ARGENTINA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,949	2	40,986	- 11,037
Tuberculosis	2	17,820	41	655	+ 17,165
Measles	3	17,207	79	0	+ 17,207
Malaria	4	17,027	83	0	+ 17,027
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,819	42	578	+ 16,240
Stroke	6	14,903	4	22,878	- 7,975
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,136	1	48,765	- 34,629
Low Birth Weight	8	14,118	28	2,183	+ 11,935
Birth Trauma	9	13,469	49	373	+ 13,095
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,321	10	6,298	+ 6,023
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,620	26	2,419	+ 4,201
Hypertension	12	6,411	11	5,799	+ 612
Liver Disease	13	6,126	16	4,029	+ 2,097
Lung Disease	14	5,508	3	23,234	- 17,726
HIV/AIDS	15	5,410	32	1,481	+ 3,929
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,254	9	6,838	- 1,584
Meningitis	17	4,711	51	316	+ 4,394
Violence	18	4,528	23	2,712	+ 1,817
Maternal Conditions	19	4,281	53	279	+ 4,002
Kidney Disease	20	3,696	5	13,588	- 9,892
Malnutrition	21	3,628	38	929	+ 2,699
Other Injuries	22	3,368	12	5,642	- 2,273
Pertussis	23	3,226	68	10	+ 3,215
Asthma	24	3,149	47	403	+ 2,746
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,005	17	3,987	- 982
Suicide	26	2,367	18	3,747	- 1,380
Cervical Cancer	27	1,964	25	2,480	- 516
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,852	19	3,737	- 1,885
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,647	13	5,495	- 3,848
Prostate Cancer	30	1,608	15	4,507	- 2,900
Liver Cancer	31	1,564	30	2,045	- 481
Syphilis	32	1,528	65	15	+ 1,513
Falls	33	1,418	43	506	+ 912
Drownings	34	1,406	48	380	+ 1,026
Breast Cancer	35	1,391	8	7,063	- 5,672
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,208	7	8,931	- 7,723
Stomach Cancer	37	1,050	20	3,523	- 2,473
Lymphomas	38	839	24	2,708	- 1,869
Fires	39	817	52	280	+ 538
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	783	44	488	+ 295
Leukemia	41	762	27	2,189	- 1,427
Poisonings	42	704	55	193	+ 511
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	704	56	139	+ 564
Epilepsy	44	703	50	332	+ 371
War	45	675	70	5	+ 670
Tetanus	46	475	71	3	+ 472
Lung Cancers	47	471	6	10,014	- 9,542
Schistosomiasis	48	436	84	0	+ 436
Parkinson's Disease	49	421	36	965	- 543
Pancreas Cancer	50	414	14	4,607	- 4,193
Oral Cancer	51	408	35	1,073	- 664
Leishmaniasis	52	354	72	2	+ 352
Oesophagus Cancer	53	322	29	2,054	- 1,733
Skin Disease	54	318	22	3,171	- 2,853
Skin Cancers	55	312	34	1,073	- 761
Appendicitis	56	286	60	71	+ 216
Encephalitis	57	277	64	17	+ 260
Ovary Cancer	58	267	33	1,307	- 1,040
Drug Use	59	260	39	826	- 566
Alcohol	60	259	46	442	- 183
Hepatitis B	61	186	62	56	+ 130
Upper Respiratory	62	151	67	12	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	63	143	37	944	- 800
Trypanosomiasis	64	141	76	0	+ 141
Bladder Cancer	65	110	31	1,675	- 1,565
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	88	54	243	- 155
Other Neoplasms	67	36	21	3,224	- 3,188
Ascariasis	68	32	77	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	69	28	57	113	- 85
Diphtheria	70	19	78	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	71	18	58	101	- 84
Otitis Media	72	16	73	2	+ 14
Chlamydia	73	6	82	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	45	451	- 451
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Schizophrenia	83	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	691	- 691
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

DR Congo

Argentina

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.