DR CONGO VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	143,678	7	34,713	+ 108,965
Stroke	2	96,014	6	36,596	+ 59,417
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	63,965	28	4,548	+ 59,417
Lung Disease	4	57,480	14	13,527	+ 43,953
Lung Cancers	5	49,280	47	1,158	+ 48,122
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	46,169	1	73,546	- 27,377
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	41,941	36	2,966	+ 38,974
Kidney Disease	8	35,034	20	9,077	+ 25,958
Breast Cancer	9	28,569	35	3,416	+ 25,153
Other Injuries	10	26,075	22	8,272	+ 17,803
Diabetes Mellitus	11	25,178	16	12,902	+ 12,276
Suicide	12	24,776	26	5,812	+ 18,963
Prostate Cancer	13	23,823	30	3,948	+ 19,874
Pancreas Cancer	14	22,085	50	1,017	+ 21,069
Hypertension	15	21,841	12	15,743	+ 6,099
Road Traffic Accidents	16	17,236	10	30,256	- 13,021
Endocrine Disorders	17	16,413	25	7,380	+ 9,033
Stomach Cancer	18	16,179	37	2,579	+ 13,600
Other Neoplasms	19	15,621	67	88	+ 15,534
Lymphomas	20	15,407	38	2,061	+ 13,346
Parkinson's Disease	21	10,792	49	1,035	+ 9,757
Inflammatory/Heart	22	10,586	29	4,045	+ 6,541
Violence	23	9,941	18	11,120	- 1,180
Oesophagus Cancer	24	9,644	53	790	+ 8,854
Leukemia	25	9,445	41	1,871	+ 7,573
Bladder Cancer	26	9,303	65	270	+ 9,033
Liver Disease	27	6,935	13	15,044	- 8,110
HIV/AIDS	28	6,577	15	13,286	- 6,709
Cervical Cancer	29	5,793	27	4,823	+ 971
Congenital Anomalies	30	5,731	11	16,256	- 10,525
Oral Cancer	31	5,633	51	1,003	+ 4,630
Ovary Cancer	32	5,402	58	656	+ 4,746
Skin Cancers	33	5,023	55	765	+ 4,257
Liver Cancer	34	4,964	31	3,840	+ 1,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,525	5	41,301	- 36,776
Skin Disease	36	4,377	54	781	+ 3,596
Asthma	37	4,278	24	7,733	- 3,456
Uterin Cancer	38	3,883	63	352	+ 3,531
Alcohol	39	3,521	60	635	+ 2,886
Epilepsy	40	2,891	44	1,727	+ 1,165
Tuberculosis	41	2,713	2	43,759	- 41,046
Low Birth Weight	42	2,475	8	34,668	- 32,193
Malnutrition	43	2,458	21	8,910	- 6,452
Anemia	44	2,378	86	0	+ 2,378
Drownings	45	2,181	34	3,454	- 1,273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,914	40	1,923	- 9
Falls	47	1,853	33	3,483	- 1,630
Fires	48	1,836	39	2,007	- 172
Drug Use	49	1,367	59	638	+ 729
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,317	43	1,728	- 411
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,163	66	217	+ 945
Osteoarthritis	52	1,093	80	0	+ 1,093
Birth Trauma	53	747	9	33,075	- 32,328
Schizophrenia	54	604	83	0	+ 604
Poisonings	55	558	42	1,729	- 1,171
Multiple Sclerosis	56	442	71	44	+ 398
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	418	81	0	+ 418
Meningitis	58	345	17	11,568	- 11,223
Appendicitis	59	305	56	703	- 398
Maternal Conditions	60	300	19	10,513	- 10,213
Chagas disease	61	167	79	0	+ 167
Upper Respiratory	62	165	62	370	- 205
Hepatitis B	63	141	61	456	- 315
Encephalitis	64	130	57	680	- 549
Hepatitis C	65	116	69	69	+ 48
Syphilis	66	96	32	3,751	- 3,655
Otitis Media	67	53	72	38	+ 14
Oral conditions	68	39	82	0	+ 39
Leprosy	69	13	77	0	+ 13
War	70	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Tetanus	71	12	46	1,166	- 1,154
Pertussis	72	8	23	7,921	- 7,913
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	74	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chlamydia	75	0	73	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Ascariasis	80	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Uruguay

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.