SOUTH KOREA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,191	2	26,650	+ 6,542
Tuberculosis	2	19,749	24	1,950	+ 17,799
Measles	3	19,069	83	0	+ 19,069
Malaria	4	18,870	71	1	+ 18,869
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,639	35	929	+ 17,711
Stroke	6	16,516	3	25,596	- 9,080
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,666	1	28,043	- 12,377
Low Birth Weight	8	15,646	45	370	+ 15,276
Birth Trauma	9	14,927	54	88	+ 14,839
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,655	15	4,399	+ 9,256
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,336	41	518	+ 6,818
Hypertension	12	7,105	17	3,711	+ 3,394
Liver Disease	13	6,790	14	6,348	+ 441
Lung Disease	14	6,105	11	8,526	- 2,422
HIV/AIDS	15	5,996	55	84	+ 5,912
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,823	13	6,812	- 989
Meningitis	17	5,221	58	51	+ 5,170
Violence	18	5,019	44	386	+ 4,632
Maternal Conditions	19	4,744	61	34	+ 4,710
Kidney Disease	20	4,096	9	10,107	- 6,011
Malnutrition	21	4,021	53	88	+ 3,933
Other Injuries	22	3,733	18	3,634	+ 99
Pertussis	23	3,575	67	6	+ 3,569
Asthma	24	3,490	32	1,150	+ 2,340
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,330	25	1,891	+ 1,440
Suicide	26	2,623	5	14,636	- 12,013
Cervical Cancer	27	2,176	34	1,065	+ 1,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,052	6	12,145	- 10,093
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,826	31	1,325	+ 500
Prostate Cancer	30	1,782	22	2,316	- 534
Liver Cancer	31	1,733	7	11,589	- 9,856
Syphilis	32	1,693	62	27	+ 1,666
Falls	33	1,572	20	2,934	- 1,362
Drownings	34	1,559	42	501	+ 1,058
Breast Cancer	35	1,541	21	2,880	- 1,339
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,339	8	10,180	- 8,842
Stomach Cancer	37	1,164	10	8,625	- 7,461
Lymphomas	38	930	19	3,477	- 2,547
Fires	39	906	47	263	+ 643
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	868	38	540	+ 328
Leukemia	41	845	23	2,140	- 1,296
Poisonings	42	780	52	115	+ 665
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	780	48	224	+ 556
Epilepsy	44	779	40	524	+ 255
War	45	748	68	5	+ 743
Tetanus	46	526	69	5	+ 521
Lung Cancers	47	522	4	20,293	- 19,771
Schistosomiasis	48	483	72	1	+ 482
Parkinson's Disease	49	467	16	3,951	- 3,484
Pancreas Cancer	50	459	12	6,994	- 6,535
Oral Cancer	51	453	29	1,457	- 1,005
Leishmaniasis	52	392	79	0	+ 392
Oesophagus Cancer	53	357	28	1,733	- 1,376
Skin Disease	54	352	36	704	- 352
Skin Cancers	55	345	37	585	- 239
Appendicitis	56	317	57	54	+ 264
Encephalitis	57	307	65	19	+ 288
Ovary Cancer	58	296	30	1,330	- 1,034
Drug Use	59	288	50	154	+ 134
Alcohol	60	287	33	1,081	- 794
Hepatitis B	61	206	39	526	- 320
Upper Respiratory	62	167	63	26	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	63	159	43	420	- 261
Trypanosomiasis	64	157	78	0	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	65	122	27	1,768	- 1,646
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	98	51	150	- 52
Other Neoplasms	67	40	26	1,807	- 1,767
Ascariasis	68	36	74	0	+ 36
Hepatitis C	69	31	49	168	- 137
Diphtheria	70	21	73	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	71	20	66	11	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	17	70	5	+ 13
Chlamydia	73	7	84	0	+ 7
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

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.