CHAD VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,168	1	23,230	- 11,061
Tuberculosis	2	7,240	12	3,499	+ 3,741
Measles	3	6,991	17	2,372	+ 4,619
Malaria	4	6,918	3	8,630	- 1,712
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,833	2	14,842	- 8,008
Stroke	6	6,055	6	6,058	- 3
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,743	7	5,639	+ 104
Low Birth Weight	8	5,736	5	7,027	- 1,292
Birth Trauma	9	5,472	4	8,314	- 2,841
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,006	8	5,171	- 165
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,690	10	3,725	- 1,035
Hypertension	12	2,605	23	1,258	+ 1,347
Liver Disease	13	2,489	14	3,069	- 580
Lung Disease	14	2,238	22	1,430	+ 808
HIV/AIDS	15	2,198	13	3,219	- 1,020
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,135	20	1,880	+ 255
Meningitis	17	1,914	9	4,803	- 2,889
Violence	18	1,840	21	1,430	+ 410
Maternal Conditions	19	1,739	11	3,672	- 1,933
Kidney Disease	20	1,502	19	1,893	- 391
Malnutrition	21	1,474	18	2,150	- 676
Other Injuries	22	1,369	15	2,664	- 1,295
Pertussis	23	1,311	16	2,498	- 1,187
Asthma	24	1,280	24	1,254	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,221	25	1,156	+ 65
Suicide	26	962	27	1,027	- 65
Cervical Cancer	27	798	35	634	+ 164
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	752	32	664	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	29	669	37	468	+ 202
Prostate Cancer	30	653	41	340	+ 314
Liver Cancer	31	635	40	387	+ 249
Syphilis	32	621	30	718	- 98
Falls	33	576	34	643	- 67
Drownings	34	571	26	1,063	- 492
Breast Cancer	35	565	28	1,013	- 448
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	491	42	334	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	37	427	51	187	+ 240
Lymphomas	38	341	39	389	- 48
Fires	39	332	29	722	- 390
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	318	33	650	- 332
Leukemia	41	310	46	277	+ 32
Poisonings	42	286	36	553	- 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	286	45	286	+ 0
Epilepsy	44	286	38	449	- 163
War	45	274	44	287	- 13
Tetanus	46	193	31	684	- 491
Lung Cancers	47	192	59	100	+ 91
Schistosomiasis	48	177	52	185	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	49	171	50	204	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	50	168	58	109	+ 60
Oral Cancer	51	166	43	294	- 128
Leishmaniasis	52	144	64	60	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	53	131	56	121	+ 10
Skin Disease	54	129	53	142	- 13
Skin Cancers	55	127	54	137	- 10
Appendicitis	56	116	62	76	+ 41
Encephalitis	57	112	57	121	- 8
Ovary Cancer	58	108	49	220	- 111
Drug Use	59	106	48	231	- 126
Alcohol	60	105	60	91	+ 14
Hepatitis B	61	75	47	267	- 191
Upper Respiratory	62	61	66	36	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	63	58	65	55	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	64	57	70	13	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	65	45	61	82	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	36	71	12	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	67	14	68	18	- 3
Ascariasis	68	13	63	72	- 59
Hepatitis C	69	11	67	31	- 20
Diphtheria	70	8	55	132	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	69	15	- 8
Otitis Media	72	6	73	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	2	72	2	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

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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.