CONGO VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,566	4	2,494	+ 33,071
Stroke	2	13,093	5	2,267	+ 10,826
Lung Cancers	3	3,083	47	54	+ 3,029
Hypertension	4	2,991	12	933	+ 2,058
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,491	38	89	+ 2,402
Suicide	6	1,674	19	349	+ 1,325
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,518	3	2,576	- 1,058
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,506	25	230	+ 1,275
Liver Disease	9	1,493	13	931	+ 562
Stomach Cancer	10	1,483	39	88	+ 1,395
Breast Cancer	11	1,459	32	159	+ 1,301
Prostate Cancer	12	1,387	28	198	+ 1,189
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,341	52	42	+ 1,299
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,218	10	1,050	+ 169
Falls	15	1,202	33	149	+ 1,053
Lung Disease	16	1,190	17	541	+ 649
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,123	26	220	+ 903
Other Injuries	18	964	20	333	+ 631
Kidney Disease	19	863	15	613	+ 250
Oral Cancer	20	784	54	33	+ 751
Lymphomas	21	746	45	61	+ 685
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	726	35	105	+ 620
Bladder Cancer	23	678	61	15	+ 664
Leukemia	24	658	46	57	+ 601
Liver Cancer	25	554	30	169	+ 385
Ovary Cancer	26	541	48	49	+ 492
Road Traffic Accidents	27	521	7	1,598	- 1,077
Cervical Cancer	28	520	29	196	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	29	516	42	69	+ 447
Oesophagus Cancer	30	508	57	19	+ 488
Other Neoplasms	31	492	63	8	+ 484
Skin Cancers	32	456	53	36	+ 420
Alcohol	33	445	49	46	+ 399
Uterin Cancer	34	370	60	15	+ 355
Drownings	35	348	36	104	+ 244
Violence	36	305	18	539	- 234
Drug Use	37	284	44	65	+ 218
Tuberculosis	38	275	2	2,781	- 2,506
Endocrine Disorders	39	167	27	208	- 41
Epilepsy	40	144	40	76	+ 68
Congenital Anomalies	41	143	14	729	- 586
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	138	8	1,304	- 1,166
Fires	43	119	37	90	+ 28
Skin Disease	44	111	50	46	+ 65
Poisonings	45	107	41	71	+ 37
Asthma	46	105	23	291	- 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	95	59	15	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	68	43	67	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	49	67	66	4	+ 63
Hepatitis C	50	54	67	2	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	51	52	1	4,509	- 4,458
Meningitis	52	45	22	299	- 254
Birth Trauma	53	24	11	997	- 974
Appendicitis	54	23	58	18	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	55	21	9	1,283	- 1,263
Schizophrenia	56	20	81	0	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	19	84	0	+ 19
Malnutrition	58	16	24	272	- 255
Osteoarthritis	59	15	85	0	+ 15
Anemia	60	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	61	11	62	14	- 4
Tetanus	62	6	55	23	- 17
Maternal Conditions	63	5	16	578	- 573
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	4	56	20	- 16
Otitis Media	66	2	71	1	+ 2
War	67	1	72	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	7	- 7
Pertussis	69	0	21	329	- 329
Syphilis	70	0	34	107	- 107
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	45	- 45
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	65	7	- 7
Malaria	81	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Diphtheria	82	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	31	159	- 159
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Lithuania

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.