TURKMENISTAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,661	6	1,137	+ 2,524
Tuberculosis	2	2,178	13	595	+ 1,583
Measles	3	2,103	71	0	+ 2,103
Malaria	4	2,081	76	0	+ 2,081
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,056	20	350	+ 1,705
Stroke	6	1,822	2	4,771	- 2,949
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,728	1	9,941	- 8,213
Low Birth Weight	8	1,726	5	1,161	+ 564
Birth Trauma	9	1,646	7	912	+ 735
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,506	8	800	+ 706
Congenital Anomalies	11	809	9	768	+ 41
Hypertension	12	784	14	478	+ 306
Liver Disease	13	749	4	2,018	- 1,269
Lung Disease	14	673	23	318	+ 355
HIV/AIDS	15	661	3	3,008	- 2,346
Diabetes Mellitus	16	642	10	694	- 51
Meningitis	17	576	44	63	+ 513
Violence	18	554	28	169	+ 384
Maternal Conditions	19	523	59	4	+ 519
Kidney Disease	20	452	12	633	- 181
Malnutrition	21	444	56	8	+ 436
Other Injuries	22	412	22	336	+ 76
Pertussis	23	394	61	3	+ 391
Asthma	24	385	49	44	+ 341
Endocrine Disorders	25	367	31	141	+ 227
Suicide	26	289	21	337	- 47
Cervical Cancer	27	240	25	250	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	226	16	441	- 214
Inflammatory/Heart	29	201	11	663	- 462
Prostate Cancer	30	197	45	60	+ 137
Liver Cancer	31	191	24	279	- 88
Syphilis	32	187	67	0	+ 187
Falls	33	173	36	103	+ 70
Drownings	34	172	29	153	+ 18
Breast Cancer	35	170	18	417	- 247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	148	27	177	- 29
Stomach Cancer	37	128	15	443	- 314
Lymphomas	38	103	33	131	- 28
Fires	39	100	35	122	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	96	37	103	- 7
Leukemia	41	93	32	135	- 42
Poisonings	42	86	50	37	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	86	41	91	- 5
Epilepsy	44	86	38	99	- 13
War	45	83	64	2	+ 81
Tetanus	46	58	53	15	+ 43
Lung Cancers	47	58	17	417	- 360
Schistosomiasis	48	53	79	0	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	49	51	39	96	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	50	51	34	125	- 75
Oral Cancer	51	50	26	181	- 131
Leishmaniasis	52	43	62	3	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	53	39	19	392	- 353
Skin Disease	54	39	54	10	+ 29
Skin Cancers	55	38	47	54	- 16
Appendicitis	56	35	58	7	+ 28
Encephalitis	57	34	42	73	- 39
Ovary Cancer	58	33	40	93	- 61
Drug Use	59	32	48	46	- 14
Alcohol	60	32	30	143	- 111
Hepatitis B	61	23	51	35	- 13
Upper Respiratory	62	18	52	25	- 7
Uterin Cancer	63	18	46	58	- 41
Trypanosomiasis	64	17	78	0	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	65	13	43	69	- 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	60	4	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	67	4	57	7	- 3
Ascariasis	68	4	66	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	63	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	55	10	- 8
Otitis Media	72	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	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 TURKMENISTAN

DR Congo

Turkmenistan

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.