FRANCE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,575	6	19,771	+ 23,804
Tuberculosis	2	25,927	50	435	+ 25,492
Measles	3	25,035	77	0	+ 25,035
Malaria	4	24,773	82	0	+ 24,773
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	24,470	38	1,807	+ 22,663
Stroke	6	21,683	3	36,354	- 14,672
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,567	1	63,181	- 42,614
Low Birth Weight	8	20,541	47	651	+ 19,890
Birth Trauma	9	19,597	55	309	+ 19,288
Road Traffic Accidents	10	17,926	31	3,339	+ 14,587
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,632	35	2,012	+ 7,619
Hypertension	12	9,327	23	7,109	+ 2,218
Liver Disease	13	8,914	22	7,382	+ 1,532
Lung Disease	14	8,014	7	18,232	- 10,217
HIV/AIDS	15	7,872	54	362	+ 7,510
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,644	12	10,912	- 3,267
Meningitis	17	6,854	58	163	+ 6,691
Violence	18	6,589	49	538	+ 6,051
Maternal Conditions	19	6,229	64	52	+ 6,177
Kidney Disease	20	5,378	11	11,477	- 6,099
Malnutrition	21	5,279	29	4,212	+ 1,068
Other Injuries	22	4,901	9	15,119	- 10,218
Pertussis	23	4,693	69	3	+ 4,690
Asthma	24	4,582	42	1,039	+ 3,543
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,372	19	8,086	- 3,714
Suicide	26	3,444	16	8,961	- 5,517
Cervical Cancer	27	2,857	40	1,574	+ 1,284
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,694	2	53,157	- 50,463
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,397	25	6,065	- 3,669
Prostate Cancer	30	2,339	13	10,873	- 8,533
Liver Cancer	31	2,275	15	9,573	- 7,298
Syphilis	32	2,223	68	4	+ 2,219
Falls	33	2,064	18	8,284	- 6,221
Drownings	34	2,046	45	868	+ 1,178
Breast Cancer	35	2,024	8	15,536	- 13,512
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,758	5	21,854	- 20,096
Stomach Cancer	37	1,528	26	5,530	- 4,002
Lymphomas	38	1,221	14	10,067	- 8,846
Fires	39	1,189	53	403	+ 786
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,139	43	986	+ 153
Leukemia	41	1,109	21	7,457	- 6,348
Poisonings	42	1,024	57	228	+ 797
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,024	41	1,384	- 361
Epilepsy	44	1,023	37	1,865	- 842
War	45	982	67	7	+ 976
Tetanus	46	691	70	2	+ 688
Lung Cancers	47	686	4	35,657	- 34,971
Schistosomiasis	48	634	71	1	+ 634
Parkinson's Disease	49	613	20	7,570	- 6,957
Pancreas Cancer	50	602	10	12,360	- 11,757
Oral Cancer	51	594	27	4,676	- 4,082
Leishmaniasis	52	515	73	1	+ 514
Oesophagus Cancer	53	468	28	4,673	- 4,205
Skin Disease	54	463	39	1,598	- 1,135
Skin Cancers	55	453	32	3,256	- 2,802
Appendicitis	56	417	61	90	+ 327
Encephalitis	57	403	66	8	+ 395
Ovary Cancer	58	389	30	3,964	- 3,575
Drug Use	59	378	36	1,881	- 1,503
Alcohol	60	376	33	3,189	- 2,813
Hepatitis B	61	270	59	135	+ 135
Upper Respiratory	62	219	63	54	+ 166
Uterin Cancer	63	209	34	2,721	- 2,512
Trypanosomiasis	64	205	83	0	+ 205
Bladder Cancer	65	160	24	6,566	- 6,406
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	129	51	426	- 298
Other Neoplasms	67	52	17	8,771	- 8,719
Ascariasis	68	47	79	0	+ 47
Hepatitis C	69	41	52	416	- 375
Diphtheria	70	28	75	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	71	26	46	752	- 726
Otitis Media	72	23	65	16	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	9	78	0	+ 9
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	647	- 647
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	973	- 973
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.