DR CONGO VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,384	7	34,713	+ 31,671
Stroke	2	46,136	6	36,596	+ 9,540
Diabetes Mellitus	3	36,226	16	12,902	+ 23,323
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,488	1	73,546	- 48,057
Kidney Disease	5	24,427	20	9,077	+ 15,350
Road Traffic Accidents	6	23,804	10	30,256	- 6,452
Lung Disease	7	18,113	14	13,527	+ 4,586
Hypertension	8	13,735	12	15,743	- 2,008
Other Injuries	9	12,940	22	8,272	+ 4,668
Lung Cancers	10	11,316	47	1,158	+ 10,159
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,150	11	16,256	- 6,106
Low Birth Weight	12	9,886	8	34,668	- 24,782
Violence	13	8,676	18	11,120	- 2,444
Endocrine Disorders	14	8,622	25	7,380	+ 1,243
Prostate Cancer	15	8,383	30	3,948	+ 4,434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	8,328	36	2,966	+ 5,362
Liver Disease	17	8,036	13	15,044	- 7,008
Cervical Cancer	18	7,909	27	4,823	+ 3,086
Other Neoplasms	19	7,466	67	88	+ 7,379
Breast Cancer	20	7,374	35	3,416	+ 3,959
HIV/AIDS	21	6,873	15	13,286	- 6,413
Suicide	22	6,522	26	5,812	+ 710
Alcohol	23	6,284	60	635	+ 5,649
Stomach Cancer	24	5,447	37	2,579	+ 2,868
Malnutrition	25	5,061	21	8,910	- 3,850
Tuberculosis	26	4,181	2	43,759	- 39,578
Leukemia	27	4,179	41	1,871	+ 2,307
Pancreas Cancer	28	3,960	50	1,017	+ 2,944
Lymphomas	29	3,755	38	2,061	+ 1,694
Birth Trauma	30	3,261	9	33,075	- 29,814
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	2,948	5	41,301	- 38,354
Drownings	32	2,733	34	3,454	- 721
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,659	53	790	+ 1,869
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,363	29	4,045	- 1,682
Liver Cancer	35	2,335	31	3,840	- 1,505
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	2,207	28	4,548	- 2,340
Skin Disease	37	2,205	54	781	+ 1,424
Oral Cancer	38	2,048	51	1,003	+ 1,045
Asthma	39	1,939	24	7,733	- 5,794
Skin Cancers	40	1,915	55	765	+ 1,149
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,867	49	1,035	+ 832
Syphilis	42	1,821	32	3,751	- 1,930
Falls	43	1,539	33	3,483	- 1,943
Epilepsy	44	1,510	44	1,727	- 217
Ovary Cancer	45	1,306	58	656	+ 650
Anemia	46	1,252	86	0	+ 1,252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	1,051	40	1,923	- 872
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,007	66	217	+ 790
Maternal Conditions	49	986	19	10,513	- 9,527
Fires	50	973	39	2,007	- 1,034
Bladder Cancer	51	868	65	270	+ 598
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	804	81	0	+ 804
Meningitis	53	802	17	11,568	- 10,766
Uterin Cancer	54	697	63	352	+ 345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	663	43	1,728	- 1,064
Drug Use	56	578	59	638	- 61
Appendicitis	57	572	56	703	- 132
Osteoarthritis	58	466	80	0	+ 466
Pertussis	59	459	23	7,921	- 7,463
Chagas disease	60	295	79	0	+ 295
Leishmaniasis	61	258	52	869	- 611
Dengue	62	250	74	1	+ 250
Poisonings	63	210	42	1,729	- 1,519
Tetanus	64	188	46	1,166	- 977
Leprosy	65	181	77	0	+ 181
Encephalitis	66	167	57	680	- 513
Hepatitis B	67	147	61	456	- 309
Multiple Sclerosis	68	130	71	44	+ 86
Schizophrenia	69	119	83	0	+ 119
Upper Respiratory	70	66	62	370	- 304
War	71	43	45	1,658	- 1,615
Hepatitis C	72	43	69	69	- 25
Oral conditions	73	34	82	0	+ 34
Otitis Media	74	22	72	38	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	75	18	78	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	76	6	68	80	- 73
Diphtheria	77	0	70	47	- 46
Measles	78	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chlamydia	79	0	73	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	80	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	81	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	64	347	- 347
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Paraguay

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.