PHILIPPINES VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	75,377	2	93,807	- 18,429
Tuberculosis	2	44,849	8	27,061	+ 17,789
Measles	3	43,306	48	894	+ 42,413
Malaria	4	42,854	69	94	+ 42,760
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	42,330	22	6,189	+ 36,141
Stroke	6	37,508	3	74,167	- 36,659
Coronary Heart Disease	7	35,578	1	129,955	- 94,377
Low Birth Weight	8	35,532	14	10,141	+ 25,391
Birth Trauma	9	33,899	18	7,960	+ 25,939
Road Traffic Accidents	10	31,010	10	13,017	+ 17,993
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,661	17	8,051	+ 8,610
Hypertension	12	16,135	5	34,500	- 18,365
Liver Disease	13	15,419	20	7,076	+ 8,343
Lung Disease	14	13,863	6	32,559	- 18,696
HIV/AIDS	15	13,617	66	204	+ 13,412
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,223	7	32,260	- 19,037
Meningitis	17	11,856	47	1,041	+ 10,815
Violence	18	11,397	9	14,835	- 3,437
Maternal Conditions	19	10,775	38	2,042	+ 8,733
Kidney Disease	20	9,303	4	39,380	- 30,078
Malnutrition	21	9,132	24	4,311	+ 4,821
Other Injuries	22	8,478	31	3,536	+ 4,942
Pertussis	23	8,118	43	1,760	+ 6,359
Asthma	24	7,926	11	11,404	- 3,478
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,563	12	10,464	- 2,900
Suicide	26	5,957	35	2,325	+ 3,631
Cervical Cancer	27	4,943	33	3,076	+ 1,867
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,661	39	2,010	+ 2,651
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,146	30	3,545	+ 601
Prostate Cancer	30	4,047	26	4,149	- 103
Liver Cancer	31	3,935	19	7,663	- 3,728
Syphilis	32	3,845	44	1,157	+ 2,688
Falls	33	3,570	28	3,861	- 291
Drownings	34	3,540	27	3,881	- 341
Breast Cancer	35	3,501	15	9,802	- 6,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,040	16	8,063	- 5,023
Stomach Cancer	37	2,643	41	1,868	+ 775
Lymphomas	38	2,112	36	2,279	- 166
Fires	39	2,057	54	600	+ 1,458
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,971	21	6,865	- 4,894
Leukemia	41	1,918	29	3,596	- 1,678
Poisonings	42	1,772	65	226	+ 1,546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,771	42	1,807	- 36
Epilepsy	44	1,770	45	1,120	+ 650
War	45	1,699	49	817	+ 882
Tetanus	46	1,195	59	521	+ 674
Lung Cancers	47	1,186	13	10,296	- 9,109
Schistosomiasis	48	1,097	64	233	+ 865
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,060	55	594	+ 466
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,042	37	2,121	- 1,079
Oral Cancer	51	1,028	34	2,916	- 1,888
Leishmaniasis	52	890	82	0	+ 890
Oesophagus Cancer	53	810	53	672	+ 138
Skin Disease	54	800	25	4,229	- 3,429
Skin Cancers	55	784	61	368	+ 416
Appendicitis	56	721	63	276	+ 445
Encephalitis	57	697	67	185	+ 512
Ovary Cancer	58	672	40	1,994	- 1,322
Drug Use	59	654	52	695	- 40
Alcohol	60	651	60	401	+ 250
Hepatitis B	61	467	56	590	- 122
Upper Respiratory	62	379	70	39	+ 341
Uterin Cancer	63	361	50	761	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	64	355	83	0	+ 355
Bladder Cancer	65	277	58	569	- 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	223	62	323	- 100
Other Neoplasms	67	90	23	5,146	- 5,057
Ascariasis	68	82	76	13	+ 68
Hepatitis C	69	70	81	0	+ 70
Diphtheria	70	48	75	14	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	71	45	72	31	+ 14
Otitis Media	72	39	74	23	+ 16
Chlamydia	73	15	78	4	+ 11
Dengue	74	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Hookworm Disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	83	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	86	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

DR Congo

Philippines

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.