DR CONGO VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	166,515	6	36,596	+ 129,919
Coronary Heart Disease	2	144,374	7	34,713	+ 109,661
Lung Disease	3	78,938	14	13,527	+ 65,412
Lung Cancers	4	58,214	47	1,158	+ 57,056
Stomach Cancer	5	32,471	37	2,579	+ 29,892
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	24,812	28	4,548	+ 20,265
Hypertension	7	24,545	12	15,743	+ 8,803
Road Traffic Accidents	8	20,396	10	30,256	- 9,860
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	20,243	36	2,966	+ 17,276
Oesophagus Cancer	10	19,795	53	790	+ 19,005
Kidney Disease	11	15,672	20	9,077	+ 6,595
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	14,942	1	73,546	- 58,604
Liver Cancer	13	14,747	31	3,840	+ 10,907
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,176	16	12,902	+ 274
Liver Disease	15	11,866	13	15,044	- 3,178
Falls	16	11,318	33	3,483	+ 7,835
Suicide	17	9,480	26	5,812	+ 3,668
Pancreas Cancer	18	9,090	50	1,017	+ 8,073
Breast Cancer	19	7,559	35	3,416	+ 4,144
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,762	49	1,035	+ 4,727
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	5,326	43	1,728	+ 3,598
Leukemia	22	4,739	41	1,871	+ 2,867
Lymphomas	23	4,714	38	2,061	+ 2,653
Oral Cancer	24	4,458	51	1,003	+ 3,455
Other Injuries	25	4,408	22	8,272	- 3,864
Drownings	26	4,304	34	3,454	+ 850
Cervical Cancer	27	4,209	27	4,823	- 613
Prostate Cancer	28	4,161	30	3,948	+ 212
Bladder Cancer	29	3,087	65	270	+ 2,817
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,074	40	1,923	+ 1,151
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,984	11	16,256	- 13,272
Tuberculosis	32	2,836	2	43,759	- 40,923
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,441	29	4,045	- 1,604
HIV/AIDS	34	2,343	15	13,286	- 10,943
Ovary Cancer	35	2,288	58	656	+ 1,633
Poisonings	36	2,100	42	1,729	+ 371
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,087	25	7,380	- 5,292
Drug Use	38	1,973	59	638	+ 1,335
Asthma	39	1,886	24	7,733	- 5,847
Low Birth Weight	40	1,763	8	34,668	- 32,906
Skin Cancers	41	1,603	55	765	+ 838
Alcohol	42	1,554	60	635	+ 919
Birth Trauma	43	1,438	9	33,075	- 31,637
Malnutrition	44	1,059	21	8,910	- 7,851
Uterin Cancer	45	958	63	352	+ 606
Epilepsy	46	926	44	1,727	- 800
Violence	47	906	18	11,120	- 10,215
Fires	48	856	39	2,007	- 1,152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	824	66	217	+ 607
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	711	5	41,301	- 40,591
Meningitis	51	465	17	11,568	- 11,103
Skin Disease	52	426	54	781	- 355
Other Neoplasms	53	356	67	88	+ 269
Maternal Conditions	54	293	19	10,513	- 10,220
Encephalitis	55	228	57	680	- 452
Hepatitis B	56	225	61	456	- 231
Upper Respiratory	57	217	62	370	- 153
Syphilis	58	149	32	3,751	- 3,603
Multiple Sclerosis	59	141	71	44	+ 98
Appendicitis	60	120	56	703	- 584
War	61	73	45	1,658	- 1,585
Measles	62	45	3	42,254	- 42,209
Tetanus	63	40	46	1,166	- 1,126
Pertussis	64	39	23	7,921	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	65	33	48	1,071	- 1,038
Hepatitis C	66	7	69	69	- 62
Chlamydia	67	5	73	15	- 10
Ascariasis	68	3	68	80	- 77
Otitis Media	69	1	72	38	- 37
Dengue	70	1	74	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	70	47	- 46
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.