MONTENEGRO VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MONTENEGRO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	382	12	81	+ 301
Tuberculosis	2	227	51	1	+ 226
Measles	3	220	67	0	+ 220
Malaria	4	217	70	0	+ 217
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	215	56	1	+ 214
Stroke	6	190	1	2,208	- 2,017
Coronary Heart Disease	7	180	2	1,748	- 1,567
Low Birth Weight	8	180	43	5	+ 175
Birth Trauma	9	172	41	6	+ 166
Road Traffic Accidents	10	157	21	48	+ 109
Congenital Anomalies	11	84	45	4	+ 81
Hypertension	12	82	18	55	+ 26
Liver Disease	13	78	17	57	+ 21
Lung Disease	14	70	11	90	- 20
HIV/AIDS	15	69	73	0	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	16	67	6	174	- 107
Meningitis	17	60	49	1	+ 59
Violence	18	58	29	18	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	19	55	58	0	+ 54
Kidney Disease	20	47	7	147	- 100
Malnutrition	21	46	53	1	+ 45
Other Injuries	22	43	23	29	+ 14
Pertussis	23	41	55	1	+ 40
Asthma	24	40	46	4	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	25	38	40	7	+ 32
Suicide	26	30	8	132	- 101
Cervical Cancer	27	25	27	20	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	24	5	227	- 203
Inflammatory/Heart	29	21	4	311	- 290
Prostate Cancer	30	21	13	75	- 55
Liver Cancer	31	20	20	50	- 30
Syphilis	32	19	59	0	+ 19
Falls	33	18	14	67	- 49
Drownings	34	18	36	11	+ 7
Breast Cancer	35	18	9	127	- 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	15	10	113	- 98
Stomach Cancer	37	13	19	50	- 37
Lymphomas	38	11	24	27	- 16
Fires	39	10	32	14	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	10	26	21	- 11
Leukemia	41	10	25	23	- 14
Poisonings	42	9	44	4	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	34	13	- 4
Epilepsy	44	9	42	6	+ 3
War	45	9	63	0	+ 9
Tetanus	46	6	62	0	+ 6
Lung Cancers	47	6	3	340	- 334
Schistosomiasis	48	6	69	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	49	5	15	66	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	50	5	16	64	- 58
Oral Cancer	51	5	37	10	- 5
Leishmaniasis	52	5	57	1	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	4	30	17	- 13
Skin Disease	54	4	54	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	55	4	35	12	- 8
Appendicitis	56	4	52	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	4	50	1	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	58	3	28	19	- 16
Drug Use	59	3	31	14	- 11
Alcohol	60	3	38	9	- 6
Hepatitis B	61	2	61	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	60	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	2	33	14	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	64	2	71	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	65	1	22	35	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	48	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	47	2	- 2
Ascariasis	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	39	8	- 7
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MONTENEGRO

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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.