EGYPT VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	70,897	7	20,695	+ 50,203
Tuberculosis	2	42,184	51	432	+ 41,752
Measles	3	40,732	64	43	+ 40,689
Malaria	4	40,307	77	0	+ 40,307
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	39,814	23	3,692	+ 36,122
Stroke	6	35,278	3	43,839	- 8,561
Coronary Heart Disease	7	33,463	1	173,871	- 140,408
Low Birth Weight	8	33,420	11	11,391	+ 22,029
Birth Trauma	9	31,884	17	6,109	+ 25,775
Road Traffic Accidents	10	29,167	12	10,141	+ 19,026
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,671	10	12,163	+ 3,508
Hypertension	12	15,176	5	21,094	- 5,918
Liver Disease	13	14,503	2	60,122	- 45,620
Lung Disease	14	13,040	9	13,393	- 353
HIV/AIDS	15	12,808	53	397	+ 12,411
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,438	8	19,131	- 6,693
Meningitis	17	11,152	43	827	+ 10,325
Violence	18	10,720	20	4,165	+ 6,555
Maternal Conditions	19	10,134	44	795	+ 9,339
Kidney Disease	20	8,750	6	21,087	- 12,338
Malnutrition	21	8,589	46	759	+ 7,831
Other Injuries	22	7,974	21	3,819	+ 4,155
Pertussis	23	7,636	42	906	+ 6,730
Asthma	24	7,455	15	7,104	+ 351
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,114	29	2,372	+ 4,742
Suicide	26	5,603	25	3,022	+ 2,581
Cervical Cancer	27	4,649	48	625	+ 4,024
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,384	16	6,975	- 2,591
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,899	27	2,489	+ 1,410
Prostate Cancer	30	3,806	35	1,282	+ 2,524
Liver Cancer	31	3,702	4	24,512	- 20,811
Syphilis	32	3,616	58	159	+ 3,457
Falls	33	3,357	30	2,019	+ 1,339
Drownings	34	3,329	37	1,122	+ 2,207
Breast Cancer	35	3,293	13	9,180	- 5,887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,860	24	3,083	- 223
Stomach Cancer	37	2,486	32	1,844	+ 642
Lymphomas	38	1,987	14	7,539	- 5,552
Fires	39	1,935	33	1,568	+ 367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,854	34	1,339	+ 515
Leukemia	41	1,804	22	3,763	- 1,959
Poisonings	42	1,667	57	195	+ 1,472
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,665	36	1,248	+ 417
Epilepsy	44	1,664	50	451	+ 1,214
War	45	1,598	47	714	+ 885
Tetanus	46	1,124	49	540	+ 583
Lung Cancers	47	1,116	18	5,677	- 4,561
Schistosomiasis	48	1,032	54	220	+ 812
Parkinson's Disease	49	997	28	2,391	- 1,394
Pancreas Cancer	50	980	26	2,906	- 1,926
Oral Cancer	51	967	45	793	+ 174
Leishmaniasis	52	837	66	13	+ 824
Oesophagus Cancer	53	762	41	951	- 189
Skin Disease	54	753	55	219	+ 533
Skin Cancers	55	738	39	1,013	- 275
Appendicitis	56	678	59	142	+ 536
Encephalitis	57	655	38	1,046	- 390
Ovary Cancer	58	632	31	1,944	- 1,311
Drug Use	59	615	62	116	+ 499
Alcohol	60	612	60	141	+ 471
Hepatitis B	61	440	40	988	- 549
Upper Respiratory	62	357	68	5	+ 352
Uterin Cancer	63	339	52	422	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	64	334	76	0	+ 334
Bladder Cancer	65	260	19	5,133	- 4,873
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	209	65	26	+ 183
Other Neoplasms	67	84	61	116	- 32
Ascariasis	68	77	67	6	+ 71
Hepatitis C	69	66	63	97	- 31
Diphtheria	70	45	70	3	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	71	42	56	213	- 170
Otitis Media	72	37	72	0	+ 36
Chlamydia	73	14	71	1	+ 13
Dengue	74	1	69	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

DR Congo

Egypt

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.