JORDAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,121	8	937	+ 6,184
Tuberculosis	2	4,237	53	12	+ 4,225
Measles	3	4,091	65	1	+ 4,091
Malaria	4	4,049	77	0	+ 4,049
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,999	30	152	+ 3,847
Stroke	6	3,543	2	2,908	+ 635
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,361	1	4,856	- 1,495
Low Birth Weight	8	3,357	10	857	+ 2,500
Birth Trauma	9	3,203	20	271	+ 2,932
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,930	3	1,717	+ 1,213
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,574	9	934	+ 640
Hypertension	12	1,524	5	1,532	- 7
Liver Disease	13	1,457	14	494	+ 963
Lung Disease	14	1,310	15	444	+ 866
HIV/AIDS	15	1,286	63	2	+ 1,284
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,249	4	1,684	- 435
Meningitis	17	1,120	37	78	+ 1,042
Violence	18	1,077	21	269	+ 808
Maternal Conditions	19	1,018	44	53	+ 965
Kidney Disease	20	879	6	1,494	- 615
Malnutrition	21	863	51	15	+ 848
Other Injuries	22	801	19	294	+ 507
Pertussis	23	767	43	55	+ 712
Asthma	24	749	35	114	+ 634
Endocrine Disorders	25	715	26	180	+ 534
Suicide	26	563	28	165	+ 398
Cervical Cancer	27	467	41	64	+ 403
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	440	11	706	- 266
Inflammatory/Heart	29	392	38	74	+ 317
Prostate Cancer	30	382	33	131	+ 251
Liver Cancer	31	372	25	186	+ 186
Syphilis	32	363	45	52	+ 311
Falls	33	337	24	191	+ 147
Drownings	34	334	36	107	+ 227
Breast Cancer	35	331	12	686	- 355
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	287	13	616	- 329
Stomach Cancer	37	250	17	365	- 115
Lymphomas	38	200	18	323	- 124
Fires	39	194	29	153	+ 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	186	40	67	+ 120
Leukemia	41	181	16	370	- 188
Poisonings	42	167	47	47	+ 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	167	50	22	+ 145
Epilepsy	44	167	46	49	+ 118
War	45	161	59	6	+ 154
Tetanus	46	113	56	11	+ 102
Lung Cancers	47	112	7	1,059	- 947
Schistosomiasis	48	104	62	3	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	49	100	27	169	- 69
Pancreas Cancer	50	98	22	245	- 147
Oral Cancer	51	97	31	143	- 46
Leishmaniasis	52	84	66	0	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	53	77	42	63	+ 13
Skin Disease	54	76	48	42	+ 33
Skin Cancers	55	74	49	38	+ 36
Appendicitis	56	68	58	8	+ 60
Encephalitis	57	66	52	14	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	58	63	32	139	- 76
Drug Use	59	62	34	115	- 53
Alcohol	60	61	55	11	+ 51
Hepatitis B	61	44	60	4	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	62	36	69	0	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	63	34	39	74	- 40
Trypanosomiasis	64	34	79	0	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	65	26	23	213	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	21	61	4	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	67	8	57	9	- 1
Ascariasis	68	8	68	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	7	64	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	5	67	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	54	12	- 8
Otitis Media	72	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

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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.