DR CONGO VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	298,319	6	36,596	+ 261,723
Coronary Heart Disease	2	238,832	7	34,713	+ 204,119
Inflammatory/Heart	3	229,628	29	4,045	+ 225,583
Diabetes Mellitus	4	59,630	16	12,902	+ 46,728
Lung Cancers	5	57,004	47	1,158	+ 55,846
Lung Disease	6	43,585	14	13,527	+ 30,058
Hypertension	7	33,906	12	15,743	+ 18,164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	30,281	36	2,966	+ 27,315
Kidney Disease	9	27,859	20	9,077	+ 18,783
Stomach Cancer	10	24,591	37	2,579	+ 22,012
Breast Cancer	11	20,870	35	3,416	+ 17,454
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,402	50	1,017	+ 13,385
Liver Cancer	13	14,051	31	3,840	+ 10,211
Prostate Cancer	14	13,999	30	3,948	+ 10,051
Liver Disease	15	11,764	13	15,044	- 3,280
Suicide	16	10,576	26	5,812	+ 4,764
Other Injuries	17	9,889	22	8,272	+ 1,617
Bladder Cancer	18	8,781	65	270	+ 8,511
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	8,459	1	73,546	- 65,087
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,594	49	1,035	+ 6,560
Skin Cancers	21	6,810	55	765	+ 6,044
Leukemia	22	6,181	41	1,871	+ 4,310
Uterin Cancer	23	5,835	63	352	+ 5,483
Road Traffic Accidents	24	5,793	10	30,256	- 24,464
Lymphomas	25	5,177	38	2,061	+ 3,116
Ovary Cancer	26	5,049	58	656	+ 4,394
Falls	27	4,204	33	3,483	+ 721
Low Birth Weight	28	3,968	8	34,668	- 30,701
Oral Cancer	29	3,882	51	1,003	+ 2,879
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,829	28	4,548	- 719
Cervical Cancer	31	3,664	27	4,823	- 1,158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,025	40	1,923	+ 1,102
Asthma	33	2,867	24	7,733	- 4,867
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,449	53	790	+ 1,659
Tuberculosis	35	1,719	2	43,759	- 42,041
Violence	36	1,671	18	11,120	- 9,450
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,550	11	16,256	- 14,707
Epilepsy	38	1,247	44	1,727	- 479
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,144	71	44	+ 1,100
Other Neoplasms	40	1,020	67	88	+ 933
Drownings	41	963	34	3,454	- 2,491
Alcohol	42	744	60	635	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	693	43	1,728	- 1,034
Endocrine Disorders	44	658	25	7,380	- 6,721
Poisonings	45	606	42	1,729	- 1,123
Fires	46	589	39	2,007	- 1,418
Drug Use	47	487	59	638	- 152
Birth Trauma	48	388	9	33,075	- 32,687
Hepatitis B	49	387	61	456	- 69
Pertussis	50	197	23	7,921	- 7,724
Meningitis	51	195	17	11,568	- 11,374
Anemia	52	188	86	0	+ 188
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	150	81	0	+ 150
Maternal Conditions	54	103	19	10,513	- 10,409
Appendicitis	55	76	56	703	- 628
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	56	5	41,301	- 41,245
Skin Disease	57	56	54	781	- 725
Malnutrition	58	32	21	8,910	- 8,878
Encephalitis	59	28	57	680	- 652
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	23	66	217	- 195
HIV/AIDS	61	18	15	13,286	- 13,268
Syphilis	62	15	32	3,751	- 3,736
War	63	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Leishmaniasis	64	6	52	869	- 863
Upper Respiratory	65	0	62	370	- 370
Diphtheria	66	0	70	47	- 47
Hepatitis C	67	0	69	69	- 68
Chlamydia	68	0	73	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Tetanus	75	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	79	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Otitis Media	80	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

No Macedonia

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.