RUSSIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	89,744	10	32,404	+ 57,340
Tuberculosis	2	53,397	30	8,422	+ 44,976
Measles	3	51,561	68	0	+ 51,561
Malaria	4	51,022	74	0	+ 51,022
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	50,398	55	403	+ 49,995
Stroke	6	44,657	2	327,199	- 282,543
Coronary Heart Disease	7	42,359	1	562,711	- 520,352
Low Birth Weight	8	42,304	44	2,153	+ 40,151
Birth Trauma	9	40,360	53	714	+ 39,646
Road Traffic Accidents	10	36,920	19	17,507	+ 19,413
Congenital Anomalies	11	19,837	41	4,201	+ 15,635
Hypertension	12	19,210	17	18,348	+ 863
Liver Disease	13	18,358	6	45,463	- 27,105
Lung Disease	14	16,506	9	36,600	- 20,094
HIV/AIDS	15	16,212	15	21,262	- 5,049
Diabetes Mellitus	16	15,744	18	18,345	- 2,601
Meningitis	17	14,116	48	1,037	+ 13,079
Violence	18	13,570	23	11,450	+ 2,119
Maternal Conditions	19	12,828	56	267	+ 12,561
Kidney Disease	20	11,076	22	11,581	- 505
Malnutrition	21	10,873	57	242	+ 10,631
Other Injuries	22	10,094	14	22,517	- 12,423
Pertussis	23	9,666	65	2	+ 9,664
Asthma	24	9,437	46	1,764	+ 7,673
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,005	45	2,004	+ 7,001
Suicide	26	7,092	8	36,625	- 29,533
Cervical Cancer	27	5,885	34	7,423	- 1,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,549	5	48,522	- 42,973
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,936	4	54,060	- 49,124
Prostate Cancer	30	4,818	20	14,107	- 9,289
Liver Cancer	31	4,686	24	11,165	- 6,479
Syphilis	32	4,578	62	19	+ 4,559
Falls	33	4,250	21	11,705	- 7,455
Drownings	34	4,214	36	6,629	- 2,414
Breast Cancer	35	4,168	13	23,242	- 19,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,620	7	42,633	- 39,013
Stomach Cancer	37	3,147	11	29,386	- 26,239
Lymphomas	38	2,515	29	8,919	- 6,404
Fires	39	2,450	37	6,387	- 3,938
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,346	28	8,938	- 6,591
Leukemia	41	2,284	31	8,238	- 5,954
Poisonings	42	2,110	40	5,565	- 3,455
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,108	42	2,770	- 662
Epilepsy	44	2,107	52	718	+ 1,389
War	45	2,023	59	123	+ 1,901
Tetanus	46	1,422	63	3	+ 1,419
Lung Cancers	47	1,413	3	54,361	- 52,949
Schistosomiasis	48	1,307	72	0	+ 1,307
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,262	26	9,371	- 8,108
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,240	16	20,282	- 19,042
Oral Cancer	51	1,224	25	10,880	- 9,656
Leishmaniasis	52	1,060	73	0	+ 1,060
Oesophagus Cancer	53	964	33	7,431	- 6,467
Skin Disease	54	953	43	2,735	- 1,783
Skin Cancers	55	934	39	5,612	- 4,678
Appendicitis	56	858	54	409	+ 450
Encephalitis	57	830	47	1,076	- 247
Ovary Cancer	58	800	32	8,123	- 7,323
Drug Use	59	779	27	9,113	- 8,334
Alcohol	60	775	12	27,984	- 27,210
Hepatitis B	61	557	60	43	+ 513
Upper Respiratory	62	452	58	158	+ 294
Uterin Cancer	63	430	35	6,867	- 6,438
Trypanosomiasis	64	423	70	0	+ 423
Bladder Cancer	65	329	38	6,307	- 5,978
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	265	50	750	- 485
Other Neoplasms	67	107	51	729	- 622
Ascariasis	68	97	77	0	+ 97
Hepatitis C	69	84	66	2	+ 82
Diphtheria	70	57	67	0	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	71	53	49	827	- 773
Otitis Media	72	46	64	3	+ 43
Chlamydia	73	18	61	25	- 7
Dengue	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.