CONGO VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,366	4	2,494	+ 21,872
Stroke	2	14,168	5	2,267	+ 11,901
Lung Cancers	3	2,354	47	54	+ 2,300
Inflammatory/Heart	4	2,341	26	220	+ 2,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,101	25	230	+ 1,871
Liver Disease	6	1,969	13	931	+ 1,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,846	38	89	+ 1,757
Suicide	8	1,586	19	349	+ 1,237
Lung Disease	9	1,585	17	541	+ 1,044
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,403	3	2,576	- 1,173
Stomach Cancer	11	1,272	39	88	+ 1,184
Alcohol	12	1,212	49	46	+ 1,166
Breast Cancer	13	1,006	32	159	+ 848
Other Injuries	14	975	20	333	+ 642
HIV/AIDS	15	921	1	4,509	- 3,589
Pancreas Cancer	16	878	52	42	+ 836
Hypertension	17	794	12	933	- 138
Diabetes Mellitus	18	794	10	1,050	- 255
Road Traffic Accidents	19	758	7	1,598	- 840
Prostate Cancer	20	611	28	198	+ 413
Falls	21	507	33	149	+ 358
Kidney Disease	22	501	15	613	- 111
Violence	23	496	18	539	- 43
Liver Cancer	24	483	30	169	+ 314
Oral Cancer	25	471	54	33	+ 438
Parkinson's Disease	26	406	42	69	+ 337
Drug Use	27	395	44	65	+ 329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	387	35	105	+ 282
Lymphomas	29	386	45	61	+ 325
Tuberculosis	30	365	2	2,781	- 2,416
Leukemia	31	357	46	57	+ 299
Ovary Cancer	32	352	48	49	+ 302
Oesophagus Cancer	33	322	57	19	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	34	321	29	196	+ 125
Uterin Cancer	35	297	60	15	+ 283
Drownings	36	287	36	104	+ 183
Fires	37	277	37	90	+ 186
Bladder Cancer	38	273	61	15	+ 259
Skin Cancers	39	243	53	36	+ 207
Poisonings	40	241	41	71	+ 170
Congenital Anomalies	41	182	14	729	- 547
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	120	43	67	+ 53
Skin Disease	43	118	50	46	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	44	93	9	1,283	- 1,190
Endocrine Disorders	45	87	27	208	- 121
Asthma	46	76	23	291	- 214
Encephalitis	47	47	56	20	+ 27
Meningitis	48	45	22	299	- 254
Multiple Sclerosis	49	36	66	4	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	32	59	15	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	51	32	63	8	+ 24
Epilepsy	52	31	40	76	- 45
Birth Trauma	53	31	11	997	- 966
Appendicitis	54	18	58	18	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	17	8	1,304	- 1,287
Maternal Conditions	56	12	16	578	- 566
Malnutrition	57	10	24	272	- 261
Upper Respiratory	58	7	64	7	+ 0
War	59	5	72	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	2	62	14	- 13
Chlamydia	61	1	70	1	+ 0
Syphilis	62	1	34	107	- 106
Tetanus	63	0	55	23	- 23
Otitis Media	64	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	21	329	- 329
Hepatitis C	66	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	68	0	31	159	- 159
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	65	7	- 7
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.