GERMANY VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,609	9	20,712	+ 32,896
Tuberculosis	2	31,897	56	281	+ 31,616
Measles	3	30,800	70	2	+ 30,798
Malaria	4	30,478	79	0	+ 30,478
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	30,105	32	3,830	+ 26,275
Stroke	6	26,676	3	49,794	- 23,118
Coronary Heart Disease	7	25,303	1	147,055	- 121,752
Low Birth Weight	8	25,270	45	770	+ 24,500
Birth Trauma	9	24,109	57	239	+ 23,870
Road Traffic Accidents	10	22,054	34	3,160	+ 18,894
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,849	36	2,291	+ 9,558
Hypertension	12	11,475	6	26,796	- 15,320
Liver Disease	13	10,966	15	15,194	- 4,228
Lung Disease	14	9,860	5	42,797	- 32,937
HIV/AIDS	15	9,684	54	345	+ 9,339
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,405	13	15,560	- 6,155
Meningitis	17	8,432	60	168	+ 8,265
Violence	18	8,106	46	769	+ 7,337
Maternal Conditions	19	7,663	64	38	+ 7,625
Kidney Disease	20	6,616	8	22,770	- 16,154
Malnutrition	21	6,495	50	450	+ 6,045
Other Injuries	22	6,029	23	8,248	- 2,219
Pertussis	23	5,774	69	2	+ 5,771
Asthma	24	5,637	44	924	+ 4,713
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,379	18	10,677	- 5,298
Suicide	26	4,237	19	10,284	- 6,048
Cervical Cancer	27	3,515	39	2,131	+ 1,384
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,315	2	51,168	- 47,853
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,948	21	8,891	- 5,943
Prostate Cancer	30	2,878	12	16,487	- 13,609
Liver Cancer	31	2,799	25	8,057	- 5,258
Syphilis	32	2,734	68	6	+ 2,729
Falls	33	2,539	14	15,325	- 12,786
Drownings	34	2,517	49	459	+ 2,059
Breast Cancer	35	2,490	10	18,842	- 16,352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,162	7	26,026	- 23,864
Stomach Cancer	37	1,880	20	9,658	- 7,778
Lymphomas	38	1,502	17	12,249	- 10,746
Fires	39	1,463	53	359	+ 1,105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,402	38	2,166	- 764
Leukemia	41	1,364	22	8,737	- 7,373
Poisonings	42	1,260	58	216	+ 1,044
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,259	33	3,615	- 2,356
Epilepsy	44	1,259	35	3,091	- 1,833
War	45	1,209	66	10	+ 1,198
Tetanus	46	850	75	1	+ 849
Lung Cancers	47	844	4	46,560	- 45,716
Schistosomiasis	48	780	73	1	+ 780
Parkinson's Disease	49	754	16	12,594	- 11,840
Pancreas Cancer	50	741	11	17,971	- 17,230
Oral Cancer	51	731	29	6,023	- 5,292
Leishmaniasis	52	633	72	1	+ 632
Oesophagus Cancer	53	576	27	6,212	- 5,637
Skin Disease	54	569	42	1,543	- 974
Skin Cancers	55	558	31	4,055	- 3,497
Appendicitis	56	513	62	129	+ 384
Encephalitis	57	496	67	8	+ 488
Ovary Cancer	58	478	30	5,192	- 4,714
Drug Use	59	465	40	1,930	- 1,465
Alcohol	60	463	26	6,257	- 5,795
Hepatitis B	61	332	59	182	+ 151
Upper Respiratory	62	270	61	138	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	63	257	37	2,231	- 1,974
Trypanosomiasis	64	253	78	0	+ 253
Bladder Cancer	65	197	28	6,193	- 5,996
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	158	47	543	- 384
Other Neoplasms	67	64	24	8,161	- 8,097
Ascariasis	68	58	81	0	+ 58
Hepatitis C	69	50	48	507	- 457
Diphtheria	70	34	77	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	71	32	41	1,571	- 1,539
Otitis Media	72	28	65	16	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	11	85	0	+ 11
Dengue	74	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	994	- 994
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.