DR CONGO VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,602	7	34,713	+ 67,889
Diabetes Mellitus	2	76,008	16	12,902	+ 63,106
Kidney Disease	3	39,388	20	9,077	+ 30,311
Stroke	4	35,122	6	36,596	- 1,474
Violence	5	28,643	18	11,120	+ 17,523
Liver Disease	6	26,338	13	15,044	+ 11,293
Lung Disease	7	25,707	14	13,527	+ 12,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	21,905	1	73,546	- 51,641
Hypertension	9	15,718	12	15,743	- 25
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,390	10	30,256	- 15,866
Other Injuries	11	10,747	22	8,272	+ 2,475
Endocrine Disorders	12	9,984	25	7,380	+ 2,604
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,230	11	16,256	- 7,026
Malnutrition	14	6,666	21	8,910	- 2,245
Prostate Cancer	15	6,615	30	3,948	+ 2,667
Breast Cancer	16	6,514	35	3,416	+ 3,098
Lung Cancers	17	6,487	47	1,158	+ 5,329
Low Birth Weight	18	6,322	8	34,668	- 28,346
Stomach Cancer	19	6,125	37	2,579	+ 3,545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	6,065	36	2,966	+ 3,099
Liver Cancer	21	6,017	31	3,840	+ 2,178
Suicide	22	5,977	26	5,812	+ 165
Other Neoplasms	23	5,477	67	88	+ 5,389
Lymphomas	24	4,379	38	2,061	+ 2,318
Leukemia	25	4,263	41	1,871	+ 2,392
Cervical Cancer	26	4,226	27	4,823	- 597
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,981	50	1,017	+ 2,964
HIV/AIDS	28	3,644	15	13,286	- 9,642
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	3,068	5	41,301	- 38,233
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,042	28	4,548	- 1,505
Skin Disease	31	2,673	54	781	+ 1,892
Alcohol	32	2,600	60	635	+ 1,965
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,413	40	1,923	+ 490
Ovary Cancer	34	2,338	58	656	+ 1,683
Falls	35	2,320	33	3,483	- 1,163
Birth Trauma	36	2,252	9	33,075	- 30,823
Anemia	37	1,926	86	0	+ 1,926
Tuberculosis	38	1,715	2	43,759	- 42,044
Epilepsy	39	1,688	44	1,727	- 39
Skin Cancers	40	1,685	55	765	+ 919
Inflammatory/Heart	41	1,647	29	4,045	- 2,398
Drownings	42	1,588	34	3,454	- 1,866
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,383	49	1,035	+ 349
Drug Use	44	1,298	59	638	+ 659
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,249	66	217	+ 1,032
Oral Cancer	46	1,196	51	1,003	+ 193
Asthma	47	1,185	24	7,733	- 6,549
Bladder Cancer	48	1,123	65	270	+ 853
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,105	53	790	+ 315
Uterin Cancer	50	796	63	352	+ 444
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	789	81	0	+ 789
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	758	43	1,728	- 969
Appendicitis	53	683	56	703	- 20
Maternal Conditions	54	662	19	10,513	- 9,851
Hepatitis C	55	552	69	69	+ 484
Fires	56	533	39	2,007	- 1,475
Poisonings	57	469	42	1,729	- 1,260
Meningitis	58	315	17	11,568	- 11,253
Osteoarthritis	59	269	80	0	+ 269
Multiple Sclerosis	60	261	71	44	+ 217
Hepatitis B	61	185	61	456	- 271
Encephalitis	62	124	57	680	- 556
Schizophrenia	63	112	83	0	+ 112
Upper Respiratory	64	112	62	370	- 258
Oral conditions	65	110	82	0	+ 110
War	66	99	45	1,658	- 1,559
Dengue	67	27	74	1	+ 26
Otitis Media	68	26	72	38	- 12
Chagas disease	69	22	79	0	+ 22
Pertussis	70	19	23	7,921	- 7,902
Tetanus	71	8	46	1,166	- 1,157
Ascariasis	72	4	68	80	- 75
Syphilis	73	4	32	3,751	- 3,747
Iodine Deficiency	74	2	78	0	+ 2
Leprosy	75	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	52	869	- 868
Chlamydia	77	0	73	15	- 14
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	80	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	83	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	84	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Mexico

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.