AUSTRIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,715	13	1,563	+ 4,152
Tuberculosis	2	3,401	50	41	+ 3,360
Measles	3	3,284	73	0	+ 3,284
Malaria	4	3,249	75	0	+ 3,249
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,210	40	152	+ 3,057
Stroke	6	2,844	2	5,208	- 2,365
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,698	1	17,638	- 14,940
Low Birth Weight	8	2,694	51	40	+ 2,654
Birth Trauma	9	2,570	54	34	+ 2,536
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,351	31	436	+ 1,915
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,263	34	327	+ 936
Hypertension	12	1,223	6	3,601	- 2,378
Liver Disease	13	1,169	16	1,366	- 197
Lung Disease	14	1,051	5	4,107	- 3,056
HIV/AIDS	15	1,032	49	41	+ 991
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,003	9	2,093	- 1,091
Meningitis	17	899	58	22	+ 877
Violence	18	864	47	47	+ 817
Maternal Conditions	19	817	64	4	+ 813
Kidney Disease	20	705	8	2,247	- 1,542
Malnutrition	21	692	46	71	+ 622
Other Injuries	22	643	12	1,700	- 1,058
Pertussis	23	616	70	0	+ 615
Asthma	24	601	45	81	+ 520
Endocrine Disorders	25	573	20	1,077	- 504
Suicide	26	452	17	1,307	- 855
Cervical Cancer	27	375	37	205	+ 169
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	353	4	4,174	- 3,821
Inflammatory/Heart	29	314	14	1,515	- 1,201
Prostate Cancer	30	307	15	1,501	- 1,194
Liver Cancer	31	298	22	922	- 623
Syphilis	32	292	66	1	+ 290
Falls	33	271	21	982	- 711
Drownings	34	268	48	42	+ 226
Breast Cancer	35	265	11	1,857	- 1,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	231	7	2,324	- 2,093
Stomach Cancer	37	200	24	817	- 616
Lymphomas	38	160	18	1,167	- 1,007
Fires	39	156	52	36	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	149	42	142	+ 8
Leukemia	41	145	23	878	- 733
Poisonings	42	134	60	15	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	134	33	379	- 244
Epilepsy	44	134	36	222	- 88
War	45	129	67	1	+ 128
Tetanus	46	91	72	0	+ 91
Lung Cancers	47	90	3	4,217	- 4,127
Schistosomiasis	48	83	74	0	+ 83
Parkinson's Disease	49	80	19	1,102	- 1,022
Pancreas Cancer	50	79	10	1,901	- 1,822
Oral Cancer	51	78	27	614	- 536
Leishmaniasis	52	68	69	0	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	53	61	32	406	- 345
Skin Disease	54	61	43	99	- 39
Skin Cancers	55	59	28	585	- 525
Appendicitis	56	55	59	15	+ 40
Encephalitis	57	53	68	1	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	58	51	30	513	- 463
Drug Use	59	50	39	161	- 112
Alcohol	60	49	29	538	- 489
Hepatitis B	61	35	62	8	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	29	55	26	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	63	27	35	275	- 248
Trypanosomiasis	64	27	76	0	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	65	21	26	617	- 596
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	53	35	- 18
Other Neoplasms	67	7	25	814	- 808
Ascariasis	68	6	79	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	41	147	- 142
Diphtheria	70	4	71	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	38	170	- 166
Otitis Media	72	3	65	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	99	- 99
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

DR Congo

Austria

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.