PARAGUAY VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,563	21	448	+ 5,115
Tuberculosis	2	3,431	26	273	+ 3,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,178	4	1,661	+ 1,517
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,077	1	4,327	- 1,250
Stroke	5	2,796	2	3,007	- 211
Malaria	6	2,439	81	0	+ 2,439
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,972	6	1,552	+ 420
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,609	31	192	+ 1,417
Low Birth Weight	9	1,583	12	644	+ 938
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,295	3	2,361	- 1,067
Birth Trauma	11	1,230	30	213	+ 1,018
Hypertension	12	1,150	8	895	+ 255
Liver Disease	13	1,148	17	524	+ 624
Congenital Anomalies	14	899	11	662	+ 238
Kidney Disease	15	756	5	1,592	- 836
Maternal Conditions	16	713	49	64	+ 648
Lung Disease	17	667	7	1,181	- 513
Violence	18	665	13	566	+ 99
Suicide	19	430	22	425	+ 5
Other Injuries	20	411	9	843	- 433
Pertussis	21	406	59	30	+ 376
Meningitis	22	369	53	52	+ 317
Asthma	23	359	39	126	+ 232
Malnutrition	24	335	25	330	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	284	36	144	+ 140
Inflammatory/Heart	26	271	34	154	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	27	256	14	562	- 306
Prostate Cancer	28	244	15	546	- 302
Cervical Cancer	29	242	18	516	- 274
Liver Cancer	30	209	35	152	+ 57
Measles	31	197	78	0	+ 197
Breast Cancer	32	196	20	481	- 285
Falls	33	183	43	100	+ 83
Syphilis	34	132	42	119	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	130	47	69	+ 61
Drownings	36	128	32	178	- 50
Fires	37	111	50	63	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	110	16	543	- 433
Stomach Cancer	39	109	24	355	- 247
Epilepsy	40	94	44	98	- 5
Poisonings	41	87	63	14	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	42	85	41	122	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	82	55	43	+ 39
Drug Use	44	81	56	38	+ 43
Lymphomas	45	75	29	245	- 169
Leukemia	46	71	27	272	- 201
Lung Cancers	47	66	10	738	- 671
Ovary Cancer	48	61	45	85	- 24
Alcohol	49	57	23	410	- 353
Skin Disease	50	56	37	144	- 87
Schistosomiasis	51	55	80	0	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	52	52	28	258	- 206
Skin Cancers	53	44	40	125	- 80
Oral Cancer	54	40	38	134	- 93
Tetanus	55	28	64	12	+ 16
Encephalitis	56	24	66	11	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	57	24	33	173	- 149
Appendicitis	58	23	57	37	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	18	48	66	- 47
Uterin Cancer	60	18	54	45	- 27
Bladder Cancer	61	18	51	57	- 39
Hepatitis B	62	18	67	10	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	63	9	19	487	- 477
Upper Respiratory	64	8	70	4	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	65	8	82	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	68	8	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	3	72	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	74	1	- 1
War	72	1	71	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	62	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	65	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	78	0	61	17	- 17
Chagas disease	79	0	60	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	8	- 8
Anemia	82	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

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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.