NETHERLANDS VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,143	55	33	+ 13,110
Tuberculosis	2	8,106	56	29	+ 8,077
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,508	7	4,946	+ 2,562
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,270	2	17,601	- 10,331
Stroke	5	6,606	4	9,707	- 3,101
Malaria	6	5,762	77	0	+ 5,762
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,658	31	681	+ 3,977
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,801	33	584	+ 3,217
Low Birth Weight	9	3,740	45	167	+ 3,572
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,059	14	2,386	+ 673
Birth Trauma	11	2,907	52	74	+ 2,833
Hypertension	12	2,718	29	818	+ 1,900
Liver Disease	13	2,712	28	936	+ 1,776
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,125	35	544	+ 1,581
Kidney Disease	15	1,786	12	2,530	- 744
Maternal Conditions	16	1,683	65	8	+ 1,675
Lung Disease	17	1,576	5	9,567	- 7,991
Violence	18	1,570	48	107	+ 1,463
Suicide	19	1,016	17	2,025	- 1,009
Other Injuries	20	971	19	1,648	- 677
Pertussis	21	959	67	1	+ 958
Meningitis	22	872	51	78	+ 793
Asthma	23	847	46	165	+ 682
Malnutrition	24	792	63	12	+ 780
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	671	1	18,148	- 17,477
Inflammatory/Heart	26	640	23	1,201	- 561
Endocrine Disorders	27	606	26	1,055	- 449
Prostate Cancer	28	577	10	3,265	- 2,688
Cervical Cancer	29	572	39	266	+ 305
Liver Cancer	30	494	24	1,163	- 669
Measles	31	464	73	0	+ 464
Breast Cancer	32	463	9	3,535	- 3,072
Falls	33	433	8	4,131	- 3,697
Syphilis	34	311	69	1	+ 310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	306	47	130	+ 176
Drownings	36	303	49	98	+ 205
Fires	37	263	53	49	+ 214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	259	6	5,829	- 5,571
Stomach Cancer	39	256	22	1,361	- 1,104
Epilepsy	40	221	38	289	- 68
Poisonings	41	205	61	17	+ 188
Parkinson's Disease	42	201	16	2,120	- 1,918
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	194	41	238	- 44
Drug Use	44	191	42	231	- 40
Lymphomas	45	178	13	2,511	- 2,333
Leukemia	46	168	20	1,578	- 1,411
Lung Cancers	47	156	3	10,980	- 10,823
Ovary Cancer	48	144	25	1,067	- 923
Alcohol	49	134	32	612	- 478
Skin Disease	50	133	36	295	- 162
Schistosomiasis	51	131	74	0	+ 131
Pancreas Cancer	52	122	11	2,995	- 2,873
Skin Cancers	53	105	27	1,024	- 919
Oral Cancer	54	95	30	768	- 672
Tetanus	55	67	72	0	+ 67
Encephalitis	56	58	68	1	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	57	57	15	2,145	- 2,089
Appendicitis	58	54	58	26	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	43	44	214	- 171
Uterin Cancer	60	43	34	566	- 524
Bladder Cancer	61	42	21	1,471	- 1,429
Hepatitis B	62	42	62	14	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	63	22	18	1,831	- 1,809
Upper Respiratory	64	20	57	28	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	65	19	76	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	37	295	- 284
Hepatitis C	67	7	60	20	- 13
Diphtheria	68	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	64	10	- 8
War	72	2	66	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

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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.