ITALY VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	45,085	46	520	+ 44,566
Tuberculosis	2	27,805	53	336	+ 27,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,756	9	16,339	+ 9,418
Coronary Heart Disease	4	24,938	1	97,116	- 72,178
Stroke	5	22,661	2	62,633	- 39,972
Malaria	6	19,766	79	0	+ 19,766
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,980	30	3,221	+ 12,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,039	36	1,622	+ 11,417
Low Birth Weight	9	12,828	51	357	+ 12,471
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,494	8	19,836	- 9,342
Birth Trauma	11	9,972	59	140	+ 9,832
Hypertension	12	9,323	6	29,931	- 20,608
Liver Disease	13	9,303	23	5,559	+ 3,744
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,288	37	1,443	+ 5,845
Kidney Disease	15	6,128	11	12,726	- 6,598
Maternal Conditions	16	5,775	67	6	+ 5,769
Lung Disease	17	5,407	5	32,382	- 26,975
Violence	18	5,386	50	409	+ 4,978
Suicide	19	3,486	26	4,042	- 556
Other Injuries	20	3,331	12	12,112	- 8,782
Pertussis	21	3,291	73	1	+ 3,290
Meningitis	22	2,991	60	128	+ 2,863
Asthma	23	2,907	47	494	+ 2,414
Malnutrition	24	2,717	41	775	+ 1,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,302	3	41,445	- 39,143
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,195	24	5,531	- 3,336
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,078	18	8,431	- 6,353
Prostate Cancer	28	1,978	20	8,409	- 6,432
Cervical Cancer	29	1,961	40	1,154	+ 807
Liver Cancer	30	1,695	17	9,620	- 7,926
Measles	31	1,593	71	1	+ 1,592
Breast Cancer	32	1,587	10	13,868	- 12,282
Falls	33	1,487	25	4,222	- 2,736
Syphilis	34	1,066	69	4	+ 1,061
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,051	43	690	+ 361
Drownings	36	1,038	52	344	+ 694
Fires	37	903	56	271	+ 632
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	888	7	21,254	- 20,366
Stomach Cancer	39	880	14	10,252	- 9,373
Epilepsy	40	759	39	1,337	- 577
Poisonings	41	705	58	154	+ 551
Parkinson's Disease	42	690	19	8,428	- 7,738
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	665	32	2,216	- 1,550
Drug Use	44	654	45	654	+ 0
Lymphomas	45	610	16	9,670	- 9,060
Leukemia	46	575	21	6,728	- 6,154
Lung Cancers	47	537	4	34,152	- 33,616
Ovary Cancer	48	494	28	3,282	- 2,787
Alcohol	49	460	55	277	+ 183
Skin Disease	50	457	38	1,440	- 983
Schistosomiasis	51	448	78	0	+ 448
Pancreas Cancer	52	418	13	12,095	- 11,676
Skin Cancers	53	360	29	3,239	- 2,879
Oral Cancer	54	327	27	3,343	- 3,017
Tetanus	55	231	63	22	+ 209
Encephalitis	56	198	68	5	+ 194
Oesophagus Cancer	57	195	34	2,045	- 1,851
Appendicitis	58	185	61	49	+ 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	149	42	701	- 552
Uterin Cancer	60	146	33	2,198	- 2,052
Bladder Cancer	61	146	22	6,711	- 6,565
Hepatitis B	62	145	54	334	- 189
Other Neoplasms	63	76	15	9,984	- 9,909
Upper Respiratory	64	67	64	20	+ 47
Trypanosomiasis	65	67	77	0	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	66	38	44	677	- 639
Hepatitis C	67	25	31	2,451	- 2,426
Diphtheria	68	19	76	0	+ 19
Ascariasis	69	11	80	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	10	84	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	7	65	16	- 9
War	72	5	66	6	- 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.