DR CONGO VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,871	7	34,713	+ 28,158
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	36,765	28	4,548	+ 32,218
Kidney Disease	3	29,908	20	9,077	+ 20,831
Stroke	4	29,840	6	36,596	- 6,756
Lung Cancers	5	24,863	47	1,158	+ 23,705
Diabetes Mellitus	6	23,480	16	12,902	+ 10,578
Lung Disease	7	18,978	14	13,527	+ 5,451
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	18,644	1	73,546	- 54,902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	18,536	36	2,966	+ 15,570
Breast Cancer	10	15,180	35	3,416	+ 11,765
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,551	50	1,017	+ 11,534
Endocrine Disorders	12	12,303	25	7,380	+ 4,923
Lymphomas	13	11,355	38	2,061	+ 9,294
Other Injuries	14	10,160	22	8,272	+ 1,889
Leukemia	15	7,507	41	1,871	+ 5,636
Stomach Cancer	16	6,937	37	2,579	+ 4,358
Prostate Cancer	17	6,400	30	3,948	+ 2,451
Bladder Cancer	18	6,091	65	270	+ 5,822
Suicide	19	5,566	26	5,812	- 246
Other Neoplasms	20	5,154	67	88	+ 5,066
Hypertension	21	4,913	12	15,743	- 10,829
Parkinson's Disease	22	4,884	49	1,035	+ 3,849
Skin Cancers	23	4,653	55	765	+ 3,887
Skin Disease	24	4,515	54	781	+ 3,734
Liver Cancer	25	4,234	31	3,840	+ 394
Road Traffic Accidents	26	4,087	10	30,256	- 26,169
Ovary Cancer	27	3,959	58	656	+ 3,303
Liver Disease	28	3,587	13	15,044	- 11,458
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,572	11	16,256	- 12,684
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,633	29	4,045	- 1,412
Uterin Cancer	31	2,478	63	352	+ 2,126
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,040	5	41,301	- 39,262
Oral Cancer	33	1,844	51	1,003	+ 841
Anemia	34	1,830	86	0	+ 1,830
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,768	43	1,728	+ 41
Asthma	36	1,739	24	7,733	- 5,995
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,691	53	790	+ 901
Cervical Cancer	38	1,632	27	4,823	- 3,190
Falls	39	1,515	33	3,483	- 1,968
Epilepsy	40	1,333	44	1,727	- 394
Violence	41	1,277	18	11,120	- 9,844
Low Birth Weight	42	1,154	8	34,668	- 33,514
Drug Use	43	828	59	638	+ 190
Schizophrenia	44	816	83	0	+ 816
Drownings	45	479	34	3,454	- 2,975
Hepatitis C	46	477	69	69	+ 408
Multiple Sclerosis	47	477	71	44	+ 433
Malnutrition	48	476	21	8,910	- 8,434
Alcohol	49	473	60	635	- 162
Birth Trauma	50	428	9	33,075	- 32,647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	408	40	1,923	- 1,515
HIV/AIDS	52	312	15	13,286	- 12,974
Fires	53	298	39	2,007	- 1,709
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	282	66	217	+ 65
Meningitis	55	249	17	11,568	- 11,320
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	213	81	0	+ 213
Tuberculosis	57	199	2	43,759	- 43,561
Hepatitis B	58	194	61	456	- 262
Osteoarthritis	59	96	80	0	+ 96
War	60	90	45	1,658	- 1,569
Maternal Conditions	61	71	19	10,513	- 10,442
Upper Respiratory	62	66	62	370	- 304
Poisonings	63	49	42	1,729	- 1,680
Appendicitis	64	46	56	703	- 657
Oral conditions	65	46	82	0	+ 46
Encephalitis	66	42	57	680	- 638
Otitis Media	67	9	72	38	- 29
Leprosy	68	4	77	0	+ 4
Pertussis	69	2	23	7,921	- 7,919
Leishmaniasis	70	1	52	869	- 868
Syphilis	71	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Diphtheria	72	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	73	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	74	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.