THAILAND VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,560	3	31,289	+ 13,271
Tuberculosis	2	26,513	14	9,551	+ 16,962
Measles	3	25,601	63	56	+ 25,545
Malaria	4	25,334	66	13	+ 25,321
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,024	15	6,863	+ 18,161
Stroke	6	22,173	2	50,273	- 28,100
Coronary Heart Disease	7	21,032	1	51,305	- 30,273
Low Birth Weight	8	21,005	40	1,548	+ 19,458
Birth Trauma	9	20,040	50	533	+ 19,506
Road Traffic Accidents	10	18,332	7	22,428	- 4,096
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,849	35	2,107	+ 7,742
Hypertension	12	9,538	34	2,179	+ 7,359
Liver Disease	13	9,115	11	17,596	- 8,481
Lung Disease	14	8,196	9	19,474	- 11,279
HIV/AIDS	15	8,050	12	13,922	- 5,873
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,817	10	18,776	- 10,959
Meningitis	17	7,009	43	931	+ 6,078
Violence	18	6,738	31	2,965	+ 3,772
Maternal Conditions	19	6,370	52	227	+ 6,142
Kidney Disease	20	5,499	4	26,822	- 21,323
Malnutrition	21	5,399	42	962	+ 4,437
Other Injuries	22	5,012	21	4,869	+ 142
Pertussis	23	4,799	62	77	+ 4,722
Asthma	24	4,686	24	4,182	+ 504
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,471	37	1,888	+ 2,583
Suicide	26	3,521	16	6,147	- 2,625
Cervical Cancer	27	2,922	19	5,110	- 2,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,755	6	22,851	- 20,096
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,451	32	2,879	- 428
Prostate Cancer	30	2,392	30	3,013	- 620
Liver Cancer	31	2,327	5	23,883	- 21,556
Syphilis	32	2,273	64	36	+ 2,237
Falls	33	2,110	18	5,409	- 3,299
Drownings	34	2,093	25	3,956	- 1,863
Breast Cancer	35	2,069	17	6,053	- 3,983
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,797	13	9,908	- 8,111
Stomach Cancer	37	1,563	27	3,451	- 1,888
Lymphomas	38	1,249	22	4,539	- 3,290
Fires	39	1,216	48	617	+ 599
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,165	39	1,679	- 513
Leukemia	41	1,134	26	3,902	- 2,768
Poisonings	42	1,047	57	132	+ 915
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,047	51	436	+ 611
Epilepsy	44	1,046	47	689	+ 357
War	45	1,005	60	87	+ 917
Tetanus	46	706	58	116	+ 590
Lung Cancers	47	701	8	22,296	- 21,595
Schistosomiasis	48	649	75	0	+ 649
Parkinson's Disease	49	627	23	4,292	- 3,666
Pancreas Cancer	50	616	33	2,383	- 1,767
Oral Cancer	51	608	20	4,961	- 4,353
Leishmaniasis	52	526	72	1	+ 525
Oesophagus Cancer	53	479	29	3,156	- 2,677
Skin Disease	54	473	28	3,375	- 2,902
Skin Cancers	55	464	41	1,133	- 669
Appendicitis	56	426	59	114	+ 312
Encephalitis	57	412	46	722	- 310
Ovary Cancer	58	397	36	2,003	- 1,606
Drug Use	59	387	45	794	- 407
Alcohol	60	385	49	548	- 163
Hepatitis B	61	276	56	153	+ 123
Upper Respiratory	62	224	65	18	+ 207
Uterin Cancer	63	213	44	864	- 651
Trypanosomiasis	64	210	74	0	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	65	164	38	1,798	- 1,635
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	132	53	194	- 63
Other Neoplasms	67	53	54	192	- 139
Ascariasis	68	48	69	4	+ 44
Hepatitis C	69	42	67	7	+ 34
Diphtheria	70	28	71	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	71	27	61	86	- 59
Otitis Media	72	23	68	7	+ 16
Chlamydia	73	9	70	3	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	55	172	- 171
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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.