CROATIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,645	10	1,021	+ 1,623
Tuberculosis	2	1,574	44	61	+ 1,512
Measles	3	1,520	73	0	+ 1,520
Malaria	4	1,504	77	0	+ 1,504
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,485	39	82	+ 1,403
Stroke	6	1,316	2	6,275	- 4,959
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,248	1	12,307	- 11,059
Low Birth Weight	8	1,247	56	10	+ 1,237
Birth Trauma	9	1,189	55	11	+ 1,178
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,088	27	328	+ 760
Congenital Anomalies	11	585	37	94	+ 490
Hypertension	12	566	8	1,102	- 536
Liver Disease	13	541	13	924	- 383
Lung Disease	14	486	5	2,111	- 1,624
HIV/AIDS	15	478	59	8	+ 470
Diabetes Mellitus	16	464	6	1,963	- 1,499
Meningitis	17	416	52	16	+ 400
Violence	18	400	48	45	+ 355
Maternal Conditions	19	378	61	2	+ 376
Kidney Disease	20	326	7	1,392	- 1,066
Malnutrition	21	320	70	0	+ 320
Other Injuries	22	297	23	428	- 130
Pertussis	23	285	69	0	+ 285
Asthma	24	278	41	74	+ 204
Endocrine Disorders	25	265	42	72	+ 193
Suicide	26	209	17	676	- 467
Cervical Cancer	27	173	34	156	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	164	9	1,066	- 903
Inflammatory/Heart	29	145	21	457	- 311
Prostate Cancer	30	142	14	852	- 710
Liver Cancer	31	138	19	501	- 363
Syphilis	32	135	71	0	+ 135
Falls	33	125	12	974	- 849
Drownings	34	124	38	86	+ 38
Breast Cancer	35	123	11	1,019	- 896
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	107	4	2,189	- 2,082
Stomach Cancer	37	93	15	786	- 694
Lymphomas	38	74	18	556	- 482
Fires	39	72	50	34	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	69	31	207	- 138
Leukemia	41	67	22	435	- 368
Poisonings	42	62	54	16	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	62	35	137	- 75
Epilepsy	44	62	36	94	- 32
War	45	60	67	0	+ 59
Tetanus	46	42	68	0	+ 42
Lung Cancers	47	42	3	2,842	- 2,800
Schistosomiasis	48	39	75	0	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	49	37	24	423	- 386
Pancreas Cancer	50	37	16	754	- 718
Oral Cancer	51	36	25	338	- 302
Leishmaniasis	52	31	66	0	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	53	28	33	189	- 161
Skin Disease	54	28	58	8	+ 20
Skin Cancers	55	28	26	332	- 304
Appendicitis	56	25	57	9	+ 17
Encephalitis	57	24	65	1	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	58	24	28	308	- 285
Drug Use	59	23	43	70	- 48
Alcohol	60	23	30	219	- 196
Hepatitis B	61	16	51	17	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	13	63	2	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	63	13	32	199	- 187
Trypanosomiasis	64	12	78	0	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	65	10	20	499	- 489
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	46	47	- 39
Other Neoplasms	67	3	29	283	- 280
Ascariasis	68	3	83	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	47	45	- 42
Diphtheria	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	45	55	- 53
Otitis Media	72	1	60	3	- 2
Chlamydia	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	62	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	43	- 43
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	40	79	- 79
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	16	- 16
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

DR Congo

Croatia

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.