BRAZIL VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	140,238	3	94,705	+ 45,533
Tuberculosis	2	83,441	40	4,895	+ 78,546
Measles	3	80,570	81	4	+ 80,567
Malaria	4	79,729	74	44	+ 79,685
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	78,754	35	5,659	+ 73,094
Stroke	6	69,782	2	123,207	- 53,425
Coronary Heart Disease	7	66,191	1	165,788	- 99,596
Low Birth Weight	8	66,106	33	6,881	+ 59,225
Birth Trauma	9	63,068	45	3,777	+ 59,291
Road Traffic Accidents	10	57,693	8	33,871	+ 23,822
Congenital Anomalies	11	30,997	23	12,317	+ 18,681
Hypertension	12	30,019	11	28,822	+ 1,196
Liver Disease	13	28,687	13	21,422	+ 7,265
Lung Disease	14	25,793	6	59,373	- 33,580
HIV/AIDS	15	25,334	22	12,558	+ 12,776
Diabetes Mellitus	16	24,602	5	59,608	- 35,006
Meningitis	17	22,058	54	1,359	+ 20,700
Violence	18	21,204	4	68,779	- 47,575
Maternal Conditions	19	20,046	53	1,507	+ 18,539
Kidney Disease	20	17,307	7	37,690	- 20,383
Malnutrition	21	16,990	34	6,695	+ 10,295
Other Injuries	22	15,773	21	13,807	+ 1,966
Pertussis	23	15,104	75	30	+ 15,074
Asthma	24	14,746	48	2,595	+ 12,152
Endocrine Disorders	25	14,072	19	16,927	- 2,856
Suicide	26	11,083	20	14,540	- 3,458
Cervical Cancer	27	9,196	29	9,511	- 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	8,671	10	30,717	- 22,045
Inflammatory/Heart	29	7,713	18	17,508	- 9,795
Prostate Cancer	30	7,529	15	19,001	- 11,472
Liver Cancer	31	7,322	25	11,514	- 4,192
Syphilis	32	7,153	68	223	+ 6,930
Falls	33	6,641	16	18,847	- 12,206
Drownings	34	6,585	39	4,937	+ 1,648
Breast Cancer	35	6,513	14	20,759	- 14,246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	5,656	12	23,161	- 17,505
Stomach Cancer	37	4,918	17	17,992	- 13,074
Lymphomas	38	3,930	27	10,376	- 6,446
Fires	39	3,828	58	1,028	+ 2,800
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,667	44	4,258	- 591
Leukemia	41	3,568	30	8,531	- 4,963
Poisonings	42	3,296	66	317	+ 2,980
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,294	51	2,193	+ 1,102
Epilepsy	44	3,292	46	3,263	+ 29
War	45	3,162	56	1,090	+ 2,072
Tetanus	46	2,223	71	88	+ 2,135
Lung Cancers	47	2,207	9	31,659	- 29,451
Schistosomiasis	48	2,042	62	593	+ 1,449
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,973	41	4,770	- 2,798
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,938	24	11,999	- 10,061
Oral Cancer	51	1,912	28	9,951	- 8,039
Leishmaniasis	52	1,656	63	432	+ 1,224
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,507	26	10,466	- 8,959
Skin Disease	54	1,489	31	7,179	- 5,690
Skin Cancers	55	1,459	38	5,032	- 3,572
Appendicitis	56	1,341	57	1,067	+ 274
Encephalitis	57	1,296	72	65	+ 1,231
Ovary Cancer	58	1,250	43	4,355	- 3,105
Drug Use	59	1,217	49	2,467	- 1,250
Alcohol	60	1,211	32	7,121	- 5,910
Hepatitis B	61	870	59	775	+ 95
Upper Respiratory	62	706	67	260	+ 446
Uterin Cancer	63	671	47	2,780	- 2,109
Trypanosomiasis	64	661	83	1	+ 660
Bladder Cancer	65	515	36	5,306	- 4,791
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	414	61	596	- 182
Other Neoplasms	67	167	42	4,665	- 4,498
Ascariasis	68	152	78	7	+ 145
Hepatitis C	69	131	52	1,955	- 1,824
Diphtheria	70	89	79	7	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	71	83	64	356	- 272
Otitis Media	72	73	70	94	- 21
Chlamydia	73	28	80	5	+ 23
Dengue	74	2	76	14	- 12
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

DR Congo

Brazil

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.