DR CONGO VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARMENIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	345,083	7	34,713	+ 310,370
Stroke	2	82,236	6	36,596	+ 45,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,074	1	73,546	- 26,471
Lung Cancers	4	39,912	47	1,158	+ 38,755
Lung Disease	5	32,273	14	13,527	+ 18,747
Hypertension	6	29,965	12	15,743	+ 14,223
Diabetes Mellitus	7	27,667	16	12,902	+ 14,765
Liver Disease	8	24,289	13	15,044	+ 9,244
Road Traffic Accidents	9	22,876	10	30,256	- 7,380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	18,193	36	2,966	+ 15,227
Kidney Disease	11	18,090	20	9,077	+ 9,013
Stomach Cancer	12	17,375	37	2,579	+ 14,796
Breast Cancer	13	17,209	35	3,416	+ 13,794
Liver Cancer	14	14,037	31	3,840	+ 10,198
Pancreas Cancer	15	13,882	50	1,017	+ 12,865
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,938	11	16,256	- 5,318
Other Injuries	17	10,178	22	8,272	+ 1,906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	9,108	40	1,923	+ 7,185
Prostate Cancer	19	8,567	30	3,948	+ 4,619
Bladder Cancer	20	6,908	65	270	+ 6,638
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,733	29	4,045	+ 2,688
Leukemia	22	5,271	41	1,871	+ 3,400
Low Birth Weight	23	5,034	8	34,668	- 29,634
Uterin Cancer	24	4,707	63	352	+ 4,355
Violence	25	4,339	18	11,120	- 6,781
Lymphomas	26	4,121	38	2,061	+ 2,060
Cervical Cancer	27	3,830	27	4,823	- 993
Suicide	28	3,803	26	5,812	- 2,009
Ovary Cancer	29	3,510	58	656	+ 2,854
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	2,609	43	1,728	+ 882
Hepatitis C	31	2,495	69	69	+ 2,427
HIV/AIDS	32	2,477	15	13,286	- 10,808
Oral Cancer	33	2,327	51	1,003	+ 1,324
Skin Cancers	34	2,190	55	765	+ 1,425
Endocrine Disorders	35	2,015	25	7,380	- 5,364
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,980	53	790	+ 1,190
Other Neoplasms	37	1,695	67	88	+ 1,608
Tuberculosis	38	1,691	2	43,759	- 42,068
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	1,546	28	4,548	- 3,002
Falls	40	1,455	33	3,483	- 2,028
Drug Use	41	1,388	59	638	+ 749
Birth Trauma	42	1,327	9	33,075	- 31,748
Skin Disease	43	1,056	54	781	+ 275
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,039	81	0	+ 1,039
Drownings	45	816	34	3,454	- 2,638
Poisonings	46	784	42	1,729	- 945
Fires	47	511	39	2,007	- 1,497
Parkinson's Disease	48	453	49	1,035	- 582
Asthma	49	375	24	7,733	- 7,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	368	5	41,301	- 40,933
Hepatitis B	51	352	61	456	- 104
Epilepsy	52	349	44	1,727	- 1,378
Multiple Sclerosis	53	343	71	44	+ 299
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	341	66	217	+ 124
Maternal Conditions	55	329	19	10,513	- 10,184
Meningitis	56	254	17	11,568	- 11,314
Encephalitis	57	197	57	680	- 483
Anemia	58	186	86	0	+ 186
Appendicitis	59	182	56	703	- 521
Osteoarthritis	60	135	80	0	+ 135
Schizophrenia	61	123	83	0	+ 123
Alcohol	62	118	60	635	- 517
Upper Respiratory	63	99	62	370	- 271
Oral conditions	64	76	82	0	+ 76
Otitis Media	65	55	72	38	+ 17
Malnutrition	66	53	21	8,910	- 8,858
Leishmaniasis	67	37	52	869	- 832
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	32	85	0	+ 32
War	69	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Iodine Deficiency	70	13	78	0	+ 13
Pertussis	71	6	23	7,921	- 7,915
Ascariasis	72	1	68	80	- 79
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	74	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Syphilis	75	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Chlamydia	76	0	73	15	- 15
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Schistosomiasis	82	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Armenia

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.