DR CONGO VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	673,110	7	34,713	+ 638,397
Stroke	2	247,788	6	36,596	+ 211,192
Lung Cancers	3	58,343	47	1,158	+ 57,186
Hypertension	4	56,604	12	15,743	+ 40,861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	47,146	36	2,966	+ 44,180
Suicide	6	31,679	26	5,812	+ 25,867
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	28,724	1	73,546	- 44,822
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	28,495	28	4,548	+ 23,947
Liver Disease	9	28,256	13	15,044	+ 13,212
Stomach Cancer	10	28,066	37	2,579	+ 25,487
Breast Cancer	11	27,617	35	3,416	+ 24,202
Prostate Cancer	12	26,254	30	3,948	+ 22,306
Pancreas Cancer	13	25,378	50	1,017	+ 24,361
Diabetes Mellitus	14	23,058	16	12,902	+ 10,156
Falls	15	22,747	33	3,483	+ 19,264
Lung Disease	16	22,524	14	13,527	+ 8,997
Inflammatory/Heart	17	21,251	29	4,045	+ 17,206
Other Injuries	18	18,245	22	8,272	+ 9,973
Kidney Disease	19	16,327	20	9,077	+ 7,251
Oral Cancer	20	14,841	51	1,003	+ 13,838
Lymphomas	21	14,116	38	2,061	+ 12,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	13,732	40	1,923	+ 11,809
Bladder Cancer	23	12,841	65	270	+ 12,571
Leukemia	24	12,460	41	1,871	+ 10,589
Liver Cancer	25	10,489	31	3,840	+ 6,649
Ovary Cancer	26	10,239	58	656	+ 9,583
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,860	10	30,256	- 20,397
Cervical Cancer	28	9,848	27	4,823	+ 5,026
Parkinson's Disease	29	9,762	49	1,035	+ 8,728
Oesophagus Cancer	30	9,607	53	790	+ 8,817
Other Neoplasms	31	9,306	67	88	+ 9,219
Skin Cancers	32	8,631	55	765	+ 7,866
Alcohol	33	8,414	60	635	+ 7,779
Uterin Cancer	34	6,997	63	352	+ 6,645
Drownings	35	6,583	34	3,454	+ 3,129
Violence	36	5,776	18	11,120	- 5,344
Drug Use	37	5,368	59	638	+ 4,730
Tuberculosis	38	5,214	2	43,759	- 38,545
Endocrine Disorders	39	3,163	25	7,380	- 4,216
Epilepsy	40	2,725	44	1,727	+ 998
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,707	11	16,256	- 13,549
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,607	5	41,301	- 38,694
Fires	43	2,248	39	2,007	+ 241
Skin Disease	44	2,103	54	781	+ 1,322
Poisonings	45	2,027	42	1,729	+ 298
Asthma	46	1,992	24	7,733	- 5,742
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,802	66	217	+ 1,584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,282	43	1,728	- 446
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,263	71	44	+ 1,219
Hepatitis C	50	1,027	69	69	+ 958
HIV/AIDS	51	979	15	13,286	- 12,307
Meningitis	52	850	17	11,568	- 10,719
Birth Trauma	53	452	9	33,075	- 32,623
Appendicitis	54	428	56	703	- 275
Low Birth Weight	55	388	8	34,668	- 34,280
Schizophrenia	56	371	83	0	+ 371
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	352	81	0	+ 352
Malnutrition	58	311	21	8,910	- 8,599
Osteoarthritis	59	274	80	0	+ 274
Anemia	60	234	86	0	+ 234
Hepatitis B	61	208	61	456	- 248
Tetanus	62	106	46	1,166	- 1,060
Maternal Conditions	63	93	19	10,513	- 10,420
Oral conditions	64	86	82	0	+ 86
Encephalitis	65	70	57	680	- 609
Otitis Media	66	44	72	38	+ 6
War	67	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Upper Respiratory	68	3	62	370	- 368
Pertussis	69	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Syphilis	70	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Chlamydia	71	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	81	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Diphtheria	82	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	83	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Lithuania

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.