DR CONGO VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,644	7	34,713	+ 56,930
Lung Disease	2	68,420	14	13,527	+ 54,894
Stroke	3	47,001	6	36,596	+ 10,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,104	1	73,546	- 50,442
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,096	5	41,301	- 19,205
Liver Disease	6	21,598	13	15,044	+ 6,554
Diabetes Mellitus	7	21,388	16	12,902	+ 8,486
Kidney Disease	8	19,390	20	9,077	+ 10,314
Tuberculosis	9	17,973	2	43,759	- 25,786
Road Traffic Accidents	10	16,109	10	30,256	- 14,148
Stomach Cancer	11	15,411	37	2,579	+ 12,832
Falls	12	14,472	33	3,483	+ 10,989
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	13,638	28	4,548	+ 9,090
Low Birth Weight	14	10,336	8	34,668	- 24,332
Asthma	15	10,144	24	7,733	+ 2,410
Hypertension	16	9,984	12	15,743	- 5,759
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	8,817	43	1,728	+ 7,089
HIV/AIDS	18	7,567	15	13,286	- 5,719
Birth Trauma	19	6,688	9	33,075	- 26,388
Congenital Anomalies	20	6,558	11	16,256	- 9,698
Lung Cancers	21	5,746	47	1,158	+ 4,588
Oesophagus Cancer	22	5,708	53	790	+ 4,918
Oral Cancer	23	5,616	51	1,003	+ 4,613
Other Injuries	24	5,560	22	8,272	- 2,712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,039	40	1,923	+ 3,116
Suicide	26	4,584	26	5,812	- 1,228
Liver Cancer	27	4,556	31	3,840	+ 716
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,098	49	1,035	+ 3,063
Cervical Cancer	29	3,976	27	4,823	- 847
Encephalitis	30	3,656	57	680	+ 2,976
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,153	36	2,966	+ 186
Drownings	32	2,649	34	3,454	- 804
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,603	50	1,017	+ 1,587
Leukemia	34	2,421	41	1,871	+ 550
Violence	35	2,390	18	11,120	- 8,730
Meningitis	36	2,247	17	11,568	- 9,322
Ovary Cancer	37	1,859	58	656	+ 1,203
Epilepsy	38	1,801	44	1,727	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,430	25	7,380	- 5,949
Syphilis	40	1,386	32	3,751	- 2,365
Skin Cancers	41	1,205	55	765	+ 439
Maternal Conditions	42	1,194	19	10,513	- 9,319
Breast Cancer	43	1,033	35	3,416	- 2,382
Fires	44	1,027	39	2,007	- 981
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,000	29	4,045	- 3,045
Skin Disease	46	949	54	781	+ 168
Drug Use	47	894	59	638	+ 256
Bladder Cancer	48	847	65	270	+ 577
Alcohol	49	779	60	635	+ 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	694	66	217	+ 476
Appendicitis	51	656	56	703	- 47
Lymphomas	52	631	38	2,061	- 1,430
Hepatitis B	53	528	61	456	+ 72
Malnutrition	54	452	21	8,910	- 8,458
Prostate Cancer	55	442	30	3,948	- 3,507
Dengue	56	433	74	1	+ 432
Other Neoplasms	57	281	67	88	+ 193
Measles	58	267	3	42,254	- 41,987
Poisonings	59	248	42	1,729	- 1,481
Tetanus	60	180	46	1,166	- 985
Upper Respiratory	61	133	62	370	- 237
Multiple Sclerosis	62	131	71	44	+ 87
Pertussis	63	124	23	7,921	- 7,797
Hepatitis C	64	120	69	69	+ 52
Leishmaniasis	65	120	52	869	- 749
Ascariasis	66	23	68	80	- 57
Chlamydia	67	13	73	15	- 2
War	68	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Otitis Media	69	6	72	38	- 32
Diphtheria	70	2	70	47	- 44
Uterin Cancer	71	0	63	352	- 352
Anemia	72	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	82	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	64	347	- 347
Leprosy	85	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.