CONGO VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,297	4	2,494	+ 3,803
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,868	25	230	+ 4,637
Lung Cancers	3	3,291	47	54	+ 3,237
Lung Disease	4	2,234	17	541	+ 1,693
Stroke	5	2,225	5	2,267	- 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,517	38	89	+ 1,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,168	3	2,576	- 1,408
Breast Cancer	8	929	32	159	+ 770
Diabetes Mellitus	9	899	10	1,050	- 151
Lymphomas	10	809	45	61	+ 748
Pancreas Cancer	11	795	52	42	+ 753
Falls	12	759	33	149	+ 610
Prostate Cancer	13	740	28	198	+ 543
Kidney Disease	14	720	15	613	+ 107
Suicide	15	694	19	349	+ 346
Drug Use	16	579	44	65	+ 514
Liver Disease	17	570	13	931	- 361
Parkinson's Disease	18	528	42	69	+ 459
Endocrine Disorders	19	508	27	208	+ 300
Liver Cancer	20	489	30	169	+ 320
Leukemia	21	487	46	57	+ 429
Hypertension	22	403	12	933	- 530
Bladder Cancer	23	396	61	15	+ 382
Other Injuries	24	376	20	333	+ 43
Oesophagus Cancer	25	350	57	19	+ 331
Stomach Cancer	26	342	39	88	+ 254
Inflammatory/Heart	27	324	26	220	+ 104
Road Traffic Accidents	28	314	7	1,598	- 1,284
Ovary Cancer	29	299	48	49	+ 250
Skin Cancers	30	276	53	36	+ 240
Other Neoplasms	31	264	63	8	+ 256
Oral Cancer	32	250	54	33	+ 218
Alcohol	33	234	49	46	+ 188
Uterin Cancer	34	186	60	15	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	35	170	14	729	- 559
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	132	8	1,304	- 1,172
Multiple Sclerosis	37	109	66	4	+ 105
Skin Disease	38	107	50	46	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	100	43	67	+ 33
Violence	40	95	18	539	- 444
Cervical Cancer	41	91	29	196	- 105
Low Birth Weight	42	87	9	1,283	- 1,196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	69	35	105	- 36
Epilepsy	44	60	40	76	- 16
Hepatitis C	45	57	67	2	+ 55
Anemia	46	54	82	0	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	51	59	15	+ 36
Drownings	48	44	36	104	- 59
Asthma	49	41	23	291	- 250
Birth Trauma	50	30	11	997	- 967
Malnutrition	51	30	24	272	- 242
Fires	52	30	37	90	- 60
HIV/AIDS	53	26	1	4,509	- 4,484
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	22	84	0	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	55	22	85	0	+ 22
Poisonings	56	19	41	71	- 51
Schizophrenia	57	19	81	0	+ 19
Tuberculosis	58	15	2	2,781	- 2,766
Meningitis	59	11	22	299	- 288
Hepatitis B	60	10	62	14	- 4
Oral conditions	61	8	86	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	8	58	18	- 11
Upper Respiratory	63	7	64	7	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	7	16	578	- 570
War	65	3	72	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	1	71	1	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	34	107	- 106
Encephalitis	68	0	56	20	- 19
Pertussis	69	0	21	329	- 329
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	55	23	- 23
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	31	159	- 159
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	7	- 7
Malaria	76	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	45	- 45
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Canada

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.