DR CONGO VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,226	7	34,713	+ 112,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	90,722	28	4,548	+ 86,174
Stroke	3	71,371	6	36,596	+ 34,774
Lung Cancers	4	65,294	47	1,158	+ 64,136
Lung Disease	5	62,030	14	13,527	+ 48,503
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	54,700	1	73,546	- 18,846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	32,071	36	2,966	+ 29,105
Kidney Disease	8	28,440	20	9,077	+ 19,363
Breast Cancer	9	24,923	35	3,416	+ 21,508
Suicide	10	20,340	26	5,812	+ 14,528
Other Injuries	11	19,331	22	8,272	+ 11,059
Other Neoplasms	12	17,609	67	88	+ 17,521
Prostate Cancer	13	17,578	30	3,948	+ 13,629
Pancreas Cancer	14	17,434	50	1,017	+ 16,417
Falls	15	16,914	33	3,483	+ 13,432
Lymphomas	16	14,956	38	2,061	+ 12,895
Liver Disease	17	13,805	13	15,044	- 1,240
Endocrine Disorders	18	13,794	25	7,380	+ 6,414
Parkinson's Disease	19	13,273	49	1,035	+ 12,238
Diabetes Mellitus	20	12,230	16	12,902	- 672
Leukemia	21	11,556	41	1,871	+ 9,684
Bladder Cancer	22	10,391	65	270	+ 10,121
Inflammatory/Heart	23	10,218	29	4,045	+ 6,173
Liver Cancer	24	9,401	31	3,840	+ 5,561
Oesophagus Cancer	25	8,654	53	790	+ 7,864
Stomach Cancer	26	8,316	37	2,579	+ 5,737
Hypertension	27	7,126	12	15,743	- 8,617
Oral Cancer	28	6,500	51	1,003	+ 5,497
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,417	10	30,256	- 23,840
Ovary Cancer	30	6,287	58	656	+ 5,631
Skin Cancers	31	5,032	55	765	+ 4,266
Alcohol	32	4,814	60	635	+ 4,179
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,024	5	41,301	- 37,277
Uterin Cancer	34	3,701	63	352	+ 3,349
Skin Disease	35	3,657	54	781	+ 2,876
Epilepsy	36	3,351	44	1,727	+ 1,624
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,821	43	1,728	+ 1,093
Malnutrition	38	2,801	21	8,910	- 6,109
Drug Use	39	2,769	59	638	+ 2,131
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,716	11	16,256	- 13,540
Cervical Cancer	41	2,339	27	4,823	- 2,483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,048	40	1,923	+ 125
Anemia	43	1,916	86	0	+ 1,916
Violence	44	1,440	18	11,120	- 9,680
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,416	71	44	+ 1,372
Asthma	46	1,230	24	7,733	- 6,503
Drownings	47	758	34	3,454	- 2,696
Fires	48	722	39	2,007	- 1,285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	699	66	217	+ 482
Low Birth Weight	50	671	8	34,668	- 33,997
Osteoarthritis	51	564	80	0	+ 564
Hepatitis C	52	511	69	69	+ 442
Birth Trauma	53	452	9	33,075	- 32,623
Tuberculosis	54	439	2	43,759	- 43,320
Poisonings	55	396	42	1,729	- 1,333
Schizophrenia	56	381	83	0	+ 381
HIV/AIDS	57	348	15	13,286	- 12,938
Meningitis	58	275	17	11,568	- 11,294
Upper Respiratory	59	212	62	370	- 158
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	193	81	0	+ 193
Oral conditions	61	183	82	0	+ 183
Appendicitis	62	161	56	703	- 542
Hepatitis B	63	160	61	456	- 297
Maternal Conditions	64	58	19	10,513	- 10,455
Otitis Media	65	17	72	38	- 21
Encephalitis	66	12	57	680	- 668
War	67	12	45	1,658	- 1,647
Pertussis	68	8	23	7,921	- 7,913
Diphtheria	69	0	70	47	- 47
Syphilis	70	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Chlamydia	71	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	76	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	79	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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

Belgium

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.