LITHUANIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		LITHUANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,675	7	654	+ 1,021
Tuberculosis	2	997	38	119	+ 878
Measles	3	962	83	0	+ 962
Malaria	4	952	81	0	+ 952
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	941	42	59	+ 881
Stroke	6	833	2	5,643	- 4,810
Coronary Heart Disease	7	791	1	15,329	- 14,539
Low Birth Weight	8	790	55	9	+ 781
Birth Trauma	9	753	53	10	+ 743
Road Traffic Accidents	10	689	27	225	+ 465
Congenital Anomalies	11	370	41	62	+ 309
Hypertension	12	359	4	1,289	- 931
Liver Disease	13	343	9	644	- 301
Lung Disease	14	308	16	513	- 205
HIV/AIDS	15	303	51	22	+ 280
Diabetes Mellitus	16	294	14	525	- 231
Meningitis	17	263	52	19	+ 244
Violence	18	253	36	132	+ 122
Maternal Conditions	19	239	63	2	+ 237
Kidney Disease	20	207	19	372	- 165
Malnutrition	21	203	58	7	+ 196
Other Injuries	22	188	18	416	- 227
Pertussis	23	180	69	0	+ 180
Asthma	24	176	46	45	+ 131
Endocrine Disorders	25	168	39	72	+ 96
Suicide	26	132	6	721	- 589
Cervical Cancer	27	110	28	224	- 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	104	8	649	- 545
Inflammatory/Heart	29	92	17	484	- 392
Prostate Cancer	30	90	12	598	- 508
Liver Cancer	31	87	25	239	- 151
Syphilis	32	85	70	0	+ 85
Falls	33	79	15	518	- 439
Drownings	34	79	35	150	- 71
Breast Cancer	35	78	11	629	- 551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	68	5	1,074	- 1,006
Stomach Cancer	37	59	10	639	- 580
Lymphomas	38	47	21	321	- 275
Fires	39	46	43	51	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	44	22	313	- 269
Leukemia	41	43	24	284	- 241
Poisonings	42	39	45	46	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	39	48	29	+ 10
Epilepsy	44	39	40	62	- 23
War	45	38	67	0	+ 37
Tetanus	46	27	62	2	+ 24
Lung Cancers	47	26	3	1,329	- 1,302
Schistosomiasis	48	24	78	0	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	49	24	29	222	- 199
Pancreas Cancer	50	23	13	578	- 555
Oral Cancer	51	23	20	338	- 315
Leishmaniasis	52	20	77	0	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	53	18	30	219	- 201
Skin Disease	54	18	44	48	- 30
Skin Cancers	55	17	32	197	- 179
Appendicitis	56	16	54	10	+ 6
Encephalitis	57	15	65	2	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	58	15	26	233	- 218
Drug Use	59	15	37	122	- 108
Alcohol	60	14	33	192	- 177
Hepatitis B	61	10	61	5	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	8	68	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	63	8	34	159	- 151
Trypanosomiasis	64	8	80	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	65	6	23	292	- 286
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	47	41	- 36
Other Neoplasms	67	2	31	212	- 210
Ascariasis	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	50	23	- 22
Diphtheria	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	49	29	- 28
Otitis Media	72	1	66	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	8	- 8
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	8	- 8
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	60	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LITHUANIA

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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.