VENEZUELA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,916	7	7,188	+ 12,728
Tuberculosis	2	11,850	31	748	+ 11,102
Measles	3	11,442	79	0	+ 11,442
Malaria	4	11,323	42	402	+ 10,921
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,184	22	1,359	+ 9,825
Stroke	6	9,910	3	12,133	- 2,223
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,400	1	26,905	- 17,505
Low Birth Weight	8	9,388	12	3,088	+ 6,300
Birth Trauma	9	8,957	24	1,087	+ 7,870
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,193	5	11,127	- 2,934
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,402	14	2,846	+ 1,556
Hypertension	12	4,263	9	5,195	- 932
Liver Disease	13	4,074	16	2,340	+ 1,734
Lung Disease	14	3,663	10	5,150	- 1,487
HIV/AIDS	15	3,598	6	7,490	- 3,892
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,494	4	11,176	- 7,683
Meningitis	17	3,133	49	251	+ 2,882
Violence	18	3,011	2	18,132	- 15,121
Maternal Conditions	19	2,847	39	422	+ 2,425
Kidney Disease	20	2,458	8	5,932	- 3,474
Malnutrition	21	2,413	32	629	+ 1,784
Other Injuries	22	2,240	21	1,693	+ 547
Pertussis	23	2,145	64	26	+ 2,119
Asthma	24	2,094	46	311	+ 1,783
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,998	30	760	+ 1,238
Suicide	26	1,574	34	585	+ 989
Cervical Cancer	27	1,306	20	1,986	- 680
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,231	35	572	+ 659
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,095	33	599	+ 496
Prostate Cancer	30	1,069	13	2,848	- 1,779
Liver Cancer	31	1,040	26	1,029	+ 10
Syphilis	32	1,016	67	15	+ 1,001
Falls	33	943	28	865	+ 78
Drownings	34	935	43	388	+ 547
Breast Cancer	35	925	15	2,563	- 1,638
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	803	19	2,037	- 1,234
Stomach Cancer	37	698	17	2,175	- 1,477
Lymphomas	38	558	23	1,248	- 690
Fires	39	544	54	144	+ 399
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	521	40	418	+ 103
Leukemia	41	507	27	1,007	- 501
Poisonings	42	468	58	68	+ 401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	468	57	80	+ 388
Epilepsy	44	468	41	411	+ 57
War	45	449	51	185	+ 264
Tetanus	46	316	68	8	+ 308
Lung Cancers	47	313	11	3,900	- 3,586
Schistosomiasis	48	290	76	1	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	49	280	48	252	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	50	275	25	1,082	- 807
Oral Cancer	51	272	38	544	- 273
Leishmaniasis	52	235	73	3	+ 232
Oesophagus Cancer	53	214	44	370	- 156
Skin Disease	54	211	66	18	+ 194
Skin Cancers	55	207	37	553	- 346
Appendicitis	56	190	56	98	+ 93
Encephalitis	57	184	61	37	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	58	178	36	563	- 385
Drug Use	59	173	50	225	- 52
Alcohol	60	172	62	34	+ 138
Hepatitis B	61	124	63	30	+ 94
Upper Respiratory	62	100	74	1	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	63	95	47	309	- 214
Trypanosomiasis	64	94	83	0	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	65	73	45	365	- 291
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	59	52	180	- 121
Other Neoplasms	67	24	18	2,167	- 2,144
Ascariasis	68	22	70	5	+ 17
Hepatitis C	69	19	65	21	- 3
Diphtheria	70	13	78	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	71	12	60	51	- 39
Otitis Media	72	10	75	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	73	4	82	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Osteoarthritis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	55	126	- 126
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

DR Congo

Venezuela

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.