CONGO VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,112	4	2,494	+ 5,618
Stroke	2	6,029	5	2,267	+ 3,763
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,340	3	2,576	+ 2,764
Lung Cancers	4	3,944	47	54	+ 3,890
Lung Disease	5	3,869	17	541	+ 3,328
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,838	38	89	+ 2,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,818	25	230	+ 2,588
Stomach Cancer	8	2,496	39	88	+ 2,408
Kidney Disease	9	2,216	15	613	+ 1,603
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,833	52	42	+ 1,791
Liver Cancer	11	1,454	30	169	+ 1,285
Other Injuries	12	1,092	20	333	+ 759
Suicide	13	963	19	349	+ 615
Lymphomas	14	954	45	61	+ 893
Breast Cancer	15	782	32	159	+ 624
Other Neoplasms	16	748	63	8	+ 741
Liver Disease	17	703	13	931	- 228
Parkinson's Disease	18	693	42	69	+ 624
Prostate Cancer	19	669	28	198	+ 471
Oesophagus Cancer	20	610	57	19	+ 590
Endocrine Disorders	21	568	27	208	+ 361
Bladder Cancer	22	492	61	15	+ 477
Falls	23	482	33	149	+ 333
Leukemia	24	475	46	57	+ 418
Drownings	25	416	36	104	+ 312
Oral Cancer	26	412	54	33	+ 380
Inflammatory/Heart	27	407	26	220	+ 188
Hypertension	28	330	12	933	- 602
Diabetes Mellitus	29	269	10	1,050	- 781
Ovary Cancer	30	250	48	49	+ 201
Road Traffic Accidents	31	226	7	1,598	- 1,372
Cervical Cancer	32	188	29	196	- 8
Uterin Cancer	33	171	60	15	+ 157
Tuberculosis	34	171	2	2,781	- 2,610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	145	35	105	+ 40
Skin Disease	36	139	50	46	+ 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	135	8	1,304	- 1,169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	130	59	15	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	126	43	67	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	40	122	14	729	- 607
Hepatitis C	41	110	67	2	+ 107
Asthma	42	95	23	291	- 196
Malnutrition	43	95	24	272	- 177
Skin Cancers	44	91	53	36	+ 55
Epilepsy	45	77	40	76	+ 1
Hepatitis B	46	70	62	14	+ 56
Schizophrenia	47	52	81	0	+ 52
Fires	48	50	37	90	- 40
Anemia	49	43	82	0	+ 43
Drug Use	50	36	44	65	- 29
Alcohol	51	28	49	46	- 18
Meningitis	52	15	22	299	- 284
Violence	53	13	18	539	- 526
Poisonings	54	13	41	71	- 58
Low Birth Weight	55	10	9	1,283	- 1,273
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	9	84	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	57	8	64	7	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	6	58	18	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	66	4	+ 2
Oral conditions	60	5	86	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	61	5	11	997	- 992
Osteoarthritis	62	4	85	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	63	2	1	4,509	- 4,507
Maternal Conditions	64	2	16	578	- 576
Syphilis	65	1	34	107	- 106
War	66	1	72	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	55	23	- 23
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	21	329	- 329
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	45	- 45
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	31	159	- 159
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	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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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.