RUSSIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	104,141	15	21,262	+ 82,880
Tuberculosis	2	64,226	30	8,422	+ 55,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	59,494	10	32,404	+ 27,089
Coronary Heart Disease	4	57,604	1	562,711	- 505,107
Stroke	5	52,344	2	327,199	- 274,855
Malaria	6	45,657	74	0	+ 45,657
Road Traffic Accidents	7	36,911	19	17,507	+ 19,404
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	30,119	55	403	+ 29,716
Low Birth Weight	9	29,631	44	2,153	+ 27,478
Diabetes Mellitus	10	24,239	18	18,345	+ 5,895
Birth Trauma	11	23,034	53	714	+ 22,320
Hypertension	12	21,536	17	18,348	+ 3,188
Liver Disease	13	21,489	6	45,463	- 23,973
Congenital Anomalies	14	16,835	41	4,201	+ 12,633
Kidney Disease	15	14,154	22	11,581	+ 2,573
Maternal Conditions	16	13,339	56	267	+ 13,071
Lung Disease	17	12,490	9	36,600	- 24,110
Violence	18	12,442	23	11,450	+ 992
Suicide	19	8,053	8	36,625	- 28,573
Other Injuries	20	7,693	14	22,517	- 14,824
Pertussis	21	7,601	65	2	+ 7,599
Meningitis	22	6,908	48	1,037	+ 5,871
Asthma	23	6,715	46	1,764	+ 4,951
Malnutrition	24	6,276	57	242	+ 6,033
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,317	5	48,522	- 43,204
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,070	4	54,060	- 48,990
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,800	45	2,004	+ 2,796
Prostate Cancer	28	4,568	20	14,107	- 9,539
Cervical Cancer	29	4,530	34	7,423	- 2,893
Liver Cancer	30	3,914	24	11,165	- 7,250
Measles	31	3,680	68	0	+ 3,680
Breast Cancer	32	3,665	13	23,242	- 19,577
Falls	33	3,434	21	11,705	- 8,270
Syphilis	34	2,462	62	19	+ 2,443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,427	28	8,938	- 6,511
Drownings	36	2,399	36	6,629	- 4,230
Fires	37	2,085	37	6,387	- 4,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,050	7	42,633	- 40,583
Stomach Cancer	39	2,032	11	29,386	- 27,354
Epilepsy	40	1,754	52	718	+ 1,036
Poisonings	41	1,628	40	5,565	- 3,937
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,594	26	9,371	- 7,777
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,537	42	2,770	- 1,233
Drug Use	44	1,511	27	9,113	- 7,602
Lymphomas	45	1,409	29	8,919	- 7,510
Leukemia	46	1,328	31	8,238	- 6,910
Lung Cancers	47	1,239	3	54,361	- 53,122
Ovary Cancer	48	1,141	32	8,123	- 6,981
Alcohol	49	1,063	12	27,984	- 26,921
Skin Disease	50	1,056	43	2,735	- 1,679
Schistosomiasis	51	1,034	72	0	+ 1,034
Pancreas Cancer	52	967	16	20,282	- 19,315
Skin Cancers	53	831	39	5,612	- 4,780
Oral Cancer	54	754	25	10,880	- 10,126
Tetanus	55	533	63	3	+ 529
Encephalitis	56	458	47	1,076	- 618
Oesophagus Cancer	57	450	33	7,431	- 6,982
Appendicitis	58	427	54	409	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	345	50	750	- 406
Uterin Cancer	60	338	35	6,867	- 6,529
Bladder Cancer	61	336	38	6,307	- 5,971
Hepatitis B	62	335	60	43	+ 291
Other Neoplasms	63	175	51	729	- 554
Upper Respiratory	64	155	58	158	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	154	70	0	+ 154
Multiple Sclerosis	66	88	49	827	- 739
Hepatitis C	67	58	66	2	+ 56
Diphtheria	68	44	67	0	+ 43
Ascariasis	69	24	77	0	+ 24
Chlamydia	70	23	61	25	- 2
Otitis Media	71	15	64	3	+ 12
War	72	12	59	123	- 111
Dengue	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.