DR CONGO VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	461,143	7	34,713	+ 426,430
Stroke	2	268,141	6	36,596	+ 231,544
Lung Cancers	3	44,549	47	1,158	+ 43,392
Inflammatory/Heart	4	44,302	29	4,045	+ 40,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	39,764	28	4,548	+ 35,216
Liver Disease	6	37,257	13	15,044	+ 22,212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	34,938	36	2,966	+ 31,971
Suicide	8	30,014	26	5,812	+ 24,202
Lung Disease	9	29,994	14	13,527	+ 16,467
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	26,556	1	73,546	- 46,990
Stomach Cancer	11	24,082	37	2,579	+ 21,503
Alcohol	12	22,933	60	635	+ 22,298
Breast Cancer	13	19,047	35	3,416	+ 15,631
Other Injuries	14	18,453	22	8,272	+ 10,181
HIV/AIDS	15	17,424	15	13,286	+ 4,138
Pancreas Cancer	16	16,621	50	1,017	+ 15,605
Hypertension	17	15,036	12	15,743	- 707
Diabetes Mellitus	18	15,033	16	12,902	+ 2,131
Road Traffic Accidents	19	14,347	10	30,256	- 15,909
Prostate Cancer	20	11,561	30	3,948	+ 7,612
Falls	21	9,592	33	3,483	+ 6,109
Kidney Disease	22	9,491	20	9,077	+ 414
Violence	23	9,383	18	11,120	- 1,737
Liver Cancer	24	9,149	31	3,840	+ 5,310
Oral Cancer	25	8,916	51	1,003	+ 7,913
Parkinson's Disease	26	7,679	49	1,035	+ 6,645
Drug Use	27	7,468	59	638	+ 6,830
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	7,325	40	1,923	+ 5,402
Lymphomas	29	7,309	38	2,061	+ 5,248
Tuberculosis	30	6,902	2	43,759	- 36,858
Leukemia	31	6,751	41	1,871	+ 4,879
Ovary Cancer	32	6,657	58	656	+ 6,001
Oesophagus Cancer	33	6,090	53	790	+ 5,300
Cervical Cancer	34	6,083	27	4,823	+ 1,261
Uterin Cancer	35	5,628	63	352	+ 5,276
Drownings	36	5,432	34	3,454	+ 1,979
Fires	37	5,234	39	2,007	+ 3,227
Bladder Cancer	38	5,169	65	270	+ 4,899
Skin Cancers	39	4,599	55	765	+ 3,833
Poisonings	40	4,561	42	1,729	+ 2,832
Congenital Anomalies	41	3,443	11	16,256	- 12,813
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	2,270	43	1,728	+ 542
Skin Disease	43	2,242	54	781	+ 1,461
Low Birth Weight	44	1,764	8	34,668	- 32,904
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,642	25	7,380	- 5,738
Asthma	46	1,446	24	7,733	- 6,288
Encephalitis	47	882	57	680	+ 202
Meningitis	48	850	17	11,568	- 10,718
Multiple Sclerosis	49	678	71	44	+ 634
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	615	66	217	+ 398
Other Neoplasms	51	597	67	88	+ 510
Epilepsy	52	589	44	1,727	- 1,138
Birth Trauma	53	585	9	33,075	- 32,490
Appendicitis	54	335	56	703	- 369
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	330	5	41,301	- 40,971
Maternal Conditions	56	219	19	10,513	- 10,294
Malnutrition	57	199	21	8,910	- 8,712
Upper Respiratory	58	130	62	370	- 241
War	59	101	45	1,658	- 1,558
Hepatitis B	60	36	61	456	- 420
Chlamydia	61	21	73	15	+ 6
Syphilis	62	15	32	3,751	- 3,736
Tetanus	63	3	46	1,166	- 1,163
Otitis Media	64	3	72	38	- 35
Pertussis	65	2	23	7,921	- 7,919
Hepatitis C	66	1	69	69	- 67
Diphtheria	67	0	70	47	- 46
Measles	68	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	73	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	74	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Russia

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.