DR CONGO VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	183,835	7	34,713	+ 149,122
Stroke	2	118,561	6	36,596	+ 81,965
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	78,452	28	4,548	+ 73,905
Lung Cancers	4	64,649	47	1,158	+ 63,491
Lung Disease	5	61,298	14	13,527	+ 47,771
Hypertension	6	56,658	12	15,743	+ 40,915
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	40,232	36	2,966	+ 37,265
Diabetes Mellitus	8	37,548	16	12,902	+ 24,646
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	30,928	1	73,546	- 42,618
Breast Cancer	10	26,252	35	3,416	+ 22,836
Kidney Disease	11	24,089	20	9,077	+ 15,013
Other Injuries	12	22,928	22	8,272	+ 14,656
Pancreas Cancer	13	22,894	50	1,017	+ 21,878
Stomach Cancer	14	19,407	37	2,579	+ 16,828
Other Neoplasms	15	18,899	67	88	+ 18,812
Lymphomas	16	18,305	38	2,061	+ 16,244
Liver Cancer	17	18,210	31	3,840	+ 14,371
Endocrine Disorders	18	15,959	25	7,380	+ 8,579
Parkinson's Disease	19	15,953	49	1,035	+ 14,919
Prostate Cancer	20	15,918	30	3,948	+ 11,970
Leukemia	21	12,737	41	1,871	+ 10,865
Bladder Cancer	22	12,703	65	270	+ 12,433
Liver Disease	23	10,524	13	15,044	- 4,521
Inflammatory/Heart	24	10,470	29	4,045	+ 6,425
Falls	25	7,993	33	3,483	+ 4,510
Suicide	26	7,651	26	5,812	+ 1,839
Oral Cancer	27	6,329	51	1,003	+ 5,326
Ovary Cancer	28	6,212	58	656	+ 5,556
Skin Cancers	29	6,131	55	765	+ 5,366
Road Traffic Accidents	30	6,097	10	30,256	- 24,160
Hepatitis C	31	4,639	69	69	+ 4,570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	4,194	43	1,728	+ 2,467
Uterin Cancer	33	4,160	63	352	+ 3,808
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,872	53	790	+ 3,081
Anemia	35	3,166	86	0	+ 3,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,070	5	41,301	- 38,231
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,732	11	16,256	- 13,524
Skin Disease	38	2,725	54	781	+ 1,945
Epilepsy	39	2,530	44	1,727	+ 803
Cervical Cancer	40	2,184	27	4,823	- 2,639
Malnutrition	41	1,468	21	8,910	- 7,442
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	1,328	66	217	+ 1,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,306	40	1,923	- 617
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,281	71	44	+ 1,237
Drug Use	45	1,238	59	638	+ 600
HIV/AIDS	46	984	15	13,286	- 12,302
Asthma	47	934	24	7,733	- 6,799
Osteoarthritis	48	911	80	0	+ 911
Schizophrenia	49	803	83	0	+ 803
Violence	50	773	18	11,120	- 10,347
Low Birth Weight	51	677	8	34,668	- 33,992
Drownings	52	651	34	3,454	- 2,803
Tuberculosis	53	636	2	43,759	- 43,123
Hepatitis B	54	632	61	456	+ 176
Alcohol	55	524	60	635	- 111
Fires	56	513	39	2,007	- 1,494
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	456	81	0	+ 456
Poisonings	58	292	42	1,729	- 1,437
Birth Trauma	59	265	9	33,075	- 32,810
Meningitis	60	242	17	11,568	- 11,326
Appendicitis	61	92	56	703	- 611
Oral conditions	62	89	82	0	+ 89
Tetanus	63	41	46	1,166	- 1,125
Upper Respiratory	64	38	62	370	- 332
Otitis Media	65	30	72	38	- 8
War	66	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Maternal Conditions	67	11	19	10,513	- 10,501
Encephalitis	68	9	57	680	- 671
Syphilis	69	8	32	3,751	- 3,743
Leishmaniasis	70	6	52	869	- 863
Measles	71	3	3	42,254	- 42,251
Chagas disease	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Leprosy	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	70	47	- 47
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Ascariasis	80	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Italy

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.