GREECE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,667	3	8,282	- 1,616
Tuberculosis	2	3,967	46	66	+ 3,900
Measles	3	3,830	68	0	+ 3,830
Malaria	4	3,790	78	0	+ 3,790
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,744	44	95	+ 3,649
Stroke	6	3,317	2	14,077	- 10,760
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,147	1	21,124	- 17,978
Low Birth Weight	8	3,143	41	127	+ 3,015
Birth Trauma	9	2,998	57	17	+ 2,981
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,743	22	870	+ 1,872
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,474	38	174	+ 1,299
Hypertension	12	1,427	9	2,922	- 1,495
Liver Disease	13	1,364	23	809	+ 554
Lung Disease	14	1,226	5	5,526	- 4,300
HIV/AIDS	15	1,204	50	47	+ 1,157
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,170	20	1,266	- 96
Meningitis	17	1,049	53	33	+ 1,015
Violence	18	1,008	42	104	+ 904
Maternal Conditions	19	953	61	2	+ 951
Kidney Disease	20	823	6	4,759	- 3,936
Malnutrition	21	808	66	1	+ 807
Other Injuries	22	750	17	1,453	- 704
Pertussis	23	718	69	0	+ 718
Asthma	24	701	55	27	+ 674
Endocrine Disorders	25	669	29	526	+ 143
Suicide	26	527	28	533	- 6
Cervical Cancer	27	437	36	243	+ 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	412	7	3,940	- 3,527
Inflammatory/Heart	29	367	24	725	- 358
Prostate Cancer	30	358	12	2,023	- 1,665
Liver Cancer	31	348	14	1,566	- 1,217
Syphilis	32	340	65	1	+ 339
Falls	33	316	21	1,245	- 929
Drownings	34	313	32	435	- 122
Breast Cancer	35	310	11	2,520	- 2,211
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	269	8	3,264	- 2,995
Stomach Cancer	37	234	16	1,535	- 1,302
Lymphomas	38	187	19	1,268	- 1,082
Fires	39	182	39	146	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	174	26	611	- 436
Leukemia	41	170	18	1,354	- 1,184
Poisonings	42	157	56	19	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	157	43	100	+ 57
Epilepsy	44	157	34	249	- 93
War	45	150	64	1	+ 149
Tetanus	46	106	62	2	+ 104
Lung Cancers	47	105	4	7,355	- 7,251
Schistosomiasis	48	97	75	0	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	49	94	10	2,646	- 2,552
Pancreas Cancer	50	92	13	1,904	- 1,812
Oral Cancer	51	91	30	440	- 349
Leishmaniasis	52	79	60	4	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	53	72	35	246	- 174
Skin Disease	54	71	47	56	+ 15
Skin Cancers	55	69	31	438	- 369
Appendicitis	56	64	58	9	+ 54
Encephalitis	57	62	67	1	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	58	59	27	557	- 498
Drug Use	59	58	37	193	- 135
Alcohol	60	58	49	50	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	41	48	56	- 15
Upper Respiratory	62	34	59	8	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	63	32	33	373	- 341
Trypanosomiasis	64	31	76	0	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	65	24	15	1,551	- 1,526
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	45	67	- 47
Other Neoplasms	67	8	25	679	- 671
Ascariasis	68	7	73	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	52	38	- 32
Diphtheria	70	4	70	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	40	135	- 131
Otitis Media	72	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	80	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.