USA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	217,932	11	60,317	+ 157,614
Tuberculosis	2	129,668	62	546	+ 129,122
Measles	3	125,208	80	0	+ 125,208
Malaria	4	123,900	77	0	+ 123,900
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	122,384	37	9,955	+ 112,430
Stroke	6	108,442	4	158,520	- 50,078
Coronary Heart Disease	7	102,862	1	504,904	- 402,041
Low Birth Weight	8	102,730	39	6,924	+ 95,806
Birth Trauma	9	98,009	54	1,233	+ 96,776
Road Traffic Accidents	10	89,656	17	41,694	+ 47,962
Congenital Anomalies	11	48,170	34	11,762	+ 36,409
Hypertension	12	46,649	8	65,960	- 19,311
Liver Disease	13	44,580	16	43,402	+ 1,177
Lung Disease	14	40,082	3	195,387	- 155,305
HIV/AIDS	15	39,369	42	5,660	+ 33,709
Diabetes Mellitus	16	38,232	10	61,418	- 23,186
Meningitis	17	34,279	60	606	+ 33,673
Violence	18	32,952	27	18,976	+ 13,976
Maternal Conditions	19	31,151	56	779	+ 30,373
Kidney Disease	20	26,896	6	85,861	- 58,965
Malnutrition	21	26,403	40	6,762	+ 19,641
Other Injuries	22	24,511	25	25,997	- 1,486
Pertussis	23	23,472	69	16	+ 23,456
Asthma	24	22,916	46	3,818	+ 19,098
Endocrine Disorders	25	21,867	14	46,985	- 25,118
Suicide	26	17,222	12	53,099	- 35,876
Cervical Cancer	27	14,290	38	6,984	+ 7,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	13,475	2	287,198	- 273,723
Inflammatory/Heart	29	11,986	22	32,529	- 20,543
Prostate Cancer	30	11,700	20	35,612	- 23,912
Liver Cancer	31	11,378	23	27,064	- 15,686
Syphilis	32	11,116	66	49	+ 11,067
Falls	33	10,320	18	40,418	- 30,098
Drownings	34	10,234	45	4,070	+ 6,164
Breast Cancer	35	10,121	13	48,671	- 38,550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	8,790	9	61,827	- 53,037
Stomach Cancer	37	7,643	33	13,077	- 5,434
Lymphomas	38	6,107	19	40,281	- 34,173
Fires	39	5,948	49	3,183	+ 2,765
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5,698	48	3,461	+ 2,237
Leukemia	41	5,545	24	26,966	- 21,420
Poisonings	42	5,123	53	1,674	+ 3,449
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5,120	47	3,646	+ 1,474
Epilepsy	44	5,116	50	3,162	+ 1,954
War	45	4,913	55	1,198	+ 3,716
Tetanus	46	3,454	71	2	+ 3,452
Lung Cancers	47	3,430	5	155,533	- 152,102
Schistosomiasis	48	3,173	72	1	+ 3,172
Parkinson's Disease	49	3,066	21	34,491	- 31,425
Pancreas Cancer	50	3,012	15	44,293	- 41,280
Oral Cancer	51	2,972	35	11,555	- 8,583
Leishmaniasis	52	2,574	79	0	+ 2,574
Oesophagus Cancer	53	2,341	28	17,829	- 15,488
Skin Disease	54	2,314	43	5,409	- 3,095
Skin Cancers	55	2,268	32	14,311	- 12,043
Appendicitis	56	2,084	63	424	+ 1,660
Encephalitis	57	2,014	68	25	+ 1,989
Ovary Cancer	58	1,943	31	14,591	- 12,648
Drug Use	59	1,892	7	74,435	- 72,543
Alcohol	60	1,881	30	14,659	- 12,778
Hepatitis B	61	1,351	59	608	+ 744
Upper Respiratory	62	1,097	65	229	+ 867
Uterin Cancer	63	1,043	36	10,063	- 9,020
Trypanosomiasis	64	1,028	78	0	+ 1,028
Bladder Cancer	65	800	26	19,622	- 18,822
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	644	52	2,461	- 1,817
Other Neoplasms	67	260	29	17,743	- 17,483
Ascariasis	68	236	82	0	+ 236
Hepatitis C	69	203	41	5,684	- 5,481
Diphtheria	70	139	75	0	+ 138
Multiple Sclerosis	71	130	44	5,059	- 4,929
Otitis Media	72	113	67	34	+ 79
Chlamydia	73	43	84	0	+ 43
Dengue	74	2	76	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

DR Congo

United States

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.