GUYANA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	506	6	302	+ 205
Tuberculosis	2	301	16	137	+ 164
Measles	3	291	77	0	+ 291
Malaria	4	288	33	30	+ 258
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	284	27	48	+ 237
Stroke	6	252	2	1,022	- 771
Coronary Heart Disease	7	239	1	1,335	- 1,096
Low Birth Weight	8	239	22	89	+ 149
Birth Trauma	9	228	24	64	+ 163
Road Traffic Accidents	10	208	11	175	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	11	112	23	69	+ 43
Hypertension	12	108	4	320	- 212
Liver Disease	13	104	9	197	- 93
Lung Disease	14	93	13	174	- 81
HIV/AIDS	15	91	7	256	- 165
Diabetes Mellitus	16	89	3	579	- 490
Meningitis	17	80	44	17	+ 62
Violence	18	77	10	194	- 117
Maternal Conditions	19	72	35	28	+ 44
Kidney Disease	20	62	8	233	- 171
Malnutrition	21	61	30	37	+ 24
Other Injuries	22	57	14	167	- 110
Pertussis	23	55	73	0	+ 54
Asthma	24	53	36	25	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	25	51	12	174	- 124
Suicide	26	40	5	315	- 275
Cervical Cancer	27	33	21	91	- 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	31	38	23	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	29	28	20	92	- 64
Prostate Cancer	30	27	17	123	- 96
Liver Cancer	31	26	34	29	- 2
Syphilis	32	26	71	0	+ 26
Falls	33	24	48	11	+ 13
Drownings	34	24	15	145	- 121
Breast Cancer	35	24	19	96	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	20	25	59	- 38
Stomach Cancer	37	18	31	34	- 16
Lymphomas	38	14	32	32	- 18
Fires	39	14	41	19	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	13	26	54	- 41
Leukemia	41	13	39	21	- 8
Poisonings	42	12	65	1	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	12	47	13	- 1
Epilepsy	44	12	37	24	- 12
War	45	11	64	1	+ 11
Tetanus	46	8	72	0	+ 8
Lung Cancers	47	8	29	38	- 30
Schistosomiasis	48	7	84	0	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	49	7	49	9	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	50	7	42	19	- 12
Oral Cancer	51	7	40	20	- 13
Leishmaniasis	52	6	83	0	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	53	5	51	8	- 2
Skin Disease	54	5	56	3	+ 2
Skin Cancers	55	5	55	5	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	5	54	6	- 1
Encephalitis	57	5	53	7	- 2
Ovary Cancer	58	5	43	18	- 13
Drug Use	59	4	45	16	- 11
Alcohol	60	4	57	3	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	3	59	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	3	66	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	2	46	13	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	65	2	50	8	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	63	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	28	40	- 40
Ascariasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	8	- 8
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	62	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	18	99	- 99
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

DR Congo

Guyana

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.