DR CONGO VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,750	7	34,713	+ 85,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	100,648	1	73,546	+ 27,102
Lung Disease	3	57,055	14	13,527	+ 43,528
Stroke	4	56,180	6	36,596	+ 19,584
Kidney Disease	5	33,368	20	9,077	+ 24,291
Lung Cancers	6	24,590	47	1,158	+ 23,432
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,930	36	2,966	+ 18,964
Breast Cancer	8	17,343	35	3,416	+ 13,928
Diabetes Mellitus	9	16,791	16	12,902	+ 3,889
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,465	10	30,256	- 14,792
Hypertension	11	14,240	12	15,743	- 1,503
Other Injuries	12	13,854	22	8,272	+ 5,582
Inflammatory/Heart	13	13,494	29	4,045	+ 9,449
Pancreas Cancer	14	11,312	50	1,017	+ 10,296
Prostate Cancer	15	11,069	30	3,948	+ 7,120
Liver Disease	16	9,894	13	15,044	- 5,150
Endocrine Disorders	17	9,792	25	7,380	+ 2,412
Suicide	18	9,201	26	5,812	+ 3,389
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	9,177	28	4,548	+ 4,630
Stomach Cancer	20	8,652	37	2,579	+ 6,073
Other Neoplasms	21	7,917	67	88	+ 7,830
Skin Disease	22	7,786	54	781	+ 7,005
Violence	23	6,659	18	11,120	- 4,461
Lymphomas	24	6,650	38	2,061	+ 4,589
Cervical Cancer	25	6,089	27	4,823	+ 1,267
Congenital Anomalies	26	5,941	11	16,256	- 10,315
Leukemia	27	5,375	41	1,871	+ 3,504
Low Birth Weight	28	5,360	8	34,668	- 29,308
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,045	53	790	+ 4,255
Liver Cancer	30	5,022	31	3,840	+ 1,182
Bladder Cancer	31	4,114	65	270	+ 3,844
HIV/AIDS	32	3,637	15	13,286	- 9,649
Ovary Cancer	33	3,210	58	656	+ 2,554
Skin Cancers	34	2,635	55	765	+ 1,869
Oral Cancer	35	2,634	51	1,003	+ 1,632
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,369	49	1,035	+ 1,334
Uterin Cancer	37	2,317	63	352	+ 1,965
Malnutrition	38	2,282	21	8,910	- 6,628
Drug Use	39	2,027	59	638	+ 1,389
Anemia	40	1,697	86	0	+ 1,697
Tuberculosis	41	1,609	2	43,759	- 42,150
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,420	5	41,301	- 39,881
Falls	43	1,243	33	3,483	- 2,240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,198	40	1,923	- 725
Chagas disease	45	1,107	79	0	+ 1,107
Alcohol	46	1,084	60	635	+ 449
Asthma	47	990	24	7,733	- 6,744
Drownings	48	934	34	3,454	- 2,520
Birth Trauma	49	917	9	33,075	- 32,158
Epilepsy	50	816	44	1,727	- 911
Meningitis	51	777	17	11,568	- 10,791
Fires	52	687	39	2,007	- 1,320
Maternal Conditions	53	685	19	10,513	- 9,828
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	597	66	217	+ 380
Poisonings	55	474	42	1,729	- 1,254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	342	43	1,728	- 1,386
Hepatitis C	57	276	69	69	+ 208
Multiple Sclerosis	58	249	71	44	+ 205
Osteoarthritis	59	180	80	0	+ 180
Appendicitis	60	173	56	703	- 530
Schizophrenia	61	145	83	0	+ 145
Hepatitis B	62	137	61	456	- 319
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	118	81	0	+ 118
Encephalitis	64	42	57	680	- 638
Syphilis	65	36	32	3,751	- 3,715
Oral conditions	66	34	82	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	67	30	62	370	- 340
Pertussis	68	25	23	7,921	- 7,896
Leprosy	69	13	77	0	+ 13
War	70	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Tetanus	71	8	46	1,166	- 1,158
Leishmaniasis	72	5	52	869	- 863
Otitis Media	73	5	72	38	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	74	3	78	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	75	1	75	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	1	64	347	- 346
Ascariasis	77	0	68	80	- 80
Diphtheria	78	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	79	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Dengue	80	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	15	- 15
Malaria	83	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	84	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Argentina

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.