DR CONGO VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	290,865	7	34,713	+ 256,152
Hypertension	2	261,030	12	15,743	+ 245,288
Stroke	3	107,881	6	36,596	+ 71,285
Lung Cancers	4	63,528	47	1,158	+ 62,371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	50,936	36	2,966	+ 47,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,714	1	73,546	- 39,832
Liver Disease	7	31,753	13	15,044	+ 16,709
Prostate Cancer	8	28,853	30	3,948	+ 24,905
Stomach Cancer	9	28,015	37	2,579	+ 25,435
Pancreas Cancer	10	25,947	50	1,017	+ 24,930
Breast Cancer	11	25,127	35	3,416	+ 21,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	22,178	28	4,548	+ 17,631
Lung Disease	13	22,111	14	13,527	+ 8,585
Inflammatory/Heart	14	20,977	29	4,045	+ 16,932
Lymphomas	15	20,579	38	2,061	+ 18,518
Suicide	16	19,083	26	5,812	+ 13,271
Kidney Disease	17	17,057	20	9,077	+ 7,980
Alcohol	18	14,344	60	635	+ 13,710
Diabetes Mellitus	19	14,121	16	12,902	+ 1,219
Other Injuries	20	13,653	22	8,272	+ 5,381
Bladder Cancer	21	12,158	65	270	+ 11,888
Leukemia	22	12,143	41	1,871	+ 10,271
Other Neoplasms	23	11,923	67	88	+ 11,835
Falls	24	11,462	33	3,483	+ 7,979
Oral Cancer	25	10,675	51	1,003	+ 9,672
Liver Cancer	26	10,364	31	3,840	+ 6,525
Oesophagus Cancer	27	9,522	53	790	+ 8,732
Ovary Cancer	28	8,430	58	656	+ 7,774
Parkinson's Disease	29	7,923	49	1,035	+ 6,889
Skin Cancers	30	7,625	55	765	+ 6,859
Drug Use	31	7,250	59	638	+ 6,612
Cervical Cancer	32	6,531	27	4,823	+ 1,709
Endocrine Disorders	33	6,373	25	7,380	- 1,006
Uterin Cancer	34	5,811	63	352	+ 5,459
Road Traffic Accidents	35	5,721	10	30,256	- 24,536
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,318	40	1,923	+ 3,395
Epilepsy	37	4,302	44	1,727	+ 2,576
Fires	38	3,954	39	2,007	+ 1,946
HIV/AIDS	39	3,895	15	13,286	- 9,391
Drownings	40	2,897	34	3,454	- 557
Skin Disease	41	2,757	54	781	+ 1,976
Violence	42	2,755	18	11,120	- 8,366
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,420	11	16,256	- 13,836
Asthma	44	2,328	24	7,733	- 5,405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,082	43	1,728	+ 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,665	66	217	+ 1,447
Tuberculosis	47	1,591	2	43,759	- 42,169
Multiple Sclerosis	48	1,571	71	44	+ 1,527
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,174	81	0	+ 1,174
Osteoarthritis	50	982	80	0	+ 982
Anemia	51	885	86	0	+ 885
Poisonings	52	804	42	1,729	- 924
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	798	5	41,301	- 40,503
Meningitis	54	716	17	11,568	- 10,852
Low Birth Weight	55	654	8	34,668	- 34,014
Schizophrenia	56	589	83	0	+ 589
Birth Trauma	57	484	9	33,075	- 32,591
Hepatitis C	58	391	69	69	+ 323
Appendicitis	59	196	56	703	- 507
Oral conditions	60	195	82	0	+ 195
Maternal Conditions	61	112	19	10,513	- 10,401
Syphilis	62	97	32	3,751	- 3,655
Encephalitis	63	19	57	680	- 661
War	64	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	456	- 456
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	370	- 370
Otitis Media	67	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	73	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Ascariasis	74	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	15	- 15
Malnutrition	79	0	21	8,910	- 8,910
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Diphtheria	82	0	70	47	- 47
Pertussis	83	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Measles	84	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Estonia

DR Congo

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.