DR CONGO VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,361	7	34,713	+ 61,648
Stroke	2	81,994	6	36,596	+ 45,398
Diabetes Mellitus	3	62,026	16	12,902	+ 49,124
Hypertension	4	29,412	12	15,743	+ 13,670
Prostate Cancer	5	29,082	30	3,948	+ 25,133
Breast Cancer	6	29,021	35	3,416	+ 25,606
Kidney Disease	7	28,265	20	9,077	+ 19,189
Endocrine Disorders	8	27,017	25	7,380	+ 19,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	26,292	1	73,546	- 47,254
Other Injuries	10	22,669	22	8,272	+ 14,398
Lung Disease	11	19,028	14	13,527	+ 5,502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	17,467	36	2,966	+ 14,500
Skin Disease	13	9,994	54	781	+ 9,213
Cervical Cancer	14	9,886	27	4,823	+ 5,063
Stomach Cancer	15	8,011	37	2,579	+ 5,432
Lung Cancers	16	7,475	47	1,158	+ 6,317
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	7,447	28	4,548	+ 2,899
HIV/AIDS	18	6,856	15	13,286	- 6,430
Lymphomas	19	6,786	38	2,061	+ 4,725
Uterin Cancer	20	6,478	63	352	+ 6,126
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,326	29	4,045	+ 2,281
Anemia	22	5,811	86	0	+ 5,811
Pancreas Cancer	23	5,701	50	1,017	+ 4,684
Leukemia	24	5,416	41	1,871	+ 3,545
Liver Cancer	25	5,090	31	3,840	+ 1,250
Congenital Anomalies	26	4,787	11	16,256	- 11,470
Epilepsy	27	3,969	44	1,727	+ 2,243
Liver Disease	28	3,939	13	15,044	- 11,106
Alcohol	29	3,868	60	635	+ 3,233
Ovary Cancer	30	3,741	58	656	+ 3,085
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	3,632	81	0	+ 3,632
Other Neoplasms	32	3,357	67	88	+ 3,270
Oral Cancer	33	2,865	51	1,003	+ 1,862
Violence	34	2,640	18	11,120	- 8,480
Drownings	35	2,635	34	3,454	- 819
Asthma	36	2,159	24	7,733	- 5,575
Low Birth Weight	37	1,895	8	34,668	- 32,774
Malnutrition	38	1,494	21	8,910	- 7,416
Appendicitis	39	1,446	56	703	+ 743
Drug Use	40	1,395	59	638	+ 757
Bladder Cancer	41	1,249	65	270	+ 979
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,137	49	1,035	+ 102
Skin Cancers	43	1,135	55	765	+ 369
Birth Trauma	44	1,083	9	33,075	- 31,993
Schizophrenia	45	1,039	83	0	+ 1,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	933	5	41,301	- 40,368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	921	40	1,923	- 1,002
Poisonings	48	805	42	1,729	- 924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	669	43	1,728	- 1,059
Tuberculosis	50	609	2	43,759	- 43,150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	500	66	217	+ 283
Maternal Conditions	52	487	19	10,513	- 10,026
Meningitis	53	461	17	11,568	- 11,107
Suicide	54	428	26	5,812	- 5,384
Otitis Media	55	328	72	38	+ 290
Multiple Sclerosis	56	302	71	44	+ 259
Fires	57	193	39	2,007	- 1,814
Oesophagus Cancer	58	127	53	790	- 663
War	59	22	45	1,658	- 1,636
Syphilis	60	2	32	3,751	- 3,749
Chlamydia	61	0	73	15	- 15
Diphtheria	62	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	63	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Pertussis	64	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Measles	65	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Ascariasis	66	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	67	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	62	370	- 370
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	57	680	- 680
Hepatitis B	74	0	61	456	- 456
Hepatitis C	75	0	69	69	- 69
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	80	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	10	30,256	- 30,256
Falls	82	0	33	3,483	- 3,483
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Antigua/Bar.

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.