IRELAND VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,335	6	1,298	+ 2,037
Tuberculosis	2	1,984	50	23	+ 1,961
Measles	3	1,916	83	0	+ 1,916
Malaria	4	1,896	75	0	+ 1,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,873	45	53	+ 1,820
Stroke	6	1,660	5	1,770	- 110
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,574	1	4,762	- 3,188
Low Birth Weight	8	1,572	44	56	+ 1,516
Birth Trauma	9	1,500	56	10	+ 1,490
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,372	33	153	+ 1,219
Congenital Anomalies	11	737	32	153	+ 584
Hypertension	12	714	29	175	+ 539
Liver Disease	13	682	19	279	+ 403
Lung Disease	14	613	4	1,915	- 1,302
HIV/AIDS	15	603	57	9	+ 594
Diabetes Mellitus	16	585	16	414	+ 172
Meningitis	17	525	58	7	+ 517
Violence	18	504	47	38	+ 466
Maternal Conditions	19	477	61	3	+ 474
Kidney Disease	20	412	10	566	- 155
Malnutrition	21	404	63	2	+ 402
Other Injuries	22	375	30	171	+ 204
Pertussis	23	359	67	0	+ 359
Asthma	24	351	41	58	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	25	335	24	249	+ 85
Suicide	26	264	14	470	- 206
Cervical Cancer	27	219	35	103	+ 116
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	206	2	3,209	- 3,003
Inflammatory/Heart	29	183	26	240	- 56
Prostate Cancer	30	179	9	585	- 406
Liver Cancer	31	174	18	318	- 144
Syphilis	32	170	68	0	+ 170
Falls	33	158	25	247	- 89
Drownings	34	157	43	57	+ 99
Breast Cancer	35	155	8	760	- 605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	135	7	1,095	- 961
Stomach Cancer	37	117	17	357	- 240
Lymphomas	38	93	13	513	- 419
Fires	39	91	48	30	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	87	38	67	+ 20
Leukemia	41	85	20	274	- 189
Poisonings	42	78	53	14	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	78	46	50	+ 29
Epilepsy	44	78	36	85	- 7
War	45	75	65	0	+ 75
Tetanus	46	53	81	0	+ 53
Lung Cancers	47	52	3	1,916	- 1,863
Schistosomiasis	48	49	72	0	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	49	47	12	530	- 483
Pancreas Cancer	50	46	11	530	- 484
Oral Cancer	51	45	28	183	- 137
Leishmaniasis	52	39	76	0	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	53	36	15	419	- 383
Skin Disease	54	35	42	58	- 22
Skin Cancers	55	35	23	252	- 217
Appendicitis	56	32	60	3	+ 28
Encephalitis	57	31	66	0	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	58	30	21	273	- 243
Drug Use	59	29	31	167	- 138
Alcohol	60	29	39	64	- 35
Hepatitis B	61	21	59	6	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	17	64	1	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	63	16	34	126	- 110
Trypanosomiasis	64	16	74	0	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	65	12	22	256	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	10	40	59	- 49
Other Neoplasms	67	4	27	218	- 214
Ascariasis	68	4	77	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	52	19	- 16
Diphtheria	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	37	83	- 81
Otitis Media	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	20	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	14	- 14
Oral conditions	82	0	62	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	12	- 12
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	29	- 29
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

DR Congo

Ireland

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.