AUSTRALIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,796	57	50	+ 19,746
Tuberculosis	2	12,209	56	53	+ 12,156
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,309	8	4,446	+ 6,863
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,950	1	21,548	- 10,598
Stroke	5	9,950	3	10,331	- 381
Malaria	6	8,679	82	0	+ 8,679
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,016	29	1,245	+ 5,772
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,725	40	296	+ 5,430
Low Birth Weight	9	5,633	43	248	+ 5,384
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,608	7	4,471	+ 136
Birth Trauma	11	4,379	50	140	+ 4,239
Hypertension	12	4,094	23	1,631	+ 2,462
Liver Disease	13	4,085	26	1,421	+ 2,663
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,200	33	711	+ 2,489
Kidney Disease	15	2,691	12	3,139	- 449
Maternal Conditions	16	2,536	63	20	+ 2,515
Lung Disease	17	2,374	5	8,487	- 6,113
Violence	18	2,365	44	243	+ 2,122
Suicide	19	1,531	11	3,150	- 1,619
Other Injuries	20	1,462	22	1,642	- 180
Pertussis	21	1,445	69	1	+ 1,443
Meningitis	22	1,313	60	37	+ 1,276
Asthma	23	1,276	36	455	+ 821
Malnutrition	24	1,193	51	117	+ 1,076
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,011	2	15,588	- 14,578
Inflammatory/Heart	26	964	24	1,571	- 607
Endocrine Disorders	27	912	16	2,328	- 1,416
Prostate Cancer	28	868	9	3,766	- 2,898
Cervical Cancer	29	861	39	342	+ 519
Liver Cancer	30	744	20	2,036	- 1,292
Measles	31	699	78	0	+ 699
Breast Cancer	32	697	10	3,405	- 2,709
Falls	33	653	14	3,116	- 2,463
Syphilis	34	468	67	3	+ 465
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	461	42	276	+ 185
Drownings	36	456	47	177	+ 279
Fires	37	396	55	55	+ 342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	390	6	6,209	- 5,819
Stomach Cancer	39	386	27	1,288	- 902
Epilepsy	40	333	41	285	+ 49
Poisonings	41	310	61	35	+ 275
Parkinson's Disease	42	303	19	2,036	- 1,733
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	292	38	379	- 87
Drug Use	44	287	21	1,783	- 1,496
Lymphomas	45	268	15	3,039	- 2,771
Leukemia	46	252	18	2,126	- 1,874
Lung Cancers	47	236	4	8,769	- 8,533
Ovary Cancer	48	217	31	1,003	- 786
Alcohol	49	202	37	380	- 178
Skin Disease	50	201	34	594	- 394
Schistosomiasis	51	197	79	0	+ 197
Pancreas Cancer	52	184	13	3,118	- 2,934
Skin Cancers	53	158	17	2,319	- 2,161
Oral Cancer	54	143	32	972	- 829
Tetanus	55	101	70	1	+ 100
Encephalitis	56	87	68	3	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	57	85	25	1,494	- 1,408
Appendicitis	58	81	62	26	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	66	45	229	- 163
Uterin Cancer	60	64	35	524	- 460
Bladder Cancer	61	64	30	1,187	- 1,123
Hepatitis B	62	64	58	41	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	63	33	28	1,252	- 1,219
Upper Respiratory	64	30	64	17	+ 13
Trypanosomiasis	65	29	83	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	46	188	- 171
Hepatitis C	67	11	48	173	- 162
Diphtheria	68	8	71	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	77	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	66	6	- 3
War	72	2	65	8	- 6
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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Australia

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.