GREECE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,736	50	47	+ 7,689
Tuberculosis	2	4,771	46	66	+ 4,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,420	3	8,282	- 3,863
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,279	1	21,124	- 16,845
Stroke	5	3,888	2	14,077	- 10,189
Malaria	6	3,392	78	0	+ 3,392
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,742	22	870	+ 1,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,237	44	95	+ 2,143
Low Birth Weight	9	2,201	41	127	+ 2,074
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,801	20	1,266	+ 535
Birth Trauma	11	1,711	57	17	+ 1,694
Hypertension	12	1,600	9	2,922	- 1,322
Liver Disease	13	1,596	23	809	+ 787
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,251	38	174	+ 1,076
Kidney Disease	15	1,051	6	4,759	- 3,707
Maternal Conditions	16	991	61	2	+ 989
Lung Disease	17	928	5	5,526	- 4,598
Violence	18	924	42	104	+ 820
Suicide	19	598	28	533	+ 66
Other Injuries	20	571	17	1,453	- 882
Pertussis	21	565	69	0	+ 565
Meningitis	22	513	53	33	+ 480
Asthma	23	499	55	27	+ 471
Malnutrition	24	466	66	1	+ 465
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	395	7	3,940	- 3,545
Inflammatory/Heart	26	377	24	725	- 348
Endocrine Disorders	27	357	29	526	- 169
Prostate Cancer	28	339	12	2,023	- 1,684
Cervical Cancer	29	336	36	243	+ 93
Liver Cancer	30	291	14	1,566	- 1,275
Measles	31	273	68	0	+ 273
Breast Cancer	32	272	11	2,520	- 2,248
Falls	33	255	21	1,245	- 990
Syphilis	34	183	65	1	+ 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	180	26	611	- 430
Drownings	36	178	32	435	- 257
Fires	37	155	39	146	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	152	8	3,264	- 3,111
Stomach Cancer	39	151	16	1,535	- 1,384
Epilepsy	40	130	34	249	- 119
Poisonings	41	121	56	19	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	42	118	10	2,646	- 2,527
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	114	43	100	+ 14
Drug Use	44	112	37	193	- 81
Lymphomas	45	105	19	1,268	- 1,164
Leukemia	46	99	18	1,354	- 1,255
Lung Cancers	47	92	4	7,355	- 7,263
Ovary Cancer	48	85	27	557	- 472
Alcohol	49	79	49	50	+ 29
Skin Disease	50	78	47	56	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	51	77	75	0	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	52	72	13	1,904	- 1,832
Skin Cancers	53	62	31	438	- 376
Oral Cancer	54	56	30	440	- 384
Tetanus	55	40	62	2	+ 38
Encephalitis	56	34	67	1	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	57	33	35	246	- 212
Appendicitis	58	32	58	9	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	26	45	67	- 41
Uterin Cancer	60	25	33	373	- 347
Bladder Cancer	61	25	15	1,551	- 1,526
Hepatitis B	62	25	48	56	- 31
Other Neoplasms	63	13	25	679	- 666
Upper Respiratory	64	12	59	8	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	65	11	76	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	40	135	- 129
Hepatitis C	67	4	52	38	- 34
Diphtheria	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	82	0	+ 1
War	72	1	64	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.