UNITED KINGDOM VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,629	3	40,540	+ 3,088
Tuberculosis	2	25,959	47	351	+ 25,608
Measles	3	25,066	75	0	+ 25,066
Malaria	4	24,804	76	0	+ 24,804
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	24,501	38	1,599	+ 22,902
Stroke	6	21,709	4	37,626	- 15,917
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,592	2	71,728	- 51,135
Low Birth Weight	8	20,566	40	1,313	+ 19,252
Birth Trauma	9	19,621	54	190	+ 19,431
Road Traffic Accidents	10	17,949	33	2,169	+ 15,780
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,643	35	2,127	+ 7,517
Hypertension	12	9,339	23	5,208	+ 4,131
Liver Disease	13	8,925	14	7,666	+ 1,259
Lung Disease	14	8,024	6	32,896	- 24,872
HIV/AIDS	15	7,881	55	188	+ 7,693
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,654	17	5,842	+ 1,811
Meningitis	17	6,862	52	232	+ 6,630
Violence	18	6,597	46	868	+ 5,729
Maternal Conditions	19	6,236	64	47	+ 6,190
Kidney Disease	20	5,384	18	5,471	- 86
Malnutrition	21	5,286	58	116	+ 5,170
Other Injuries	22	4,907	19	5,464	- 557
Pertussis	23	4,699	69	3	+ 4,696
Asthma	24	4,588	41	1,302	+ 3,285
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,378	28	3,297	+ 1,081
Suicide	26	3,448	20	5,325	- 1,877
Cervical Cancer	27	2,861	43	1,099	+ 1,762
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,698	1	98,135	- 95,437
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,400	29	3,126	- 727
Prostate Cancer	30	2,342	8	13,289	- 10,947
Liver Cancer	31	2,278	21	5,237	- 2,959
Syphilis	32	2,225	62	49	+ 2,177
Falls	33	2,066	15	7,618	- 5,552
Drownings	34	2,049	49	301	+ 1,748
Breast Cancer	35	2,026	9	12,718	- 10,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,760	7	18,446	- 16,686
Stomach Cancer	37	1,530	24	4,999	- 3,469
Lymphomas	38	1,223	10	9,350	- 8,128
Fires	39	1,191	48	334	+ 856
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,141	36	2,090	- 949
Leukemia	41	1,110	22	5,211	- 4,101
Poisonings	42	1,026	53	221	+ 805
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,025	45	876	+ 149
Epilepsy	44	1,024	42	1,193	- 169
War	45	984	67	10	+ 974
Tetanus	46	692	72	0	+ 691
Lung Cancers	47	687	5	35,715	- 35,028
Schistosomiasis	48	635	78	0	+ 635
Parkinson's Disease	49	614	13	8,573	- 7,959
Pancreas Cancer	50	603	11	8,995	- 8,392
Oral Cancer	51	595	30	3,109	- 2,514
Leishmaniasis	52	515	70	0	+ 515
Oesophagus Cancer	53	469	12	8,727	- 8,258
Skin Disease	54	463	34	2,134	- 1,670
Skin Cancers	55	454	27	3,727	- 3,273
Appendicitis	56	417	59	105	+ 312
Encephalitis	57	403	68	6	+ 398
Ovary Cancer	58	389	25	4,019	- 3,630
Drug Use	59	379	31	2,824	- 2,446
Alcohol	60	377	39	1,555	- 1,178
Hepatitis B	61	271	65	40	+ 231
Upper Respiratory	62	220	63	48	+ 171
Uterin Cancer	63	209	32	2,346	- 2,137
Trypanosomiasis	64	206	77	0	+ 206
Bladder Cancer	65	160	16	6,133	- 5,973
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	129	44	1,014	- 885
Other Neoplasms	67	52	26	3,986	- 3,934
Ascariasis	68	47	80	0	+ 47
Hepatitis C	69	41	51	267	- 227
Diphtheria	70	28	74	0	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	71	26	37	1,856	- 1,830
Otitis Media	72	23	66	16	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	9	79	0	+ 9
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.