DR CONGO VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	120,864	7	34,713	+ 86,151
Diabetes Mellitus	2	104,458	16	12,902	+ 91,556
Stroke	3	67,355	6	36,596	+ 30,759
Violence	4	44,992	18	11,120	+ 33,872
Kidney Disease	5	35,985	20	9,077	+ 26,909
Prostate Cancer	6	27,017	30	3,948	+ 23,068
Breast Cancer	7	21,155	35	3,416	+ 17,739
Lung Cancers	8	17,796	47	1,158	+ 16,638
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	17,594	28	4,548	+ 13,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	16,824	1	73,546	- 56,722
Hypertension	11	16,485	12	15,743	+ 742
HIV/AIDS	12	16,054	15	13,286	+ 2,768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	16,025	36	2,966	+ 13,059
Liver Disease	14	11,135	13	15,044	- 3,910
Road Traffic Accidents	15	10,661	10	30,256	- 19,595
Lung Disease	16	10,585	14	13,527	- 2,942
Suicide	17	9,912	26	5,812	+ 4,100
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,777	25	7,380	+ 2,398
Pancreas Cancer	19	9,325	50	1,017	+ 8,308
Lymphomas	20	9,128	38	2,061	+ 7,067
Cervical Cancer	21	7,938	27	4,823	+ 3,116
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,641	11	16,256	- 8,615
Low Birth Weight	23	6,789	8	34,668	- 27,879
Ovary Cancer	24	6,566	58	656	+ 5,910
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,905	29	4,045	+ 1,860
Stomach Cancer	26	5,657	37	2,579	+ 3,078
Uterin Cancer	27	5,547	63	352	+ 5,195
Liver Cancer	28	5,399	31	3,840	+ 1,559
Leukemia	29	5,108	41	1,871	+ 3,236
Other Injuries	30	4,993	22	8,272	- 3,279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,256	40	1,923	+ 2,333
Parkinson's Disease	32	4,203	49	1,035	+ 3,168
Falls	33	3,524	33	3,483	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	34	3,321	65	270	+ 3,051
Asthma	35	3,303	24	7,733	- 4,430
Skin Disease	36	3,181	54	781	+ 2,400
Epilepsy	37	2,628	44	1,727	+ 901
Oral Cancer	38	2,531	51	1,003	+ 1,528
Drownings	39	2,527	34	3,454	- 927
Birth Trauma	40	2,068	9	33,075	- 31,008
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,994	53	790	+ 1,204
Alcohol	42	1,895	60	635	+ 1,260
Tuberculosis	43	1,764	2	43,759	- 41,995
Drug Use	44	1,535	59	638	+ 896
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,473	5	41,301	- 39,828
War	46	1,382	45	1,658	- 276
Malnutrition	47	1,356	21	8,910	- 7,554
Fires	48	1,338	39	2,007	- 670
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	914	43	1,728	- 814
Maternal Conditions	50	851	19	10,513	- 9,662
Other Neoplasms	51	830	67	88	+ 742
Meningitis	52	778	17	11,568	- 10,791
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	667	66	217	+ 450
Encephalitis	54	501	57	680	- 179
Dengue	55	429	74	1	+ 428
Appendicitis	56	360	56	703	- 343
Skin Cancers	57	350	55	765	- 415
Multiple Sclerosis	58	185	71	44	+ 141
Poisonings	59	120	42	1,729	- 1,608
Hepatitis B	60	38	61	456	- 418
Syphilis	61	11	32	3,751	- 3,740
Hepatitis C	62	10	69	69	- 59
Chlamydia	63	9	73	15	- 6
Upper Respiratory	64	5	62	370	- 365
Tetanus	65	4	46	1,166	- 1,161
Ascariasis	66	3	68	80	- 77
Pertussis	67	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Diphtheria	68	0	70	47	- 47
Otitis Media	69	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	72	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	73	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Measles	76	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Trinidad/Tob.

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.