DR CONGO VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,638	7	34,713	+ 71,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	89,719	28	4,548	+ 85,172
Stroke	3	61,359	6	36,596	+ 24,763
Lung Cancers	4	60,183	47	1,158	+ 59,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	36,885	36	2,966	+ 33,918
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,369	1	73,546	- 40,177
Lung Disease	7	30,771	14	13,527	+ 17,245
Breast Cancer	8	26,221	35	3,416	+ 22,806
Other Injuries	9	25,518	22	8,272	+ 17,247
Pancreas Cancer	10	20,861	50	1,017	+ 19,844
Kidney Disease	11	19,370	20	9,077	+ 10,294
Diabetes Mellitus	12	18,417	16	12,902	+ 5,514
Prostate Cancer	13	18,351	30	3,948	+ 14,402
Lymphomas	14	16,991	38	2,061	+ 14,930
Liver Cancer	15	16,157	31	3,840	+ 12,317
Suicide	16	15,124	26	5,812	+ 9,312
Other Neoplasms	17	14,803	67	88	+ 14,715
Falls	18	13,982	33	3,483	+ 10,499
Endocrine Disorders	19	13,648	25	7,380	+ 6,268
Parkinson's Disease	20	12,777	49	1,035	+ 11,742
Leukemia	21	12,585	41	1,871	+ 10,714
Liver Disease	22	12,459	13	15,044	- 2,585
Hypertension	23	11,999	12	15,743	- 3,744
Bladder Cancer	24	11,082	65	270	+ 10,812
Inflammatory/Heart	25	10,237	29	4,045	+ 6,192
Stomach Cancer	26	9,334	37	2,579	+ 6,755
Oral Cancer	27	7,892	51	1,003	+ 6,889
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,887	53	790	+ 7,097
Malnutrition	29	7,108	21	8,910	- 1,802
Ovary Cancer	30	6,690	58	656	+ 6,034
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,636	10	30,256	- 24,621
Skin Cancers	32	5,495	55	765	+ 4,730
Alcohol	33	5,382	60	635	+ 4,747
Uterin Cancer	34	4,592	63	352	+ 4,240
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,396	11	16,256	- 12,860
Drug Use	36	3,175	59	638	+ 2,536
Epilepsy	37	3,148	44	1,727	+ 1,422
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	3,050	5	41,301	- 38,251
Skin Disease	39	2,697	54	781	+ 1,916
Cervical Cancer	40	2,656	27	4,823	- 2,167
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,336	43	1,728	+ 609
Asthma	42	1,754	24	7,733	- 5,980
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,664	40	1,923	- 259
Anemia	44	1,642	86	0	+ 1,642
Drownings	45	1,465	34	3,454	- 1,989
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,269	71	44	+ 1,226
Low Birth Weight	47	1,099	8	34,668	- 33,570
Schizophrenia	48	1,092	83	0	+ 1,092
Violence	49	907	18	11,120	- 10,213
Tuberculosis	50	734	2	43,759	- 43,025
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	720	66	217	+ 502
Hepatitis C	52	702	69	69	+ 634
Fires	53	680	39	2,007	- 1,327
HIV/AIDS	54	611	15	13,286	- 12,675
Birth Trauma	55	521	9	33,075	- 32,554
Osteoarthritis	56	414	80	0	+ 414
Poisonings	57	384	42	1,729	- 1,344
Meningitis	58	276	17	11,568	- 11,292
Hepatitis B	59	228	61	456	- 228
Oral conditions	60	199	82	0	+ 199
Appendicitis	61	151	56	703	- 552
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	127	81	0	+ 127
Upper Respiratory	63	91	62	370	- 279
Maternal Conditions	64	87	19	10,513	- 10,425
Otitis Media	65	27	72	38	- 12
Encephalitis	66	14	57	680	- 666
War	67	12	45	1,658	- 1,647
Syphilis	68	7	32	3,751	- 3,745
Pertussis	69	5	23	7,921	- 7,916
Tetanus	70	4	46	1,166	- 1,162
Schistosomiasis	71	1	48	1,071	- 1,069
Leprosy	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	52	869	- 868
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	70	47	- 46
Dengue	76	1	74	1	- 0
Measles	77	1	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chlamydia	78	0	73	15	- 15
Ascariasis	79	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

France

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.