SERBIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,239	11	1,832	+ 2,407
Tuberculosis	2	2,522	46	100	+ 2,422
Measles	3	2,436	72	1	+ 2,435
Malaria	4	2,410	77	0	+ 2,410
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,381	39	167	+ 2,214
Stroke	6	2,110	2	16,241	- 14,131
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,001	1	21,776	- 19,775
Low Birth Weight	8	1,998	38	187	+ 1,811
Birth Trauma	9	1,907	52	45	+ 1,861
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,744	24	655	+ 1,089
Congenital Anomalies	11	937	40	162	+ 775
Hypertension	12	907	12	1,621	- 713
Liver Disease	13	867	19	887	- 20
Lung Disease	14	780	6	3,853	- 3,073
HIV/AIDS	15	766	56	25	+ 741
Diabetes Mellitus	16	744	7	3,611	- 2,867
Meningitis	17	667	54	35	+ 631
Violence	18	641	45	108	+ 533
Maternal Conditions	19	606	59	12	+ 594
Kidney Disease	20	523	5	4,169	- 3,646
Malnutrition	21	514	61	10	+ 504
Other Injuries	22	477	30	406	+ 70
Pertussis	23	457	63	6	+ 450
Asthma	24	446	31	390	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	25	425	36	309	+ 117
Suicide	26	335	16	996	- 661
Cervical Cancer	27	278	25	638	- 360
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	262	9	2,876	- 2,614
Inflammatory/Heart	29	233	3	15,274	- 15,041
Prostate Cancer	30	228	14	1,317	- 1,090
Liver Cancer	31	221	17	918	- 697
Syphilis	32	216	67	2	+ 215
Falls	33	201	33	362	- 161
Drownings	34	199	48	73	+ 126
Breast Cancer	35	197	10	2,284	- 2,088
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	171	8	3,429	- 3,258
Stomach Cancer	37	149	15	1,203	- 1,054
Lymphomas	38	119	20	831	- 712
Fires	39	116	50	64	+ 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	111	28	594	- 484
Leukemia	41	108	22	710	- 603
Poisonings	42	100	57	23	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	100	47	78	+ 21
Epilepsy	44	100	37	223	- 123
War	45	96	71	1	+ 95
Tetanus	46	67	65	2	+ 65
Lung Cancers	47	67	4	6,539	- 6,472
Schistosomiasis	48	62	78	0	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	49	60	21	804	- 744
Pancreas Cancer	50	59	13	1,402	- 1,343
Oral Cancer	51	58	23	680	- 623
Leishmaniasis	52	50	74	0	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	53	46	35	332	- 286
Skin Disease	54	45	43	113	- 68
Skin Cancers	55	44	26	638	- 594
Appendicitis	56	41	58	16	+ 25
Encephalitis	57	39	66	2	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	58	38	29	555	- 517
Drug Use	59	37	49	72	- 35
Alcohol	60	37	34	341	- 305
Hepatitis B	61	26	53	36	- 10
Upper Respiratory	62	21	64	3	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	63	20	32	369	- 349
Trypanosomiasis	64	20	76	0	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	65	16	18	893	- 877
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	13	55	34	- 22
Other Neoplasms	67	5	27	601	- 596
Ascariasis	68	5	84	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	60	12	- 8
Diphtheria	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	42	146	- 144
Otitis Media	72	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	80	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	51	- 51
Oral conditions	82	0	69	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	44	109	- 109
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	41	152	- 152
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

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Serbia

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.