DR CONGO VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	350,560	7	34,713	+ 315,847
Stroke	2	97,374	6	36,596	+ 60,778
Lung Cancers	3	76,786	47	1,158	+ 75,628
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	59,564	1	73,546	- 13,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	43,516	36	2,966	+ 40,550
Lung Disease	6	40,735	14	13,527	+ 27,208
Other Neoplasms	7	27,569	67	88	+ 27,482
Diabetes Mellitus	8	26,649	16	12,902	+ 13,747
Breast Cancer	9	23,728	35	3,416	+ 20,313
Liver Disease	10	23,566	13	15,044	+ 8,521
Prostate Cancer	11	19,327	30	3,948	+ 15,378
Stomach Cancer	12	17,604	37	2,579	+ 15,025
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,172	50	1,017	+ 15,155
Alcohol	14	15,602	60	635	+ 14,967
Hypertension	15	14,704	12	15,743	- 1,039
Falls	16	14,033	33	3,483	+ 10,550
Bladder Cancer	17	14,000	65	270	+ 13,730
Suicide	18	12,753	26	5,812	+ 6,941
Lymphomas	19	12,335	38	2,061	+ 10,274
Kidney Disease	20	12,107	20	9,077	+ 3,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	11,024	28	4,548	+ 6,476
Road Traffic Accidents	22	10,587	10	30,256	- 19,669
Inflammatory/Heart	23	10,409	29	4,045	+ 6,364
Leukemia	24	10,292	41	1,871	+ 8,421
Oral Cancer	25	10,057	51	1,003	+ 9,054
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	9,206	40	1,923	+ 7,283
Ovary Cancer	27	8,724	58	656	+ 8,068
Other Injuries	28	7,525	22	8,272	- 746
Liver Cancer	29	6,820	31	3,840	+ 2,981
Uterin Cancer	30	6,441	63	352	+ 6,089
Skin Cancers	31	6,418	55	765	+ 5,652
Cervical Cancer	32	5,679	27	4,823	+ 856
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,370	53	790	+ 4,580
Parkinson's Disease	34	4,468	49	1,035	+ 3,434
Epilepsy	35	3,411	44	1,727	+ 1,684
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,729	11	16,256	- 13,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,499	5	41,301	- 38,802
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,475	25	7,380	- 4,905
Drownings	39	1,896	34	3,454	- 1,558
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,822	43	1,728	+ 94
Tuberculosis	41	1,777	2	43,759	- 41,982
Low Birth Weight	42	1,724	8	34,668	- 32,945
Asthma	43	1,608	24	7,733	- 6,125
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,496	71	44	+ 1,453
Fires	45	1,412	39	2,007	- 595
Skin Disease	46	1,397	54	781	+ 616
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,099	66	217	+ 881
Drug Use	48	956	59	638	+ 317
Violence	49	876	18	11,120	- 10,245
Malnutrition	50	865	21	8,910	- 8,045
Poisonings	51	610	42	1,729	- 1,119
Hepatitis C	52	561	69	69	+ 492
Meningitis	53	508	17	11,568	- 11,060
HIV/AIDS	54	342	15	13,286	- 12,944
Appendicitis	55	204	56	703	- 499
Hepatitis B	56	155	61	456	- 301
Birth Trauma	57	154	9	33,075	- 32,921
Schizophrenia	58	88	83	0	+ 88
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	86	81	0	+ 86
Upper Respiratory	60	57	62	370	- 313
Osteoarthritis	61	54	80	0	+ 54
Anemia	62	36	86	0	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	63	28	19	10,513	- 10,484
Encephalitis	64	19	57	680	- 661
Oral conditions	65	12	82	0	+ 12
War	66	12	45	1,658	- 1,647
Tetanus	67	5	46	1,166	- 1,161
Otitis Media	68	3	72	38	- 35
Syphilis	69	1	32	3,751	- 3,750
Diphtheria	70	1	70	47	- 46
Pertussis	71	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chlamydia	73	0	73	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	76	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Poland

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.