DR CONGO VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,486	7	34,713	+ 89,773
Lung Disease	2	72,047	14	13,527	+ 58,521
Stroke	3	57,085	6	36,596	+ 20,489
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	54,897	5	41,301	+ 13,595
Tuberculosis	5	35,697	2	43,759	- 8,062
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	32,138	1	73,546	- 41,407
Diabetes Mellitus	7	22,235	16	12,902	+ 9,332
Liver Disease	8	21,996	13	15,044	+ 6,951
Low Birth Weight	9	19,552	8	34,668	- 15,116
Falls	10	18,489	33	3,483	+ 15,006
Kidney Disease	11	18,255	20	9,077	+ 9,178
Road Traffic Accidents	12	17,411	10	30,256	- 12,845
Asthma	13	16,056	24	7,733	+ 8,322
Suicide	14	14,197	26	5,812	+ 8,385
Other Injuries	15	12,249	22	8,272	+ 3,978
Oral Cancer	16	10,989	51	1,003	+ 9,987
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	10,368	28	4,548	+ 5,820
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	10,325	43	1,728	+ 8,598
Hypertension	19	8,849	12	15,743	- 6,894
Birth Trauma	20	8,421	9	33,075	- 24,655
Lung Cancers	21	7,229	47	1,158	+ 6,072
Breast Cancer	22	6,783	35	3,416	+ 3,367
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,779	11	16,256	- 9,478
Stomach Cancer	24	6,638	37	2,579	+ 4,059
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	6,336	36	2,966	+ 3,370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,578	40	1,923	+ 3,655
Violence	27	4,240	18	11,120	- 6,881
Drownings	28	3,994	34	3,454	+ 541
Encephalitis	29	3,938	57	680	+ 3,258
Cervical Cancer	30	3,711	27	4,823	- 1,111
HIV/AIDS	31	3,637	15	13,286	- 9,649
Parkinson's Disease	32	3,554	49	1,035	+ 2,520
Lymphomas	33	3,289	38	2,061	+ 1,228
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,186	53	790	+ 2,396
Leukemia	35	2,734	41	1,871	+ 863
Meningitis	36	2,730	17	11,568	- 8,838
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,687	50	1,017	+ 1,671
Prostate Cancer	38	2,534	30	3,948	- 1,414
Liver Cancer	39	2,487	31	3,840	- 1,353
Epilepsy	40	2,482	44	1,727	+ 756
Maternal Conditions	41	2,123	19	10,513	- 8,390
Fires	42	1,905	39	2,007	- 102
Alcohol	43	1,892	60	635	+ 1,257
Ovary Cancer	44	1,797	58	656	+ 1,142
Skin Disease	45	1,462	54	781	+ 682
Dengue	46	1,437	74	1	+ 1,436
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,250	25	7,380	- 6,130
Bladder Cancer	48	1,153	65	270	+ 883
Inflammatory/Heart	49	1,036	29	4,045	- 3,009
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	977	66	217	+ 760
Measles	51	976	3	42,254	- 41,278
Drug Use	52	962	59	638	+ 324
Appendicitis	53	921	56	703	+ 218
Pertussis	54	827	23	7,921	- 7,094
Malnutrition	55	706	21	8,910	- 8,204
Hepatitis B	56	670	61	456	+ 214
Malaria	57	631	4	41,813	- 41,182
Tetanus	58	581	46	1,166	- 585
Uterin Cancer	59	560	63	352	+ 208
Skin Cancers	60	414	55	765	- 352
Poisonings	61	290	42	1,729	- 1,439
Other Neoplasms	62	243	67	88	+ 155
Multiple Sclerosis	63	191	71	44	+ 147
Syphilis	64	164	32	3,751	- 3,587
Hepatitis C	65	112	69	69	+ 43
Leishmaniasis	66	80	52	869	- 789
War	67	73	45	1,658	- 1,585
Upper Respiratory	68	48	62	370	- 322
Chlamydia	69	31	73	15	+ 16
Ascariasis	70	10	68	80	- 69
Otitis Media	71	6	72	38	- 33
Diphtheria	72	5	70	47	- 41
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	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.