HONDURAS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,073	9	1,335	+ 4,737
Tuberculosis	2	3,613	22	453	+ 3,161
Measles	3	3,489	79	0	+ 3,489
Malaria	4	3,453	71	0	+ 3,452
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,410	11	923	+ 2,488
Stroke	6	3,022	3	5,667	- 2,645
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,866	1	8,063	- 5,196
Low Birth Weight	8	2,863	16	755	+ 2,108
Birth Trauma	9	2,731	33	310	+ 2,421
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,498	7	1,572	+ 926
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,342	15	793	+ 549
Hypertension	12	1,300	13	838	+ 462
Liver Disease	13	1,242	6	2,721	- 1,479
Lung Disease	14	1,117	5	2,997	- 1,880
HIV/AIDS	15	1,097	14	794	+ 303
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,065	10	1,075	- 10
Meningitis	17	955	46	92	+ 864
Violence	18	918	2	6,520	- 5,602
Maternal Conditions	19	868	48	90	+ 778
Kidney Disease	20	749	4	3,056	- 2,307
Malnutrition	21	736	39	181	+ 554
Other Injuries	22	683	12	845	- 162
Pertussis	23	654	53	58	+ 596
Asthma	24	639	30	346	+ 292
Endocrine Disorders	25	609	31	334	+ 275
Suicide	26	480	37	201	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	27	398	19	493	- 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	376	8	1,413	- 1,037
Inflammatory/Heart	29	334	28	366	- 32
Prostate Cancer	30	326	25	378	- 52
Liver Cancer	31	317	26	376	- 59
Syphilis	32	310	61	18	+ 291
Falls	33	288	35	289	- 2
Drownings	34	285	38	183	+ 102
Breast Cancer	35	282	20	478	- 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	245	29	354	- 109
Stomach Cancer	37	213	18	643	- 430
Lymphomas	38	170	24	390	- 220
Fires	39	166	57	40	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	159	17	657	- 498
Leukemia	41	155	21	475	- 320
Poisonings	42	143	55	45	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	143	54	47	+ 96
Epilepsy	44	143	36	201	- 59
War	45	137	65	4	+ 133
Tetanus	46	96	59	26	+ 70
Lung Cancers	47	96	27	369	- 274
Schistosomiasis	48	88	76	0	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	49	85	23	429	- 344
Pancreas Cancer	50	84	32	325	- 241
Oral Cancer	51	83	44	99	- 16
Leishmaniasis	52	72	69	1	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	53	65	50	81	- 16
Skin Disease	54	64	40	167	- 103
Skin Cancers	55	63	52	68	- 5
Appendicitis	56	58	41	139	- 81
Encephalitis	57	56	51	79	- 22
Ovary Cancer	58	54	45	98	- 43
Drug Use	59	53	42	129	- 76
Alcohol	60	52	34	308	- 256
Hepatitis B	61	38	64	5	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	62	31	63	9	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	63	29	60	23	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	64	29	77	0	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	65	22	49	82	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	47	91	- 73
Other Neoplasms	67	7	56	41	- 34
Ascariasis	68	7	67	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	6	66	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	4	70	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	62	11	- 7
Otitis Media	72	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	43	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	58	27	- 27
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

DR Congo

Honduras

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.