DR CONGO VS UZBEKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UZBEKISTAN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	220,328	7	34,713	+ 185,615
Stroke	2	68,047	6	36,596	+ 31,451
Liver Disease	3	30,236	13	15,044	+ 15,191
Diabetes Mellitus	4	19,609	16	12,902	+ 6,707
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,453	1	73,546	- 59,093
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,174	10	30,256	- 18,082
Kidney Disease	7	9,901	20	9,077	+ 824
Hypertension	8	8,813	12	15,743	- 6,930
Suicide	9	8,384	26	5,812	+ 2,572
Low Birth Weight	10	7,506	8	34,668	- 27,162
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,324	11	16,256	- 8,932
Stomach Cancer	12	6,740	37	2,579	+ 4,161
Lung Cancers	13	6,380	47	1,158	+ 5,222
Lung Disease	14	6,274	14	13,527	- 7,253
Breast Cancer	15	5,753	35	3,416	+ 2,338
Birth Trauma	16	5,573	9	33,075	- 27,502
Tuberculosis	17	4,880	2	43,759	- 38,880
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	4,593	28	4,548	+ 46
Other Injuries	19	4,496	22	8,272	- 3,776
Liver Cancer	20	3,773	31	3,840	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	3,716	43	1,728	+ 1,988
Drownings	22	3,625	34	3,454	+ 172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	3,218	36	2,966	+ 252
Asthma	24	2,912	24	7,733	- 4,821
Cervical Cancer	25	2,653	27	4,823	- 2,169
Epilepsy	26	2,592	44	1,727	+ 865
Falls	27	2,377	33	3,483	- 1,106
HIV/AIDS	28	2,262	15	13,286	- 11,023
Pancreas Cancer	29	2,116	50	1,017	+ 1,100
Oral Cancer	30	2,115	51	1,003	+ 1,112
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,004	53	790	+ 1,214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,944	40	1,923	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,893	5	41,301	- 39,408
Lymphomas	34	1,854	38	2,061	- 207
Leukemia	35	1,790	41	1,871	- 81
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,780	49	1,035	+ 745
Fires	37	1,714	39	2,007	- 294
Violence	38	1,534	18	11,120	- 9,586
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,339	29	4,045	- 2,706
Encephalitis	40	1,310	57	680	+ 630
Prostate Cancer	41	1,067	30	3,948	- 2,882
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,049	25	7,380	- 6,331
Ovary Cancer	43	1,011	58	656	+ 355
Poisonings	44	875	42	1,729	- 854
Upper Respiratory	45	872	62	370	+ 502
Drug Use	46	849	59	638	+ 210
Uterin Cancer	47	723	63	352	+ 371
Maternal Conditions	48	681	19	10,513	- 9,832
Bladder Cancer	49	635	65	270	+ 365
Skin Cancers	50	518	55	765	- 247
Meningitis	51	413	17	11,568	- 11,155
Alcohol	52	342	60	635	- 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	302	66	217	+ 85
Hepatitis B	54	288	61	456	- 168
Skin Disease	55	118	54	781	- 663
Appendicitis	56	96	56	703	- 608
Other Neoplasms	57	87	67	88	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	58	77	71	44	+ 33
Tetanus	59	56	46	1,166	- 1,110
Malnutrition	60	42	21	8,910	- 8,869
Leishmaniasis	61	15	52	869	- 854
War	62	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Pertussis	63	8	23	7,921	- 7,913
Diphtheria	64	5	70	47	- 42
Chlamydia	65	4	73	15	- 10
Hepatitis C	66	4	69	69	- 65
Syphilis	67	2	32	3,751	- 3,749
Ascariasis	68	2	68	80	- 78
Measles	69	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Dengue	70	0	74	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Uzbekistan

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.