BRUNEI VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BRUNEI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	313	9	69	+ 244
Tuberculosis	2	187	21	21	+ 166
Measles	3	180	71	0	+ 180
Malaria	4	178	75	0	+ 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	176	41	4	+ 172
Stroke	6	156	2	240	- 84
Coronary Heart Disease	7	148	1	295	- 147
Low Birth Weight	8	148	29	15	+ 133
Birth Trauma	9	141	43	4	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	10	129	15	32	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	11	69	14	37	+ 32
Hypertension	12	67	11	46	+ 21
Liver Disease	13	64	36	9	+ 55
Lung Disease	14	58	10	61	- 4
HIV/AIDS	15	57	81	0	+ 57
Diabetes Mellitus	16	55	3	179	- 124
Meningitis	17	49	58	1	+ 49
Violence	18	47	46	3	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	19	45	50	3	+ 42
Kidney Disease	20	39	4	105	- 66
Malnutrition	21	38	55	1	+ 37
Other Injuries	22	35	17	29	+ 6
Pertussis	23	34	61	0	+ 34
Asthma	24	33	30	14	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	25	31	5	86	- 55
Suicide	26	25	32	12	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	27	21	28	18	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	19	6	73	- 54
Inflammatory/Heart	29	17	19	25	- 8
Prostate Cancer	30	17	26	19	- 2
Liver Cancer	31	16	13	38	- 21
Syphilis	32	16	60	0	+ 16
Falls	33	15	22	20	- 6
Drownings	34	15	35	9	+ 6
Breast Cancer	35	15	12	39	- 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	13	8	69	- 57
Stomach Cancer	37	11	18	25	- 14
Lymphomas	38	9	16	32	- 23
Fires	39	9	49	3	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	8	39	6	+ 3
Leukemia	41	8	24	19	- 11
Poisonings	42	7	64	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	7	42	4	+ 3
Epilepsy	44	7	44	4	+ 4
War	45	7	62	0	+ 7
Tetanus	46	5	70	0	+ 5
Lung Cancers	47	5	7	73	- 68
Schistosomiasis	48	5	78	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	49	4	27	18	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	50	4	31	13	- 9
Oral Cancer	51	4	20	22	- 18
Leishmaniasis	52	4	76	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	45	3	+ 0
Skin Disease	54	3	23	20	- 17
Skin Cancers	55	3	52	2	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	3	63	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	3	82	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	58	3	33	11	- 8
Drug Use	59	3	47	3	- 0
Alcohol	60	3	56	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	2	37	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	62	2	65	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	2	34	11	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	64	1	77	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	65	1	40	4	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	53	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	25	19	- 18
Ascariasis	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	38	6	- 6
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	85	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	59	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	57	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	2	- 2
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	54	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRUNEI

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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.