SWEDEN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,832	61	13	+ 7,819
Tuberculosis	2	4,830	56	24	+ 4,806
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,474	7	2,659	+ 1,815
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,332	1	15,136	- 10,804
Stroke	5	3,936	3	6,035	- 2,098
Malaria	6	3,433	74	0	+ 3,433
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,776	34	315	+ 2,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,265	36	289	+ 1,976
Low Birth Weight	9	2,228	51	50	+ 2,178
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,823	11	1,834	- 12
Birth Trauma	11	1,732	55	34	+ 1,699
Hypertension	12	1,620	10	1,838	- 219
Liver Disease	13	1,616	23	723	+ 893
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,266	35	308	+ 958
Kidney Disease	15	1,064	12	1,629	- 565
Maternal Conditions	16	1,003	64	5	+ 998
Lung Disease	17	939	4	4,344	- 3,405
Violence	18	936	47	113	+ 823
Suicide	19	606	14	1,479	- 874
Other Injuries	20	579	15	1,374	- 795
Pertussis	21	572	67	0	+ 571
Meningitis	22	520	54	35	+ 484
Asthma	23	505	42	158	+ 347
Malnutrition	24	472	45	117	+ 355
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	400	2	10,917	- 10,517
Inflammatory/Heart	26	381	28	547	- 166
Endocrine Disorders	27	361	24	702	- 341
Prostate Cancer	28	344	8	2,622	- 2,279
Cervical Cancer	29	341	38	228	+ 113
Liver Cancer	30	294	22	752	- 457
Measles	31	277	83	0	+ 277
Breast Cancer	32	276	13	1,582	- 1,307
Falls	33	258	17	1,109	- 851
Syphilis	34	185	72	0	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	182	37	277	- 95
Drownings	36	180	46	114	+ 66
Fires	37	157	49	65	+ 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	154	6	3,049	- 2,895
Stomach Cancer	39	153	26	612	- 460
Epilepsy	40	132	44	121	+ 11
Poisonings	41	122	60	18	+ 105
Parkinson's Disease	42	120	19	943	- 823
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	116	48	110	+ 5
Drug Use	44	114	30	423	- 310
Lymphomas	45	106	16	1,357	- 1,251
Leukemia	46	100	20	825	- 726
Lung Cancers	47	93	5	3,722	- 3,629
Ovary Cancer	48	86	27	553	- 467
Alcohol	49	80	32	359	- 279
Skin Disease	50	79	39	220	- 141
Schistosomiasis	51	78	69	0	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	52	73	9	1,849	- 1,776
Skin Cancers	53	63	25	650	- 588
Oral Cancer	54	57	31	379	- 323
Tetanus	55	40	68	0	+ 40
Encephalitis	56	34	71	0	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	57	34	29	538	- 504
Appendicitis	58	32	59	18	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	26	43	129	- 103
Uterin Cancer	60	25	33	345	- 319
Bladder Cancer	61	25	21	760	- 735
Hepatitis B	62	25	62	9	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	63	13	18	1,036	- 1,023
Upper Respiratory	64	12	58	20	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	65	12	76	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	41	170	- 164
Hepatitis C	67	4	53	44	- 40
Diphtheria	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	66	1	+ 0
War	72	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.