NO MACEDONIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,361	19	157	+ 1,204
Tuberculosis	2	810	35	32	+ 778
Measles	3	782	74	0	+ 782
Malaria	4	774	78	0	+ 774
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	764	56	1	+ 763
Stroke	6	677	1	5,521	- 4,843
Coronary Heart Disease	7	642	2	4,420	- 3,777
Low Birth Weight	8	642	28	73	+ 568
Birth Trauma	9	612	48	7	+ 605
Road Traffic Accidents	10	560	24	107	+ 453
Congenital Anomalies	11	301	37	29	+ 272
Hypertension	12	291	7	627	- 336
Liver Disease	13	278	15	218	+ 61
Lung Disease	14	250	6	807	- 556
HIV/AIDS	15	246	61	0	+ 246
Diabetes Mellitus	16	239	4	1,104	- 865
Meningitis	17	214	51	4	+ 210
Violence	18	206	36	31	+ 175
Maternal Conditions	19	195	54	2	+ 193
Kidney Disease	20	168	9	516	- 348
Malnutrition	21	165	58	1	+ 164
Other Injuries	22	153	17	183	- 30
Pertussis	23	147	50	4	+ 143
Asthma	24	143	33	53	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	25	137	44	12	+ 124
Suicide	26	108	16	196	- 88
Cervical Cancer	27	89	31	68	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	84	30	71	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	29	75	3	4,249	- 4,175
Prostate Cancer	30	73	14	259	- 186
Liver Cancer	31	71	13	260	- 189
Syphilis	32	69	62	0	+ 69
Falls	33	64	27	78	- 13
Drownings	34	64	41	18	+ 46
Breast Cancer	35	63	11	386	- 323
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	55	8	560	- 505
Stomach Cancer	37	48	10	455	- 407
Lymphomas	38	38	25	96	- 58
Fires	39	37	46	11	+ 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	36	32	56	- 20
Leukemia	41	35	22	114	- 80
Poisonings	42	32	45	11	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	32	43	13	+ 19
Epilepsy	44	32	38	23	+ 9
War	45	31	63	0	+ 30
Tetanus	46	22	75	0	+ 22
Lung Cancers	47	21	5	1,055	- 1,033
Schistosomiasis	48	20	79	0	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	49	19	20	141	- 121
Pancreas Cancer	50	19	12	267	- 248
Oral Cancer	51	19	29	72	- 53
Leishmaniasis	52	16	64	0	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	53	15	34	45	- 31
Skin Disease	54	14	57	1	+ 13
Skin Cancers	55	14	21	126	- 112
Appendicitis	56	13	55	1	+ 12
Encephalitis	57	13	59	1	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	58	12	26	93	- 81
Drug Use	59	12	47	9	+ 3
Alcohol	60	12	42	14	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	8	49	7	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	7	65	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	63	7	23	108	- 101
Trypanosomiasis	64	6	77	0	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	65	5	18	163	- 158
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	4	60	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	2	40	19	- 17
Ascariasis	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	39	21	- 20
Otitis Media	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

DR Congo

No Macedonia

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.