USA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	252,893	42	5,660	+ 247,232
Tuberculosis	2	155,963	62	546	+ 155,417
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	144,472	11	60,317	+ 84,155
Coronary Heart Disease	4	139,884	1	504,904	- 365,020
Stroke	5	127,110	4	158,520	- 31,410
Malaria	6	110,872	77	0	+ 110,872
Road Traffic Accidents	7	89,633	17	41,694	+ 47,938
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	73,140	37	9,955	+ 63,185
Low Birth Weight	9	71,954	39	6,924	+ 65,030
Diabetes Mellitus	10	58,862	10	61,418	- 2,556
Birth Trauma	11	55,936	54	1,233	+ 54,703
Hypertension	12	52,297	8	65,960	- 13,664
Liver Disease	13	52,184	16	43,402	+ 8,782
Congenital Anomalies	14	40,880	34	11,762	+ 29,119
Kidney Disease	15	34,372	6	85,861	- 51,489
Maternal Conditions	16	32,391	56	779	+ 31,612
Lung Disease	17	30,330	3	195,387	- 165,057
Violence	18	30,214	27	18,976	+ 11,238
Suicide	19	19,554	12	53,099	- 33,544
Other Injuries	20	18,682	25	25,997	- 7,316
Pertussis	21	18,458	69	16	+ 18,442
Meningitis	22	16,776	60	606	+ 16,170
Asthma	23	16,307	46	3,818	+ 12,489
Malnutrition	24	15,240	40	6,762	+ 8,478
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	12,912	2	287,198	- 274,286
Inflammatory/Heart	26	12,313	22	32,529	- 20,216
Endocrine Disorders	27	11,656	14	46,985	- 35,329
Prostate Cancer	28	11,093	20	35,612	- 24,520
Cervical Cancer	29	11,000	38	6,984	+ 4,015
Liver Cancer	30	9,506	23	27,064	- 17,559
Measles	31	8,936	80	0	+ 8,936
Breast Cancer	32	8,900	13	48,671	- 39,771
Falls	33	8,340	18	40,418	- 32,078
Syphilis	34	5,978	66	49	+ 5,929
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	5,893	48	3,461	+ 2,432
Drownings	36	5,824	45	4,070	+ 1,755
Fires	37	5,063	49	3,183	+ 1,880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	4,979	9	61,827	- 56,848
Stomach Cancer	39	4,934	33	13,077	- 8,143
Epilepsy	40	4,259	50	3,162	+ 1,097
Poisonings	41	3,954	53	1,674	+ 2,280
Parkinson's Disease	42	3,870	21	34,491	- 30,621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,732	47	3,646	+ 87
Drug Use	44	3,669	7	74,435	- 70,765
Lymphomas	45	3,422	19	40,281	- 36,859
Leukemia	46	3,224	24	26,966	- 23,741
Lung Cancers	47	3,009	5	155,533	- 152,523
Ovary Cancer	48	2,772	31	14,591	- 11,820
Alcohol	49	2,581	30	14,659	- 12,078
Skin Disease	50	2,565	43	5,409	- 2,844
Schistosomiasis	51	2,512	72	1	+ 2,510
Pancreas Cancer	52	2,347	15	44,293	- 41,945
Skin Cancers	53	2,019	32	14,311	- 12,292
Oral Cancer	54	1,832	35	11,555	- 9,723
Tetanus	55	1,293	71	2	+ 1,291
Encephalitis	56	1,112	68	25	+ 1,086
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1,092	28	17,829	- 16,738
Appendicitis	58	1,036	63	424	+ 612
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	837	52	2,461	- 1,624
Uterin Cancer	60	820	36	10,063	- 9,243
Bladder Cancer	61	817	26	19,622	- 18,805
Hepatitis B	62	813	59	608	+ 205
Other Neoplasms	63	424	29	17,743	- 17,319
Upper Respiratory	64	377	65	229	+ 148
Trypanosomiasis	65	375	78	0	+ 375
Multiple Sclerosis	66	213	44	5,059	- 4,846
Hepatitis C	67	140	41	5,684	- 5,544
Diphtheria	68	106	75	0	+ 106
Ascariasis	69	59	82	0	+ 59
Chlamydia	70	57	84	0	+ 57
Otitis Media	71	37	67	34	+ 3
War	72	29	55	1,198	- 1,169
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.