QATAR VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,626	10	108	+ 1,519
Tuberculosis	2	968	44	8	+ 960
Measles	3	934	67	0	+ 934
Malaria	4	925	76	0	+ 925
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	913	41	10	+ 903
Stroke	6	809	3	255	+ 554
Coronary Heart Disease	7	768	1	1,082	- 314
Low Birth Weight	8	767	20	45	+ 722
Birth Trauma	9	731	38	13	+ 719
Road Traffic Accidents	10	669	4	206	+ 463
Congenital Anomalies	11	359	14	70	+ 290
Hypertension	12	348	28	26	+ 322
Liver Disease	13	333	5	202	+ 130
Lung Disease	14	299	15	68	+ 231
HIV/AIDS	15	294	71	0	+ 294
Diabetes Mellitus	16	285	2	459	- 174
Meningitis	17	256	47	7	+ 249
Violence	18	246	34	14	+ 232
Maternal Conditions	19	232	52	3	+ 230
Kidney Disease	20	201	6	179	+ 22
Malnutrition	21	197	58	1	+ 196
Other Injuries	22	183	9	115	+ 68
Pertussis	23	175	54	2	+ 173
Asthma	24	171	40	10	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	25	163	24	39	+ 124
Suicide	26	129	7	165	- 37
Cervical Cancer	27	107	36	13	+ 94
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	101	12	75	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	29	89	25	32	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	30	87	31	18	+ 70
Liver Cancer	31	85	21	44	+ 41
Syphilis	32	83	53	2	+ 81
Falls	33	77	8	129	- 52
Drownings	34	76	19	45	+ 31
Breast Cancer	35	76	17	53	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	66	11	83	- 17
Stomach Cancer	37	57	23	42	+ 15
Lymphomas	38	46	18	48	- 3
Fires	39	44	22	42	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	43	46	7	+ 35
Leukemia	41	41	16	57	- 16
Poisonings	42	38	42	9	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	38	45	8	+ 30
Epilepsy	44	38	35	13	+ 25
War	45	37	61	0	+ 36
Tetanus	46	26	60	0	+ 25
Lung Cancers	47	26	13	73	- 47
Schistosomiasis	48	24	78	0	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	49	23	26	28	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	50	22	30	25	- 2
Oral Cancer	51	22	29	25	- 3
Leishmaniasis	52	19	77	0	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	53	17	37	13	+ 5
Skin Disease	54	17	33	16	+ 1
Skin Cancers	55	17	43	8	+ 9
Appendicitis	56	16	57	1	+ 14
Encephalitis	57	15	50	5	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	58	15	32	17	- 3
Drug Use	59	14	39	12	+ 2
Alcohol	60	14	48	7	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	10	56	2	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	8	65	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	63	8	49	6	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	64	8	75	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	65	6	27	27	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	59	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	2	51	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	2	64	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	63	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	55	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	62	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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 QATAR

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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.