CZECH REPUBLIC VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	DR CONGO		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,907	5	4,114	+ 2,793
Tuberculosis	2	4,110	54	23	+ 4,086
Measles	3	3,968	70	0	+ 3,968
Malaria	4	3,927	74	0	+ 3,927
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,879	38	255	+ 3,624
Stroke	6	3,437	2	8,000	- 4,563
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,260	1	31,621	- 28,361
Low Birth Weight	8	3,256	46	94	+ 3,162
Birth Trauma	9	3,106	52	27	+ 3,079
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,841	29	636	+ 2,205
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,527	42	185	+ 1,342
Hypertension	12	1,478	9	2,506	- 1,027
Liver Disease	13	1,413	12	2,180	- 767
Lung Disease	14	1,270	4	4,175	- 2,905
HIV/AIDS	15	1,248	59	8	+ 1,240
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,212	6	3,993	- 2,781
Meningitis	17	1,086	53	25	+ 1,061
Violence	18	1,044	48	66	+ 978
Maternal Conditions	19	987	61	4	+ 984
Kidney Disease	20	852	14	1,716	- 863
Malnutrition	21	837	36	299	+ 538
Other Injuries	22	777	10	2,369	- 1,592
Pertussis	23	744	68	0	+ 744
Asthma	24	726	41	187	+ 539
Endocrine Disorders	25	693	23	790	- 97
Suicide	26	546	16	1,302	- 756
Cervical Cancer	27	453	35	346	+ 107
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	427	7	3,958	- 3,531
Inflammatory/Heart	29	380	25	704	- 324
Prostate Cancer	30	371	15	1,600	- 1,229
Liver Cancer	31	361	22	927	- 566
Syphilis	32	352	60	4	+ 348
Falls	33	327	24	733	- 405
Drownings	34	324	43	152	+ 172
Breast Cancer	35	321	13	1,960	- 1,639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	279	8	3,917	- 3,639
Stomach Cancer	37	242	18	1,090	- 848
Lymphomas	38	194	17	1,210	- 1,017
Fires	39	189	49	54	+ 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	181	33	434	- 253
Leukemia	41	176	19	1,088	- 912
Poisonings	42	162	50	40	+ 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	162	37	277	- 115
Epilepsy	44	162	39	246	- 83
War	45	156	65	1	+ 155
Tetanus	46	109	71	0	+ 109
Lung Cancers	47	109	3	5,442	- 5,333
Schistosomiasis	48	101	75	0	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	49	97	31	505	- 408
Pancreas Cancer	50	95	11	2,312	- 2,216
Oral Cancer	51	94	21	951	- 857
Leishmaniasis	52	82	77	0	+ 82
Oesophagus Cancer	53	74	28	644	- 570
Skin Disease	54	73	40	203	- 130
Skin Cancers	55	72	27	645	- 573
Appendicitis	56	66	57	19	+ 47
Encephalitis	57	64	64	1	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	58	62	30	619	- 557
Drug Use	59	60	44	148	- 88
Alcohol	60	60	32	461	- 402
Hepatitis B	61	43	63	2	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	62	35	51	28	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	63	33	34	430	- 397
Trypanosomiasis	64	33	76	0	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	65	25	20	1,061	- 1,036
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	47	77	- 57
Other Neoplasms	67	8	26	686	- 678
Ascariasis	68	7	78	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	58	18	- 11
Diphtheria	70	4	69	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	45	117	- 113
Otitis Media	72	4	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	82	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	82	0	62	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	55	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

DR Congo

Czech Republic

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.