DR CONGO VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,797	7	34,713	+ 92,084
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	91,527	1	73,546	+ 17,981
Stroke	3	72,364	6	36,596	+ 35,768
Kidney Disease	4	38,423	20	9,077	+ 29,347
Hypertension	5	33,661	12	15,743	+ 17,919
Lung Disease	6	31,768	14	13,527	+ 18,241
Diabetes Mellitus	7	31,476	16	12,902	+ 18,574
Tuberculosis	8	26,403	2	43,759	- 17,356
Violence	9	14,474	18	11,120	+ 3,354
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,700	10	30,256	- 17,556
Asthma	11	11,127	24	7,733	+ 3,393
Endocrine Disorders	12	10,209	25	7,380	+ 2,830
Lung Cancers	13	10,045	47	1,158	+ 8,888
Low Birth Weight	14	9,894	8	34,668	- 24,774
Breast Cancer	15	9,564	35	3,416	+ 6,149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,867	36	2,966	+ 4,901
Congenital Anomalies	17	7,855	11	16,256	- 8,401
Birth Trauma	18	7,767	9	33,075	- 25,309
Liver Cancer	19	7,477	31	3,840	+ 3,637
Liver Disease	20	6,904	13	15,044	- 8,140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	6,698	40	1,923	+ 4,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	6,038	5	41,301	- 35,263
Other Neoplasms	23	5,021	67	88	+ 4,934
Malnutrition	24	4,206	21	8,910	- 4,704
Skin Disease	25	4,127	54	781	+ 3,346
Prostate Cancer	26	4,049	30	3,948	+ 100
Drownings	27	3,787	34	3,454	+ 333
Falls	28	3,767	33	3,483	+ 284
Leukemia	29	3,509	41	1,871	+ 1,637
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,459	29	4,045	- 586
Other Injuries	31	3,450	22	8,272	- 4,822
Anemia	32	3,352	86	0	+ 3,352
Cervical Cancer	33	3,001	27	4,823	- 1,822
Oral Cancer	34	2,845	51	1,003	+ 1,842
Suicide	35	2,269	26	5,812	- 3,543
Lymphomas	36	2,223	38	2,061	+ 162
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,070	50	1,017	+ 1,053
Maternal Conditions	38	1,992	19	10,513	- 8,521
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	1,961	28	4,548	- 2,586
Ovary Cancer	40	1,945	58	656	+ 1,289
Stomach Cancer	41	1,823	37	2,579	- 756
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,763	43	1,728	+ 35
Pertussis	43	1,717	23	7,921	- 6,204
Syphilis	44	1,129	32	3,751	- 2,623
Epilepsy	45	1,093	44	1,727	- 634
Dengue	46	1,034	74	1	+ 1,033
Meningitis	47	1,016	17	11,568	- 10,552
Measles	48	872	3	42,254	- 41,382
War	49	797	45	1,658	- 861
Uterin Cancer	50	742	63	352	+ 390
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	734	81	0	+ 734
Drug Use	52	678	59	638	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	53	656	53	790	- 135
Fires	54	585	39	2,007	- 1,422
Parkinson's Disease	55	580	49	1,035	- 455
Hepatitis B	56	575	61	456	+ 119
Osteoarthritis	57	556	80	0	+ 556
Bladder Cancer	58	556	65	270	+ 286
Tetanus	59	508	46	1,166	- 657
Alcohol	60	391	60	635	- 244
Skin Cancers	61	359	55	765	- 406
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	315	66	217	+ 98
Appendicitis	63	269	56	703	- 434
Schistosomiasis	64	227	48	1,071	- 844
Poisonings	65	221	42	1,729	- 1,508
HIV/AIDS	66	199	15	13,286	- 13,087
Encephalitis	67	180	57	680	- 500
Schizophrenia	68	124	83	0	+ 124
Malaria	69	92	4	41,813	- 41,721
Upper Respiratory	70	38	62	370	- 332
Leprosy	71	36	77	0	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	72	30	71	44	- 13
Oral conditions	73	28	82	0	+ 28
Otitis Media	74	22	72	38	- 16
Diphtheria	75	14	70	47	- 33
Ascariasis	76	13	68	80	- 67
Iodine Deficiency	77	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	78	4	73	15	- 11
Chagas disease	79	2	79	0	+ 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	2	85	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	81	0	69	69	- 68
Leishmaniasis	82	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 347
Hookworm Disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Philippines

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.