DR CONGO VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	215,173	7	34,713	+ 180,460
Stroke	2	71,609	6	36,596	+ 35,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	52,242	1	73,546	- 21,304
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	50,908	28	4,548	+ 46,361
Lung Cancers	5	48,378	47	1,158	+ 47,221
Diabetes Mellitus	6	39,941	16	12,902	+ 27,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	36,142	36	2,966	+ 33,176
Lung Disease	8	31,103	14	13,527	+ 17,576
Pancreas Cancer	9	22,210	50	1,017	+ 21,194
Breast Cancer	10	20,824	35	3,416	+ 17,408
Kidney Disease	11	19,425	20	9,077	+ 10,349
Lymphomas	12	13,014	38	2,061	+ 10,953
Prostate Cancer	13	12,997	30	3,948	+ 9,048
Falls	14	12,693	33	3,483	+ 9,210
Stomach Cancer	15	12,222	37	2,579	+ 9,643
Parkinson's Disease	16	12,180	49	1,035	+ 11,145
Ovary Cancer	17	8,364	58	656	+ 7,709
Liver Cancer	18	8,288	31	3,840	+ 4,448
Bladder Cancer	19	8,144	65	270	+ 7,874
Hypertension	20	8,143	12	15,743	- 7,600
Leukemia	21	6,792	41	1,871	+ 4,921
Suicide	22	6,552	26	5,812	+ 740
Oral Cancer	23	6,139	51	1,003	+ 5,136
Liver Disease	24	5,663	13	15,044	- 9,381
Skin Disease	25	5,625	54	781	+ 4,844
Other Neoplasms	26	5,415	67	88	+ 5,327
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,384	29	4,045	+ 1,339
Uterin Cancer	28	5,082	63	352	+ 4,730
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,970	53	790	+ 4,180
Endocrine Disorders	30	4,686	25	7,380	- 2,693
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,444	10	30,256	- 25,813
Congenital Anomalies	32	4,244	11	16,256	- 12,012
Other Injuries	33	4,015	22	8,272	- 4,257
Skin Cancers	34	3,436	55	765	+ 2,670
Low Birth Weight	35	2,771	8	34,668	- 31,897
Asthma	36	2,042	24	7,733	- 5,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,769	40	1,923	- 154
Drug Use	38	1,683	59	638	+ 1,045
Cervical Cancer	39	1,093	27	4,823	- 3,729
Violence	40	1,084	18	11,120	- 10,036
HIV/AIDS	41	901	15	13,286	- 12,385
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	837	81	0	+ 837
Epilepsy	43	835	44	1,727	- 891
Birth Trauma	44	721	9	33,075	- 32,354
Multiple Sclerosis	45	716	71	44	+ 673
Anemia	46	698	86	0	+ 698
Alcohol	47	663	60	635	+ 28
Drownings	48	555	34	3,454	- 2,898
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	537	43	1,728	- 1,191
Osteoarthritis	50	525	80	0	+ 525
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	471	66	217	+ 254
Tuberculosis	52	385	2	43,759	- 43,374
Hepatitis C	53	318	69	69	+ 249
War	54	281	45	1,658	- 1,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	256	5	41,301	- 41,046
Meningitis	56	194	17	11,568	- 11,374
Schizophrenia	57	165	83	0	+ 165
Poisonings	58	126	42	1,729	- 1,602
Upper Respiratory	59	90	62	370	- 280
Malnutrition	60	86	21	8,910	- 8,824
Hepatitis B	61	86	61	456	- 370
Fires	62	76	39	2,007	- 1,931
Appendicitis	63	74	56	703	- 629
Maternal Conditions	64	73	19	10,513	- 10,439
Encephalitis	65	27	57	680	- 653
Leishmaniasis	66	2	52	869	- 867
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	70	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Measles	73	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Tetanus	74	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Diphtheria	75	0	70	47	- 47
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	68	80	- 80
Chlamydia	80	0	73	15	- 15
Syphilis	81	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Otitis Media	82	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Malta

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.