FRANCE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,565	54	362	+ 50,203
Tuberculosis	2	31,184	50	435	+ 30,749
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,887	6	19,771	+ 9,116
Coronary Heart Disease	4	27,969	1	63,181	- 35,212
Stroke	5	25,415	3	36,354	- 10,939
Malaria	6	22,169	82	0	+ 22,169
Road Traffic Accidents	7	17,922	31	3,339	+ 14,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	14,624	38	1,807	+ 12,817
Low Birth Weight	9	14,387	47	651	+ 13,736
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,769	12	10,912	+ 858
Birth Trauma	11	11,184	55	309	+ 10,875
Hypertension	12	10,457	23	7,109	+ 3,347
Liver Disease	13	10,434	22	7,382	+ 3,052
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,174	35	2,012	+ 6,162
Kidney Disease	15	6,873	11	11,477	- 4,604
Maternal Conditions	16	6,476	64	52	+ 6,425
Lung Disease	17	6,064	7	18,232	- 12,167
Violence	18	6,041	49	538	+ 5,504
Suicide	19	3,910	16	8,961	- 5,051
Other Injuries	20	3,735	9	15,119	- 11,384
Pertussis	21	3,691	69	3	+ 3,688
Meningitis	22	3,354	58	163	+ 3,191
Asthma	23	3,261	42	1,039	+ 2,222
Malnutrition	24	3,047	29	4,212	- 1,164
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,582	2	53,157	- 50,576
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,462	25	6,065	- 3,604
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,331	19	8,086	- 5,756
Prostate Cancer	28	2,218	13	10,873	- 8,655
Cervical Cancer	29	2,199	40	1,574	+ 626
Liver Cancer	30	1,901	15	9,573	- 7,672
Measles	31	1,787	77	0	+ 1,786
Breast Cancer	32	1,779	8	15,536	- 13,756
Falls	33	1,668	18	8,284	- 6,617
Syphilis	34	1,195	68	4	+ 1,191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,178	43	986	+ 192
Drownings	36	1,165	45	868	+ 297
Fires	37	1,012	53	403	+ 609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	996	5	21,854	- 20,858
Stomach Cancer	39	986	26	5,530	- 4,544
Epilepsy	40	852	37	1,865	- 1,014
Poisonings	41	791	57	228	+ 563
Parkinson's Disease	42	774	20	7,570	- 6,796
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	746	41	1,384	- 638
Drug Use	44	734	36	1,881	- 1,147
Lymphomas	45	684	14	10,067	- 9,383
Leukemia	46	645	21	7,457	- 6,812
Lung Cancers	47	602	4	35,657	- 35,056
Ovary Cancer	48	554	30	3,964	- 3,410
Alcohol	49	516	33	3,189	- 2,673
Skin Disease	50	513	39	1,598	- 1,085
Schistosomiasis	51	502	71	1	+ 501
Pancreas Cancer	52	469	10	12,360	- 11,890
Skin Cancers	53	404	32	3,256	- 2,852
Oral Cancer	54	366	27	4,676	- 4,310
Tetanus	55	259	70	2	+ 256
Encephalitis	56	222	66	8	+ 214
Oesophagus Cancer	57	218	28	4,673	- 4,455
Appendicitis	58	207	61	90	+ 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	167	51	426	- 259
Uterin Cancer	60	164	34	2,721	- 2,557
Bladder Cancer	61	163	24	6,566	- 6,402
Hepatitis B	62	163	59	135	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	63	85	17	8,771	- 8,686
Upper Respiratory	64	75	63	54	+ 22
Trypanosomiasis	65	75	83	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	66	43	46	752	- 710
Hepatitis C	67	28	52	416	- 388
Diphtheria	68	21	75	1	+ 21
Ascariasis	69	12	79	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	70	11	78	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	7	65	16	- 8
War	72	6	67	7	- 1
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	82	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.