ISRAEL VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,992	8	1,519	+ 4,473
Tuberculosis	2	3,565	57	16	+ 3,549
Measles	3	3,443	74	0	+ 3,443
Malaria	4	3,407	77	0	+ 3,407
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,365	32	166	+ 3,199
Stroke	6	2,982	4	2,431	+ 550
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,828	1	5,122	- 2,294
Low Birth Weight	8	2,825	42	94	+ 2,731
Birth Trauma	9	2,695	50	35	+ 2,660
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,465	26	333	+ 2,132
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,324	29	291	+ 1,033
Hypertension	12	1,283	21	400	+ 882
Liver Disease	13	1,226	28	292	+ 934
Lung Disease	14	1,102	7	1,546	- 444
HIV/AIDS	15	1,082	52	25	+ 1,057
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,051	6	1,913	- 862
Meningitis	17	943	55	20	+ 922
Violence	18	906	41	104	+ 802
Maternal Conditions	19	857	61	6	+ 851
Kidney Disease	20	740	3	2,437	- 1,697
Malnutrition	21	726	48	39	+ 687
Other Injuries	22	674	14	828	- 154
Pertussis	23	645	69	0	+ 645
Asthma	24	630	36	142	+ 488
Endocrine Disorders	25	601	12	1,002	- 401
Suicide	26	474	19	453	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	27	393	38	133	+ 260
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	371	2	2,996	- 2,625
Inflammatory/Heart	29	330	30	214	+ 115
Prostate Cancer	30	322	17	521	- 200
Liver Cancer	31	313	25	345	- 32
Syphilis	32	306	71	0	+ 306
Falls	33	284	39	123	+ 160
Drownings	34	281	45	39	+ 242
Breast Cancer	35	278	10	1,237	- 959
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	242	9	1,510	- 1,269
Stomach Cancer	37	210	16	565	- 355
Lymphomas	38	168	13	925	- 757
Fires	39	164	53	24	+ 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	157	51	33	+ 123
Leukemia	41	152	15	612	- 459
Poisonings	42	141	63	4	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	141	35	144	- 3
Epilepsy	44	141	40	109	+ 32
War	45	135	60	7	+ 128
Tetanus	46	95	73	0	+ 95
Lung Cancers	47	94	5	2,026	- 1,931
Schistosomiasis	48	87	78	0	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	49	84	22	398	- 314
Pancreas Cancer	50	83	11	1,023	- 940
Oral Cancer	51	82	33	150	- 69
Leishmaniasis	52	71	70	0	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	53	64	37	138	- 73
Skin Disease	54	64	24	368	- 304
Skin Cancers	55	62	23	379	- 317
Appendicitis	56	57	64	4	+ 54
Encephalitis	57	55	66	3	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	58	53	27	323	- 269
Drug Use	59	52	43	67	- 15
Alcohol	60	52	49	39	+ 13
Hepatitis B	61	37	58	16	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	30	62	5	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	63	29	31	202	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	64	28	76	0	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	65	22	18	496	- 474
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	54	23	- 5
Other Neoplasms	67	7	20	420	- 413
Ascariasis	68	6	83	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	6	46	39	- 33
Diphtheria	70	4	72	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	47	39	- 35
Otitis Media	72	3	67	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	80	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	44	66	- 66
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	34	149	- 149
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

DR Congo

Israel

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.