PANAMA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,849	7	697	+ 2,152
Tuberculosis	2	1,695	23	223	+ 1,472
Measles	3	1,637	79	0	+ 1,637
Malaria	4	1,620	81	0	+ 1,620
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,600	28	163	+ 1,437
Stroke	6	1,418	2	2,006	- 588
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,345	1	2,624	- 1,279
Low Birth Weight	8	1,343	22	238	+ 1,105
Birth Trauma	9	1,281	36	94	+ 1,188
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,172	9	591	+ 581
Congenital Anomalies	11	630	13	378	+ 252
Hypertension	12	610	10	510	+ 100
Liver Disease	13	583	15	325	+ 257
Lung Disease	14	524	5	815	- 291
HIV/AIDS	15	515	8	653	- 138
Diabetes Mellitus	16	500	4	1,070	- 570
Meningitis	17	448	52	27	+ 421
Violence	18	431	6	730	- 299
Maternal Conditions	19	407	48	32	+ 375
Kidney Disease	20	352	3	1,106	- 755
Malnutrition	21	345	31	122	+ 223
Other Injuries	22	320	35	100	+ 221
Pertussis	23	307	74	0	+ 307
Asthma	24	300	43	56	+ 243
Endocrine Disorders	25	286	18	279	+ 7
Suicide	26	225	32	121	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	27	187	26	185	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	176	17	296	- 120
Inflammatory/Heart	29	157	20	270	- 113
Prostate Cancer	30	153	12	390	- 237
Liver Cancer	31	149	27	182	- 33
Syphilis	32	145	65	1	+ 144
Falls	33	135	37	92	+ 43
Drownings	34	134	34	103	+ 30
Breast Cancer	35	132	19	279	- 146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	115	14	352	- 237
Stomach Cancer	37	100	11	397	- 297
Lymphomas	38	80	24	205	- 125
Fires	39	78	57	11	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	74	50	30	+ 45
Leukemia	41	72	25	189	- 116
Poisonings	42	67	61	4	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	67	53	25	+ 42
Epilepsy	44	67	39	66	+ 0
War	45	64	67	0	+ 64
Tetanus	46	45	69	0	+ 45
Lung Cancers	47	45	16	303	- 258
Schistosomiasis	48	41	80	0	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	49	40	33	115	- 74
Pancreas Cancer	50	39	29	135	- 96
Oral Cancer	51	39	38	78	- 39
Leishmaniasis	52	34	70	0	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	53	31	45	52	- 21
Skin Disease	54	30	30	127	- 97
Skin Cancers	55	30	44	56	- 26
Appendicitis	56	27	56	11	+ 16
Encephalitis	57	26	63	3	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	58	25	41	64	- 38
Drug Use	59	25	47	33	- 8
Alcohol	60	25	49	30	- 6
Hepatitis B	61	18	59	7	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	14	54	14	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	63	14	40	66	- 52
Trypanosomiasis	64	13	82	0	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	65	10	46	33	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	55	14	- 5
Other Neoplasms	67	3	21	256	- 253
Ascariasis	68	3	75	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	66	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	62	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	64	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	28	- 28
Oral conditions	82	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	10	- 10
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	42	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

DR Congo

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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.