DJIBOUTI VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	634	3	671	- 37
Tuberculosis	2	377	9	243	+ 135
Measles	3	364	66	2	+ 362
Malaria	4	360	23	66	+ 294
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	356	4	364	- 8
Stroke	6	316	2	680	- 364
Coronary Heart Disease	7	299	1	687	- 388
Low Birth Weight	8	299	8	251	+ 48
Birth Trauma	9	285	15	166	+ 119
Road Traffic Accidents	10	261	11	229	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	11	140	18	113	+ 27
Hypertension	12	136	12	211	- 75
Liver Disease	13	130	6	295	- 165
Lung Disease	14	117	16	120	- 4
HIV/AIDS	15	115	5	348	- 234
Diabetes Mellitus	16	111	7	284	- 173
Meningitis	17	100	17	117	- 17
Violence	18	96	24	64	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	19	91	31	40	+ 51
Kidney Disease	20	78	13	186	- 108
Malnutrition	21	77	14	170	- 93
Other Injuries	22	71	10	233	- 161
Pertussis	23	68	25	50	+ 19
Asthma	24	67	22	68	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	25	64	38	25	+ 39
Suicide	26	50	19	94	- 44
Cervical Cancer	27	42	29	40	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	39	21	90	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	29	35	28	45	- 10
Prostate Cancer	30	34	44	17	+ 17
Liver Cancer	31	33	43	19	+ 14
Syphilis	32	32	52	13	+ 20
Falls	33	30	26	45	- 15
Drownings	34	30	35	28	+ 1
Breast Cancer	35	29	20	91	- 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	26	32	38	- 12
Stomach Cancer	37	22	50	14	+ 8
Lymphomas	38	18	30	40	- 22
Fires	39	17	33	33	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	17	34	32	- 15
Leukemia	41	16	27	45	- 29
Poisonings	42	15	39	25	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	15	48	15	+ 0
Epilepsy	44	15	37	26	- 11
War	45	14	63	3	+ 12
Tetanus	46	10	46	16	- 6
Lung Cancers	47	10	42	20	- 10
Schistosomiasis	48	9	64	3	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	49	9	41	23	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	50	9	58	6	+ 3
Oral Cancer	51	9	45	17	- 8
Leishmaniasis	52	7	51	14	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	53	7	36	27	- 20
Skin Disease	54	7	55	12	- 5
Skin Cancers	55	7	53	12	- 6
Appendicitis	56	6	57	6	+ 0
Encephalitis	57	6	59	5	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	58	6	40	23	- 18
Drug Use	59	6	54	12	- 7
Alcohol	60	5	49	15	- 9
Hepatitis B	61	4	56	8	- 5
Upper Respiratory	62	3	61	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	63	3	60	4	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	64	3	78	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	65	2	47	15	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	62	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	65	2	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	1	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

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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.