepsy	40	139	46	49	+ 90
Poisonings	41	129	47	47	+ 83
Parkinson's Disease	42	126	27	169	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	122	50	22	+ 100
Drug Use	44	120	34	115	+ 5
Lymphomas	45	112	18	323	- 212
Leukemia	46	105	16	370	- 264
Lung Cancers	47	98	7	1,059	- 960
Ovary Cancer	48	91	32	139	- 49
Alcohol	49	84	55	11	+ 74
Skin Disease	50	84	48	42	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	51	82	62	3	+ 79
Pancreas Cancer	52	77	22	245	- 169
Skin Cancers	53	66	49	38	+ 28
Oral Cancer	54	60	31	143	- 83
Tetanus	55	42	56	11	+ 32
Encephalitis	56	36	52	14	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	57	36	42	63	- 27
Appendicitis	58	34	58	8	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	27	61	4	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	60	27	39	74	- 47
Bladder Cancer	61	27	23	213	- 186
Hepatitis B	62	27	60	4	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	63	14	57	9	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	12	69	0	+ 12
Trypanosomiasis	65	12	79	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	54	12	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	5	64	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	3	67	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
War	72	1	59	6	- 5
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

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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.