PARAGUAY VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,794	4	1,661	+ 3,133
Tuberculosis	2	2,852	26	273	+ 2,580
Measles	3	2,754	78	0	+ 2,754
Malaria	4	2,726	81	0	+ 2,726
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,692	31	192	+ 2,500
Stroke	6	2,386	2	3,007	- 622
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,263	1	4,327	- 2,064
Low Birth Weight	8	2,260	12	644	+ 1,615
Birth Trauma	9	2,156	30	213	+ 1,943
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,972	6	1,552	+ 421
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,060	11	662	+ 398
Hypertension	12	1,026	8	895	+ 131
Liver Disease	13	981	17	524	+ 457
Lung Disease	14	882	7	1,181	- 299
HIV/AIDS	15	866	21	448	+ 418
Diabetes Mellitus	16	841	3	2,361	- 1,520
Meningitis	17	754	53	52	+ 702
Violence	18	725	13	566	+ 159
Maternal Conditions	19	685	49	64	+ 621
Kidney Disease	20	592	5	1,592	- 1,001
Malnutrition	21	581	25	330	+ 251
Other Injuries	22	539	9	843	- 304
Pertussis	23	516	59	30	+ 486
Asthma	24	504	39	126	+ 378
Endocrine Disorders	25	481	14	562	- 81
Suicide	26	379	22	425	- 46
Cervical Cancer	27	314	18	516	- 201
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	296	36	144	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	29	264	34	154	+ 110
Prostate Cancer	30	257	15	546	- 289
Liver Cancer	31	250	35	152	+ 98
Syphilis	32	245	42	119	+ 126
Falls	33	227	43	100	+ 127
Drownings	34	225	32	178	+ 47
Breast Cancer	35	223	20	481	- 258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	193	16	543	- 350
Stomach Cancer	37	168	24	355	- 187
Lymphomas	38	134	29	245	- 110
Fires	39	131	50	63	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	125	47	69	+ 57
Leukemia	41	122	27	272	- 150
Poisonings	42	113	63	14	+ 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	113	55	43	+ 69
Epilepsy	44	113	44	98	+ 14
War	45	108	71	3	+ 105
Tetanus	46	76	64	12	+ 64
Lung Cancers	47	75	10	738	- 662
Schistosomiasis	48	70	80	0	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	49	67	41	122	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	50	66	28	258	- 192
Oral Cancer	51	65	38	134	- 68
Leishmaniasis	52	57	61	17	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	53	52	33	173	- 122
Skin Disease	54	51	37	144	- 93
Skin Cancers	55	50	40	125	- 75
Appendicitis	56	46	57	37	+ 9
Encephalitis	57	44	66	11	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	58	43	45	85	- 42
Drug Use	59	42	56	38	+ 4
Alcohol	60	41	23	410	- 368
Hepatitis B	61	30	67	10	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	24	70	4	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	63	23	54	45	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	64	23	82	0	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	65	18	51	57	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	48	66	- 51
Other Neoplasms	67	6	19	487	- 481
Ascariasis	68	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	72	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	68	8	- 6
Otitis Media	72	2	74	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	62	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	65	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	60	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	52	- 52
Oral conditions	82	0	73	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	8	- 8
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	82	- 82
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

DR Congo

Paraguay

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.