INDONESIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	179,438	9	52,539	+ 126,899
Tuberculosis	2	106,765	4	90,077	+ 16,688
Measles	3	103,092	65	215	+ 102,877
Malaria	4	102,016	55	1,156	+ 100,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	100,768	7	63,966	+ 36,802
Stroke	6	89,288	1	357,183	- 267,895
Coronary Heart Disease	7	84,694	2	259,297	- 174,603
Low Birth Weight	8	84,585	17	22,326	+ 62,259
Birth Trauma	9	80,698	25	14,511	+ 66,187
Road Traffic Accidents	10	73,820	12	30,668	+ 43,152
Congenital Anomalies	11	39,662	24	14,900	+ 24,762
Hypertension	12	38,410	8	54,904	- 16,494
Liver Disease	13	36,706	5	89,583	- 52,877
Lung Disease	14	33,003	6	78,285	- 45,282
HIV/AIDS	15	32,415	11	34,321	- 1,905
Diabetes Mellitus	16	31,479	3	110,513	- 79,034
Meningitis	17	28,224	43	3,140	+ 25,084
Violence	18	27,132	27	11,606	+ 15,525
Maternal Conditions	19	25,649	35	6,214	+ 19,435
Kidney Disease	20	22,145	10	43,039	- 20,894
Malnutrition	21	21,740	18	19,978	+ 1,762
Other Injuries	22	20,182	30	9,499	+ 10,682
Pertussis	23	19,326	48	2,200	+ 17,126
Asthma	24	18,868	14	27,635	- 8,766
Endocrine Disorders	25	18,005	39	4,027	+ 13,978
Suicide	26	14,180	34	6,544	+ 7,637
Cervical Cancer	27	11,766	20	19,306	- 7,540
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	11,095	15	27,054	- 15,959
Inflammatory/Heart	29	9,869	29	9,548	+ 321
Prostate Cancer	30	9,634	36	5,707	+ 3,927
Liver Cancer	31	9,369	19	19,721	- 10,353
Syphilis	32	9,152	50	2,166	+ 6,986
Falls	33	8,498	21	18,404	- 9,907
Drownings	34	8,426	38	4,518	+ 3,908
Breast Cancer	35	8,333	16	24,160	- 15,826
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	7,237	22	18,064	- 10,826
Stomach Cancer	37	6,293	45	2,821	+ 3,472
Lymphomas	38	5,029	28	11,251	- 6,222
Fires	39	4,898	52	1,388	+ 3,510
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4,692	49	2,174	+ 2,518
Leukemia	41	4,566	26	11,719	- 7,153
Poisonings	42	4,218	58	800	+ 3,418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4,215	53	1,251	+ 2,964
Epilepsy	44	4,212	59	706	+ 3,507
War	45	4,046	66	163	+ 3,882
Tetanus	46	2,844	46	2,742	+ 102
Lung Cancers	47	2,824	13	28,633	- 25,808
Schistosomiasis	48	2,612	71	10	+ 2,602
Parkinson's Disease	49	2,524	32	8,492	- 5,968
Pancreas Cancer	50	2,480	37	5,410	- 2,930
Oral Cancer	51	2,447	23	16,080	- 13,633
Leishmaniasis	52	2,119	76	0	+ 2,119
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,928	54	1,175	+ 752
Skin Disease	54	1,905	41	3,734	- 1,828
Skin Cancers	55	1,867	40	3,756	- 1,889
Appendicitis	56	1,716	56	1,109	+ 607
Encephalitis	57	1,659	51	1,549	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	58	1,600	31	8,499	- 6,899
Drug Use	59	1,558	57	959	+ 598
Alcohol	60	1,549	61	589	+ 960
Hepatitis B	61	1,113	44	2,853	- 1,740
Upper Respiratory	62	903	67	78	+ 825
Uterin Cancer	63	859	47	2,625	- 1,766
Trypanosomiasis	64	846	74	0	+ 846
Bladder Cancer	65	658	42	3,720	- 3,061
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	530	63	421	+ 109
Other Neoplasms	67	214	60	681	- 467
Ascariasis	68	195	68	29	+ 166
Hepatitis C	69	167	62	550	- 383
Diphtheria	70	114	69	18	+ 97
Multiple Sclerosis	71	107	64	250	- 143
Otitis Media	72	93	72	3	+ 90
Chlamydia	73	36	70	15	+ 21
Dengue	74	2	33	7,938	- 7,936
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

DR Congo

Indonesia

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.