BHUTAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	564	4	177	+ 387
Tuberculosis	2	335	9	138	+ 198
Measles	3	324	58	2	+ 322
Malaria	4	320	81	0	+ 320
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	317	5	169	+ 147
Stroke	6	281	3	360	- 80
Coronary Heart Disease	7	266	1	702	- 436
Low Birth Weight	8	266	14	79	+ 187
Birth Trauma	9	254	19	51	+ 202
Road Traffic Accidents	10	232	10	123	+ 108
Congenital Anomalies	11	125	20	50	+ 74
Hypertension	12	121	16	77	+ 44
Liver Disease	13	115	6	166	- 50
Lung Disease	14	104	2	524	- 421
HIV/AIDS	15	102	18	58	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	16	99	7	164	- 65
Meningitis	17	89	36	17	+ 71
Violence	18	85	35	18	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	19	81	42	9	+ 71
Kidney Disease	20	70	8	149	- 79
Malnutrition	21	68	54	3	+ 65
Other Injuries	22	63	24	43	+ 21
Pertussis	23	61	63	1	+ 60
Asthma	24	59	15	78	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	25	57	39	11	+ 46
Suicide	26	45	26	35	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	27	37	29	30	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	35	13	105	- 70
Inflammatory/Heart	29	31	45	8	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	30	30	55	3	+ 27
Liver Cancer	31	29	27	35	- 5
Syphilis	32	29	40	11	+ 18
Falls	33	27	12	111	- 84
Drownings	34	26	32	20	+ 6
Breast Cancer	35	26	43	8	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	23	31	24	- 1
Stomach Cancer	37	20	11	118	- 98
Lymphomas	38	16	52	5	+ 11
Fires	39	15	44	8	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	15	25	39	- 24
Leukemia	41	14	34	19	- 4
Poisonings	42	13	59	2	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	13	17	68	- 54
Epilepsy	44	13	38	14	- 1
War	45	13	68	0	+ 13
Tetanus	46	9	60	1	+ 8
Lung Cancers	47	9	21	44	- 35
Schistosomiasis	48	8	82	0	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	49	8	28	31	- 23
Pancreas Cancer	50	8	33	20	- 12
Oral Cancer	51	8	23	43	- 35
Leishmaniasis	52	7	65	1	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	53	6	22	44	- 38
Skin Disease	54	6	46	7	- 1
Skin Cancers	55	6	41	9	- 3
Appendicitis	56	5	51	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	57	5	30	28	- 23
Ovary Cancer	58	5	37	14	- 9
Drug Use	59	5	47	7	- 2
Alcohol	60	5	49	6	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	3	53	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	3	61	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	3	71	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	64	3	84	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	65	2	48	6	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	50	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	1	57	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	1	64	1	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	62	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	56	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	86	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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Bhutan

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.