DR CONGO VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	105,535	1	73,546	+ 31,989
Malaria	2	67,495	4	41,813	+ 25,682
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	56,009	5	41,301	+ 14,708
Measles	4	49,711	3	42,254	+ 7,457
Stroke	5	47,669	6	36,596	+ 11,072
Coronary Heart Disease	6	46,746	7	34,713	+ 12,033
Birth Trauma	7	39,578	9	33,075	+ 6,503
Low Birth Weight	8	35,634	8	34,668	+ 966
Road Traffic Accidents	9	31,258	10	30,256	+ 1,001
HIV/AIDS	10	24,916	15	13,286	+ 11,630
Meningitis	11	21,724	17	11,568	+ 10,156
Liver Disease	12	21,041	13	15,044	+ 5,997
Tuberculosis	13	19,544	2	43,759	- 24,216
Congenital Anomalies	14	17,994	11	16,256	+ 1,738
Diabetes Mellitus	15	17,639	16	12,902	+ 4,737
Kidney Disease	16	16,001	20	9,077	+ 6,924
Maternal Conditions	17	14,796	19	10,513	+ 4,283
Other Injuries	18	12,410	22	8,272	+ 4,138
Cervical Cancer	19	12,305	27	4,823	+ 7,483
Lung Disease	20	11,327	14	13,527	- 2,199
Hypertension	21	11,124	12	15,743	- 4,618
Asthma	22	9,729	24	7,733	+ 1,995
Liver Cancer	23	9,632	31	3,840	+ 5,792
Pertussis	24	9,615	23	7,921	+ 1,694
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,402	25	7,380	+ 2,023
Violence	26	9,308	18	11,120	- 1,812
Trypanosomiasis	27	8,846	64	347	+ 8,499
Malnutrition	28	8,516	21	8,910	- 395
Suicide	29	7,359	26	5,812	+ 1,547
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	4,777	28	4,548	+ 229
Drownings	31	4,360	34	3,454	+ 907
Prostate Cancer	32	4,333	30	3,948	+ 384
Falls	33	3,957	33	3,483	+ 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,697	40	1,923	+ 1,774
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,626	29	4,045	- 419
Fires	36	3,384	39	2,007	+ 1,377
Epilepsy	37	2,884	44	1,727	+ 1,158
Breast Cancer	38	2,846	35	3,416	- 570
Syphilis	39	2,706	32	3,751	- 1,045
Poisonings	40	2,433	42	1,729	+ 704
Stomach Cancer	41	2,023	37	2,579	- 556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,963	43	1,728	+ 235
Schistosomiasis	43	1,913	48	1,071	+ 842
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,749	49	1,035	+ 714
Tetanus	45	1,399	46	1,166	+ 233
Drug Use	46	1,392	59	638	+ 754
Hepatitis B	47	1,337	61	456	+ 881
Lymphomas	48	1,301	38	2,061	- 760
Skin Cancers	49	1,255	55	765	+ 490
Lung Cancers	50	1,057	47	1,158	- 101
Skin Disease	51	1,049	54	781	+ 268
Oral Cancer	52	1,004	51	1,003	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	825	36	2,966	- 2,141
Ovary Cancer	54	764	58	656	+ 108
Alcohol	55	688	60	635	+ 53
Encephalitis	56	666	57	680	- 14
Appendicitis	57	341	56	703	- 363
Diphtheria	58	326	70	47	+ 279
Uterin Cancer	59	311	63	352	- 41
Bladder Cancer	60	263	65	270	- 7
Hepatitis C	61	184	69	69	+ 116
Ascariasis	62	183	68	80	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	63	163	53	790	- 627
War	64	162	45	1,658	- 1,496
Pancreas Cancer	65	157	50	1,017	- 859
Multiple Sclerosis	66	147	71	44	+ 103
Leukemia	67	141	41	1,871	- 1,731
Other Neoplasms	68	132	67	88	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	69	124	62	370	- 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	105	66	217	- 113
Chlamydia	71	21	73	15	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	2	72	38	- 36
Dengue	73	1	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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.