INDIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	898,031	6	392,425	+ 505,606
Tuberculosis	2	534,324	5	435,882	+ 98,442
Measles	3	515,944	51	11,923	+ 504,021
Malaria	4	510,555	57	7,705	+ 502,850
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	504,309	4	670,315	- 166,006
Stroke	6	446,857	3	697,038	- 250,181
Coronary Heart Disease	7	423,865	1	1,520,034	- 1,096,169
Low Birth Weight	8	423,319	9	238,739	+ 184,580
Birth Trauma	9	403,866	20	102,819	+ 301,048
Road Traffic Accidents	10	369,446	12	212,596	+ 156,850
Congenital Anomalies	11	198,496	23	82,769	+ 115,727
Hypertension	12	192,228	19	108,050	+ 84,178
Liver Disease	13	183,700	8	268,580	- 84,879
Lung Disease	14	165,167	2	879,732	- 714,566
HIV/AIDS	15	162,228	31	44,406	+ 117,822
Diabetes Mellitus	16	157,542	7	271,495	- 113,953
Meningitis	17	141,253	36	33,337	+ 107,917
Violence	18	135,785	27	51,767	+ 84,019
Maternal Conditions	19	128,366	41	25,917	+ 102,448
Kidney Disease	20	110,830	11	222,903	- 112,073
Malnutrition	21	108,800	55	8,626	+ 100,173
Other Injuries	22	101,002	15	149,570	- 48,568
Pertussis	23	96,721	54	10,094	+ 86,627
Asthma	24	94,430	13	196,051	- 101,621
Endocrine Disorders	25	90,109	47	15,264	+ 74,844
Suicide	26	70,968	14	173,347	- 102,379
Cervical Cancer	27	58,885	30	45,319	+ 13,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	55,528	17	126,593	- 71,065
Inflammatory/Heart	29	49,391	49	12,651	+ 36,740
Prostate Cancer	30	48,213	38	30,945	+ 17,268
Liver Cancer	31	46,887	39	30,369	+ 16,518
Syphilis	32	45,805	64	2,007	+ 43,798
Falls	33	42,527	10	225,755	- 183,228
Drownings	34	42,171	28	48,774	- 6,604
Breast Cancer	35	41,706	22	82,821	- 41,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	36,221	25	77,368	- 41,147
Stomach Cancer	37	31,493	24	81,058	- 49,565
Lymphomas	38	25,167	33	40,159	- 14,992
Fires	39	24,512	42	23,265	+ 1,247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	23,480	26	68,108	- 44,628
Leukemia	41	22,850	35	33,383	- 10,532
Poisonings	42	21,109	61	3,540	+ 17,569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21,096	18	126,079	- 104,983
Epilepsy	44	21,082	40	30,307	- 9,226
War	45	20,246	67	890	+ 19,356
Tetanus	46	14,234	58	7,093	+ 7,142
Lung Cancers	47	14,135	21	88,276	- 74,141
Schistosomiasis	48	13,074	76	0	+ 13,074
Parkinson's Disease	49	12,633	32	43,398	- 30,765
Pancreas Cancer	50	12,412	37	32,812	- 20,399
Oral Cancer	51	12,246	16	134,187	- 121,941
Leishmaniasis	52	10,607	66	973	+ 9,634
Oesophagus Cancer	53	9,647	34	38,898	- 29,250
Skin Disease	54	9,536	45	17,857	- 8,322
Skin Cancers	55	9,346	60	5,054	+ 4,292
Appendicitis	56	8,588	53	11,245	- 2,658
Encephalitis	57	8,301	29	48,080	- 39,779
Ovary Cancer	58	8,007	44	21,947	- 13,940
Drug Use	59	7,796	52	11,747	- 3,952
Alcohol	60	7,752	43	23,097	- 15,345
Hepatitis B	61	5,569	56	8,184	- 2,615
Upper Respiratory	62	4,519	68	584	+ 3,935
Uterin Cancer	63	4,299	59	6,841	- 2,542
Trypanosomiasis	64	4,234	78	0	+ 4,234
Bladder Cancer	65	3,296	48	14,081	- 10,785
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2,652	50	11,931	- 9,279
Other Neoplasms	67	1,070	62	2,968	- 1,898
Ascariasis	68	974	70	126	+ 847
Hepatitis C	69	837	65	1,364	- 527
Diphtheria	70	571	72	65	+ 507
Multiple Sclerosis	71	534	63	2,328	- 1,794
Otitis Media	72	465	71	68	+ 397
Chlamydia	73	179	69	379	- 199
Dengue	74	10	46	17,546	- 17,536
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.