UNITED KINGDOM VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,628	55	188	+ 50,440
Tuberculosis	2	31,223	47	351	+ 30,872
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,923	3	40,540	- 11,618
Coronary Heart Disease	4	28,004	2	71,728	- 43,724
Stroke	5	25,447	4	37,626	- 12,180
Malaria	6	22,196	76	0	+ 22,196
Road Traffic Accidents	7	17,944	33	2,169	+ 15,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	14,642	38	1,599	+ 13,043
Low Birth Weight	9	14,405	40	1,313	+ 13,091
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,784	17	5,842	+ 5,941
Birth Trauma	11	11,198	54	190	+ 11,008
Hypertension	12	10,470	23	5,208	+ 5,261
Liver Disease	13	10,447	14	7,666	+ 2,781
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,184	35	2,127	+ 6,057
Kidney Disease	15	6,881	18	5,471	+ 1,410
Maternal Conditions	16	6,484	64	47	+ 6,438
Lung Disease	17	6,072	6	32,896	- 26,824
Violence	18	6,049	46	868	+ 5,181
Suicide	19	3,915	20	5,325	- 1,410
Other Injuries	20	3,740	19	5,464	- 1,724
Pertussis	21	3,695	69	3	+ 3,692
Meningitis	22	3,358	52	232	+ 3,126
Asthma	23	3,265	41	1,302	+ 1,962
Malnutrition	24	3,051	58	116	+ 2,935
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,585	1	98,135	- 95,550
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,465	29	3,126	- 661
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,333	28	3,297	- 963
Prostate Cancer	28	2,221	8	13,289	- 11,069
Cervical Cancer	29	2,202	43	1,099	+ 1,103
Liver Cancer	30	1,903	21	5,237	- 3,334
Measles	31	1,789	75	0	+ 1,789
Breast Cancer	32	1,782	9	12,718	- 10,937
Falls	33	1,670	15	7,618	- 5,949
Syphilis	34	1,197	62	49	+ 1,148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,180	36	2,090	- 910
Drownings	36	1,166	49	301	+ 865
Fires	37	1,014	48	334	+ 679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	997	7	18,446	- 17,449
Stomach Cancer	39	988	24	4,999	- 4,011
Epilepsy	40	853	42	1,193	- 341
Poisonings	41	792	53	221	+ 571
Parkinson's Disease	42	775	13	8,573	- 7,798
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	747	45	876	- 129
Drug Use	44	735	31	2,824	- 2,090
Lymphomas	45	685	10	9,350	- 8,665
Leukemia	46	645	22	5,211	- 4,566
Lung Cancers	47	602	5	35,715	- 35,112
Ovary Cancer	48	555	25	4,019	- 3,464
Alcohol	49	517	39	1,555	- 1,038
Skin Disease	50	513	34	2,134	- 1,620
Schistosomiasis	51	503	78	0	+ 503
Pancreas Cancer	52	470	11	8,995	- 8,525
Skin Cancers	53	404	27	3,727	- 3,323
Oral Cancer	54	367	30	3,109	- 2,742
Tetanus	55	259	72	0	+ 259
Encephalitis	56	223	68	6	+ 217
Oesophagus Cancer	57	219	12	8,727	- 8,508
Appendicitis	58	207	59	105	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	168	44	1,014	- 846
Uterin Cancer	60	164	32	2,346	- 2,182
Bladder Cancer	61	164	16	6,133	- 5,970
Hepatitis B	62	163	65	40	+ 123
Other Neoplasms	63	85	26	3,986	- 3,901
Upper Respiratory	64	75	63	48	+ 27
Trypanosomiasis	65	75	77	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	66	43	37	1,856	- 1,813
Hepatitis C	67	28	51	267	- 239
Diphtheria	68	21	74	0	+ 21
Ascariasis	69	12	80	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	70	11	79	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	7	66	16	- 8
War	72	6	67	10	- 4
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.