DR CONGO VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	117,844	28	4,548	+ 113,296
Coronary Heart Disease	2	114,288	7	34,713	+ 79,575
Lung Cancers	3	71,295	47	1,158	+ 70,137
Stroke	4	63,031	6	36,596	+ 26,435
Lung Disease	5	62,125	14	13,527	+ 48,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	37,852	36	2,966	+ 34,886
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	32,118	1	73,546	- 41,428
Falls	8	26,823	33	3,483	+ 23,340
Breast Cancer	9	22,953	35	3,416	+ 19,537
Prostate Cancer	10	21,201	30	3,948	+ 17,252
Pancreas Cancer	11	19,448	50	1,017	+ 18,432
Kidney Disease	12	16,430	20	9,077	+ 7,353
Lymphomas	13	16,305	38	2,061	+ 14,244
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,493	16	12,902	+ 2,591
Oesophagus Cancer	15	13,930	53	790	+ 13,140
Parkinson's Disease	16	13,763	49	1,035	+ 12,729
Suicide	17	13,149	26	5,812	+ 7,336
Other Neoplasms	18	11,890	67	88	+ 11,802
Other Injuries	19	10,703	22	8,272	+ 2,431
Leukemia	20	10,249	41	1,871	+ 8,378
Bladder Cancer	21	9,553	65	270	+ 9,283
Stomach Cancer	22	8,837	37	2,579	+ 6,257
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,797	29	4,045	+ 3,752
Liver Cancer	24	7,552	31	3,840	+ 3,712
Ovary Cancer	25	6,927	58	656	+ 6,271
Endocrine Disorders	26	6,848	25	7,380	- 532
Skin Cancers	27	6,650	55	765	+ 5,885
Liver Disease	28	6,076	13	15,044	- 8,969
Hypertension	29	5,313	12	15,743	- 10,430
Oral Cancer	30	4,985	51	1,003	+ 3,982
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,422	10	30,256	- 25,834
Alcohol	32	3,977	60	635	+ 3,342
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,792	5	41,301	- 37,510
Uterin Cancer	34	3,677	63	352	+ 3,325
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,531	11	16,256	- 12,725
Skin Disease	36	1,918	54	781	+ 1,137
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,914	71	44	+ 1,870
Epilepsy	38	1,877	44	1,727	+ 150
Cervical Cancer	39	1,728	27	4,823	- 3,094
Anemia	40	1,619	86	0	+ 1,619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,542	43	1,728	- 185
Drug Use	42	1,498	59	638	+ 860
Osteoarthritis	43	1,428	80	0	+ 1,428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,391	66	217	+ 1,174
Low Birth Weight	45	1,087	8	34,668	- 33,581
Asthma	46	1,072	24	7,733	- 6,661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	845	40	1,923	- 1,078
Violence	48	697	18	11,120	- 10,424
Drownings	49	635	34	3,454	- 2,818
Schizophrenia	50	621	83	0	+ 621
Meningitis	51	510	17	11,568	- 11,058
Birth Trauma	52	480	9	33,075	- 32,595
Fires	53	319	39	2,007	- 1,688
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	271	81	0	+ 271
HIV/AIDS	55	213	15	13,286	- 13,073
Tuberculosis	56	186	2	43,759	- 43,573
Upper Respiratory	57	182	62	370	- 188
Appendicitis	58	166	56	703	- 538
Oral conditions	59	137	82	0	+ 137
Hepatitis C	60	133	69	69	+ 64
Poisonings	61	113	42	1,729	- 1,616
Hepatitis B	62	88	61	456	- 368
Malnutrition	63	79	21	8,910	- 8,832
Otitis Media	64	64	72	38	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	65	53	19	10,513	- 10,459
War	66	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Pertussis	67	6	23	7,921	- 7,915
Encephalitis	68	6	57	680	- 674
Syphilis	69	5	32	3,751	- 3,747
Leishmaniasis	70	2	52	869	- 866
Diphtheria	71	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	72	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	73	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chlamydia	78	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Netherlands

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.