ARGENTINA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,754	32	1,481	+ 33,273
Tuberculosis	2	21,433	41	655	+ 20,778
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,854	2	40,986	- 21,132
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,224	1	48,765	- 29,541
Stroke	5	17,468	4	22,878	- 5,409
Malaria	6	15,237	83	0	+ 15,237
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,318	10	6,298	+ 6,020
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,051	42	578	+ 9,473
Low Birth Weight	9	9,888	28	2,183	+ 7,706
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,089	9	6,838	+ 1,251
Birth Trauma	11	7,687	49	373	+ 7,313
Hypertension	12	7,187	11	5,799	+ 1,388
Liver Disease	13	7,171	16	4,029	+ 3,142
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,618	26	2,419	+ 3,199
Kidney Disease	15	4,724	5	13,588	- 8,864
Maternal Conditions	16	4,451	53	279	+ 4,173
Lung Disease	17	4,168	3	23,234	- 19,066
Violence	18	4,152	23	2,712	+ 1,440
Suicide	19	2,687	18	3,747	- 1,060
Other Injuries	20	2,567	12	5,642	- 3,074
Pertussis	21	2,537	68	10	+ 2,526
Meningitis	22	2,305	51	316	+ 1,989
Asthma	23	2,241	47	403	+ 1,838
Malnutrition	24	2,094	38	929	+ 1,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,774	19	3,737	- 1,963
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,692	13	5,495	- 3,803
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,602	17	3,987	- 2,386
Prostate Cancer	28	1,524	15	4,507	- 2,983
Cervical Cancer	29	1,512	25	2,480	- 968
Liver Cancer	30	1,306	30	2,045	- 739
Measles	31	1,228	79	0	+ 1,228
Breast Cancer	32	1,223	8	7,063	- 5,839
Falls	33	1,146	43	506	+ 640
Syphilis	34	821	65	15	+ 807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	810	44	488	+ 322
Drownings	36	800	48	380	+ 420
Fires	37	696	52	280	+ 416
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	684	7	8,931	- 8,246
Stomach Cancer	39	678	20	3,523	- 2,845
Epilepsy	40	585	50	332	+ 253
Poisonings	41	543	55	193	+ 350
Parkinson's Disease	42	532	36	965	- 433
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	513	56	139	+ 374
Drug Use	44	504	39	826	- 321
Lymphomas	45	470	24	2,708	- 2,238
Leukemia	46	443	27	2,189	- 1,746
Lung Cancers	47	414	6	10,014	- 9,600
Ovary Cancer	48	381	33	1,307	- 926
Alcohol	49	355	46	442	- 87
Skin Disease	50	352	22	3,171	- 2,818
Schistosomiasis	51	345	84	0	+ 345
Pancreas Cancer	52	323	14	4,607	- 4,284
Skin Cancers	53	277	34	1,073	- 795
Oral Cancer	54	252	35	1,073	- 821
Tetanus	55	178	71	3	+ 175
Encephalitis	56	153	64	17	+ 136
Oesophagus Cancer	57	150	29	2,054	- 1,904
Appendicitis	58	142	60	71	+ 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	115	54	243	- 128
Uterin Cancer	60	113	37	944	- 831
Bladder Cancer	61	112	31	1,675	- 1,563
Hepatitis B	62	112	62	56	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	63	58	21	3,224	- 3,166
Upper Respiratory	64	52	67	12	+ 40
Trypanosomiasis	65	52	76	0	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	66	29	58	101	- 72
Hepatitis C	67	19	57	113	- 93
Diphtheria	68	15	78	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	69	8	77	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	5	73	2	+ 3
War	72	4	70	5	- 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	69	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	45	451	- 451
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Anemia	82	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.