DR CONGO VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,854	7	34,713	+ 63,141
Stroke	2	40,378	6	36,596	+ 3,782
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	34,949	28	4,548	+ 30,402
Lung Disease	4	31,056	14	13,527	+ 17,529
Diabetes Mellitus	5	28,984	16	12,902	+ 16,082
Lung Cancers	6	27,901	47	1,158	+ 26,744
Kidney Disease	7	18,575	20	9,077	+ 9,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	14,607	36	2,966	+ 11,641
Breast Cancer	9	13,518	35	3,416	+ 10,102
Other Injuries	10	11,865	22	8,272	+ 3,593
Hypertension	11	11,126	12	15,743	- 4,616
Endocrine Disorders	12	10,996	25	7,380	+ 3,616
Prostate Cancer	13	10,271	30	3,948	+ 6,322
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,117	50	1,017	+ 8,101
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	8,522	1	73,546	- 65,023
Lymphomas	16	8,492	38	2,061	+ 6,431
Leukemia	17	7,229	41	1,871	+ 5,358
Road Traffic Accidents	18	6,024	10	30,256	- 24,232
Bladder Cancer	19	5,828	65	270	+ 5,558
Liver Cancer	20	5,596	31	3,840	+ 1,756
Stomach Cancer	21	5,514	37	2,579	+ 2,934
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	4,934	5	41,301	- 36,367
Other Neoplasms	23	4,673	67	88	+ 4,585
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,463	29	4,045	+ 418
Falls	25	4,432	33	3,483	+ 949
Liver Disease	26	4,402	13	15,044	- 10,643
Ovary Cancer	27	3,914	58	656	+ 3,258
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,849	49	1,035	+ 2,815
Suicide	29	3,817	26	5,812	- 1,995
Skin Disease	30	3,810	54	781	+ 3,029
Skin Cancers	31	3,374	55	765	+ 2,608
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,017	43	1,728	+ 1,289
Drownings	33	2,913	34	3,454	- 540
Uterin Cancer	34	2,403	63	352	+ 2,051
Asthma	35	2,112	24	7,733	- 5,622
Oral Cancer	36	1,820	51	1,003	+ 817
Cervical Cancer	37	1,610	27	4,823	- 3,212
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,539	11	16,256	- 14,717
Anemia	39	1,516	86	0	+ 1,516
Violence	40	1,336	18	11,120	- 9,784
Drug Use	41	1,168	59	638	+ 530
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	984	40	1,923	- 939
Oesophagus Cancer	43	902	53	790	+ 112
Epilepsy	44	857	44	1,727	- 870
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	852	66	217	+ 635
Multiple Sclerosis	46	768	71	44	+ 725
Low Birth Weight	47	559	8	34,668	- 34,110
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	500	81	0	+ 500
Alcohol	49	459	60	635	- 176
Fires	50	407	39	2,007	- 1,601
Poisonings	51	362	42	1,729	- 1,367
Tuberculosis	52	326	2	43,759	- 43,434
Birth Trauma	53	218	9	33,075	- 32,857
Hepatitis B	54	160	61	456	- 296
Meningitis	55	148	17	11,568	- 11,420
Malnutrition	56	139	21	8,910	- 8,771
Schizophrenia	57	136	83	0	+ 136
Hepatitis C	58	133	69	69	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	59	96	62	370	- 274
Osteoarthritis	60	77	80	0	+ 77
Oral conditions	61	73	82	0	+ 73
Syphilis	62	62	32	3,751	- 3,689
Maternal Conditions	63	58	19	10,513	- 10,455
HIV/AIDS	64	36	15	13,286	- 13,250
Otitis Media	65	35	72	38	- 3
Appendicitis	66	35	56	703	- 669
Leishmaniasis	67	34	52	869	- 834
War	68	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Encephalitis	69	4	57	680	- 676
Pertussis	70	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Tetanus	71	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	80	- 80
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	80	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Cyprus

DR Congo

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.