JAPAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	78,516	3	107,899	- 29,383
Tuberculosis	2	46,717	34	3,459	+ 43,258
Measles	3	45,110	75	0	+ 45,110
Malaria	4	44,639	79	0	+ 44,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	44,092	37	2,731	+ 41,361
Stroke	6	39,069	2	121,823	- 82,753
Coronary Heart Disease	7	37,059	1	163,905	- 126,846
Low Birth Weight	8	37,011	55	202	+ 36,809
Birth Trauma	9	35,311	61	104	+ 35,206
Road Traffic Accidents	10	32,301	31	4,566	+ 27,735
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,355	40	2,473	+ 14,882
Hypertension	12	16,807	28	6,673	+ 10,134
Liver Disease	13	16,061	17	14,195	+ 1,866
Lung Disease	14	14,441	5	78,169	- 63,729
HIV/AIDS	15	14,184	63	48	+ 14,136
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,774	29	5,433	+ 8,341
Meningitis	17	12,350	52	308	+ 12,042
Violence	18	11,872	53	266	+ 11,606
Maternal Conditions	19	11,223	64	39	+ 11,185
Kidney Disease	20	9,690	9	44,779	- 35,089
Malnutrition	21	9,512	43	1,910	+ 7,603
Other Injuries	22	8,831	12	22,068	- 13,237
Pertussis	23	8,456	71	1	+ 8,455
Asthma	24	8,256	42	1,922	+ 6,334
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,878	21	11,486	- 3,608
Suicide	26	6,205	13	19,466	- 13,261
Cervical Cancer	27	5,148	32	3,799	+ 1,349
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,855	7	56,937	- 52,082
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,318	27	8,232	- 3,914
Prostate Cancer	30	4,215	19	13,515	- 9,300
Liver Cancer	31	4,099	11	29,384	- 25,285
Syphilis	32	4,005	65	16	+ 3,989
Falls	33	3,718	23	9,736	- 6,018
Drownings	34	3,687	25	8,409	- 4,722
Breast Cancer	35	3,646	15	15,805	- 12,158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,167	6	57,340	- 54,174
Stomach Cancer	37	2,753	8	50,433	- 47,679
Lymphomas	38	2,200	14	19,273	- 17,073
Fires	39	2,143	48	1,007	+ 1,136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,053	35	2,922	- 869
Leukemia	41	1,998	24	9,607	- 7,609
Poisonings	42	1,846	54	255	+ 1,591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,844	39	2,555	- 711
Epilepsy	44	1,843	45	1,558	+ 285
War	45	1,770	66	15	+ 1,756
Tetanus	46	1,245	67	9	+ 1,235
Lung Cancers	47	1,236	4	79,688	- 78,452
Schistosomiasis	48	1,143	72	0	+ 1,143
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,104	18	14,007	- 12,903
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,085	10	37,027	- 35,942
Oral Cancer	51	1,071	26	8,333	- 7,263
Leishmaniasis	52	927	77	0	+ 927
Oesophagus Cancer	53	843	20	12,316	- 11,472
Skin Disease	54	834	36	2,806	- 1,972
Skin Cancers	55	817	44	1,843	- 1,025
Appendicitis	56	751	58	126	+ 625
Encephalitis	57	726	69	5	+ 721
Ovary Cancer	58	700	30	5,061	- 4,361
Drug Use	59	682	50	732	- 50
Alcohol	60	678	51	576	+ 102
Hepatitis B	61	487	46	1,423	- 936
Upper Respiratory	62	395	57	159	+ 236
Uterin Cancer	63	376	33	3,461	- 3,085
Trypanosomiasis	64	370	76	0	+ 370
Bladder Cancer	65	288	22	9,936	- 9,648
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	232	38	2,618	- 2,386
Other Neoplasms	67	94	16	15,120	- 15,026
Ascariasis	68	85	82	0	+ 85
Hepatitis C	69	73	41	2,220	- 2,146
Diphtheria	70	50	74	0	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	71	47	59	108	- 61
Otitis Media	72	41	68	8	+ 33
Chlamydia	73	16	80	0	+ 16
Dengue	74	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.