DR CONGO VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,064	7	34,713	+ 31,351
Stroke	2	60,168	6	36,596	+ 23,572
Kidney Disease	3	25,133	20	9,077	+ 16,056
Lung Disease	4	25,118	14	13,527	+ 11,591
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	24,731	28	4,548	+ 20,184
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,236	1	73,546	- 49,310
Hypertension	7	23,598	12	15,743	+ 7,855
Stomach Cancer	8	22,447	37	2,579	+ 19,868
Lung Cancers	9	21,346	47	1,158	+ 20,189
Diabetes Mellitus	10	19,641	16	12,902	+ 6,739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	18,687	36	2,966	+ 15,720
Road Traffic Accidents	12	17,476	10	30,256	- 12,780
Liver Disease	13	16,369	13	15,044	+ 1,324
Prostate Cancer	14	15,057	30	3,948	+ 11,108
Suicide	15	10,513	26	5,812	+ 4,701
Breast Cancer	16	10,440	35	3,416	+ 7,024
Pancreas Cancer	17	9,688	50	1,017	+ 8,671
Lymphomas	18	8,617	38	2,061	+ 6,556
Liver Cancer	19	8,465	31	3,840	+ 4,625
Other Neoplasms	20	8,395	67	88	+ 8,308
Other Injuries	21	8,101	22	8,272	- 171
Endocrine Disorders	22	7,954	25	7,380	+ 574
Falls	23	5,591	33	3,483	+ 2,108
Leukemia	24	5,436	41	1,871	+ 3,565
Congenital Anomalies	25	5,304	11	16,256	- 10,952
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,885	49	1,035	+ 3,850
Cervical Cancer	27	4,820	27	4,823	- 2
Skin Disease	28	4,720	54	781	+ 3,939
Violence	29	4,598	18	11,120	- 6,522
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,464	53	790	+ 3,674
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,385	29	4,045	+ 340
Bladder Cancer	32	3,964	65	270	+ 3,694
HIV/AIDS	33	3,335	15	13,286	- 9,951
Skin Cancers	34	3,250	55	765	+ 2,485
Ovary Cancer	35	3,180	58	656	+ 2,524
Low Birth Weight	36	2,704	8	34,668	- 31,964
Malnutrition	37	2,598	21	8,910	- 6,313
Tuberculosis	38	2,536	2	43,759	- 41,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	2,067	5	41,301	- 39,234
Oral Cancer	40	1,897	51	1,003	+ 895
Fires	41	1,827	39	2,007	- 181
Asthma	42	1,822	24	7,733	- 5,912
Epilepsy	43	1,820	44	1,727	+ 93
Drownings	44	1,750	34	3,454	- 1,704
Uterin Cancer	45	1,699	63	352	+ 1,347
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,380	40	1,923	- 543
Alcohol	47	1,280	60	635	+ 645
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,153	66	217	+ 936
Anemia	49	1,111	86	0	+ 1,111
Drug Use	50	919	59	638	+ 280
Osteoarthritis	51	811	80	0	+ 811
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	646	43	1,728	- 1,082
Meningitis	53	587	17	11,568	- 10,981
Birth Trauma	54	540	9	33,075	- 32,535
Chagas disease	55	486	79	0	+ 486
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	453	81	0	+ 453
Poisonings	57	422	42	1,729	- 1,307
Schizophrenia	58	234	83	0	+ 234
Appendicitis	59	227	56	703	- 476
Hepatitis B	60	185	61	456	- 271
Hepatitis C	61	165	69	69	+ 96
Multiple Sclerosis	62	164	71	44	+ 120
Maternal Conditions	63	146	19	10,513	- 10,367
War	64	84	45	1,658	- 1,574
Oral conditions	65	33	82	0	+ 33
Syphilis	66	30	32	3,751	- 3,721
Upper Respiratory	67	27	62	370	- 343
Pertussis	68	16	23	7,921	- 7,905
Tetanus	69	11	46	1,166	- 1,155
Encephalitis	70	11	57	680	- 669
Otitis Media	71	10	72	38	- 28
Ascariasis	72	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	75	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	15	- 15
Leishmaniasis	81	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	82	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	84	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Chile

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.