DR CONGO VS MONGOLIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONGOLIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	182,917	7	34,713	+ 148,204
Stroke	2	154,764	6	36,596	+ 118,168
Liver Cancer	3	64,499	31	3,840	+ 60,659
Liver Disease	4	60,579	13	15,044	+ 45,535
Road Traffic Accidents	5	23,865	10	30,256	- 6,392
Stomach Cancer	6	21,715	37	2,579	+ 19,136
Alcohol	7	20,484	60	635	+ 19,849
Suicide	8	20,285	26	5,812	+ 14,473
Other Injuries	9	15,547	22	8,272	+ 7,275
Lung Cancers	10	14,459	47	1,158	+ 13,301
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	14,402	1	73,546	- 59,144
Kidney Disease	12	14,357	20	9,077	+ 5,280
Oesophagus Cancer	13	12,856	53	790	+ 12,066
Tuberculosis	14	11,513	2	43,759	- 32,247
Lung Disease	15	11,500	14	13,527	- 2,027
Inflammatory/Heart	16	9,235	29	4,045	+ 5,190
Congenital Anomalies	17	9,226	11	16,256	- 7,031
Falls	18	8,577	33	3,483	+ 5,094
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	8,546	28	4,548	+ 3,998
Low Birth Weight	20	7,167	8	34,668	- 27,501
Hypertension	21	6,982	12	15,743	- 8,761
Violence	22	6,919	18	11,120	- 4,201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	6,763	40	1,923	+ 4,840
Birth Trauma	24	5,633	9	33,075	- 27,442
Cervical Cancer	25	5,461	27	4,823	+ 638
Drownings	26	5,323	34	3,454	+ 1,869
Diabetes Mellitus	27	5,097	16	12,902	- 7,805
Rheumatic Heart Disease	28	4,523	43	1,728	+ 2,796
Asthma	29	3,955	24	7,733	- 3,778
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,322	50	1,017	+ 2,306
Fires	31	3,313	39	2,007	+ 1,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,287	36	2,966	+ 321
Poisonings	33	3,132	42	1,729	+ 1,403
Epilepsy	34	2,825	44	1,727	+ 1,098
Endocrine Disorders	35	2,439	25	7,380	- 4,941
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,333	5	41,301	- 38,969
Oral Cancer	37	2,158	51	1,003	+ 1,155
Breast Cancer	38	2,143	35	3,416	- 1,273
Parkinson's Disease	39	1,937	49	1,035	+ 903
Maternal Conditions	40	1,710	19	10,513	- 8,803
Ovary Cancer	41	1,591	58	656	+ 935
Lymphomas	42	1,513	38	2,061	- 548
Encephalitis	43	1,422	57	680	+ 742
Syphilis	44	1,207	32	3,751	- 2,545
Drug Use	45	1,144	59	638	+ 506
Leukemia	46	1,043	41	1,871	- 828
Appendicitis	47	892	56	703	+ 189
Meningitis	48	750	17	11,568	- 10,818
HIV/AIDS	49	738	15	13,286	- 12,547
Bladder Cancer	50	666	65	270	+ 396
Skin Disease	51	641	54	781	- 140
Prostate Cancer	52	634	30	3,948	- 3,315
Pertussis	53	523	23	7,921	- 7,398
Skin Cancers	54	441	55	765	- 324
Hepatitis B	55	368	61	456	- 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	296	66	217	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	57	258	63	352	- 94
Other Neoplasms	58	119	67	88	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	59	101	71	44	+ 57
Tetanus	60	59	46	1,166	- 1,107
Upper Respiratory	61	47	62	370	- 323
Hepatitis C	62	18	69	69	- 51
War	63	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Malnutrition	64	12	21	8,910	- 8,898
Chlamydia	65	12	73	15	- 3
Diphtheria	66	3	70	47	- 44
Ascariasis	67	2	68	80	- 77
Otitis Media	68	1	72	38	- 37
Measles	69	1	3	42,254	- 42,254
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Mongolia

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.