DR CONGO VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	201,745	7	34,713	+ 167,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	70,198	28	4,548	+ 65,650
Stroke	3	68,312	6	36,596	+ 31,716
Lung Cancers	4	63,876	47	1,158	+ 62,718
Lung Disease	5	58,713	14	13,527	+ 45,187
Hypertension	6	36,761	12	15,743	+ 21,018
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	35,705	36	2,966	+ 32,739
Kidney Disease	8	31,239	20	9,077	+ 22,162
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	28,415	1	73,546	- 45,130
Breast Cancer	10	25,849	35	3,416	+ 22,434
Pancreas Cancer	11	24,655	50	1,017	+ 23,638
Prostate Cancer	12	22,619	30	3,948	+ 18,670
Diabetes Mellitus	13	21,347	16	12,902	+ 8,444
Falls	14	21,024	33	3,483	+ 17,542
Liver Disease	15	20,845	13	15,044	+ 5,800
Parkinson's Disease	16	17,277	49	1,035	+ 16,243
Lymphomas	17	16,804	38	2,061	+ 14,743
Endocrine Disorders	18	14,648	25	7,380	+ 7,269
Suicide	19	14,109	26	5,812	+ 8,297
Stomach Cancer	20	13,249	37	2,579	+ 10,670
Inflammatory/Heart	21	12,198	29	4,045	+ 8,153
Leukemia	22	11,986	41	1,871	+ 10,115
Other Injuries	23	11,316	22	8,272	+ 3,044
Other Neoplasms	24	11,196	67	88	+ 11,108
Liver Cancer	25	11,054	31	3,840	+ 7,214
Alcohol	26	8,585	60	635	+ 7,950
Oesophagus Cancer	27	8,523	53	790	+ 7,733
Bladder Cancer	28	8,496	65	270	+ 8,226
Oral Cancer	29	8,263	51	1,003	+ 7,260
Ovary Cancer	30	7,123	58	656	+ 6,468
Skin Cancers	31	5,564	55	765	+ 4,798
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	5,255	5	41,301	- 36,047
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,960	43	1,728	+ 3,232
Road Traffic Accidents	34	4,335	10	30,256	- 25,921
Epilepsy	35	4,241	44	1,727	+ 2,514
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,144	11	16,256	- 13,113
Uterin Cancer	37	3,060	63	352	+ 2,708
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,972	40	1,923	+ 1,049
Cervical Cancer	39	2,924	27	4,823	- 1,899
Drug Use	40	2,648	59	638	+ 2,010
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,155	71	44	+ 2,111
Skin Disease	42	2,117	54	781	+ 1,336
Anemia	43	1,363	86	0	+ 1,363
Asthma	44	1,268	24	7,733	- 6,465
Low Birth Weight	45	1,057	8	34,668	- 33,612
Violence	46	1,055	18	11,120	- 10,066
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	745	66	217	+ 527
Hepatitis C	48	695	69	69	+ 627
Drownings	49	629	34	3,454	- 2,825
Malnutrition	50	617	21	8,910	- 8,293
Schizophrenia	51	536	83	0	+ 536
Osteoarthritis	52	499	80	0	+ 499
Fires	53	492	39	2,007	- 1,515
HIV/AIDS	54	474	15	13,286	- 12,812
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	400	81	0	+ 400
Tuberculosis	56	385	2	43,759	- 43,374
Birth Trauma	57	328	9	33,075	- 32,747
Poisonings	58	297	42	1,729	- 1,432
Hepatitis B	59	249	61	456	- 207
Meningitis	60	230	17	11,568	- 11,338
Upper Respiratory	61	190	62	370	- 180
Appendicitis	62	177	56	703	- 526
Oral conditions	63	85	82	0	+ 85
Maternal Conditions	64	52	19	10,513	- 10,460
Otitis Media	65	22	72	38	- 16
War	66	14	45	1,658	- 1,644
Encephalitis	67	10	57	680	- 669
Syphilis	68	8	32	3,751	- 3,744
Pertussis	69	3	23	7,921	- 7,918
Measles	70	3	3	42,254	- 42,251
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	1	52	869	- 868
Schistosomiasis	73	1	48	1,071	- 1,070
Chagas disease	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	1	46	1,166	- 1,165
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	85	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	70	47	- 47
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	73	15	- 15
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.