CANADA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,724	7	7,431	+ 17,292
Tuberculosis	2	14,710	58	97	+ 14,613
Measles	3	14,204	74	0	+ 14,204
Malaria	4	14,056	76	0	+ 14,056
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,884	36	840	+ 13,044
Stroke	6	12,302	5	14,159	- 1,856
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,669	1	40,063	- 28,394
Low Birth Weight	8	11,654	42	553	+ 11,101
Birth Trauma	9	11,119	50	193	+ 10,926
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,171	28	1,998	+ 8,174
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,465	35	1,081	+ 4,384
Hypertension	12	5,292	22	2,563	+ 2,730
Liver Disease	13	5,057	17	3,624	+ 1,434
Lung Disease	14	4,547	4	14,212	- 9,665
HIV/AIDS	15	4,466	53	163	+ 4,303
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,337	9	5,718	- 1,380
Meningitis	17	3,889	59	68	+ 3,820
Violence	18	3,738	40	605	+ 3,133
Maternal Conditions	19	3,534	64	45	+ 3,489
Kidney Disease	20	3,051	14	4,578	- 1,527
Malnutrition	21	2,995	51	192	+ 2,803
Other Injuries	22	2,781	24	2,392	+ 388
Pertussis	23	2,663	69	1	+ 2,662
Asthma	24	2,600	49	262	+ 2,338
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,481	19	3,233	- 752
Suicide	26	1,954	15	4,417	- 2,463
Cervical Cancer	27	1,621	41	578	+ 1,043
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,529	2	30,970	- 29,441
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,360	27	2,060	- 700
Prostate Cancer	30	1,327	13	4,711	- 3,384
Liver Cancer	31	1,291	20	3,113	- 1,822
Syphilis	32	1,261	67	5	+ 1,256
Falls	33	1,171	12	4,829	- 3,658
Drownings	34	1,161	48	283	+ 878
Breast Cancer	35	1,148	8	5,910	- 4,762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	997	6	9,651	- 8,654
Stomach Cancer	37	867	26	2,177	- 1,310
Lymphomas	38	693	10	5,146	- 4,453
Fires	39	675	52	192	+ 483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	646	43	442	+ 204
Leukemia	41	629	21	3,098	- 2,469
Poisonings	42	581	56	121	+ 460
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	581	39	636	- 55
Epilepsy	44	580	44	384	+ 196
War	45	557	65	21	+ 536
Tetanus	46	392	71	0	+ 392
Lung Cancers	47	389	3	20,937	- 20,548
Schistosomiasis	48	360	78	0	+ 360
Parkinson's Disease	49	348	18	3,359	- 3,011
Pancreas Cancer	50	342	11	5,057	- 4,716
Oral Cancer	51	337	32	1,592	- 1,255
Leishmaniasis	52	292	77	0	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	53	266	25	2,230	- 1,964
Skin Disease	54	263	38	679	- 416
Skin Cancers	55	257	30	1,756	- 1,499
Appendicitis	56	236	62	49	+ 187
Encephalitis	57	229	68	3	+ 226
Ovary Cancer	58	220	29	1,902	- 1,682
Drug Use	59	215	16	3,686	- 3,471
Alcohol	60	213	33	1,491	- 1,277
Hepatitis B	61	153	60	66	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	62	124	63	47	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	63	118	34	1,183	- 1,064
Trypanosomiasis	64	117	75	0	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	65	91	23	2,521	- 2,430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	73	47	322	- 249
Other Neoplasms	67	29	31	1,679	- 1,649
Ascariasis	68	27	82	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	69	23	45	363	- 340
Diphtheria	70	16	73	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	71	15	37	692	- 677
Otitis Media	72	13	66	8	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	5	83	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	343	- 343
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.