DR CONGO VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	233,036	7	34,713	+ 198,323
Stroke	2	155,298	6	36,596	+ 118,702
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	91,367	1	73,546	+ 17,822
Lung Cancers	4	81,143	47	1,158	+ 79,985
Lung Disease	5	60,963	14	13,527	+ 47,436
Kidney Disease	6	52,494	20	9,077	+ 43,418
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	43,460	28	4,548	+ 38,913
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	36,003	36	2,966	+ 33,037
Hypertension	9	32,238	12	15,743	+ 16,495
Parkinson's Disease	10	29,188	49	1,035	+ 28,153
Breast Cancer	11	27,803	35	3,416	+ 24,388
Prostate Cancer	12	22,319	30	3,948	+ 18,370
Pancreas Cancer	13	21,007	50	1,017	+ 19,990
Liver Cancer	14	17,270	31	3,840	+ 13,430
Bladder Cancer	15	17,106	65	270	+ 16,837
Stomach Cancer	16	16,938	37	2,579	+ 14,359
Other Injuries	17	16,033	22	8,272	+ 7,761
Leukemia	18	14,936	41	1,871	+ 13,065
Lymphomas	19	13,993	38	2,061	+ 11,932
Diabetes Mellitus	20	13,961	16	12,902	+ 1,059
Falls	21	13,735	33	3,483	+ 10,252
Road Traffic Accidents	22	9,601	10	30,256	- 20,656
Liver Disease	23	8,928	13	15,044	- 6,117
Inflammatory/Heart	24	7,997	29	4,045	+ 3,952
Other Neoplasms	25	7,485	67	88	+ 7,397
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	6,737	40	1,923	+ 4,814
Ovary Cancer	27	6,147	58	656	+ 5,491
Suicide	28	5,876	26	5,812	+ 64
Endocrine Disorders	29	5,802	25	7,380	- 1,578
Oral Cancer	30	4,856	51	1,003	+ 3,853
Skin Cancers	31	4,834	55	765	+ 4,068
Drownings	32	4,802	34	3,454	+ 1,349
Uterin Cancer	33	4,109	63	352	+ 3,757
Epilepsy	34	2,748	44	1,727	+ 1,022
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,709	53	790	+ 1,919
Cervical Cancer	36	2,684	27	4,823	- 2,138
Drug Use	37	2,132	59	638	+ 1,493
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,921	11	16,256	- 14,336
Fires	39	1,615	39	2,007	- 393
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,491	71	44	+ 1,447
Low Birth Weight	41	1,403	8	34,668	- 33,265
Violence	42	1,147	18	11,120	- 9,974
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,103	43	1,728	- 624
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	1,047	5	41,301	- 40,254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	736	66	217	+ 519
Tuberculosis	46	734	2	43,759	- 43,026
Skin Disease	47	621	54	781	- 160
Hepatitis B	48	617	61	456	+ 161
Alcohol	49	556	60	635	- 78
HIV/AIDS	50	521	15	13,286	- 12,765
Anemia	51	517	86	0	+ 517
Hepatitis C	52	424	69	69	+ 356
Meningitis	53	367	17	11,568	- 11,201
Schizophrenia	54	303	83	0	+ 303
Asthma	55	303	24	7,733	- 7,431
Poisonings	56	214	42	1,729	- 1,515
Birth Trauma	57	186	9	33,075	- 32,889
Appendicitis	58	105	56	703	- 599
Upper Respiratory	59	87	62	370	- 283
Leishmaniasis	60	40	52	869	- 829
Maternal Conditions	61	24	19	10,513	- 10,489
Tetanus	62	19	46	1,166	- 1,146
Oral conditions	63	18	82	0	+ 18
War	64	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Syphilis	65	12	32	3,751	- 3,740
Malnutrition	66	9	21	8,910	- 8,901
Encephalitis	67	7	57	680	- 673
Measles	68	3	3	42,254	- 42,251
Pertussis	69	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Diphtheria	70	0	70	47	- 47
Dengue	71	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	38	- 38
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Greece

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.