DR CONGO VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	198,962	7	34,713	+ 164,249
Stroke	2	108,763	6	36,596	+ 72,167
Lung Cancers	3	69,362	47	1,158	+ 68,204
Hypertension	4	48,450	12	15,743	+ 32,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	40,865	36	2,966	+ 37,899
Falls	6	38,921	33	3,483	+ 35,438
Lung Disease	7	37,112	14	13,527	+ 23,585
Alcohol	8	28,104	60	635	+ 27,470
Breast Cancer	9	26,620	35	3,416	+ 23,205
Prostate Cancer	10	26,189	30	3,948	+ 22,241
Lymphomas	11	25,579	38	2,061	+ 23,518
Liver Disease	12	23,612	13	15,044	+ 8,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	22,641	1	73,546	- 50,905
Suicide	14	22,621	26	5,812	+ 16,809
Pancreas Cancer	15	22,517	50	1,017	+ 21,500
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	20,652	28	4,548	+ 16,105
Stomach Cancer	17	18,736	37	2,579	+ 16,157
Diabetes Mellitus	18	18,716	16	12,902	+ 5,814
Liver Cancer	19	15,651	31	3,840	+ 11,812
Inflammatory/Heart	20	13,155	29	4,045	+ 9,110
Leukemia	21	12,399	41	1,871	+ 10,527
Bladder Cancer	22	11,631	65	270	+ 11,361
Other Injuries	23	11,164	22	8,272	+ 2,893
Parkinson's Disease	24	10,801	49	1,035	+ 9,766
Skin Cancers	25	10,487	55	765	+ 9,722
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	8,333	43	1,728	+ 6,606
Oral Cancer	27	7,968	51	1,003	+ 6,965
Kidney Disease	28	7,886	20	9,077	- 1,191
Ovary Cancer	29	6,734	58	656	+ 6,079
Uterin Cancer	30	5,807	63	352	+ 5,454
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,776	10	30,256	- 24,480
Oesophagus Cancer	32	5,095	53	790	+ 4,305
Endocrine Disorders	33	5,092	25	7,380	- 2,288
Other Neoplasms	34	3,801	67	88	+ 3,713
Epilepsy	35	3,424	44	1,727	+ 1,697
Cervical Cancer	36	3,327	27	4,823	- 1,495
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,001	40	1,923	+ 1,078
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,698	11	16,256	- 13,559
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,912	71	44	+ 1,868
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,628	66	217	+ 1,411
Drug Use	41	1,321	59	638	+ 682
Violence	42	1,033	18	11,120	- 10,087
Low Birth Weight	43	926	8	34,668	- 33,742
Drownings	44	923	34	3,454	- 2,531
Asthma	45	901	24	7,733	- 6,833
Tuberculosis	46	800	2	43,759	- 42,959
Schizophrenia	47	509	83	0	+ 509
Fires	48	444	39	2,007	- 1,564
Skin Disease	49	283	54	781	- 498
Meningitis	50	282	17	11,568	- 11,286
Poisonings	51	226	42	1,729	- 1,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	225	5	41,301	- 41,076
Oral conditions	53	168	82	0	+ 168
Appendicitis	54	118	56	703	- 586
Syphilis	55	109	32	3,751	- 3,642
Maternal Conditions	56	72	19	10,513	- 10,441
Birth Trauma	57	72	9	33,075	- 33,004
Hepatitis B	58	62	61	456	- 394
Tetanus	59	57	46	1,166	- 1,109
Anemia	60	57	86	0	+ 57
War	61	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Leishmaniasis	62	2	52	869	- 867
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	370	- 369
Malnutrition	64	1	21	8,910	- 8,910
Encephalitis	65	1	57	680	- 679
Pertussis	66	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Hepatitis C	67	0	69	69	- 68
Otitis Media	68	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Chlamydia	71	0	73	15	- 15
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Diphtheria	77	0	70	47	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	81	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	82	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Slovenia

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.