DR CONGO VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	153,530	7	34,713	+ 118,816
Stroke	2	114,111	6	36,596	+ 77,515
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	101,068	1	73,546	+ 27,523
Lung Cancers	4	74,644	47	1,158	+ 73,486
Lung Disease	5	73,221	14	13,527	+ 59,695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	53,711	36	2,966	+ 50,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	53,333	28	4,548	+ 48,785
Stomach Cancer	8	47,240	37	2,579	+ 44,661
Kidney Disease	9	41,944	20	9,077	+ 32,868
Pancreas Cancer	10	34,683	50	1,017	+ 33,667
Liver Cancer	11	27,524	31	3,840	+ 23,684
Other Injuries	12	20,671	22	8,272	+ 12,399
Suicide	13	18,234	26	5,812	+ 12,422
Lymphomas	14	18,053	38	2,061	+ 15,992
Breast Cancer	15	14,804	35	3,416	+ 11,389
Other Neoplasms	16	14,162	67	88	+ 14,075
Liver Disease	17	13,297	13	15,044	- 1,748
Parkinson's Disease	18	13,121	49	1,035	+ 12,086
Prostate Cancer	19	12,660	30	3,948	+ 8,711
Oesophagus Cancer	20	11,536	53	790	+ 10,746
Endocrine Disorders	21	10,759	25	7,380	+ 3,379
Bladder Cancer	22	9,307	65	270	+ 9,038
Falls	23	9,120	33	3,483	+ 5,637
Leukemia	24	8,999	41	1,871	+ 7,127
Drownings	25	7,877	34	3,454	+ 4,423
Oral Cancer	26	7,806	51	1,003	+ 6,803
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,711	29	4,045	+ 3,666
Hypertension	28	6,251	12	15,743	- 9,492
Diabetes Mellitus	29	5,089	16	12,902	- 7,813
Ovary Cancer	30	4,741	58	656	+ 4,085
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,277	10	30,256	- 25,980
Cervical Cancer	32	3,558	27	4,823	- 1,264
Uterin Cancer	33	3,242	63	352	+ 2,890
Tuberculosis	34	3,240	2	43,759	- 40,520
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,737	40	1,923	+ 814
Skin Disease	36	2,628	54	781	+ 1,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,558	5	41,301	- 38,743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,452	66	217	+ 2,235
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,393	43	1,728	+ 666
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,316	11	16,256	- 13,940
Hepatitis C	41	2,079	69	69	+ 2,011
Asthma	42	1,801	24	7,733	- 5,933
Malnutrition	43	1,789	21	8,910	- 7,121
Skin Cancers	44	1,726	55	765	+ 961
Epilepsy	45	1,460	44	1,727	- 267
Hepatitis B	46	1,333	61	456	+ 877
Schizophrenia	47	985	83	0	+ 985
Fires	48	943	39	2,007	- 1,064
Anemia	49	820	86	0	+ 820
Drug Use	50	686	59	638	+ 47
Alcohol	51	539	60	635	- 96
Meningitis	52	288	17	11,568	- 11,280
Violence	53	249	18	11,120	- 10,871
Poisonings	54	238	42	1,729	- 1,490
Low Birth Weight	55	189	8	34,668	- 34,479
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	161	81	0	+ 161
Upper Respiratory	57	149	62	370	- 221
Appendicitis	58	118	56	703	- 586
Multiple Sclerosis	59	101	71	44	+ 57
Oral conditions	60	99	82	0	+ 99
Birth Trauma	61	98	9	33,075	- 32,977
Osteoarthritis	62	81	80	0	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	63	45	15	13,286	- 13,241
Maternal Conditions	64	36	19	10,513	- 10,477
Syphilis	65	15	32	3,751	- 3,736
War	66	14	45	1,658	- 1,645
Tetanus	67	9	46	1,166	- 1,157
Otitis Media	68	7	72	38	- 31
Encephalitis	69	4	57	680	- 675
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Schistosomiasis	72	0	48	1,071	- 1,070
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	75	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chlamydia	80	0	73	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
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.