SUDAN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	37,322	22	2,331	+ 34,991
Tuberculosis	2	23,017	15	4,250	+ 18,768
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,321	4	12,619	+ 8,702
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,644	1	43,966	- 23,322
Stroke	5	18,759	2	20,582	- 1,823
Malaria	6	16,363	10	5,614	+ 10,749
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,228	5	11,459	+ 1,770
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,794	9	6,277	+ 4,517
Low Birth Weight	9	10,619	3	16,036	- 5,417
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,687	17	3,070	+ 5,617
Birth Trauma	11	8,255	7	8,526	- 270
Hypertension	12	7,718	8	7,287	+ 431
Liver Disease	13	7,701	14	4,348	+ 3,353
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,033	11	5,507	+ 526
Kidney Disease	15	5,073	12	5,095	- 22
Maternal Conditions	16	4,780	23	1,961	+ 2,820
Lung Disease	17	4,476	13	4,382	+ 95
Violence	18	4,459	21	2,478	+ 1,981
Suicide	19	2,886	27	1,644	+ 1,242
Other Injuries	20	2,757	18	2,912	- 155
Pertussis	21	2,724	24	1,899	+ 825
Meningitis	22	2,476	33	1,092	+ 1,384
Asthma	23	2,407	19	2,636	- 229
Malnutrition	24	2,249	34	1,089	+ 1,160
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,906	20	2,584	- 678
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,817	38	839	+ 978
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,720	30	1,459	+ 261
Prostate Cancer	28	1,637	49	523	+ 1,114
Cervical Cancer	29	1,623	41	770	+ 854
Liver Cancer	30	1,403	37	946	+ 457
Measles	31	1,319	6	9,301	- 7,983
Breast Cancer	32	1,313	16	3,071	- 1,757
Falls	33	1,231	28	1,559	- 328
Syphilis	34	882	47	603	+ 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	870	40	775	+ 95
Drownings	36	860	26	1,684	- 824
Fires	37	747	31	1,310	- 563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	735	35	1,049	- 314
Stomach Cancer	39	728	51	478	+ 250
Epilepsy	40	629	43	735	- 106
Poisonings	41	584	42	744	- 160
Parkinson's Disease	42	571	45	705	- 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	551	46	684	- 134
Drug Use	44	542	36	1,036	- 494
Lymphomas	45	505	29	1,533	- 1,028
Leukemia	46	476	25	1,828	- 1,352
Lung Cancers	47	444	48	545	- 101
Ovary Cancer	48	409	39	794	- 385
Alcohol	49	381	61	84	+ 296
Skin Disease	50	379	60	112	+ 266
Schistosomiasis	51	371	63	68	+ 302
Pancreas Cancer	52	346	58	272	+ 74
Skin Cancers	53	298	55	356	- 58
Oral Cancer	54	270	50	493	- 222
Tetanus	55	191	53	378	- 187
Encephalitis	56	164	57	303	- 139
Oesophagus Cancer	57	161	32	1,126	- 965
Appendicitis	58	153	59	155	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	124	67	20	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	60	121	62	71	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	61	121	54	369	- 248
Hepatitis B	62	120	44	730	- 610
Other Neoplasms	63	63	65	35	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	64	56	70	5	+ 50
Trypanosomiasis	65	55	79	0	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	66	31	64	54	- 22
Hepatitis C	67	21	68	17	+ 4
Diphtheria	68	16	69	11	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	9	66	21	- 12
Chlamydia	70	8	71	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	5	73	0	+ 5
War	72	4	56	336	- 332
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	448	- 448
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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 SUDAN

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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.