DR CONGO VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,154	7	34,713	+ 15,441
Stroke	2	30,037	6	36,596	- 6,559
Road Traffic Accidents	3	17,733	10	30,256	- 12,523
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,390	16	12,902	+ 4,488
Hypertension	5	15,818	12	15,743	+ 76
Kidney Disease	6	15,429	20	9,077	+ 6,353
Lung Cancers	7	10,933	47	1,158	+ 9,776
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,682	1	73,546	- 63,864
Congenital Anomalies	9	9,649	11	16,256	- 6,607
Low Birth Weight	10	8,852	8	34,668	- 25,816
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,295	28	4,548	+ 2,748
Breast Cancer	12	7,084	35	3,416	+ 3,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,366	36	2,966	+ 3,400
Liver Disease	14	5,097	13	15,044	- 9,948
Lung Disease	15	4,586	14	13,527	- 8,941
Leukemia	16	3,818	41	1,871	+ 1,946
Stomach Cancer	17	3,771	37	2,579	+ 1,191
Lymphomas	18	3,340	38	2,061	+ 1,279
Other Injuries	19	3,034	22	8,272	- 5,238
Birth Trauma	20	2,797	9	33,075	- 30,278
Violence	21	2,778	18	11,120	- 8,342
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,534	50	1,017	+ 1,518
Bladder Cancer	23	2,196	65	270	+ 1,926
Falls	24	1,968	33	3,483	- 1,515
Liver Cancer	25	1,919	31	3,840	- 1,921
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,861	25	7,380	- 5,519
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,747	49	1,035	+ 712
Suicide	28	1,707	26	5,812	- 4,106
Fires	29	1,578	39	2,007	- 430
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	1,571	5	41,301	- 39,730
Oral Cancer	31	1,475	51	1,003	+ 472
Ovary Cancer	32	1,438	58	656	+ 782
Prostate Cancer	33	1,353	30	3,948	- 2,595
Drug Use	34	1,185	59	638	+ 547
Asthma	35	1,182	24	7,733	- 6,551
Drownings	36	1,105	34	3,454	- 2,348
Meningitis	37	809	17	11,568	- 10,759
Inflammatory/Heart	38	768	29	4,045	- 3,277
Uterin Cancer	39	767	63	352	+ 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	688	40	1,923	- 1,235
Cervical Cancer	41	657	27	4,823	- 4,165
Oesophagus Cancer	42	652	53	790	- 138
Pertussis	43	564	23	7,921	- 7,357
Maternal Conditions	44	542	19	10,513	- 9,970
Syphilis	45	535	32	3,751	- 3,217
Epilepsy	46	506	44	1,727	- 1,221
Poisonings	47	482	42	1,729	- 1,247
Skin Disease	48	436	54	781	- 344
Skin Cancers	49	390	55	765	- 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	231	43	1,728	- 1,496
Malnutrition	51	154	21	8,910	- 8,756
Encephalitis	52	141	57	680	- 539
Tuberculosis	53	125	2	43,759	- 43,634
Multiple Sclerosis	54	122	71	44	+ 78
Alcohol	55	109	60	635	- 526
Tetanus	56	109	46	1,166	- 1,057
Other Neoplasms	57	95	67	88	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	81	56	703	- 623
War	59	64	45	1,658	- 1,594
Hepatitis B	60	43	61	456	- 413
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	41	66	217	- 177
Schistosomiasis	62	27	48	1,071	- 1,044
HIV/AIDS	63	21	15	13,286	- 13,265
Hepatitis C	64	14	69	69	- 55
Measles	65	8	3	42,254	- 42,247
Leishmaniasis	66	3	52	869	- 866
Diphtheria	67	2	70	47	- 45
Ascariasis	68	2	68	80	- 78
Upper Respiratory	69	2	62	370	- 368
Chlamydia	70	1	73	15	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	72	38	- 38
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	64	347	- 347
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.