DR CONGO VS HONDURAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HONDURAS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,643	7	34,713	+ 62,930
Violence	2	78,964	18	11,120	+ 67,844
Stroke	3	68,633	6	36,596	+ 32,037
Kidney Disease	4	37,010	20	9,077	+ 27,933
Lung Disease	5	36,291	14	13,527	+ 22,764
Liver Disease	6	32,957	13	15,044	+ 17,913
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,038	10	30,256	- 11,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	17,107	28	4,548	+ 12,559
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,173	1	73,546	- 57,373
Diabetes Mellitus	10	13,021	16	12,902	+ 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	11,172	5	41,301	- 30,129
Other Injuries	12	10,237	22	8,272	+ 1,966
Hypertension	13	10,150	12	15,743	- 5,593
HIV/AIDS	14	9,614	15	13,286	- 3,672
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,604	11	16,256	- 6,652
Low Birth Weight	16	9,141	8	34,668	- 25,527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	7,953	40	1,923	+ 6,030
Stomach Cancer	18	7,783	37	2,579	+ 5,204
Cervical Cancer	19	5,967	27	4,823	+ 1,145
Breast Cancer	20	5,789	35	3,416	+ 2,373
Leukemia	21	5,752	41	1,871	+ 3,881
Tuberculosis	22	5,481	2	43,759	- 38,278
Parkinson's Disease	23	5,195	49	1,035	+ 4,161
Lymphomas	24	4,725	38	2,061	+ 2,664
Prostate Cancer	25	4,578	30	3,948	+ 630
Liver Cancer	26	4,550	31	3,840	+ 710
Lung Cancers	27	4,471	47	1,158	+ 3,314
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,437	29	4,045	+ 392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	4,282	36	2,966	+ 1,315
Asthma	30	4,192	24	7,733	- 3,542
Endocrine Disorders	31	4,050	25	7,380	- 3,330
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,939	50	1,017	+ 2,922
Birth Trauma	33	3,758	9	33,075	- 29,318
Alcohol	34	3,733	60	635	+ 3,098
Falls	35	3,505	33	3,483	+ 22
Epilepsy	36	2,440	44	1,727	+ 714
Suicide	37	2,432	26	5,812	- 3,380
Drownings	38	2,215	34	3,454	- 1,238
Malnutrition	39	2,197	21	8,910	- 6,713
Skin Disease	40	2,028	54	781	+ 1,247
Appendicitis	41	1,688	56	703	+ 985
Drug Use	42	1,559	59	638	+ 920
Dengue	43	1,456	74	1	+ 1,455
Oral Cancer	44	1,195	51	1,003	+ 193
Ovary Cancer	45	1,181	58	656	+ 525
Meningitis	46	1,110	17	11,568	- 10,458
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,106	66	217	+ 889
Maternal Conditions	48	1,089	19	10,513	- 9,424
Bladder Cancer	49	990	65	270	+ 720
Oesophagus Cancer	50	982	53	790	+ 192
Encephalitis	51	952	57	680	+ 272
Skin Cancers	52	822	55	765	+ 56
Pertussis	53	699	23	7,921	- 7,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	564	43	1,728	- 1,163
Poisonings	55	543	42	1,729	- 1,186
Other Neoplasms	56	494	67	88	+ 406
Fires	57	484	39	2,007	- 1,523
Chagas disease	58	325	79	0	+ 325
Tetanus	59	313	46	1,166	- 853
Uterin Cancer	60	278	63	352	- 74
Syphilis	61	221	32	3,751	- 3,530
Multiple Sclerosis	62	129	71	44	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	63	110	62	370	- 260
Hepatitis B	64	60	61	456	- 396
War	65	49	45	1,658	- 1,609
Hepatitis C	66	39	69	69	- 30
Ascariasis	67	21	68	80	- 59
Chlamydia	68	11	73	15	- 3
Leishmaniasis	69	9	52	869	- 860
Diphtheria	70	2	70	47	- 44
Malaria	71	2	4	41,813	- 41,811
Otitis Media	72	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
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

Honduras

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.