CONGO VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,322	4	2,494	+ 828
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,943	25	230	+ 1,712
Kidney Disease	3	1,580	15	613	+ 967
Stroke	4	1,577	5	2,267	- 690
Lung Cancers	5	1,314	47	54	+ 1,260
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1,241	10	1,050	+ 191
Lung Disease	7	1,003	17	541	+ 462
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	985	3	2,576	- 1,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	979	38	89	+ 891
Breast Cancer	10	802	32	159	+ 643
Pancreas Cancer	11	663	52	42	+ 621
Endocrine Disorders	12	650	27	208	+ 442
Lymphomas	13	600	45	61	+ 539
Other Injuries	14	537	20	333	+ 204
Leukemia	15	397	46	57	+ 339
Stomach Cancer	16	367	39	88	+ 279
Prostate Cancer	17	338	28	198	+ 140
Bladder Cancer	18	322	61	15	+ 307
Suicide	19	294	19	349	- 55
Other Neoplasms	20	272	63	8	+ 265
Hypertension	21	260	12	933	- 673
Parkinson's Disease	22	258	42	69	+ 189
Skin Cancers	23	246	53	36	+ 210
Skin Disease	24	239	50	46	+ 193
Liver Cancer	25	224	30	169	+ 54
Road Traffic Accidents	26	216	7	1,598	- 1,382
Ovary Cancer	27	209	48	49	+ 160
Liver Disease	28	190	13	931	- 741
Congenital Anomalies	29	189	14	729	- 540
Inflammatory/Heart	30	139	26	220	- 80
Uterin Cancer	31	131	60	15	+ 116
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	108	8	1,304	- 1,196
Oral Cancer	33	97	54	33	+ 65
Anemia	34	97	82	0	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	93	43	67	+ 27
Asthma	36	92	23	291	- 199
Oesophagus Cancer	37	89	57	19	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	38	86	29	196	- 110
Falls	39	80	33	149	- 69
Epilepsy	40	70	40	76	- 6
Violence	41	67	18	539	- 471
Low Birth Weight	42	61	9	1,283	- 1,222
Drug Use	43	44	44	65	- 22
Schizophrenia	44	43	81	0	+ 43
Drownings	45	25	36	104	- 79
Hepatitis C	46	25	67	2	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	47	25	66	4	+ 21
Malnutrition	48	25	24	272	- 247
Alcohol	49	25	49	46	- 21
Birth Trauma	50	23	11	997	- 975
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	22	35	105	- 84
HIV/AIDS	52	16	1	4,509	- 4,493
Fires	53	16	37	90	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	15	59	15	- 0
Meningitis	55	13	22	299	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	11	84	0	+ 11
Tuberculosis	57	10	2	2,781	- 2,771
Hepatitis B	58	10	62	14	- 4
Osteoarthritis	59	5	85	0	+ 5
War	60	5	72	1	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	4	16	578	- 574
Upper Respiratory	62	4	64	7	- 3
Poisonings	63	3	41	71	- 68
Appendicitis	64	2	58	18	- 16
Oral conditions	65	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	2	56	20	- 18
Otitis Media	67	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	21	329	- 329
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	34	107	- 107
Diphtheria	72	0	68	2	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	55	23	- 23
Measles	74	0	31	159	- 159
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	7	- 7
Malaria	77	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	45	- 45
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.