DR CONGO VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	342,228	7	34,713	+ 307,515
Stroke	2	174,501	6	36,596	+ 137,905
Lung Cancers	3	79,029	47	1,158	+ 77,871
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	60,871	36	2,966	+ 57,905
Lung Disease	5	58,695	14	13,527	+ 45,169
Diabetes Mellitus	6	54,581	16	12,902	+ 41,679
Kidney Disease	7	38,714	20	9,077	+ 29,638
Hypertension	8	30,642	12	15,743	+ 14,899
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	29,652	28	4,548	+ 25,105
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	28,401	1	73,546	- 45,145
Breast Cancer	11	28,322	35	3,416	+ 24,907
Falls	12	27,097	33	3,483	+ 23,615
Liver Disease	13	25,706	13	15,044	+ 10,662
Prostate Cancer	14	23,691	30	3,948	+ 19,743
Stomach Cancer	15	21,869	37	2,579	+ 19,289
Pancreas Cancer	16	20,974	50	1,017	+ 19,957
Suicide	17	18,801	26	5,812	+ 12,989
Lymphomas	18	15,471	38	2,061	+ 13,410
Liver Cancer	19	13,939	31	3,840	+ 10,100
Bladder Cancer	20	13,881	65	270	+ 13,612
Inflammatory/Heart	21	12,699	29	4,045	+ 8,654
Leukemia	22	12,105	41	1,871	+ 10,233
Other Injuries	23	11,894	22	8,272	+ 3,623
Parkinson's Disease	24	11,764	49	1,035	+ 10,730
Oral Cancer	25	9,395	51	1,003	+ 8,392
Skin Cancers	26	9,227	55	765	+ 8,462
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,126	10	30,256	- 21,130
Ovary Cancer	28	8,575	58	656	+ 7,919
Other Neoplasms	29	7,872	67	88	+ 7,785
Alcohol	30	6,086	60	635	+ 5,451
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	5,751	40	1,923	+ 3,828
Uterin Cancer	32	5,542	63	352	+ 5,190
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,263	53	790	+ 4,473
Cervical Cancer	34	4,325	27	4,823	- 498
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,801	43	1,728	+ 2,073
Epilepsy	36	2,627	44	1,727	+ 900
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,623	11	16,256	- 13,633
Drownings	38	2,386	34	3,454	- 1,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,280	5	41,301	- 39,021
Schizophrenia	40	2,201	83	0	+ 2,201
Asthma	41	2,048	24	7,733	- 5,686
Endocrine Disorders	42	2,014	25	7,380	- 5,366
Drug Use	43	1,960	59	638	+ 1,321
Tuberculosis	44	1,710	2	43,759	- 42,049
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,526	71	44	+ 1,482
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,306	66	217	+ 1,089
Hepatitis C	47	1,242	69	69	+ 1,174
Violence	48	1,241	18	11,120	- 9,880
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,189	81	0	+ 1,189
Fires	50	950	39	2,007	- 1,058
Hepatitis B	51	478	61	456	+ 22
Meningitis	52	452	17	11,568	- 11,117
Anemia	53	439	86	0	+ 439
Poisonings	54	439	42	1,729	- 1,290
Birth Trauma	55	307	9	33,075	- 32,768
Low Birth Weight	56	280	8	34,668	- 34,389
Appendicitis	57	240	56	703	- 463
Skin Disease	58	215	54	781	- 566
HIV/AIDS	59	210	15	13,286	- 13,076
Otitis Media	60	93	72	38	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	61	63	19	10,513	- 10,450
Iodine Deficiency	62	58	78	0	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	63	46	62	370	- 324
Oral conditions	64	46	82	0	+ 46
Encephalitis	65	20	57	680	- 660
Leishmaniasis	66	14	52	869	- 855
War	67	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Tetanus	68	9	46	1,166	- 1,157
Pertussis	69	4	23	7,921	- 7,917
Malnutrition	70	3	21	8,910	- 8,907
Syphilis	71	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Diphtheria	72	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	73	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chlamydia	74	0	73	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	80	- 80
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Croatia

DR Congo

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.