DR CONGO VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	326,744	7	34,713	+ 292,031
Stroke	2	326,486	6	36,596	+ 289,890
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	67,861	28	4,548	+ 63,314
Lung Cancers	4	38,119	47	1,158	+ 36,961
Lung Disease	5	32,551	14	13,527	+ 19,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,539	1	73,546	- 50,007
Stomach Cancer	7	18,318	37	2,579	+ 15,739
Inflammatory/Heart	8	17,265	29	4,045	+ 13,220
Liver Cancer	9	16,111	31	3,840	+ 12,271
Hypertension	10	15,793	12	15,743	+ 50
Kidney Disease	11	14,802	20	9,077	+ 5,725
Liver Disease	12	13,968	13	15,044	- 1,077
Parkinson's Disease	13	13,688	49	1,035	+ 12,654
Road Traffic Accidents	14	12,519	10	30,256	- 17,737
Bladder Cancer	15	12,248	65	270	+ 11,979
Prostate Cancer	16	11,541	30	3,948	+ 7,592
Breast Cancer	17	8,521	35	3,416	+ 5,105
Pancreas Cancer	18	8,343	50	1,017	+ 7,327
Diabetes Mellitus	19	7,744	16	12,902	- 5,158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	7,317	36	2,966	+ 4,351
Asthma	21	7,154	24	7,733	- 580
Leukemia	22	4,880	41	1,871	+ 3,008
Falls	23	4,642	33	3,483	+ 1,159
Suicide	24	4,642	26	5,812	- 1,171
Low Birth Weight	25	3,951	8	34,668	- 30,717
Other Injuries	26	3,917	22	8,272	- 4,354
Violence	27	3,809	18	11,120	- 7,311
Congenital Anomalies	28	3,805	11	16,256	- 12,451
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,371	25	7,380	- 4,009
Oral Cancer	30	3,325	51	1,003	+ 2,323
Lymphomas	31	2,554	38	2,061	+ 493
Skin Cancers	32	2,364	55	765	+ 1,599
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,113	40	1,923	+ 190
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,915	53	790	+ 1,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,866	43	1,728	+ 139
Cervical Cancer	36	1,775	27	4,823	- 3,047
Epilepsy	37	1,638	44	1,727	- 89
Uterin Cancer	38	1,557	63	352	+ 1,205
Ovary Cancer	39	1,466	58	656	+ 810
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,439	71	44	+ 1,395
Birth Trauma	41	1,201	9	33,075	- 31,875
HIV/AIDS	42	951	15	13,286	- 12,335
Drownings	43	944	34	3,454	- 2,510
Drug Use	44	934	59	638	+ 295
Fires	45	730	39	2,007	- 1,277
Encephalitis	46	728	57	680	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	47	721	67	88	+ 634
Alcohol	48	684	60	635	+ 49
Meningitis	49	511	17	11,568	- 11,057
Upper Respiratory	50	452	62	370	+ 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	411	66	217	+ 194
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	345	5	41,301	- 40,956
Poisonings	53	332	42	1,729	- 1,396
Tuberculosis	54	313	2	43,759	- 43,446
Skin Disease	55	222	54	781	- 559
Appendicitis	56	197	56	703	- 507
Tetanus	57	102	46	1,166	- 1,064
Malnutrition	58	97	21	8,910	- 8,814
Maternal Conditions	59	73	19	10,513	- 10,439
Pertussis	60	51	23	7,921	- 7,870
Leishmaniasis	61	31	52	869	- 838
Syphilis	62	30	32	3,751	- 3,721
Hepatitis B	63	18	61	456	- 438
War	64	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Measles	65	7	3	42,254	- 42,247
Hepatitis C	66	5	69	69	- 64
Chlamydia	67	4	73	15	- 10
Otitis Media	68	2	72	38	- 36
Diphtheria	69	1	70	47	- 46
Malaria	70	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	72	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Albania

DR Congo

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.