MOROCCO VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,649	49	289	+ 27,360
Tuberculosis	2	17,052	15	2,870	+ 14,182
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,795	6	7,237	+ 8,559
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,294	1	77,340	- 62,046
Stroke	5	13,897	2	31,861	- 17,963
Malaria	6	12,122	73	0	+ 12,122
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,800	9	6,185	+ 3,615
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,997	27	1,192	+ 6,805
Low Birth Weight	9	7,867	14	3,305	+ 4,562
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,435	5	7,377	- 942
Birth Trauma	11	6,116	23	2,067	+ 4,049
Hypertension	12	5,718	3	10,736	- 5,019
Liver Disease	13	5,705	11	4,866	+ 839
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,470	22	2,124	+ 2,345
Kidney Disease	15	3,758	4	10,216	- 6,458
Maternal Conditions	16	3,541	38	704	+ 2,838
Lung Disease	17	3,316	8	6,296	- 2,980
Violence	18	3,303	39	632	+ 2,671
Suicide	19	2,138	16	2,617	- 479
Other Injuries	20	2,042	21	2,271	- 229
Pertussis	21	2,018	46	324	+ 1,694
Meningitis	22	1,834	40	542	+ 1,292
Asthma	23	1,783	13	3,342	- 1,559
Malnutrition	24	1,666	51	200	+ 1,466
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,412	10	4,967	- 3,555
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,346	32	1,022	+ 324
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,274	28	1,129	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	28	1,213	24	1,914	- 701
Cervical Cancer	29	1,203	18	2,508	- 1,305
Liver Cancer	30	1,039	44	423	+ 616
Measles	31	977	70	0	+ 977
Breast Cancer	32	973	12	3,604	- 2,631
Falls	33	912	19	2,456	- 1,544
Syphilis	34	654	55	140	+ 513
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	644	29	1,076	- 431
Drownings	36	637	43	426	+ 211
Fires	37	554	33	904	- 351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	544	17	2,556	- 2,012
Stomach Cancer	39	539	25	1,691	- 1,152
Epilepsy	40	466	45	336	+ 130
Poisonings	41	432	50	266	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	42	423	26	1,511	- 1,088
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	408	37	718	- 310
Drug Use	44	401	47	321	+ 80
Lymphomas	45	374	20	2,274	- 1,900
Leukemia	46	353	31	1,035	- 682
Lung Cancers	47	329	7	6,585	- 6,256
Ovary Cancer	48	303	34	800	- 496
Alcohol	49	282	57	109	+ 173
Skin Disease	50	280	54	149	+ 132
Schistosomiasis	51	275	61	67	+ 208
Pancreas Cancer	52	257	36	747	- 490
Skin Cancers	53	221	41	477	- 257
Oral Cancer	54	200	35	780	- 580
Tetanus	55	141	59	76	+ 65
Encephalitis	56	122	52	176	- 55
Oesophagus Cancer	57	119	42	439	- 320
Appendicitis	58	113	56	130	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	91	62	38	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	60	90	53	154	- 64
Bladder Cancer	61	89	30	1,069	- 979
Hepatitis B	62	89	48	316	- 227
Other Neoplasms	63	46	60	70	- 24
Upper Respiratory	64	41	67	4	+ 38
Trypanosomiasis	65	41	75	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	58	106	- 82
Hepatitis C	67	15	65	7	+ 8
Diphtheria	68	12	69	1	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	6	66	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	4	71	0	+ 4
War	72	3	63	22	- 18
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	15	- 15
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 MOROCCO

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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.