INDIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,042,094	31	44,406	+ 997,688
Tuberculosis	2	642,677	5	435,882	+ 206,795
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	595,327	6	392,425	+ 202,902
Coronary Heart Disease	4	576,421	1	1,520,034	- 943,613
Stroke	5	523,783	3	697,038	- 173,255
Malaria	6	456,871	57	7,705	+ 449,166
Road Traffic Accidents	7	369,349	12	212,596	+ 156,753
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	301,386	4	670,315	- 368,928
Low Birth Weight	9	296,502	9	238,739	+ 57,763
Diabetes Mellitus	10	242,552	7	271,495	- 28,943
Birth Trauma	11	230,494	20	102,819	+ 127,675
Hypertension	12	215,500	19	108,050	+ 107,450
Liver Disease	13	215,035	8	268,580	- 53,545
Congenital Anomalies	14	168,456	23	82,769	+ 85,687
Kidney Disease	15	141,637	11	222,903	- 81,266
Maternal Conditions	16	133,474	41	25,917	+ 107,557
Lung Disease	17	124,982	2	879,732	- 754,750
Violence	18	124,502	27	51,767	+ 72,736
Suicide	19	80,578	14	173,347	- 92,769
Other Injuries	20	76,981	15	149,570	- 72,589
Pertussis	21	76,060	54	10,094	+ 65,966
Meningitis	22	69,129	36	33,337	+ 35,793
Asthma	23	67,196	13	196,051	- 128,855
Malnutrition	24	62,798	55	8,626	+ 54,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	53,206	17	126,593	- 73,387
Inflammatory/Heart	26	50,737	49	12,651	+ 38,086
Endocrine Disorders	27	48,030	47	15,264	+ 32,766
Prostate Cancer	28	45,709	38	30,945	+ 14,765
Cervical Cancer	29	45,326	30	45,319	+ 6
Liver Cancer	30	39,170	39	30,369	+ 8,801
Measles	31	36,821	51	11,923	+ 24,898
Breast Cancer	32	36,673	22	82,821	- 46,148
Falls	33	34,366	10	225,755	- 191,389
Syphilis	34	24,633	64	2,007	+ 22,625
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	24,284	26	68,108	- 43,823
Drownings	36	24,001	28	48,774	- 24,774
Fires	37	20,865	42	23,265	- 2,400
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	20,516	25	77,368	- 56,852
Stomach Cancer	39	20,330	24	81,058	- 60,728
Epilepsy	40	17,551	40	30,307	- 12,756
Poisonings	41	16,293	61	3,540	+ 12,753
Parkinson's Disease	42	15,946	32	43,398	- 27,452
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	15,380	18	126,079	- 110,699
Drug Use	44	15,121	52	11,747	+ 3,373
Lymphomas	45	14,100	33	40,159	- 26,059
Leukemia	46	13,286	35	33,383	- 20,097
Lung Cancers	47	12,401	21	88,276	- 75,875
Ovary Cancer	48	11,422	44	21,947	- 10,525
Alcohol	49	10,636	43	23,097	- 12,461
Skin Disease	50	10,568	45	17,857	- 7,289
Schistosomiasis	51	10,350	76	0	+ 10,350
Pancreas Cancer	52	9,673	37	32,812	- 23,139
Skin Cancers	53	8,318	60	5,054	+ 3,264
Oral Cancer	54	7,549	16	134,187	- 126,638
Tetanus	55	5,329	58	7,093	- 1,763
Encephalitis	56	4,581	29	48,080	- 43,500
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4,499	34	38,898	- 34,399
Appendicitis	58	4,270	53	11,245	- 6,975
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	3,449	50	11,931	- 8,482
Uterin Cancer	60	3,380	59	6,841	- 3,460
Bladder Cancer	61	3,366	48	14,081	- 10,715
Hepatitis B	62	3,350	56	8,184	- 4,834
Other Neoplasms	63	1,747	62	2,968	- 1,222
Upper Respiratory	64	1,553	68	584	+ 970
Trypanosomiasis	65	1,546	78	0	+ 1,546
Multiple Sclerosis	66	877	63	2,328	- 1,451
Hepatitis C	67	576	65	1,364	- 788
Diphtheria	68	437	72	65	+ 372
Ascariasis	69	244	70	126	+ 118
Chlamydia	70	234	69	379	- 144
Otitis Media	71	151	71	68	+ 83
War	72	119	67	890	- 771
Dengue	73	7	46	17,546	- 17,539
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.