DR CONGO VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	158,942	7	34,713	+ 124,229
Stroke	2	118,023	6	36,596	+ 81,427
Diabetes Mellitus	3	74,085	16	12,902	+ 61,183
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	44,184	1	73,546	- 29,362
Prostate Cancer	5	40,130	30	3,948	+ 36,182
Hypertension	6	39,715	12	15,743	+ 23,972
Violence	7	37,235	18	11,120	+ 26,115
Lung Disease	8	28,796	14	13,527	+ 15,269
Kidney Disease	9	25,009	20	9,077	+ 15,932
Breast Cancer	10	23,680	35	3,416	+ 20,264
HIV/AIDS	11	21,799	15	13,286	+ 8,513
Endocrine Disorders	12	15,871	25	7,380	+ 8,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	13,672	36	2,966	+ 10,706
Skin Disease	14	13,359	54	781	+ 12,578
Other Injuries	15	13,302	22	8,272	+ 5,030
Inflammatory/Heart	16	11,622	29	4,045	+ 7,577
Congenital Anomalies	17	10,720	11	16,256	- 5,537
Stomach Cancer	18	10,685	37	2,579	+ 8,106
Uterin Cancer	19	9,939	63	352	+ 9,587
Pancreas Cancer	20	9,758	50	1,017	+ 8,741
Cervical Cancer	21	9,743	27	4,823	+ 4,920
Road Traffic Accidents	22	9,392	10	30,256	- 20,865
Liver Cancer	23	9,180	31	3,840	+ 5,340
Lung Cancers	24	9,160	47	1,158	+ 8,003
Drownings	25	8,783	34	3,454	+ 5,329
Lymphomas	26	8,549	38	2,061	+ 6,488
Oral Cancer	27	7,182	51	1,003	+ 6,180
Falls	28	7,119	33	3,483	+ 3,636
Leukemia	29	6,885	41	1,871	+ 5,014
Liver Disease	30	6,846	13	15,044	- 8,198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6,607	40	1,923	+ 4,684
Anemia	32	6,423	86	0	+ 6,423
Ovary Cancer	33	5,255	58	656	+ 4,599
Low Birth Weight	34	4,813	8	34,668	- 29,855
Asthma	35	4,249	24	7,733	- 3,484
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,210	53	790	+ 3,420
Malnutrition	37	3,710	21	8,910	- 5,200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,538	43	1,728	+ 1,811
Fires	39	3,305	39	2,007	+ 1,297
Other Neoplasms	40	2,323	67	88	+ 2,235
Epilepsy	41	2,306	44	1,727	+ 579
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	2,286	28	4,548	- 2,261
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,265	5	41,301	- 39,037
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,153	49	1,035	+ 1,119
Bladder Cancer	45	2,152	65	270	+ 1,882
Tuberculosis	46	2,080	2	43,759	- 41,679
Alcohol	47	1,859	60	635	+ 1,224
Birth Trauma	48	1,509	9	33,075	- 31,566
Skin Cancers	49	1,455	55	765	+ 690
Drug Use	50	1,407	59	638	+ 768
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,360	81	0	+ 1,360
Suicide	52	1,236	26	5,812	- 4,576
Maternal Conditions	53	1,135	19	10,513	- 9,378
Otitis Media	54	840	72	38	+ 802
Appendicitis	55	510	56	703	- 193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	440	66	217	+ 223
Osteoarthritis	57	405	80	0	+ 405
War	58	70	45	1,658	- 1,588
Syphilis	59	10	32	3,751	- 3,741
Poisonings	60	6	42	1,729	- 1,723
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	71	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	73	15	- 15
Upper Respiratory	67	0	62	370	- 370
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	61	456	- 456
Hepatitis C	70	0	69	69	- 69
Meningitis	71	0	17	11,568	- 11,568
Encephalitis	72	0	57	680	- 680
Ascariasis	73	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	47	- 47
Pertussis	79	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Tetanus	80	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	81	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Schistosomiasis	82	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	83	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	64	347	- 347
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Saint Vincent

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.