ALBANIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ALBANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,980	6	634	+ 1,346
Tuberculosis	2	1,178	54	8	+ 1,170
Measles	3	1,138	65	0	+ 1,137
Malaria	4	1,126	70	0	+ 1,126
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,112	52	9	+ 1,103
Stroke	6	985	2	8,790	- 7,805
Coronary Heart Disease	7	935	1	8,797	- 7,863
Low Birth Weight	8	933	25	106	+ 827
Birth Trauma	9	891	41	32	+ 858
Road Traffic Accidents	10	815	14	337	+ 478
Congenital Anomalies	11	438	28	102	+ 335
Hypertension	12	424	10	425	- 1
Liver Disease	13	405	12	376	+ 29
Lung Disease	14	364	5	876	- 512
HIV/AIDS	15	358	42	26	+ 332
Diabetes Mellitus	16	347	19	208	+ 139
Meningitis	17	311	49	14	+ 298
Violence	18	299	27	103	+ 197
Maternal Conditions	19	283	59	2	+ 281
Kidney Disease	20	244	11	399	- 154
Malnutrition	21	240	58	3	+ 237
Other Injuries	22	223	26	105	+ 117
Pertussis	23	213	60	1	+ 212
Asthma	24	208	21	193	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	25	199	29	91	+ 108
Suicide	26	156	24	125	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	27	130	36	48	+ 82
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	122	3	1,827	- 1,705
Inflammatory/Heart	29	109	8	465	- 356
Prostate Cancer	30	106	16	311	- 204
Liver Cancer	31	103	9	434	- 330
Syphilis	32	101	62	1	+ 100
Falls	33	94	23	125	- 31
Drownings	34	93	43	25	+ 68
Breast Cancer	35	92	17	229	- 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	80	20	197	- 117
Stomach Cancer	37	69	7	493	- 424
Lymphomas	38	55	31	69	- 13
Fires	39	54	45	20	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	52	33	57	- 5
Leukemia	41	50	22	131	- 81
Poisonings	42	47	53	9	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	47	35	50	- 4
Epilepsy	44	46	37	44	+ 2
War	45	45	64	0	+ 44
Tetanus	46	31	57	3	+ 29
Lung Cancers	47	31	4	1,026	- 995
Schistosomiasis	48	29	72	0	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	49	28	13	369	- 341
Pancreas Cancer	50	27	18	225	- 197
Oral Cancer	51	27	30	90	- 63
Leishmaniasis	52	23	61	1	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	53	21	34	52	- 30
Skin Disease	54	21	55	6	+ 15
Skin Cancers	55	21	32	64	- 43
Appendicitis	56	19	56	5	+ 14
Encephalitis	57	18	46	20	- 1
Ovary Cancer	58	18	39	39	- 22
Drug Use	59	17	44	25	- 8
Alcohol	60	17	48	18	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	12	63	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	10	50	12	- 2
Uterin Cancer	63	9	38	42	- 32
Trypanosomiasis	64	9	71	0	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	65	7	15	330	- 323
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	6	51	11	- 5
Other Neoplasms	67	2	47	19	- 17
Ascariasis	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	66	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	40	39	- 38
Otitis Media	72	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALBANIA

DR Congo

Albania

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.