SPAIN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,132	7	13,717	+ 16,415
Tuberculosis	2	17,928	50	270	+ 17,658
Measles	3	17,311	81	0	+ 17,311
Malaria	4	17,131	83	0	+ 17,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,921	36	1,064	+ 15,857
Stroke	6	14,993	3	29,004	- 14,010
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,222	1	51,684	- 37,462
Low Birth Weight	8	14,204	52	253	+ 13,951
Birth Trauma	9	13,551	60	113	+ 13,438
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,396	31	1,829	+ 10,567
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,660	38	863	+ 5,797
Hypertension	12	6,450	9	9,115	- 2,665
Liver Disease	13	6,164	23	4,231	+ 1,933
Lung Disease	14	5,542	5	18,926	- 13,385
HIV/AIDS	15	5,443	43	538	+ 4,905
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,286	10	7,773	- 2,487
Meningitis	17	4,739	59	129	+ 4,611
Violence	18	4,556	51	262	+ 4,294
Maternal Conditions	19	4,307	64	14	+ 4,294
Kidney Disease	20	3,719	8	9,725	- 6,006
Malnutrition	21	3,651	47	302	+ 3,348
Other Injuries	22	3,389	15	5,536	- 2,147
Pertussis	23	3,245	73	2	+ 3,244
Asthma	24	3,168	35	1,133	+ 2,035
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,023	21	4,863	- 1,840
Suicide	26	2,381	25	3,609	- 1,228
Cervical Cancer	27	1,976	39	855	+ 1,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,863	2	42,339	- 40,475
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,657	19	4,984	- 3,327
Prostate Cancer	30	1,618	13	6,420	- 4,802
Liver Cancer	31	1,573	18	5,098	- 3,525
Syphilis	32	1,537	67	9	+ 1,528
Falls	33	1,427	26	3,246	- 1,820
Drownings	34	1,415	45	446	+ 969
Breast Cancer	35	1,399	11	7,067	- 5,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,215	6	16,957	- 15,742
Stomach Cancer	37	1,057	14	5,796	- 4,740
Lymphomas	38	844	16	5,335	- 4,490
Fires	39	822	55	185	+ 638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	788	44	475	+ 313
Leukemia	41	767	24	3,772	- 3,006
Poisonings	42	708	57	170	+ 538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	708	33	1,612	- 904
Epilepsy	44	707	40	824	- 117
War	45	679	68	6	+ 674
Tetanus	46	478	72	2	+ 476
Lung Cancers	47	474	4	22,131	- 21,656
Schistosomiasis	48	439	74	0	+ 438
Parkinson's Disease	49	424	20	4,943	- 4,519
Pancreas Cancer	50	416	12	6,752	- 6,336
Oral Cancer	51	411	27	2,583	- 2,172
Leishmaniasis	52	356	65	11	+ 345
Oesophagus Cancer	53	324	29	2,011	- 1,688
Skin Disease	54	320	30	1,840	- 1,521
Skin Cancers	55	314	32	1,803	- 1,489
Appendicitis	56	288	61	79	+ 209
Encephalitis	57	279	70	4	+ 275
Ovary Cancer	58	269	28	2,026	- 1,757
Drug Use	59	262	41	776	- 515
Alcohol	60	260	46	333	- 73
Hepatitis B	61	187	58	162	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	152	62	47	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	63	144	34	1,612	- 1,468
Trypanosomiasis	64	142	84	0	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	65	111	17	5,222	- 5,112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	89	48	294	- 205
Other Neoplasms	67	36	22	4,748	- 4,712
Ascariasis	68	33	78	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	69	28	42	652	- 624
Diphtheria	70	19	76	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	71	18	49	287	- 269
Otitis Media	72	16	66	9	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	6	82	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.