CONGO VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,441	5	2,267	+ 20,174
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,765	4	2,494	+ 15,271
Lung Cancers	3	3,453	47	54	+ 3,400
Inflammatory/Heart	4	3,164	26	220	+ 2,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,304	25	230	+ 2,074
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,769	10	1,050	+ 720
Kidney Disease	7	1,498	15	613	+ 885
Suicide	8	1,338	19	349	+ 989
Breast Cancer	9	1,288	32	159	+ 1,129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,151	38	89	+ 1,062
Lung Disease	11	918	17	541	+ 377
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	824	3	2,576	- 1,753
Prostate Cancer	13	767	28	198	+ 569
Falls	14	681	33	149	+ 532
Parkinson's Disease	15	672	42	69	+ 603
Pancreas Cancer	16	647	52	42	+ 605
Liver Disease	17	577	13	931	- 353
Hypertension	18	564	12	933	- 368
Stomach Cancer	19	513	39	88	+ 425
Liver Cancer	20	512	30	169	+ 343
Road Traffic Accidents	21	488	7	1,598	- 1,110
Bladder Cancer	22	356	61	15	+ 342
Other Injuries	23	293	20	333	- 41
Lymphomas	24	273	45	61	+ 212
Leukemia	25	238	46	57	+ 181
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	209	35	105	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	27	208	29	196	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	28	192	48	49	+ 143
Violence	29	178	18	539	- 361
Oesophagus Cancer	30	172	57	19	+ 152
Drug Use	31	143	44	65	+ 78
Fires	32	141	37	90	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	33	140	60	15	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	135	43	67	+ 69
Skin Cancers	35	119	53	36	+ 83
Drownings	36	109	36	104	+ 5
Oral Cancer	37	99	54	33	+ 66
Alcohol	38	95	49	46	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	39	77	66	4	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	40	68	27	208	- 140
Birth Trauma	41	61	11	997	- 937
Epilepsy	42	60	40	76	- 16
Low Birth Weight	43	52	9	1,283	- 1,231
Poisonings	44	39	41	71	- 32
Congenital Anomalies	45	37	14	729	- 692
Asthma	46	37	23	291	- 254
Other Neoplasms	47	23	63	8	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	22	59	15	+ 7
Meningitis	49	15	22	299	- 284
Encephalitis	50	14	56	20	- 6
Tuberculosis	51	13	2	2,781	- 2,768
Appendicitis	52	9	58	18	- 9
Malnutrition	53	9	24	272	- 263
Skin Disease	54	8	50	46	- 38
Pertussis	55	8	21	329	- 321
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	6	8	1,304	- 1,298
Leishmaniasis	57	6	78	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	58	5	16	578	- 573
Syphilis	59	2	34	107	- 105
Upper Respiratory	60	1	64	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	61	1	62	14	- 13
Tetanus	62	1	55	23	- 22
War	63	1	72	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	0	70	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	66	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	67	0	31	159	- 159
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	70	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	65	7	- 7
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	4,509	- 4,509
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.