SPAIN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,965	43	538	+ 34,427
Tuberculosis	2	21,564	50	270	+ 21,293
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,975	7	13,717	+ 6,258
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,341	1	51,684	- 32,343
Stroke	5	17,574	3	29,004	- 11,429
Malaria	6	15,329	83	0	+ 15,329
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,393	31	1,829	+ 10,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,112	36	1,064	+ 9,049
Low Birth Weight	9	9,949	52	253	+ 9,696
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,138	10	7,773	+ 365
Birth Trauma	11	7,734	60	113	+ 7,621
Hypertension	12	7,231	9	9,115	- 1,884
Liver Disease	13	7,215	23	4,231	+ 2,984
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,652	38	863	+ 4,789
Kidney Disease	15	4,752	8	9,725	- 4,972
Maternal Conditions	16	4,478	64	14	+ 4,465
Lung Disease	17	4,194	5	18,926	- 14,733
Violence	18	4,177	51	262	+ 3,916
Suicide	19	2,704	25	3,609	- 906
Other Injuries	20	2,583	15	5,536	- 2,953
Pertussis	21	2,552	73	2	+ 2,550
Meningitis	22	2,319	59	129	+ 2,191
Asthma	23	2,255	35	1,133	+ 1,122
Malnutrition	24	2,107	47	302	+ 1,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,785	2	42,339	- 40,553
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,702	19	4,984	- 3,282
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,612	21	4,863	- 3,252
Prostate Cancer	28	1,534	13	6,420	- 4,886
Cervical Cancer	29	1,521	39	855	+ 666
Liver Cancer	30	1,314	18	5,098	- 3,784
Measles	31	1,235	81	0	+ 1,235
Breast Cancer	32	1,230	11	7,067	- 5,837
Falls	33	1,153	26	3,246	- 2,093
Syphilis	34	826	67	9	+ 818
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	815	44	475	+ 340
Drownings	36	805	45	446	+ 359
Fires	37	700	55	185	+ 515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	688	6	16,957	- 16,269
Stomach Cancer	39	682	14	5,796	- 5,114
Epilepsy	40	589	40	824	- 235
Poisonings	41	547	57	170	+ 376
Parkinson's Disease	42	535	20	4,943	- 4,408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	516	33	1,612	- 1,096
Drug Use	44	507	41	776	- 269
Lymphomas	45	473	16	5,335	- 4,861
Leukemia	46	446	24	3,772	- 3,327
Lung Cancers	47	416	4	22,131	- 21,714
Ovary Cancer	48	383	28	2,026	- 1,643
Alcohol	49	357	46	333	+ 23
Skin Disease	50	355	30	1,840	- 1,486
Schistosomiasis	51	347	74	0	+ 347
Pancreas Cancer	52	325	12	6,752	- 6,428
Skin Cancers	53	279	32	1,803	- 1,524
Oral Cancer	54	253	27	2,583	- 2,330
Tetanus	55	179	72	2	+ 177
Encephalitis	56	154	70	4	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	57	151	29	2,011	- 1,860
Appendicitis	58	143	61	79	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	116	48	294	- 178
Uterin Cancer	60	113	34	1,612	- 1,498
Bladder Cancer	61	113	17	5,222	- 5,109
Hepatitis B	62	112	58	162	- 50
Other Neoplasms	63	59	22	4,748	- 4,689
Upper Respiratory	64	52	62	47	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	65	52	84	0	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	66	29	49	287	- 258
Hepatitis C	67	19	42	652	- 633
Diphtheria	68	15	76	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	69	8	78	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	5	66	9	- 4
War	72	4	68	6	- 2
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Congo

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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.