DR CONGO VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	226,968	7	34,713	+ 192,255
Stroke	2	67,024	6	36,596	+ 30,428
Lung Cancers	3	54,264	47	1,158	+ 53,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	53,716	28	4,548	+ 49,168
Lung Disease	5	52,847	14	13,527	+ 39,320
Hypertension	6	46,339	12	15,743	+ 30,596
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	29,905	36	2,966	+ 26,939
Kidney Disease	8	28,919	20	9,077	+ 19,842
Diabetes Mellitus	9	26,939	16	12,902	+ 14,036
Pancreas Cancer	10	24,466	50	1,017	+ 23,450
Breast Cancer	11	23,892	35	3,416	+ 20,477
Other Injuries	12	21,880	22	8,272	+ 13,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	20,119	1	73,546	- 53,427
Inflammatory/Heart	14	19,500	29	4,045	+ 15,455
Prostate Cancer	15	19,314	30	3,948	+ 15,366
Liver Disease	16	17,576	13	15,044	+ 2,531
Suicide	17	16,821	26	5,812	+ 11,009
Lymphomas	18	15,015	38	2,061	+ 12,954
Parkinson's Disease	19	14,187	49	1,035	+ 13,153
Endocrine Disorders	20	13,864	25	7,380	+ 6,484
Falls	21	12,636	33	3,483	+ 9,153
Liver Cancer	22	11,860	31	3,840	+ 8,020
Leukemia	23	11,304	41	1,871	+ 9,433
Stomach Cancer	24	10,509	37	2,579	+ 7,930
Other Neoplasms	25	10,480	67	88	+ 10,392
Bladder Cancer	26	7,945	65	270	+ 7,676
Oral Cancer	27	7,903	51	1,003	+ 6,900
Skin Cancers	28	7,522	55	765	+ 6,757
Alcohol	29	6,926	60	635	+ 6,291
Ovary Cancer	30	6,608	58	656	+ 5,952
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,607	10	30,256	- 24,649
Oesophagus Cancer	32	5,226	53	790	+ 4,436
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,874	43	1,728	+ 3,146
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,205	11	16,256	- 12,051
Uterin Cancer	35	3,544	63	352	+ 3,192
Epilepsy	36	2,857	44	1,727	+ 1,130
Cervical Cancer	37	2,642	27	4,823	- 2,181
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,185	71	44	+ 2,141
Drug Use	39	2,077	59	638	+ 1,439
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,958	5	41,301	- 39,343
Hepatitis C	41	1,894	69	69	+ 1,826
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,823	40	1,923	- 100
Skin Disease	43	1,279	54	781	+ 498
Anemia	44	1,271	86	0	+ 1,271
Asthma	45	1,041	24	7,733	- 6,692
Malnutrition	46	910	21	8,910	- 8,000
Violence	47	602	18	11,120	- 10,519
Drownings	48	543	34	3,454	- 2,911
HIV/AIDS	49	527	15	13,286	- 12,759
Tuberculosis	50	525	2	43,759	- 43,234
Low Birth Weight	51	515	8	34,668	- 34,154
Fires	52	460	39	2,007	- 1,547
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	449	66	217	+ 232
Birth Trauma	54	436	9	33,075	- 32,640
Upper Respiratory	55	333	62	370	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	286	81	0	+ 286
Osteoarthritis	57	283	80	0	+ 283
Meningitis	58	280	17	11,568	- 11,288
Appendicitis	59	194	56	703	- 509
Poisonings	60	188	42	1,729	- 1,541
Oral conditions	61	108	82	0	+ 108
Hepatitis B	62	107	61	456	- 349
Schizophrenia	63	55	83	0	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	64	52	19	10,513	- 10,461
Otitis Media	65	14	72	38	- 24
Syphilis	66	13	32	3,751	- 3,738
War	67	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Encephalitis	68	11	57	680	- 668
Leishmaniasis	69	3	52	869	- 865
Pertussis	70	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Diphtheria	71	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	72	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	73	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	15	- 15
Ascariasis	79	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Austria

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.