ARAB EMIRATES VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,393	8	705	+ 5,688
Tuberculosis	2	3,804	36	66	+ 3,738
Measles	3	3,673	70	0	+ 3,673
Malaria	4	3,635	74	0	+ 3,635
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,590	33	92	+ 3,498
Stroke	6	3,181	2	1,998	+ 1,183
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,018	1	4,164	- 1,147
Low Birth Weight	8	3,014	19	195	+ 2,819
Birth Trauma	9	2,875	37	64	+ 2,811
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,630	7	870	+ 1,760
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,413	15	369	+ 1,045
Hypertension	12	1,369	5	934	+ 434
Liver Disease	13	1,308	14	417	+ 891
Lung Disease	14	1,176	6	912	+ 264
HIV/AIDS	15	1,155	50	34	+ 1,121
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,122	4	1,207	- 85
Meningitis	17	1,006	42	52	+ 954
Violence	18	967	35	70	+ 897
Maternal Conditions	19	914	59	5	+ 909
Kidney Disease	20	789	3	1,305	- 516
Malnutrition	21	775	60	3	+ 772
Other Injuries	22	719	10	522	+ 197
Pertussis	23	689	58	12	+ 677
Asthma	24	672	12	458	+ 214
Endocrine Disorders	25	642	18	260	+ 382
Suicide	26	505	9	628	- 123
Cervical Cancer	27	419	41	57	+ 362
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	395	20	194	+ 201
Inflammatory/Heart	29	352	28	120	+ 232
Prostate Cancer	30	343	43	51	+ 293
Liver Cancer	31	334	32	96	+ 238
Syphilis	32	326	62	3	+ 324
Falls	33	303	11	511	- 209
Drownings	34	300	23	169	+ 132
Breast Cancer	35	297	17	264	+ 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	258	16	309	- 51
Stomach Cancer	37	224	30	112	+ 113
Lymphomas	38	179	29	117	+ 63
Fires	39	175	22	178	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	167	45	45	+ 122
Leukemia	41	163	24	154	+ 9
Poisonings	42	150	48	36	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	150	27	126	+ 24
Epilepsy	44	150	25	140	+ 10
War	45	144	53	29	+ 115
Tetanus	46	101	51	33	+ 68
Lung Cancers	47	101	21	185	- 84
Schistosomiasis	48	93	75	0	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	49	90	31	99	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	50	88	26	135	- 47
Oral Cancer	51	87	52	32	+ 55
Leishmaniasis	52	76	78	0	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	53	69	47	37	+ 32
Skin Disease	54	68	57	13	+ 55
Skin Cancers	55	67	34	77	- 11
Appendicitis	56	61	55	13	+ 48
Encephalitis	57	59	54	28	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	58	57	38	63	- 6
Drug Use	59	56	13	431	- 376
Alcohol	60	55	40	59	- 4
Hepatitis B	61	40	44	47	- 8
Upper Respiratory	62	32	64	0	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	63	31	46	44	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	64	30	76	0	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	65	23	39	60	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	19	61	3	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	67	8	56	13	- 5
Ascariasis	68	7	65	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	63	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	4	66	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	49	35	- 32
Otitis Media	72	3	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	67	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

DR 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.