VANUATU VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	203	4	124	+ 78
Tuberculosis	2	121	22	16	+ 104
Measles	3	116	62	0	+ 116
Malaria	4	115	75	0	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	114	6	80	+ 34
Stroke	6	101	2	288	- 188
Coronary Heart Disease	7	96	1	454	- 359
Low Birth Weight	8	96	14	43	+ 52
Birth Trauma	9	91	19	20	+ 72
Road Traffic Accidents	10	83	12	45	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	11	45	10	48	- 3
Hypertension	12	43	11	47	- 4
Liver Disease	13	41	9	51	- 10
Lung Disease	14	37	5	108	- 71
HIV/AIDS	15	37	72	0	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	16	36	3	127	- 91
Meningitis	17	32	36	8	+ 24
Violence	18	31	38	7	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	19	29	24	14	+ 15
Kidney Disease	20	25	7	70	- 45
Malnutrition	21	25	31	10	+ 15
Other Injuries	22	23	17	30	- 7
Pertussis	23	22	30	10	+ 12
Asthma	24	21	13	45	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	25	20	33	9	+ 12
Suicide	26	16	8	54	- 38
Cervical Cancer	27	13	27	13	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	13	21	18	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	29	11	29	11	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	30	11	34	9	+ 2
Liver Cancer	31	11	18	27	- 17
Syphilis	32	10	37	8	+ 3
Falls	33	10	25	13	- 4
Drownings	34	10	16	35	- 25
Breast Cancer	35	9	26	13	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	8	35	8	- 0
Stomach Cancer	37	7	40	6	+ 1
Lymphomas	38	6	45	3	+ 2
Fires	39	6	42	4	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5	20	18	- 13
Leukemia	41	5	32	9	- 4
Poisonings	42	5	47	2	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	15	35	- 30
Epilepsy	44	5	41	5	- 1
War	45	5	64	0	+ 5
Tetanus	46	3	46	3	+ 0
Lung Cancers	47	3	23	15	- 12
Schistosomiasis	48	3	76	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	3	28	12	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	50	3	53	1	+ 2
Oral Cancer	51	3	54	1	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	52	2	74	0	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	53	2	82	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	54	2	39	7	- 5
Skin Cancers	55	2	86	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	2	50	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	2	52	1	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	58	2	44	4	- 2
Drug Use	59	2	56	0	+ 1
Alcohol	60	2	43	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	1	51	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	63	1	48	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	65	1	49	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	58	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	0	55	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	60	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	57	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.