JAPAN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	91,112	63	48	+ 91,064
Tuberculosis	2	56,190	34	3,459	+ 52,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	52,050	3	107,899	- 55,848
Coronary Heart Disease	4	50,397	1	163,905	- 113,508
Stroke	5	45,795	2	121,823	- 76,028
Malaria	6	39,945	79	0	+ 39,945
Road Traffic Accidents	7	32,293	31	4,566	+ 27,727
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	26,351	37	2,731	+ 23,620
Low Birth Weight	9	25,924	55	202	+ 25,721
Diabetes Mellitus	10	21,207	29	5,433	+ 15,774
Birth Trauma	11	20,152	61	104	+ 20,048
Hypertension	12	18,841	28	6,673	+ 12,168
Liver Disease	13	18,801	17	14,195	+ 4,606
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,728	40	2,473	+ 12,256
Kidney Disease	15	12,384	9	44,779	- 32,395
Maternal Conditions	16	11,670	64	39	+ 11,631
Lung Disease	17	10,927	5	78,169	- 67,242
Violence	18	10,885	53	266	+ 10,620
Suicide	19	7,045	13	19,466	- 12,421
Other Injuries	20	6,731	12	22,068	- 15,338
Pertussis	21	6,650	71	1	+ 6,649
Meningitis	22	6,044	52	308	+ 5,736
Asthma	23	5,875	42	1,922	+ 3,953
Malnutrition	24	5,490	43	1,910	+ 3,581
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,652	7	56,937	- 52,285
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,436	27	8,232	- 3,796
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,199	21	11,486	- 7,287
Prostate Cancer	28	3,996	19	13,515	- 9,519
Cervical Cancer	29	3,963	32	3,799	+ 164
Liver Cancer	30	3,425	11	29,384	- 25,960
Measles	31	3,219	75	0	+ 3,219
Breast Cancer	32	3,206	15	15,805	- 12,598
Falls	33	3,005	23	9,736	- 6,731
Syphilis	34	2,154	65	16	+ 2,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,123	35	2,922	- 799
Drownings	36	2,098	25	8,409	- 6,310
Fires	37	1,824	48	1,007	+ 817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,794	6	57,340	- 55,547
Stomach Cancer	39	1,777	8	50,433	- 48,655
Epilepsy	40	1,535	45	1,558	- 24
Poisonings	41	1,425	54	255	+ 1,170
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,394	18	14,007	- 12,613
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,345	39	2,555	- 1,210
Drug Use	44	1,322	50	732	+ 590
Lymphomas	45	1,233	14	19,273	- 18,040
Leukemia	46	1,162	24	9,607	- 8,445
Lung Cancers	47	1,084	4	79,688	- 78,604
Ovary Cancer	48	999	30	5,061	- 4,063
Alcohol	49	930	51	576	+ 354
Skin Disease	50	924	36	2,806	- 1,882
Schistosomiasis	51	905	72	0	+ 904
Pancreas Cancer	52	846	10	37,027	- 36,181
Skin Cancers	53	727	44	1,843	- 1,115
Oral Cancer	54	660	26	8,333	- 7,673
Tetanus	55	466	67	9	+ 457
Encephalitis	56	400	69	5	+ 396
Oesophagus Cancer	57	393	20	12,316	- 11,923
Appendicitis	58	373	58	126	+ 248
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	302	38	2,618	- 2,316
Uterin Cancer	60	296	33	3,461	- 3,166
Bladder Cancer	61	294	22	9,936	- 9,642
Hepatitis B	62	293	46	1,423	- 1,130
Other Neoplasms	63	153	16	15,120	- 14,967
Upper Respiratory	64	136	57	159	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	65	135	76	0	+ 135
Multiple Sclerosis	66	77	59	108	- 31
Hepatitis C	67	50	41	2,220	- 2,169
Diphtheria	68	38	74	0	+ 38
Ascariasis	69	21	82	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	70	20	80	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	71	13	68	8	+ 6
War	72	10	66	15	- 4
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.