DR CONGO VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,447	7	34,713	+ 76,734
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	93,505	28	4,548	+ 88,957
Lung Disease	3	57,033	14	13,527	+ 43,506
Stroke	4	51,849	6	36,596	+ 15,252
Lung Cancers	5	48,590	47	1,158	+ 47,433
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	37,630	1	73,546	- 35,915
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	37,421	36	2,966	+ 34,455
Prostate Cancer	8	24,552	30	3,948	+ 20,604
Falls	9	16,284	33	3,483	+ 12,801
Pancreas Cancer	10	16,129	50	1,017	+ 15,113
Breast Cancer	11	14,620	35	3,416	+ 11,205
Lymphomas	12	13,524	38	2,061	+ 11,463
Suicide	13	13,267	26	5,812	+ 7,455
Kidney Disease	14	12,793	20	9,077	+ 3,716
Other Injuries	15	12,210	22	8,272	+ 3,938
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,720	16	12,902	- 1,183
Parkinson's Disease	17	11,607	49	1,035	+ 10,572
Skin Cancers	18	8,533	55	765	+ 7,768
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,517	25	7,380	+ 137
Bladder Cancer	20	7,459	65	270	+ 7,189
Leukemia	21	7,409	41	1,871	+ 5,538
Stomach Cancer	22	7,192	37	2,579	+ 4,613
Other Neoplasms	23	6,794	67	88	+ 6,706
Ovary Cancer	24	6,471	58	656	+ 5,815
Drug Use	25	5,521	59	638	+ 4,882
Liver Cancer	26	5,429	31	3,840	+ 1,589
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,191	53	790	+ 4,401
Hypertension	28	4,814	12	15,743	- 10,928
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,628	29	4,045	+ 583
Liver Disease	30	4,474	13	15,044	- 10,570
Alcohol	31	4,285	60	635	+ 3,650
Oral Cancer	32	3,512	51	1,003	+ 2,509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,344	40	1,923	+ 1,421
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,854	11	16,256	- 13,402
Malnutrition	35	2,830	21	8,910	- 6,080
Uterin Cancer	36	2,809	63	352	+ 2,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,677	5	41,301	- 38,624
Skin Disease	38	2,674	54	781	+ 1,893
Cervical Cancer	39	2,618	27	4,823	- 2,205
Epilepsy	40	2,498	44	1,727	+ 772
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,494	71	44	+ 2,450
Road Traffic Accidents	42	2,392	10	30,256	- 27,865
Asthma	43	1,771	24	7,733	- 5,963
Anemia	44	1,562	86	0	+ 1,562
Drownings	45	1,354	34	3,454	- 2,100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,285	43	1,728	- 443
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,266	66	217	+ 1,048
Fires	48	934	39	2,007	- 1,073
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	679	81	0	+ 679
Violence	50	669	18	11,120	- 10,451
Osteoarthritis	51	572	80	0	+ 572
Low Birth Weight	52	490	8	34,668	- 34,178
Schizophrenia	53	478	83	0	+ 478
Birth Trauma	54	366	9	33,075	- 32,710
Hepatitis C	55	353	69	69	+ 284
Tuberculosis	56	313	2	43,759	- 43,446
Poisonings	57	301	42	1,729	- 1,428
Meningitis	58	285	17	11,568	- 11,283
Appendicitis	59	253	56	703	- 451
Upper Respiratory	60	243	62	370	- 127
HIV/AIDS	61	217	15	13,286	- 13,069
Oral conditions	62	181	82	0	+ 181
Hepatitis B	63	71	61	456	- 385
Pertussis	64	26	23	7,921	- 7,895
Otitis Media	65	24	72	38	- 14
Maternal Conditions	66	24	19	10,513	- 10,489
Syphilis	67	17	32	3,751	- 3,734
War	68	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Tetanus	69	8	46	1,166	- 1,158
Encephalitis	70	4	57	680	- 676
Diphtheria	71	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	68	80	- 80
Chlamydia	77	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	83	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	84	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Norway

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.