MEXICO VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	96,686	28	4,128	+ 92,558
Tuberculosis	2	59,628	38	1,943	+ 57,685
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	55,235	8	24,816	+ 30,419
Coronary Heart Disease	4	53,481	1	116,238	- 62,757
Stroke	5	48,597	4	39,790	+ 8,807
Malaria	6	42,389	84	0	+ 42,389
Road Traffic Accidents	7	34,268	10	16,303	+ 17,966
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	27,963	29	3,476	+ 24,487
Low Birth Weight	9	27,510	18	7,163	+ 20,347
Diabetes Mellitus	10	22,504	2	86,110	- 63,605
Birth Trauma	11	21,385	36	2,552	+ 18,834
Hypertension	12	19,994	9	17,806	+ 2,188
Liver Disease	13	19,951	6	29,838	- 9,887
Congenital Anomalies	14	15,629	13	10,457	+ 5,173
Kidney Disease	15	13,141	3	44,622	- 31,481
Maternal Conditions	16	12,384	54	750	+ 11,634
Lung Disease	17	11,596	7	29,123	- 17,527
Violence	18	11,551	5	32,450	- 20,899
Suicide	19	7,476	22	6,772	+ 704
Other Injuries	20	7,142	11	12,175	- 5,032
Pertussis	21	7,057	70	21	+ 7,036
Meningitis	22	6,414	58	357	+ 6,057
Asthma	23	6,235	47	1,342	+ 4,892
Malnutrition	24	5,826	14	7,552	- 1,725
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,937	30	3,447	+ 1,490
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,707	41	1,866	+ 2,841
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,456	12	11,310	- 6,854
Prostate Cancer	28	4,241	15	7,494	- 3,253
Cervical Cancer	29	4,205	26	4,787	- 582
Liver Cancer	30	3,634	21	6,817	- 3,183
Measles	31	3,416	80	0	+ 3,416
Breast Cancer	32	3,403	16	7,380	- 3,977
Falls	33	3,188	35	2,628	+ 560
Syphilis	34	2,285	73	5	+ 2,281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,253	33	2,734	- 481
Drownings	36	2,227	42	1,799	+ 428
Fires	37	1,936	56	604	+ 1,332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,904	20	6,871	- 4,967
Stomach Cancer	39	1,886	19	6,939	- 5,052
Epilepsy	40	1,628	39	1,912	- 283
Poisonings	41	1,512	57	531	+ 981
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,480	43	1,567	- 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,427	52	859	+ 568
Drug Use	44	1,403	44	1,470	- 67
Lymphomas	45	1,308	24	4,961	- 3,653
Leukemia	46	1,233	25	4,830	- 3,597
Lung Cancers	47	1,151	17	7,349	- 6,199
Ovary Cancer	48	1,060	34	2,649	- 1,589
Alcohol	49	987	32	2,945	- 1,959
Skin Disease	50	981	31	3,029	- 2,048
Schistosomiasis	51	960	83	0	+ 960
Pancreas Cancer	52	897	27	4,510	- 3,613
Skin Cancers	53	772	40	1,909	- 1,137
Oral Cancer	54	700	46	1,355	- 655
Tetanus	55	494	71	10	+ 485
Encephalitis	56	425	62	140	+ 285
Oesophagus Cancer	57	417	49	1,252	- 834
Appendicitis	58	396	53	774	- 378
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	320	45	1,415	- 1,095
Uterin Cancer	60	314	50	902	- 588
Bladder Cancer	61	312	48	1,272	- 960
Hepatitis B	62	311	61	210	+ 101
Other Neoplasms	63	162	23	6,204	- 6,042
Upper Respiratory	64	144	64	127	+ 18
Trypanosomiasis	65	143	82	0	+ 143
Multiple Sclerosis	66	81	60	295	- 214
Hepatitis C	67	53	55	625	- 572
Diphtheria	68	41	79	0	+ 40
Ascariasis	69	23	72	5	+ 18
Chlamydia	70	22	77	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	71	14	68	29	- 15
War	72	11	66	112	- 101
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	75	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.