DR CONGO VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,916	7	34,713	+ 14,203
Diabetes Mellitus	2	20,750	16	12,902	+ 7,848
Stroke	3	11,532	6	36,596	- 25,064
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,306	10	30,256	- 20,951
Liver Disease	5	9,155	13	15,044	- 5,889
Kidney Disease	6	8,099	20	9,077	- 978
Suicide	7	7,475	26	5,812	+ 1,663
Falls	8	5,812	33	3,483	+ 2,329
Other Injuries	9	5,193	22	8,272	- 3,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,873	1	73,546	- 68,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,752	36	2,966	+ 786
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,384	28	4,548	- 1,164
Lung Cancers	13	3,290	47	1,158	+ 2,133
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,164	11	16,256	- 13,092
Lung Disease	15	3,097	14	13,527	- 10,430
Leukemia	16	2,585	41	1,871	+ 714
Breast Cancer	17	2,383	35	3,416	- 1,032
Lymphomas	18	2,188	38	2,061	+ 127
Drownings	19	2,040	34	3,454	- 1,414
Low Birth Weight	20	2,026	8	34,668	- 32,642
Liver Cancer	21	2,008	31	3,840	- 1,831
Fires	22	1,921	39	2,007	- 86
Stomach Cancer	23	1,896	37	2,579	- 683
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,768	25	7,380	- 5,612
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,461	29	4,045	- 2,584
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,270	49	1,035	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	27	1,219	65	270	+ 949
Hypertension	28	1,192	12	15,743	- 14,551
Oral Cancer	29	1,133	51	1,003	+ 130
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,124	50	1,017	+ 107
Prostate Cancer	31	798	30	3,948	- 3,151
Ovary Cancer	32	775	58	656	+ 119
Skin Disease	33	722	54	781	- 59
Violence	34	634	18	11,120	- 10,486
Epilepsy	35	607	44	1,727	- 1,120
Cervical Cancer	36	579	27	4,823	- 4,244
Oesophagus Cancer	37	572	53	790	- 218
Birth Trauma	38	567	9	33,075	- 32,508
Drug Use	39	551	59	638	- 88
Asthma	40	464	24	7,733	- 7,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	449	5	41,301	- 40,852
Poisonings	42	402	42	1,729	- 1,327
Skin Cancers	43	366	55	765	- 400
Tuberculosis	44	363	2	43,759	- 43,396
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	354	43	1,728	- 1,374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	329	40	1,923	- 1,593
Meningitis	47	319	17	11,568	- 11,250
Alcohol	48	317	60	635	- 318
Uterin Cancer	49	287	63	352	- 65
Encephalitis	50	232	57	680	- 447
Other Neoplasms	51	121	67	88	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	52	115	19	10,513	- 10,398
Syphilis	53	109	32	3,751	- 3,642
Pertussis	54	106	23	7,921	- 7,815
Multiple Sclerosis	55	87	71	44	+ 43
Hepatitis B	56	86	61	456	- 370
Appendicitis	57	55	56	703	- 649
Malnutrition	58	39	21	8,910	- 8,872
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	22	66	217	- 195
Tetanus	60	14	46	1,166	- 1,151
War	61	13	45	1,658	- 1,646
Dengue	62	4	74	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	3	69	69	- 66
Ascariasis	64	2	68	80	- 78
Upper Respiratory	65	2	62	370	- 368
Diphtheria	66	1	70	47	- 46
Measles	67	1	3	42,254	- 42,253
Chlamydia	68	1	73	15	- 14
Otitis Media	69	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.