PAKISTAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	160,830	6	83,483	+ 77,347
Tuberculosis	2	95,693	11	42,103	+ 53,590
Measles	3	92,401	49	2,579	+ 89,822
Malaria	4	91,436	63	587	+ 90,849
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	90,318	3	104,383	- 14,065
Stroke	6	80,028	2	141,432	- 61,404
Coronary Heart Disease	7	75,911	1	240,720	- 164,809
Low Birth Weight	8	75,813	4	93,373	- 17,560
Birth Trauma	9	72,329	8	59,559	+ 12,771
Road Traffic Accidents	10	66,165	12	28,170	+ 37,994
Congenital Anomalies	11	35,549	14	26,320	+ 9,229
Hypertension	12	34,426	16	22,917	+ 11,509
Liver Disease	13	32,899	10	54,835	- 21,936
Lung Disease	14	29,580	5	86,968	- 57,388
HIV/AIDS	15	29,054	32	6,797	+ 22,256
Diabetes Mellitus	16	28,214	7	63,852	- 35,638
Meningitis	17	25,297	19	18,025	+ 7,272
Violence	18	24,318	23	12,925	+ 11,393
Maternal Conditions	19	22,989	24	12,392	+ 10,597
Kidney Disease	20	19,849	9	56,796	- 36,948
Malnutrition	21	19,485	27	8,852	+ 10,634
Other Injuries	22	18,089	13	27,010	- 8,921
Pertussis	23	17,322	34	6,358	+ 10,964
Asthma	24	16,912	17	20,750	- 3,839
Endocrine Disorders	25	16,138	25	11,439	+ 4,698
Suicide	26	12,710	18	19,331	- 6,621
Cervical Cancer	27	10,546	44	4,009	+ 6,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	9,945	22	15,216	- 5,271
Inflammatory/Heart	29	8,846	52	2,318	+ 6,528
Prostate Cancer	30	8,635	45	3,559	+ 5,075
Liver Cancer	31	8,397	41	4,427	+ 3,970
Syphilis	32	8,203	57	1,289	+ 6,915
Falls	33	7,616	28	8,642	- 1,026
Drownings	34	7,552	37	5,376	+ 2,176
Breast Cancer	35	7,469	20	18,009	- 10,540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	6,487	38	5,279	+ 1,208
Stomach Cancer	37	5,640	43	4,044	+ 1,596
Lymphomas	38	4,507	31	7,020	- 2,513
Fires	39	4,390	42	4,305	+ 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4,205	36	5,450	- 1,245
Leukemia	41	4,092	39	5,254	- 1,162
Poisonings	42	3,780	47	3,364	+ 416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,778	15	26,017	- 22,238
Epilepsy	44	3,776	40	4,873	- 1,098
War	45	3,626	62	597	+ 3,029
Tetanus	46	2,549	30	7,541	- 4,992
Lung Cancers	47	2,532	26	9,688	- 7,156
Schistosomiasis	48	2,342	74	0	+ 2,342
Parkinson's Disease	49	2,262	35	6,145	- 3,883
Pancreas Cancer	50	2,223	60	1,069	+ 1,154
Oral Cancer	51	2,193	21	17,181	- 14,988
Leishmaniasis	52	1,900	72	4	+ 1,895
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,728	29	7,866	- 6,138
Skin Disease	54	1,708	67	132	+ 1,576
Skin Cancers	55	1,674	54	1,539	+ 135
Appendicitis	56	1,538	51	2,472	- 934
Encephalitis	57	1,487	33	6,651	- 5,164
Ovary Cancer	58	1,434	46	3,533	- 2,099
Drug Use	59	1,396	61	829	+ 567
Alcohol	60	1,388	50	2,520	- 1,132
Hepatitis B	61	997	53	2,267	- 1,269
Upper Respiratory	62	809	66	288	+ 521
Uterin Cancer	63	770	59	1,191	- 421
Trypanosomiasis	64	758	73	0	+ 758
Bladder Cancer	65	590	48	2,727	- 2,137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	475	56	1,388	- 913
Other Neoplasms	67	192	64	412	- 220
Ascariasis	68	174	68	75	+ 99
Hepatitis C	69	150	58	1,227	- 1,077
Diphtheria	70	102	69	68	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	71	96	65	411	- 316
Otitis Media	72	83	71	28	+ 55
Chlamydia	73	32	70	44	- 12
Dengue	74	2	55	1,429	- 1,428
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

DR Congo

Pakistan

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.