PHILIPPINES VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	87,470	66	204	+ 87,265
Tuberculosis	2	53,944	8	27,061	+ 26,883
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	49,970	2	93,807	- 43,837
Coronary Heart Disease	4	48,383	1	129,955	- 81,572
Stroke	5	43,964	3	74,167	- 30,202
Malaria	6	38,348	69	94	+ 38,254
Road Traffic Accidents	7	31,002	10	13,017	+ 17,985
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	25,297	22	6,189	+ 19,109
Low Birth Weight	9	24,887	14	10,141	+ 14,747
Diabetes Mellitus	10	20,359	7	32,260	- 11,901
Birth Trauma	11	19,347	18	7,960	+ 11,387
Hypertension	12	18,088	5	34,500	- 16,412
Liver Disease	13	18,049	20	7,076	+ 10,973
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,140	17	8,051	+ 6,089
Kidney Disease	15	11,888	4	39,380	- 27,492
Maternal Conditions	16	11,203	38	2,042	+ 9,162
Lung Disease	17	10,491	6	32,559	- 22,069
Violence	18	10,450	9	14,835	- 4,384
Suicide	19	6,763	35	2,325	+ 4,438
Other Injuries	20	6,462	31	3,536	+ 2,926
Pertussis	21	6,384	43	1,760	+ 4,624
Meningitis	22	5,802	47	1,041	+ 4,761
Asthma	23	5,640	11	11,404	- 5,764
Malnutrition	24	5,271	24	4,311	+ 960
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,466	39	2,010	+ 2,456
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,259	30	3,545	+ 713
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,031	12	10,464	- 6,432
Prostate Cancer	28	3,837	26	4,149	- 313
Cervical Cancer	29	3,804	33	3,076	+ 729
Liver Cancer	30	3,288	19	7,663	- 4,376
Measles	31	3,091	48	894	+ 2,197
Breast Cancer	32	3,078	15	9,802	- 6,724
Falls	33	2,885	28	3,861	- 976
Syphilis	34	2,068	44	1,157	+ 911
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,038	21	6,865	- 4,827
Drownings	36	2,015	27	3,881	- 1,866
Fires	37	1,751	54	600	+ 1,152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,722	16	8,063	- 6,341
Stomach Cancer	39	1,706	41	1,868	- 162
Epilepsy	40	1,473	45	1,120	+ 353
Poisonings	41	1,368	65	226	+ 1,142
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,338	55	594	+ 744
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,291	42	1,807	- 516
Drug Use	44	1,269	52	695	+ 574
Lymphomas	45	1,184	36	2,279	- 1,095
Leukemia	46	1,115	29	3,596	- 2,481
Lung Cancers	47	1,041	13	10,296	- 9,255
Ovary Cancer	48	959	40	1,994	- 1,035
Alcohol	49	893	60	401	+ 492
Skin Disease	50	887	25	4,229	- 3,342
Schistosomiasis	51	869	64	233	+ 636
Pancreas Cancer	52	812	37	2,121	- 1,309
Skin Cancers	53	698	61	368	+ 330
Oral Cancer	54	634	34	2,916	- 2,283
Tetanus	55	447	59	521	- 74
Encephalitis	56	384	67	185	+ 200
Oesophagus Cancer	57	378	53	672	- 294
Appendicitis	58	358	63	276	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	289	62	323	- 33
Uterin Cancer	60	284	50	761	- 477
Bladder Cancer	61	282	58	569	- 287
Hepatitis B	62	281	56	590	- 308
Other Neoplasms	63	147	23	5,146	- 5,000
Upper Respiratory	64	130	70	39	+ 92
Trypanosomiasis	65	130	83	0	+ 130
Multiple Sclerosis	66	74	72	31	+ 43
Hepatitis C	67	48	81	0	+ 48
Diphtheria	68	37	75	14	+ 22
Ascariasis	69	20	76	13	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	20	78	4	+ 16
Otitis Media	71	13	74	23	- 10
War	72	10	49	817	- 807
Dengue	73	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	4	- 4
Leprosy	77	0	71	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	82	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.