CHINA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	902,438	12	183,342	+ 719,096
Tuberculosis	2	536,946	32	34,802	+ 502,143
Measles	3	518,475	62	558	+ 517,918
Malaria	4	513,061	75	0	+ 513,061
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	506,784	50	8,719	+ 498,065
Stroke	6	449,050	1	2,043,210	- 1,594,161
Coronary Heart Disease	7	425,945	2	1,771,525	- 1,345,580
Low Birth Weight	8	425,396	40	21,631	+ 403,765
Birth Trauma	9	405,848	43	17,644	+ 388,204
Road Traffic Accidents	10	371,259	8	250,272	+ 120,987
Congenital Anomalies	11	199,470	31	36,613	+ 162,858
Hypertension	12	193,171	7	301,183	- 108,012
Liver Disease	13	184,602	15	145,603	+ 38,999
Lung Disease	14	165,977	3	968,607	- 802,630
HIV/AIDS	15	163,024	34	28,746	+ 134,278
Diabetes Mellitus	16	158,315	14	161,672	- 3,357
Meningitis	17	141,946	51	5,704	+ 136,243
Violence	18	136,452	47	11,115	+ 125,337
Maternal Conditions	19	128,995	54	3,596	+ 125,399
Kidney Disease	20	111,374	11	192,302	- 80,929
Malnutrition	21	109,333	44	12,995	+ 96,339
Other Injuries	22	101,498	25	54,087	+ 47,411
Pertussis	23	97,195	64	484	+ 96,712
Asthma	24	94,893	39	23,147	+ 71,746
Endocrine Disorders	25	90,551	37	25,613	+ 64,938
Suicide	26	71,317	17	116,324	- 45,007
Cervical Cancer	27	59,174	27	51,650	+ 7,524
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	55,800	6	304,455	- 248,655
Inflammatory/Heart	29	49,633	33	29,954	+ 19,680
Prostate Cancer	30	48,449	28	51,056	- 2,607
Liver Cancer	31	47,117	13	180,952	- 133,835
Syphilis	32	46,030	58	1,824	+ 44,206
Falls	33	42,736	16	138,878	- 96,142
Drownings	34	42,378	26	52,807	- 10,429
Breast Cancer	35	41,910	19	92,757	- 50,847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	36,399	9	248,388	- 211,990
Stomach Cancer	37	31,648	5	398,439	- 366,791
Lymphomas	38	25,291	23	57,838	- 32,548
Fires	39	24,632	48	10,498	+ 14,134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	23,595	30	37,723	- 14,128
Leukemia	41	22,963	22	58,145	- 35,182
Poisonings	42	21,213	36	25,762	- 4,550
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21,200	21	65,350	- 44,151
Epilepsy	44	21,185	46	11,365	+ 9,820
War	45	20,346	61	900	+ 19,446
Tetanus	46	14,304	63	491	+ 13,813
Lung Cancers	47	14,205	4	714,311	- 700,106
Schistosomiasis	48	13,139	65	400	+ 12,739
Parkinson's Disease	49	12,695	20	70,699	- 58,004
Pancreas Cancer	50	12,473	18	111,537	- 99,064
Oral Cancer	51	12,306	24	54,695	- 42,390
Leishmaniasis	52	10,659	78	0	+ 10,659
Oesophagus Cancer	53	9,695	10	242,891	- 233,196
Skin Disease	54	9,582	52	5,222	+ 4,360
Skin Cancers	55	9,392	41	19,669	- 10,277
Appendicitis	56	8,630	60	1,468	+ 7,162
Encephalitis	57	8,342	55	2,796	+ 5,545
Ovary Cancer	58	8,046	35	28,078	- 20,032
Drug Use	59	7,834	38	24,214	- 16,380
Alcohol	60	7,790	42	19,071	- 11,281
Hepatitis B	61	5,596	56	2,757	+ 2,839
Upper Respiratory	62	4,541	57	2,663	+ 1,878
Uterin Cancer	63	4,320	45	11,751	- 7,431
Trypanosomiasis	64	4,255	77	0	+ 4,255
Bladder Cancer	65	3,312	29	37,873	- 34,562
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2,665	49	10,108	- 7,443
Other Neoplasms	67	1,075	53	4,374	- 3,299
Ascariasis	68	978	68	34	+ 945
Hepatitis C	69	841	66	86	+ 755
Diphtheria	70	574	71	11	+ 563
Multiple Sclerosis	71	537	59	1,734	- 1,197
Otitis Media	72	467	69	15	+ 452
Chlamydia	73	180	67	55	+ 125
Dengue	74	10	70	12	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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.