SAUDI ARABIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,026	47	192	+ 26,834
Tuberculosis	2	16,667	27	752	+ 15,915
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,439	5	6,132	+ 9,307
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,949	1	39,037	- 24,088
Stroke	5	13,584	2	16,793	- 3,209
Malaria	6	11,849	75	0	+ 11,849
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,579	3	12,317	- 2,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,816	35	457	+ 7,360
Low Birth Weight	9	7,690	18	989	+ 6,701
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,290	9	3,890	+ 2,400
Birth Trauma	11	5,978	37	343	+ 5,635
Hypertension	12	5,589	22	834	+ 4,755
Liver Disease	13	5,577	7	4,931	+ 646
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,369	12	2,307	+ 2,062
Kidney Disease	15	3,673	4	9,051	- 5,378
Maternal Conditions	16	3,462	48	172	+ 3,289
Lung Disease	17	3,241	10	2,842	+ 399
Violence	18	3,229	30	646	+ 2,583
Suicide	19	2,090	13	2,046	+ 44
Other Injuries	20	1,996	8	4,004	- 2,008
Pertussis	21	1,973	54	56	+ 1,916
Meningitis	22	1,793	45	227	+ 1,566
Asthma	23	1,743	17	1,168	+ 575
Malnutrition	24	1,629	52	79	+ 1,549
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,380	11	2,442	- 1,062
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,316	16	1,342	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,246	15	1,447	- 202
Prostate Cancer	28	1,185	50	148	+ 1,037
Cervical Cancer	29	1,175	49	157	+ 1,019
Liver Cancer	30	1,016	21	845	+ 171
Measles	31	955	68	1	+ 954
Breast Cancer	32	951	20	908	+ 43
Falls	33	891	6	5,340	- 4,449
Syphilis	34	639	59	33	+ 606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	630	41	275	+ 354
Drownings	36	622	24	821	- 199
Fires	37	541	23	825	- 284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	532	14	1,630	- 1,098
Stomach Cancer	39	527	36	389	+ 138
Epilepsy	40	455	29	694	- 239
Poisonings	41	423	40	279	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	42	414	25	776	- 363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	399	39	280	+ 119
Drug Use	44	392	33	491	- 99
Lymphomas	45	366	28	716	- 350
Leukemia	46	345	19	925	- 580
Lung Cancers	47	322	26	775	- 454
Ovary Cancer	48	296	42	247	+ 49
Alcohol	49	276	51	128	+ 147
Skin Disease	50	274	32	516	- 242
Schistosomiasis	51	268	60	25	+ 244
Pancreas Cancer	52	251	31	526	- 275
Skin Cancers	53	216	55	55	+ 161
Oral Cancer	54	196	34	465	- 269
Tetanus	55	138	61	16	+ 123
Encephalitis	56	119	43	234	- 116
Oesophagus Cancer	57	117	44	229	- 113
Appendicitis	58	111	58	35	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	89	62	9	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	60	88	38	323	- 235
Bladder Cancer	61	87	46	214	- 127
Hepatitis B	62	87	53	57	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	63	45	57	40	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	40	70	1	+ 40
Trypanosomiasis	65	40	74	0	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	56	49	- 26
Hepatitis C	67	15	64	7	+ 7
Diphtheria	68	11	69	1	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	6	66	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	6	71	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	4	72	0	+ 4
War	72	3	65	3	- 0
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.