DR CONGO VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	118,138	15	13,286	+ 104,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	58,648	1	73,546	- 14,897
Malaria	3	42,896	4	41,813	+ 1,083
Low Birth Weight	4	29,360	8	34,668	- 5,309
Birth Trauma	5	28,330	9	33,075	- 4,746
Stroke	6	28,089	6	36,596	- 8,507
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,917	7	34,713	- 7,796
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,679	10	30,256	- 6,577
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	22,417	5	41,301	- 18,884
Tuberculosis	10	20,619	2	43,759	- 23,140
Diabetes Mellitus	11	19,225	16	12,902	+ 6,323
Congenital Anomalies	12	16,019	11	16,256	- 237
Liver Disease	13	12,806	13	15,044	- 2,239
Kidney Disease	14	12,749	20	9,077	+ 3,673
Measles	15	11,632	3	42,254	- 30,622
Hypertension	16	10,611	12	15,743	- 5,132
Maternal Conditions	17	8,913	19	10,513	- 1,600
Syphilis	18	8,602	32	3,751	+ 4,851
Meningitis	19	8,163	17	11,568	- 3,405
Lung Disease	20	7,741	14	13,527	- 5,785
Pertussis	21	7,006	23	7,921	- 915
Suicide	22	6,885	26	5,812	+ 1,073
Other Injuries	23	6,754	22	8,272	- 1,518
Breast Cancer	24	5,416	35	3,416	+ 2,001
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,697	25	7,380	- 2,682
Asthma	26	4,190	24	7,733	- 3,544
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,054	29	4,045	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	28	3,603	27	4,823	- 1,220
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,565	28	4,548	- 982
Drug Use	30	3,232	59	638	+ 2,593
Malnutrition	31	3,090	21	8,910	- 5,821
Falls	32	2,934	33	3,483	- 549
Violence	33	2,873	18	11,120	- 8,247
Liver Cancer	34	2,765	31	3,840	- 1,075
Prostate Cancer	35	2,751	30	3,948	- 1,197
Drownings	36	2,537	34	3,454	- 916
Oral Cancer	37	2,217	51	1,003	+ 1,214
Epilepsy	38	2,075	44	1,727	+ 348
Fires	39	1,938	39	2,007	- 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,838	36	2,966	- 1,128
Lung Cancers	41	1,718	47	1,158	+ 560
Tetanus	42	1,496	46	1,166	+ 331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,406	40	1,923	- 517
Poisonings	44	1,352	42	1,729	- 377
Lymphomas	45	1,244	38	2,061	- 817
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,131	49	1,035	+ 97
Trypanosomiasis	47	1,060	64	347	+ 713
Skin Cancers	48	1,039	55	765	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	49	1,002	37	2,579	- 1,577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	913	43	1,728	- 815
Skin Disease	51	835	54	781	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	52	823	58	656	+ 168
Alcohol	53	764	60	635	+ 130
Oesophagus Cancer	54	761	53	790	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	55	731	50	1,017	- 285
Bladder Cancer	56	546	65	270	+ 277
Encephalitis	57	498	57	680	- 182
Uterin Cancer	58	495	63	352	+ 143
Appendicitis	59	357	56	703	- 346
Schistosomiasis	60	275	48	1,071	- 796
Leukemia	61	241	41	1,871	- 1,631
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	236	66	217	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	63	201	67	88	+ 114
Diphtheria	64	199	70	47	+ 152
Hepatitis B	65	195	61	456	- 261
Upper Respiratory	66	107	62	370	- 263
Multiple Sclerosis	67	92	71	44	+ 48
Chlamydia	68	28	73	15	+ 13
Hepatitis C	69	18	69	69	- 50
Ascariasis	70	17	68	80	- 63
War	71	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Otitis Media	72	10	72	38	- 29
Dengue	73	1	74	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Equ. Guinea

DR Congo

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.