HONDURAS VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,047	14	794	+ 6,253
Tuberculosis	2	4,346	22	453	+ 3,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,026	9	1,335	+ 2,690
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,898	1	8,063	- 4,165
Stroke	5	3,542	3	5,667	- 2,125
Malaria	6	3,090	71	0	+ 3,089
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,498	7	1,572	+ 926
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,038	11	923	+ 1,116
Low Birth Weight	9	2,005	16	755	+ 1,250
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,640	10	1,075	+ 565
Birth Trauma	11	1,559	33	310	+ 1,248
Hypertension	12	1,457	13	838	+ 619
Liver Disease	13	1,454	6	2,721	- 1,267
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,139	15	793	+ 346
Kidney Disease	15	958	4	3,056	- 2,098
Maternal Conditions	16	903	48	90	+ 813
Lung Disease	17	845	5	2,997	- 2,151
Violence	18	842	2	6,520	- 5,678
Suicide	19	545	37	201	+ 344
Other Injuries	20	521	12	845	- 325
Pertussis	21	514	53	58	+ 457
Meningitis	22	467	46	92	+ 376
Asthma	23	454	30	346	+ 108
Malnutrition	24	425	39	181	+ 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	360	8	1,413	- 1,053
Inflammatory/Heart	26	343	28	366	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	27	325	31	334	- 10
Prostate Cancer	28	309	25	378	- 69
Cervical Cancer	29	307	19	493	- 186
Liver Cancer	30	265	26	376	- 111
Measles	31	249	79	0	+ 249
Breast Cancer	32	248	20	478	- 230
Falls	33	232	35	289	- 57
Syphilis	34	167	61	18	+ 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	164	17	657	- 492
Drownings	36	162	38	183	- 21
Fires	37	141	57	40	+ 101
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	139	29	354	- 215
Stomach Cancer	39	137	18	643	- 505
Epilepsy	40	119	36	201	- 83
Poisonings	41	110	55	45	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	42	108	23	429	- 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	104	54	47	+ 57
Drug Use	44	102	42	129	- 26
Lymphomas	45	95	24	390	- 295
Leukemia	46	90	21	475	- 385
Lung Cancers	47	84	27	369	- 285
Ovary Cancer	48	77	45	98	- 20
Alcohol	49	72	34	308	- 236
Skin Disease	50	71	40	167	- 96
Schistosomiasis	51	70	76	0	+ 70
Pancreas Cancer	52	65	32	325	- 260
Skin Cancers	53	56	52	68	- 12
Oral Cancer	54	51	44	99	- 48
Tetanus	55	36	59	26	+ 10
Encephalitis	56	31	51	79	- 48
Oesophagus Cancer	57	30	50	81	- 51
Appendicitis	58	29	41	139	- 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	23	47	91	- 68
Uterin Cancer	60	23	60	23	- 0
Bladder Cancer	61	23	49	82	- 59
Hepatitis B	62	23	64	5	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	63	12	56	41	- 29
Upper Respiratory	64	11	63	9	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	65	10	77	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	62	11	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	4	66	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	67	2	- 0
Chlamydia	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
War	72	1	65	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	43	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	58	27	- 27
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

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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.