CONGO VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,713	4	2,494	+ 7,219
Stroke	2	6,265	5	2,267	+ 3,998
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,145	25	230	+ 3,915
Lung Cancers	4	3,416	47	54	+ 3,362
Lung Disease	5	3,239	17	541	+ 2,698
Hypertension	6	2,994	12	933	+ 2,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,126	38	89	+ 2,037
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,984	10	1,050	+ 934
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,634	3	2,576	- 942
Breast Cancer	10	1,387	32	159	+ 1,228
Kidney Disease	11	1,273	15	613	+ 660
Other Injuries	12	1,211	20	333	+ 878
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,210	52	42	+ 1,168
Stomach Cancer	14	1,025	39	88	+ 937
Other Neoplasms	15	999	63	8	+ 991
Lymphomas	16	967	45	61	+ 906
Liver Cancer	17	962	30	169	+ 793
Endocrine Disorders	18	843	27	208	+ 635
Parkinson's Disease	19	843	42	69	+ 774
Prostate Cancer	20	841	28	198	+ 643
Leukemia	21	673	46	57	+ 615
Bladder Cancer	22	671	61	15	+ 657
Liver Disease	23	556	13	931	- 374
Inflammatory/Heart	24	553	26	220	+ 334
Falls	25	422	33	149	+ 274
Suicide	26	404	19	349	+ 56
Oral Cancer	27	334	54	33	+ 302
Ovary Cancer	28	328	48	49	+ 279
Skin Cancers	29	324	53	36	+ 288
Road Traffic Accidents	30	322	7	1,598	- 1,276
Hepatitis C	31	245	67	2	+ 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	222	43	67	+ 155
Uterin Cancer	33	220	60	15	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	34	205	57	19	+ 185
Anemia	35	167	82	0	+ 167
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	162	8	1,304	- 1,142
Congenital Anomalies	37	144	14	729	- 585
Skin Disease	38	144	50	46	+ 98
Epilepsy	39	134	40	76	+ 58
Cervical Cancer	40	115	29	196	- 81
Malnutrition	41	78	24	272	- 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	70	59	15	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	69	35	105	- 36
Multiple Sclerosis	44	68	66	4	+ 64
Drug Use	45	65	44	65	- 0
HIV/AIDS	46	52	1	4,509	- 4,457
Asthma	47	49	23	291	- 241
Osteoarthritis	48	48	85	0	+ 48
Schizophrenia	49	42	81	0	+ 42
Violence	50	41	18	539	- 498
Low Birth Weight	51	36	9	1,283	- 1,247
Drownings	52	34	36	104	- 69
Tuberculosis	53	34	2	2,781	- 2,747
Hepatitis B	54	33	62	14	+ 19
Alcohol	55	28	49	46	- 18
Fires	56	27	37	90	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	24	84	0	+ 24
Poisonings	58	15	41	71	- 55
Birth Trauma	59	14	11	997	- 983
Meningitis	60	13	22	299	- 286
Appendicitis	61	5	58	18	- 14
Oral conditions	62	5	86	0	+ 5
Tetanus	63	2	55	23	- 21
Upper Respiratory	64	2	64	7	- 5
Otitis Media	65	2	71	1	+ 1
War	66	1	72	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	67	1	16	578	- 577
Encephalitis	68	0	56	20	- 19
Syphilis	69	0	34	107	- 106
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	31	159	- 159
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	21	329	- 329
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	79	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Ascariasis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.