POLAND VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,693	4	19,998	+ 4,694
Tuberculosis	2	14,692	41	597	+ 14,096
Measles	3	14,187	72	0	+ 14,187
Malaria	4	14,039	78	0	+ 14,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,867	37	839	+ 13,028
Stroke	6	12,287	2	32,693	- 20,406
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,655	1	117,700	- 106,045
Low Birth Weight	8	11,640	42	579	+ 11,061
Birth Trauma	9	11,105	57	52	+ 11,053
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,159	22	3,555	+ 6,604
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,458	36	916	+ 4,542
Hypertension	12	5,286	15	4,937	+ 349
Liver Disease	13	5,051	10	7,912	- 2,861
Lung Disease	14	4,542	6	13,677	- 9,135
HIV/AIDS	15	4,461	54	115	+ 4,346
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,332	8	8,947	- 4,615
Meningitis	17	3,884	53	171	+ 3,713
Violence	18	3,734	49	294	+ 3,440
Maternal Conditions	19	3,530	63	10	+ 3,520
Kidney Disease	20	3,047	20	4,065	- 1,018
Malnutrition	21	2,992	50	291	+ 2,701
Other Injuries	22	2,777	28	2,527	+ 251
Pertussis	23	2,659	71	0	+ 2,659
Asthma	24	2,597	43	540	+ 2,056
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,478	38	831	+ 1,647
Suicide	26	1,951	18	4,282	- 2,331
Cervical Cancer	27	1,619	32	1,907	- 288
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,527	21	3,701	- 2,174
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,358	23	3,495	- 2,137
Prostate Cancer	30	1,326	11	6,489	- 5,163
Liver Cancer	31	1,289	29	2,290	- 1,001
Syphilis	32	1,259	69	0	+ 1,259
Falls	33	1,169	16	4,712	- 3,542
Drownings	34	1,160	39	636	+ 523
Breast Cancer	35	1,147	9	7,967	- 6,820
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	996	5	14,610	- 13,614
Stomach Cancer	37	866	12	5,910	- 5,044
Lymphomas	38	692	19	4,141	- 3,449
Fires	39	674	45	474	+ 200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	646	26	3,091	- 2,445
Leukemia	41	628	24	3,456	- 2,827
Poisonings	42	580	51	205	+ 376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	580	40	612	- 32
Epilepsy	44	580	35	1,145	- 566
War	45	557	66	4	+ 553
Tetanus	46	391	67	2	+ 390
Lung Cancers	47	389	3	25,781	- 25,392
Schistosomiasis	48	360	76	0	+ 360
Parkinson's Disease	49	347	34	1,500	- 1,153
Pancreas Cancer	50	341	13	5,430	- 5,088
Oral Cancer	51	337	25	3,377	- 3,040
Leishmaniasis	52	292	75	0	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	53	265	33	1,803	- 1,538
Skin Disease	54	262	46	469	- 207
Skin Cancers	55	257	31	2,155	- 1,898
Appendicitis	56	236	55	69	+ 168
Encephalitis	57	228	64	6	+ 222
Ovary Cancer	58	220	27	2,929	- 2,709
Drug Use	59	214	48	321	- 107
Alcohol	60	213	14	5,238	- 5,025
Hepatitis B	61	153	56	52	+ 101
Upper Respiratory	62	124	60	19	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	63	118	30	2,163	- 2,044
Trypanosomiasis	64	116	74	0	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	65	91	17	4,700	- 4,610
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	73	47	369	- 296
Other Neoplasms	67	29	7	9,256	- 9,227
Ascariasis	68	27	82	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	69	23	52	188	- 165
Diphtheria	70	16	70	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	71	15	44	502	- 488
Otitis Media	72	13	68	1	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	5	73	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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.