CANADA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	28,690	53	163	+ 28,527
Tuberculosis	2	17,694	58	97	+ 17,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,390	7	7,431	+ 8,959
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,869	1	40,063	- 24,194
Stroke	5	14,420	5	14,159	+ 262
Malaria	6	12,578	76	0	+ 12,578
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,169	28	1,998	+ 8,171
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,297	36	840	+ 7,457
Low Birth Weight	9	8,163	42	553	+ 7,610
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,678	9	5,718	+ 960
Birth Trauma	11	6,346	50	193	+ 6,153
Hypertension	12	5,933	22	2,563	+ 3,370
Liver Disease	13	5,920	17	3,624	+ 2,297
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,638	35	1,081	+ 3,557
Kidney Disease	15	3,899	14	4,578	- 678
Maternal Conditions	16	3,675	64	45	+ 3,630
Lung Disease	17	3,441	4	14,212	- 10,771
Violence	18	3,428	40	605	+ 2,823
Suicide	19	2,218	15	4,417	- 2,198
Other Injuries	20	2,119	24	2,392	- 273
Pertussis	21	2,094	69	1	+ 2,093
Meningitis	22	1,903	59	68	+ 1,835
Asthma	23	1,850	49	262	+ 1,588
Malnutrition	24	1,729	51	192	+ 1,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,465	2	30,970	- 29,505
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,397	27	2,060	- 663
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,322	19	3,233	- 1,910
Prostate Cancer	28	1,258	13	4,711	- 3,452
Cervical Cancer	29	1,248	41	578	+ 670
Liver Cancer	30	1,078	20	3,113	- 2,034
Measles	31	1,014	74	0	+ 1,014
Breast Cancer	32	1,010	8	5,910	- 4,900
Falls	33	946	12	4,829	- 3,883
Syphilis	34	678	67	5	+ 673
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	669	43	442	+ 226
Drownings	36	661	48	283	+ 378
Fires	37	574	52	192	+ 382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	565	6	9,651	- 9,086
Stomach Cancer	39	560	26	2,177	- 1,618
Epilepsy	40	483	44	384	+ 99
Poisonings	41	449	56	121	+ 327
Parkinson's Disease	42	439	18	3,359	- 2,920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	423	39	636	- 212
Drug Use	44	416	16	3,686	- 3,270
Lymphomas	45	388	10	5,146	- 4,758
Leukemia	46	366	21	3,098	- 2,732
Lung Cancers	47	341	3	20,937	- 20,595
Ovary Cancer	48	314	29	1,902	- 1,588
Alcohol	49	293	33	1,491	- 1,198
Skin Disease	50	291	38	679	- 388
Schistosomiasis	51	285	78	0	+ 285
Pancreas Cancer	52	266	11	5,057	- 4,791
Skin Cancers	53	229	30	1,756	- 1,527
Oral Cancer	54	208	32	1,592	- 1,384
Tetanus	55	147	71	0	+ 146
Encephalitis	56	126	68	3	+ 123
Oesophagus Cancer	57	124	25	2,230	- 2,106
Appendicitis	58	118	62	49	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	95	47	322	- 227
Uterin Cancer	60	93	34	1,183	- 1,090
Bladder Cancer	61	93	23	2,521	- 2,428
Hepatitis B	62	92	60	66	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	63	48	31	1,679	- 1,630
Upper Respiratory	64	43	63	47	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	65	43	75	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	37	692	- 668
Hepatitis C	67	16	45	363	- 347
Diphtheria	68	12	73	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	69	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	6	83	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	4	66	8	- 3
War	72	3	65	21	- 18
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.