DR CONGO VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,891	7	34,713	+ 93,177
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	93,663	28	4,548	+ 89,116
Stroke	3	44,568	6	36,596	+ 7,972
Lung Cancers	4	42,540	47	1,158	+ 41,382
Lung Disease	5	40,799	14	13,527	+ 27,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26,096	1	73,546	- 47,450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,282	36	2,966	+ 20,316
Prostate Cancer	8	19,287	30	3,948	+ 15,339
Breast Cancer	9	16,913	35	3,416	+ 13,498
Parkinson's Disease	10	16,794	49	1,035	+ 15,759
Other Injuries	11	15,855	22	8,272	+ 7,583
Pancreas Cancer	12	13,729	50	1,017	+ 12,713
Suicide	13	12,756	26	5,812	+ 6,944
Lymphomas	14	11,653	38	2,061	+ 9,592
Kidney Disease	15	10,538	20	9,077	+ 1,462
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,402	16	12,902	- 3,501
Hypertension	17	7,675	12	15,743	- 8,068
Falls	18	7,508	33	3,483	+ 4,026
Oesophagus Cancer	19	7,141	53	790	+ 6,351
Liver Cancer	20	7,092	31	3,840	+ 3,252
Bladder Cancer	21	6,451	65	270	+ 6,182
Leukemia	22	5,990	41	1,871	+ 4,119
Stomach Cancer	23	5,566	37	2,579	+ 2,987
Drug Use	24	5,328	59	638	+ 4,689
Ovary Cancer	25	5,210	58	656	+ 4,554
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,952	29	4,045	+ 907
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,942	25	7,380	- 2,438
Alcohol	28	4,483	60	635	+ 3,849
Skin Cancers	29	4,117	55	765	+ 3,351
Other Neoplasms	30	3,084	67	88	+ 2,997
Liver Disease	31	2,999	13	15,044	- 12,045
Cervical Cancer	32	2,913	27	4,823	- 1,909
Oral Cancer	33	2,708	51	1,003	+ 1,705
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,363	11	16,256	- 13,894
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,202	10	30,256	- 28,054
Uterin Cancer	36	2,191	63	352	+ 1,839
Epilepsy	37	1,719	44	1,727	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,342	66	217	+ 1,124
Violence	39	1,271	18	11,120	- 9,849
Anemia	40	1,162	86	0	+ 1,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,032	40	1,923	- 891
Poisonings	42	1,024	42	1,729	- 705
Low Birth Weight	43	955	8	34,668	- 33,713
Multiple Sclerosis	44	875	71	44	+ 831
Skin Disease	45	835	54	781	+ 54
Birth Trauma	46	788	9	33,075	- 32,287
Osteoarthritis	47	657	80	0	+ 657
Asthma	48	527	24	7,733	- 7,206
Schizophrenia	49	462	83	0	+ 462
Meningitis	50	405	17	11,568	- 11,163
Upper Respiratory	51	351	62	370	- 19
Hepatitis C	52	351	69	69	+ 282
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	337	81	0	+ 337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	330	43	1,728	- 1,397
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	308	5	41,301	- 40,993
Drownings	56	289	34	3,454	- 3,165
Malnutrition	57	173	21	8,910	- 8,737
Fires	58	171	39	2,007	- 1,837
HIV/AIDS	59	148	15	13,286	- 13,138
Maternal Conditions	60	113	19	10,513	- 10,400
War	61	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Pertussis	62	4	23	7,921	- 7,917
Hepatitis B	63	1	61	456	- 455
Otitis Media	64	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	67	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Tetanus	68	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Ascariasis	69	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Encephalitis	78	0	57	680	- 680
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Chlamydia	81	0	73	15	- 15
Tuberculosis	82	0	2	43,759	- 43,759
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	703	- 703
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Iceland

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.