ROMANIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,421	47	219	+ 13,202
Tuberculosis	2	8,277	28	1,015	+ 7,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,667	5	9,357	- 1,690
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,424	1	71,810	- 64,387
Stroke	5	6,746	2	49,707	- 42,961
Malaria	6	5,884	75	0	+ 5,884
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,757	20	1,992	+ 2,765
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,882	46	223	+ 3,658
Low Birth Weight	9	3,819	41	317	+ 3,502
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,124	18	2,230	+ 893
Birth Trauma	11	2,969	57	38	+ 2,930
Hypertension	12	2,775	3	11,007	- 8,232
Liver Disease	13	2,769	6	8,920	- 6,150
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,170	38	367	+ 1,803
Kidney Disease	15	1,824	9	5,175	- 3,351
Maternal Conditions	16	1,719	58	35	+ 1,684
Lung Disease	17	1,610	7	7,359	- 5,749
Violence	18	1,603	44	255	+ 1,348
Suicide	19	1,038	21	1,886	- 849
Other Injuries	20	991	19	2,139	- 1,148
Pertussis	21	980	69	0	+ 979
Meningitis	22	890	54	76	+ 814
Asthma	23	865	45	225	+ 640
Malnutrition	24	809	50	142	+ 667
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	685	15	2,839	- 2,154
Inflammatory/Heart	26	653	10	4,433	- 3,779
Endocrine Disorders	27	619	48	193	+ 426
Prostate Cancer	28	589	16	2,449	- 1,860
Cervical Cancer	29	584	22	1,870	- 1,286
Liver Cancer	30	504	13	3,114	- 2,609
Measles	31	474	61	7	+ 467
Breast Cancer	32	472	11	3,851	- 3,378
Falls	33	443	24	1,504	- 1,061
Syphilis	34	317	66	1	+ 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	313	33	531	- 218
Drownings	36	309	32	596	- 287
Fires	37	269	36	421	- 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	264	8	6,835	- 6,571
Stomach Cancer	39	262	12	3,457	- 3,195
Epilepsy	40	226	42	314	- 88
Poisonings	41	210	39	366	- 157
Parkinson's Disease	42	205	31	741	- 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	198	35	440	- 242
Drug Use	44	195	40	346	- 151
Lymphomas	45	182	25	1,385	- 1,203
Leukemia	46	171	26	1,342	- 1,171
Lung Cancers	47	160	4	10,113	- 9,954
Ovary Cancer	48	147	27	1,109	- 962
Alcohol	49	137	37	409	- 272
Skin Disease	50	136	53	97	+ 39
Schistosomiasis	51	133	74	0	+ 133
Pancreas Cancer	52	125	14	2,935	- 2,810
Skin Cancers	53	107	29	1,003	- 896
Oral Cancer	54	97	17	2,290	- 2,193
Tetanus	55	69	67	1	+ 67
Encephalitis	56	59	62	6	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	57	58	30	755	- 697
Appendicitis	58	55	60	21	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	44	85	0	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	60	44	34	522	- 479
Bladder Cancer	61	43	23	1,715	- 1,672
Hepatitis B	62	43	59	30	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	63	22	43	289	- 266
Upper Respiratory	64	20	63	3	+ 17
Trypanosomiasis	65	20	77	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	55	66	- 55
Hepatitis C	67	7	52	98	- 91
Diphtheria	68	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	68	1	+ 1
War	72	2	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	103	- 103
Anemia	82	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

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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.