GEORGIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,123	9	886	+ 2,238
Tuberculosis	2	1,858	32	153	+ 1,706
Measles	3	1,794	68	0	+ 1,794
Malaria	4	1,776	71	0	+ 1,776
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,754	50	19	+ 1,735
Stroke	6	1,554	2	11,969	- 10,415
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,474	1	16,014	- 14,540
Low Birth Weight	8	1,472	37	114	+ 1,358
Birth Trauma	9	1,405	46	39	+ 1,365
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,285	13	496	+ 789
Congenital Anomalies	11	690	28	174	+ 516
Hypertension	12	669	3	4,387	- 3,719
Liver Disease	13	639	4	1,871	- 1,232
Lung Disease	14	574	7	1,158	- 584
HIV/AIDS	15	564	42	89	+ 475
Diabetes Mellitus	16	548	6	1,621	- 1,073
Meningitis	17	491	47	25	+ 467
Violence	18	472	40	90	+ 382
Maternal Conditions	19	446	53	13	+ 434
Kidney Disease	20	385	10	826	- 440
Malnutrition	21	378	59	5	+ 374
Other Injuries	22	351	20	346	+ 5
Pertussis	23	336	67	0	+ 336
Asthma	24	328	35	136	+ 193
Endocrine Disorders	25	313	38	109	+ 205
Suicide	26	247	18	367	- 120
Cervical Cancer	27	205	27	187	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	193	5	1,826	- 1,633
Inflammatory/Heart	29	172	21	346	- 174
Prostate Cancer	30	168	22	290	- 123
Liver Cancer	31	163	17	385	- 222
Syphilis	32	159	63	0	+ 159
Falls	33	148	16	420	- 272
Drownings	34	147	39	95	+ 52
Breast Cancer	35	145	11	613	- 468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	126	14	444	- 318
Stomach Cancer	37	110	12	533	- 424
Lymphomas	38	88	25	208	- 121
Fires	39	85	34	140	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	82	24	226	- 145
Leukemia	41	79	30	171	- 92
Poisonings	42	73	49	23	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	73	15	426	- 353
Epilepsy	44	73	44	51	+ 23
War	45	70	61	0	+ 70
Tetanus	46	50	62	0	+ 49
Lung Cancers	47	49	8	1,152	- 1,103
Schistosomiasis	48	45	73	0	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	49	44	19	354	- 310
Pancreas Cancer	50	43	23	227	- 184
Oral Cancer	51	43	31	167	- 124
Leishmaniasis	52	37	56	8	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	53	34	43	75	- 42
Skin Disease	54	33	51	17	+ 17
Skin Cancers	55	33	33	149	- 117
Appendicitis	56	30	55	10	+ 19
Encephalitis	57	29	48	24	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	58	28	29	174	- 146
Drug Use	59	27	41	90	- 62
Alcohol	60	27	45	49	- 22
Hepatitis B	61	19	58	7	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	16	60	1	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	63	15	36	115	- 100
Trypanosomiasis	64	15	74	0	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	65	11	26	205	- 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	9	57	8	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	4	52	15	- 11
Ascariasis	68	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	64	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	54	12	- 10
Otitis Media	72	2	66	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.