DR CONGO VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	223,888	7	34,713	+ 189,175
Diabetes Mellitus	2	142,195	16	12,902	+ 129,293
Stroke	3	138,008	6	36,596	+ 101,412
Kidney Disease	4	65,159	20	9,077	+ 56,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	59,992	1	73,546	- 13,554
Lung Disease	6	47,763	14	13,527	+ 34,237
Suicide	7	37,206	26	5,812	+ 31,394
Hypertension	8	31,417	12	15,743	+ 15,675
Liver Disease	9	27,472	13	15,044	+ 12,428
Lung Cancers	10	26,572	47	1,158	+ 25,414
Drownings	11	19,955	34	3,454	+ 16,501
Breast Cancer	12	19,675	35	3,416	+ 16,259
Asthma	13	18,431	24	7,733	+ 10,698
Low Birth Weight	14	17,341	8	34,668	- 17,327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	15,899	43	1,728	+ 14,171
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	15,557	5	41,301	- 25,744
Other Injuries	17	15,419	22	8,272	+ 7,147
Congenital Anomalies	18	15,384	11	16,256	- 872
Tuberculosis	19	14,498	2	43,759	- 29,261
Stomach Cancer	20	13,603	37	2,579	+ 11,024
Birth Trauma	21	12,534	9	33,075	- 20,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	9,768	36	2,966	+ 6,802
Cervical Cancer	23	9,646	27	4,823	+ 4,823
Liver Cancer	24	9,453	31	3,840	+ 5,613
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7,667	40	1,923	+ 5,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	7,553	28	4,548	+ 3,006
Falls	27	7,127	33	3,483	+ 3,644
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,981	29	4,045	+ 2,936
Prostate Cancer	29	6,383	30	3,948	+ 2,434
Endocrine Disorders	30	6,147	25	7,380	- 1,233
Violence	31	6,104	18	11,120	- 5,017
Leukemia	32	5,819	41	1,871	+ 3,947
Parkinson's Disease	33	5,408	49	1,035	+ 4,374
Maternal Conditions	34	4,248	19	10,513	- 6,265
Pancreas Cancer	35	4,200	50	1,017	+ 3,184
Lymphomas	36	4,168	38	2,061	+ 2,106
Pertussis	37	4,084	23	7,921	- 3,837
Oral Cancer	38	3,912	51	1,003	+ 2,909
Meningitis	39	3,698	17	11,568	- 7,870
Syphilis	40	3,500	32	3,751	- 251
Uterin Cancer	41	3,318	63	352	+ 2,966
Skin Disease	42	3,175	54	781	+ 2,394
Epilepsy	43	3,161	44	1,727	+ 1,434
Malnutrition	44	3,078	21	8,910	- 5,832
Ovary Cancer	45	2,674	58	656	+ 2,018
Alcohol	46	2,636	60	635	+ 2,001
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2,528	53	790	+ 1,738
Fires	48	2,332	39	2,007	+ 325
Bladder Cancer	49	1,809	65	270	+ 1,539
Poisonings	50	1,179	42	1,729	- 549
Skin Cancers	51	1,053	55	765	+ 288
Drug Use	52	716	59	638	+ 78
Encephalitis	53	689	57	680	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	513	56	703	- 190
Other Neoplasms	55	431	67	88	+ 343
Measles	56	403	3	42,254	- 41,851
Hepatitis B	57	349	61	456	- 107
Road Traffic Accidents	58	211	10	30,256	- 30,046
Tetanus	59	195	46	1,166	- 971
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	169	66	217	- 48
Dengue	61	161	74	1	+ 160
Multiple Sclerosis	62	160	71	44	+ 116
Hepatitis C	63	42	69	69	- 27
Diphtheria	64	41	70	47	- 6
Ascariasis	65	37	68	80	- 43
War	66	15	45	1,658	- 1,643
Chlamydia	67	14	73	15	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	10	62	370	- 360
Otitis Media	69	1	72	38	- 37
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	79	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Micronesia

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.