GERMANY VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	62,209	54	345	+ 61,863
Tuberculosis	2	38,365	56	281	+ 38,084
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	35,539	9	20,712	+ 14,826
Coronary Heart Disease	4	34,410	1	147,055	- 112,645
Stroke	5	31,268	3	49,794	- 18,526
Malaria	6	27,273	79	0	+ 27,273
Road Traffic Accidents	7	22,049	34	3,160	+ 18,889
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	17,991	32	3,830	+ 14,161
Low Birth Weight	9	17,700	45	770	+ 16,930
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,479	13	15,560	- 1,080
Birth Trauma	11	13,760	57	239	+ 13,520
Hypertension	12	12,864	6	26,796	- 13,931
Liver Disease	13	12,837	15	15,194	- 2,357
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,056	36	2,291	+ 7,765
Kidney Disease	15	8,455	8	22,770	- 14,315
Maternal Conditions	16	7,968	64	38	+ 7,930
Lung Disease	17	7,461	5	42,797	- 35,336
Violence	18	7,432	46	769	+ 6,664
Suicide	19	4,810	19	10,284	- 5,474
Other Injuries	20	4,595	23	8,248	- 3,653
Pertussis	21	4,540	69	2	+ 4,538
Meningitis	22	4,127	60	168	+ 3,959
Asthma	23	4,011	44	924	+ 3,087
Malnutrition	24	3,749	50	450	+ 3,299
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,176	2	51,168	- 47,992
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,029	21	8,891	- 5,862
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,867	18	10,677	- 7,810
Prostate Cancer	28	2,729	12	16,487	- 13,759
Cervical Cancer	29	2,706	39	2,131	+ 574
Liver Cancer	30	2,338	25	8,057	- 5,719
Measles	31	2,198	70	2	+ 2,196
Breast Cancer	32	2,189	10	18,842	- 16,653
Falls	33	2,051	14	15,325	- 13,274
Syphilis	34	1,470	68	6	+ 1,465
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,450	38	2,166	- 716
Drownings	36	1,433	49	459	+ 974
Fires	37	1,246	53	359	+ 887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,225	7	26,026	- 24,801
Stomach Cancer	39	1,214	20	9,658	- 8,444
Epilepsy	40	1,048	35	3,091	- 2,043
Poisonings	41	973	58	216	+ 756
Parkinson's Disease	42	952	16	12,594	- 11,642
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	918	33	3,615	- 2,697
Drug Use	44	903	40	1,930	- 1,028
Lymphomas	45	842	17	12,249	- 11,407
Leukemia	46	793	22	8,737	- 7,944
Lung Cancers	47	740	4	46,560	- 45,820
Ovary Cancer	48	682	30	5,192	- 4,511
Alcohol	49	635	26	6,257	- 5,622
Skin Disease	50	631	42	1,543	- 912
Schistosomiasis	51	618	73	1	+ 617
Pancreas Cancer	52	577	11	17,971	- 17,394
Skin Cancers	53	497	31	4,055	- 3,559
Oral Cancer	54	451	29	6,023	- 5,572
Tetanus	55	318	75	1	+ 318
Encephalitis	56	273	67	8	+ 266
Oesophagus Cancer	57	269	27	6,212	- 5,944
Appendicitis	58	255	62	129	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	206	47	543	- 337
Uterin Cancer	60	202	37	2,231	- 2,029
Bladder Cancer	61	201	28	6,193	- 5,992
Hepatitis B	62	200	59	182	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	63	104	24	8,161	- 8,057
Upper Respiratory	64	93	61	138	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	65	92	78	0	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	66	52	41	1,571	- 1,518
Hepatitis C	67	34	48	507	- 472
Diphtheria	68	26	77	0	+ 26
Ascariasis	69	15	81	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	14	85	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	71	9	65	16	- 7
War	72	7	66	10	- 3
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	82	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.