DR CONGO VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,926	7	34,713	+ 79,212
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	67,787	28	4,548	+ 63,240
Stroke	3	53,177	6	36,596	+ 16,581
Lung Cancers	4	41,889	47	1,158	+ 40,731
Lung Disease	5	40,579	14	13,527	+ 27,052
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	33,421	36	2,966	+ 30,455
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,572	1	73,546	- 52,974
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,185	16	12,902	+ 4,283
Prostate Cancer	9	16,520	30	3,948	+ 12,572
Breast Cancer	10	16,474	35	3,416	+ 13,058
Falls	11	14,012	33	3,483	+ 10,529
Skin Cancers	12	13,674	55	765	+ 12,908
Lymphomas	13	13,598	38	2,061	+ 11,537
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,138	50	1,017	+ 11,121
Suicide	15	11,814	26	5,812	+ 6,002
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,240	10	30,256	- 20,017
Kidney Disease	17	9,659	20	9,077	+ 583
Leukemia	18	8,743	41	1,871	+ 6,871
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,894	49	1,035	+ 6,859
Hypertension	20	7,308	12	15,743	- 8,435
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,256	25	7,380	- 123
Stomach Cancer	22	7,218	37	2,579	+ 4,638
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,997	29	4,045	+ 2,952
Liver Cancer	24	6,436	31	3,840	+ 2,597
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,238	53	790	+ 5,448
Bladder Cancer	26	5,966	65	270	+ 5,696
Other Neoplasms	27	5,477	67	88	+ 5,389
Other Injuries	28	4,876	22	8,272	- 3,395
Ovary Cancer	29	4,625	58	656	+ 3,969
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,924	11	16,256	- 12,332
Oral Cancer	31	3,659	51	1,003	+ 2,656
Liver Disease	32	3,524	13	15,044	- 11,520
Uterin Cancer	33	3,231	63	352	+ 2,879
Skin Disease	34	2,636	54	781	+ 1,856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,517	43	1,728	+ 790
Asthma	36	2,027	24	7,733	- 5,707
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,808	5	41,301	- 39,494
Low Birth Weight	38	1,753	8	34,668	- 32,915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,570	40	1,923	- 353
Drug Use	40	1,546	59	638	+ 907
Cervical Cancer	41	1,358	27	4,823	- 3,464
Violence	42	1,281	18	11,120	- 9,839
Epilepsy	43	1,229	44	1,727	- 497
Drownings	44	1,215	34	3,454	- 2,238
Alcohol	45	1,149	60	635	+ 514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,052	66	217	+ 834
Multiple Sclerosis	47	970	71	44	+ 927
Hepatitis C	48	662	69	69	+ 593
Osteoarthritis	49	537	80	0	+ 537
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	494	81	0	+ 494
Anemia	51	391	86	0	+ 391
Tuberculosis	52	383	2	43,759	- 43,376
Fires	53	377	39	2,007	- 1,630
Birth Trauma	54	326	9	33,075	- 32,750
Malnutrition	55	315	21	8,910	- 8,596
Hepatitis B	56	310	61	456	- 146
HIV/AIDS	57	233	15	13,286	- 13,053
Poisonings	58	208	42	1,729	- 1,521
Meningitis	59	201	17	11,568	- 11,367
Schizophrenia	60	180	83	0	+ 180
Oral conditions	61	174	82	0	+ 174
Appendicitis	62	131	56	703	- 573
Maternal Conditions	63	107	19	10,513	- 10,406
Upper Respiratory	64	82	62	370	- 288
Pertussis	65	17	23	7,921	- 7,904
Encephalitis	66	15	57	680	- 664
Otitis Media	67	15	72	38	- 23
War	68	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Tetanus	69	8	46	1,166	- 1,158
Syphilis	70	8	32	3,751	- 3,743
Chlamydia	71	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	68	80	- 80
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	64	347	- 347
Measles	82	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Diphtheria	83	0	70	47	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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

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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.