DR CONGO VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	228,087	28	4,548	+ 223,539
Coronary Heart Disease	2	201,643	7	34,713	+ 166,930
Stroke	3	84,402	6	36,596	+ 47,806
Lung Cancers	4	47,423	47	1,158	+ 46,266
Hypertension	5	41,638	12	15,743	+ 25,895
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	29,398	36	2,966	+ 26,431
Falls	7	27,180	33	3,483	+ 23,698
Lung Disease	8	26,445	14	13,527	+ 12,919
Pancreas Cancer	9	25,579	50	1,017	+ 24,562
Liver Disease	10	21,906	13	15,044	+ 6,862
Prostate Cancer	11	19,899	30	3,948	+ 15,951
Breast Cancer	12	19,449	35	3,416	+ 16,033
Parkinson's Disease	13	17,493	49	1,035	+ 16,458
Lymphomas	14	17,451	38	2,061	+ 15,390
Suicide	15	17,355	26	5,812	+ 11,543
Liver Cancer	16	11,180	31	3,840	+ 7,341
Inflammatory/Heart	17	10,625	29	4,045	+ 6,580
Alcohol	18	9,524	60	635	+ 8,890
Stomach Cancer	19	9,165	37	2,579	+ 6,585
Other Injuries	20	8,958	22	8,272	+ 686
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	8,948	1	73,546	- 64,598
Diabetes Mellitus	22	8,569	16	12,902	- 4,333
Other Neoplasms	23	7,730	67	88	+ 7,643
Leukemia	24	7,613	41	1,871	+ 5,742
Ovary Cancer	25	7,063	58	656	+ 6,408
Kidney Disease	26	7,011	20	9,077	- 2,065
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,559	53	790	+ 5,769
Bladder Cancer	28	6,325	65	270	+ 6,056
Skin Cancers	29	6,095	55	765	+ 5,329
Drug Use	30	5,521	59	638	+ 4,882
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,264	25	7,380	- 2,116
Uterin Cancer	32	4,616	63	352	+ 4,264
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,410	10	30,256	- 25,847
Oral Cancer	34	4,248	51	1,003	+ 3,245
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,937	11	16,256	- 12,319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,107	40	1,923	+ 1,184
Drownings	37	2,173	34	3,454	- 1,280
Epilepsy	38	2,136	44	1,727	+ 409
Schizophrenia	39	1,907	83	0	+ 1,907
Asthma	40	1,737	24	7,733	- 5,996
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,703	66	217	+ 1,486
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,644	71	44	+ 1,601
Violence	43	1,318	18	11,120	- 9,802
Cervical Cancer	44	1,274	27	4,823	- 3,549
Fires	45	1,263	39	2,007	- 744
Tuberculosis	46	657	2	43,759	- 43,103
Skin Disease	47	557	54	781	- 224
Low Birth Weight	48	537	8	34,668	- 34,132
Poisonings	49	508	42	1,729	- 1,220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	390	43	1,728	- 1,338
Osteoarthritis	51	343	80	0	+ 343
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	314	5	41,301	- 40,987
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	222	81	0	+ 222
Appendicitis	54	195	56	703	- 508
Meningitis	55	193	17	11,568	- 11,375
Birth Trauma	56	159	9	33,075	- 32,916
Malnutrition	57	135	21	8,910	- 8,775
Anemia	58	115	86	0	+ 115
HIV/AIDS	59	114	15	13,286	- 13,172
Hepatitis C	60	94	69	69	+ 25
Oral conditions	61	77	82	0	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	62	41	62	370	- 329
Hepatitis B	63	34	61	456	- 422
Maternal Conditions	64	31	19	10,513	- 10,482
War	65	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Encephalitis	66	10	57	680	- 670
Syphilis	67	7	32	3,751	- 3,744
Otitis Media	68	7	72	38	- 32
Pertussis	69	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Tetanus	70	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Diphtheria	71	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	82	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Finland

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.