DR CONGO VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	377,776	7	34,713	+ 343,063
Stroke	2	281,746	6	36,596	+ 245,150
Inflammatory/Heart	3	264,971	29	4,045	+ 260,926
Lung Cancers	4	113,433	47	1,158	+ 112,276
Kidney Disease	5	72,322	20	9,077	+ 63,245
Lung Disease	6	66,836	14	13,527	+ 53,310
Diabetes Mellitus	7	62,642	16	12,902	+ 49,740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	59,492	36	2,966	+ 56,526
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	49,889	28	4,548	+ 45,341
Breast Cancer	10	39,631	35	3,416	+ 36,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	31,788	1	73,546	- 41,758
Hypertension	12	28,118	12	15,743	+ 12,375
Pancreas Cancer	13	24,321	50	1,017	+ 23,304
Prostate Cancer	14	22,851	30	3,948	+ 18,903
Stomach Cancer	15	20,867	37	2,579	+ 18,288
Suicide	16	17,287	26	5,812	+ 11,475
Liver Cancer	17	15,927	31	3,840	+ 12,087
Bladder Cancer	18	15,489	65	270	+ 15,219
Liver Disease	19	15,395	13	15,044	+ 351
Lymphomas	20	14,421	38	2,061	+ 12,360
Parkinson's Disease	21	13,946	49	1,035	+ 12,911
Leukemia	22	12,325	41	1,871	+ 10,453
Oral Cancer	23	11,805	51	1,003	+ 10,802
Road Traffic Accidents	24	11,371	10	30,256	- 18,885
Cervical Cancer	25	11,076	27	4,823	+ 6,254
Skin Cancers	26	11,076	55	765	+ 10,310
Other Neoplasms	27	10,431	67	88	+ 10,343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	10,312	40	1,923	+ 8,389
Ovary Cancer	29	9,631	58	656	+ 8,975
Other Injuries	30	7,050	22	8,272	- 1,222
Asthma	31	6,764	24	7,733	- 969
Uterin Cancer	32	6,399	63	352	+ 6,047
Falls	33	6,272	33	3,483	+ 2,789
Alcohol	34	5,918	60	635	+ 5,283
Oesophagus Cancer	35	5,751	53	790	+ 4,961
Endocrine Disorders	36	5,354	25	7,380	- 2,026
Epilepsy	37	3,866	44	1,727	+ 2,139
Low Birth Weight	38	3,250	8	34,668	- 31,418
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,898	5	41,301	- 38,404
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,806	11	16,256	- 13,450
Anemia	41	2,634	86	0	+ 2,634
Multiple Sclerosis	42	2,539	71	44	+ 2,496
Skin Disease	43	1,961	54	781	+ 1,180
Schizophrenia	44	1,884	83	0	+ 1,884
Violence	45	1,866	18	11,120	- 9,254
Tuberculosis	46	1,741	2	43,759	- 42,018
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,355	43	1,728	- 373
Drownings	48	1,270	34	3,454	- 2,183
Drug Use	49	1,246	59	638	+ 608
Fires	50	1,107	39	2,007	- 900
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	889	81	0	+ 889
Birth Trauma	52	785	9	33,075	- 32,291
Hepatitis B	53	623	61	456	+ 167
Meningitis	54	614	17	11,568	- 10,954
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	592	66	217	+ 375
HIV/AIDS	56	432	15	13,286	- 12,854
Poisonings	57	392	42	1,729	- 1,337
Appendicitis	58	276	56	703	- 427
Maternal Conditions	59	208	19	10,513	- 10,305
Hepatitis C	60	205	69	69	+ 136
Malnutrition	61	172	21	8,910	- 8,738
Osteoarthritis	62	123	80	0	+ 123
Pertussis	63	112	23	7,921	- 7,809
Upper Respiratory	64	44	62	370	- 326
Tetanus	65	42	46	1,166	- 1,124
Encephalitis	66	33	57	680	- 646
Syphilis	67	30	32	3,751	- 3,722
Otitis Media	68	23	72	38	- 15
Oral conditions	69	18	82	0	+ 18
Iodine Deficiency	70	16	78	0	+ 16
War	71	15	45	1,658	- 1,643
Measles	72	11	3	42,254	- 42,243
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	7	85	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	74	0	52	869	- 868
Diphtheria	75	0	70	47	- 47
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Serbia

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.