DR CONGO VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	156,887	7	34,713	+ 122,174
Stroke	2	105,111	6	36,596	+ 68,515
Diabetes Mellitus	3	90,370	16	12,902	+ 77,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	54,491	1	73,546	- 19,055
Prostate Cancer	5	48,840	30	3,948	+ 44,891
Kidney Disease	6	40,424	20	9,077	+ 31,347
Endocrine Disorders	7	28,185	25	7,380	+ 20,805
Hypertension	8	27,168	12	15,743	+ 11,425
Breast Cancer	9	25,098	35	3,416	+ 21,683
Other Injuries	10	21,590	22	8,272	+ 13,319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	20,060	36	2,966	+ 17,094
Skin Disease	12	18,205	54	781	+ 17,424
Lung Disease	13	15,754	14	13,527	+ 2,227
Lung Cancers	14	15,122	47	1,158	+ 13,965
Uterin Cancer	15	12,173	63	352	+ 11,821
Pancreas Cancer	16	11,257	50	1,017	+ 10,241
Birth Trauma	17	10,837	9	33,075	- 22,238
Liver Disease	18	10,726	13	15,044	- 4,319
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	10,446	28	4,548	+ 5,898
Cervical Cancer	20	10,271	27	4,823	+ 5,448
Lymphomas	21	10,050	38	2,061	+ 7,989
Road Traffic Accidents	22	8,980	10	30,256	- 21,277
Stomach Cancer	23	8,181	37	2,579	+ 5,602
Violence	24	7,439	18	11,120	- 3,681
Liver Cancer	25	7,053	31	3,840	+ 3,213
Congenital Anomalies	26	6,793	11	16,256	- 9,463
Low Birth Weight	27	6,791	8	34,668	- 27,877
Oral Cancer	28	6,665	51	1,003	+ 5,662
Other Neoplasms	29	6,549	67	88	+ 6,462
Oesophagus Cancer	30	5,990	53	790	+ 5,199
Alcohol	31	5,887	60	635	+ 5,252
Anemia	32	5,573	86	0	+ 5,573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,725	40	1,923	+ 2,802
Falls	34	4,625	33	3,483	+ 1,142
Ovary Cancer	35	4,419	58	656	+ 3,763
Inflammatory/Heart	36	4,342	29	4,045	+ 297
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	4,279	81	0	+ 4,279
Leukemia	38	4,110	41	1,871	+ 2,238
Drownings	39	4,091	34	3,454	+ 637
Malnutrition	40	3,601	21	8,910	- 5,309
Bladder Cancer	41	3,595	65	270	+ 3,325
HIV/AIDS	42	3,367	15	13,286	- 9,919
Asthma	43	2,979	24	7,733	- 4,754
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,756	49	1,035	+ 1,721
Epilepsy	45	2,111	44	1,727	+ 385
Fires	46	1,864	39	2,007	- 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,752	43	1,728	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	1,606	5	41,301	- 39,695
Drug Use	49	1,262	59	638	+ 623
Osteoarthritis	50	1,051	80	0	+ 1,051
Tuberculosis	51	972	2	43,759	- 42,788
Suicide	52	739	26	5,812	- 5,073
Appendicitis	53	623	56	703	- 80
Skin Cancers	54	623	55	765	- 142
Maternal Conditions	55	540	19	10,513	- 9,973
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	443	66	217	+ 226
Upper Respiratory	57	413	62	370	+ 43
Hepatitis B	58	308	61	456	- 148
Syphilis	59	289	32	3,751	- 3,462
Poisonings	60	86	42	1,729	- 1,643
War	61	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Pertussis	62	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Dengue	63	1	74	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	1	68	80	- 79
Trichuriasis	65	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	73	15	- 15
Meningitis	68	0	17	11,568	- 11,568
Hepatitis C	69	0	69	69	- 69
Encephalitis	70	0	57	680	- 680
Malaria	71	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	73	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Diphtheria	76	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	77	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	78	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	38	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	71	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Grenada

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.