DR CONGO VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,740	7	34,713	+ 33,027
Stroke	2	51,785	6	36,596	+ 15,189
Kidney Disease	3	28,558	20	9,077	+ 19,481
Diabetes Mellitus	4	27,625	16	12,902	+ 14,723
Lung Disease	5	21,043	14	13,527	+ 7,516
Violence	6	18,839	18	11,120	+ 7,718
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,990	1	73,546	- 55,556
HIV/AIDS	8	16,860	15	13,286	+ 3,574
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,261	10	30,256	- 14,995
Hypertension	10	13,164	12	15,743	- 2,579
Stomach Cancer	11	10,248	37	2,579	+ 7,669
Prostate Cancer	12	10,064	30	3,948	+ 6,116
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,747	11	16,256	- 6,509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	9,095	36	2,966	+ 6,129
Liver Disease	15	8,403	13	15,044	- 6,642
Lung Cancers	16	7,818	47	1,158	+ 6,661
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	7,649	28	4,548	+ 3,101
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,204	25	7,380	- 175
Breast Cancer	19	7,193	35	3,416	+ 3,777
Inflammatory/Heart	20	6,968	29	4,045	+ 2,923
Other Neoplasms	21	6,612	67	88	+ 6,524
Low Birth Weight	22	6,138	8	34,668	- 28,530
Tuberculosis	23	5,756	2	43,759	- 38,004
Lymphomas	24	5,282	38	2,061	+ 3,220
Leukemia	25	4,877	41	1,871	+ 3,006
Cervical Cancer	26	4,764	27	4,823	- 59
Liver Cancer	27	4,687	31	3,840	+ 847
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	4,208	5	41,301	- 37,094
Pancreas Cancer	29	3,486	50	1,017	+ 2,470
Skin Disease	30	3,289	54	781	+ 2,508
Malnutrition	31	3,156	21	8,910	- 5,754
Suicide	32	3,131	26	5,812	- 2,681
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,957	49	1,035	+ 1,923
Drownings	34	2,667	34	3,454	- 787
Other Injuries	35	2,576	22	8,272	- 5,696
Birth Trauma	36	2,418	9	33,075	- 30,657
Falls	37	2,371	33	3,483	- 1,111
Oral Cancer	38	2,021	51	1,003	+ 1,018
Epilepsy	39	1,717	44	1,727	- 10
Uterin Cancer	40	1,694	63	352	+ 1,342
Ovary Cancer	41	1,643	58	656	+ 988
Anemia	42	1,628	86	0	+ 1,628
Asthma	43	1,449	24	7,733	- 6,284
Skin Cancers	44	1,440	55	765	+ 674
Oesophagus Cancer	45	1,330	53	790	+ 540
Bladder Cancer	46	848	65	270	+ 578
Drug Use	47	847	59	638	+ 208
Maternal Conditions	48	839	19	10,513	- 9,674
Alcohol	49	780	60	635	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	774	40	1,923	- 1,149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	725	81	0	+ 725
Meningitis	52	700	17	11,568	- 10,869
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	640	43	1,728	- 1,087
Upper Respiratory	54	353	62	370	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	351	66	217	+ 134
Appendicitis	56	292	56	703	- 411
Fires	57	291	39	2,007	- 1,717
Schizophrenia	58	250	83	0	+ 250
Hepatitis B	59	188	61	456	- 268
Osteoarthritis	60	110	80	0	+ 110
Poisonings	61	102	42	1,729	- 1,627
Multiple Sclerosis	62	71	71	44	+ 27
Encephalitis	63	68	57	680	- 612
Dengue	64	50	74	1	+ 49
Syphilis	65	37	32	3,751	- 3,714
Hepatitis C	66	17	69	69	- 52
War	67	13	45	1,658	- 1,646
Otitis Media	68	10	72	38	- 28
Tetanus	69	10	46	1,166	- 1,156
Leishmaniasis	70	10	52	869	- 859
Iodine Deficiency	71	9	78	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	72	9	82	0	+ 9
Chagas disease	73	8	79	0	+ 8
Pertussis	74	5	23	7,921	- 7,916
Ascariasis	75	2	68	80	- 78
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	79	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Schistosomiasis	80	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	81	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	64	347	- 347
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Panama

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.