DR CONGO VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,298	7	34,713	+ 66,584
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	99,337	1	73,546	+ 25,791
Stroke	3	29,836	6	36,596	- 6,760
Lung Cancers	4	29,488	47	1,158	+ 28,330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	23,020	36	2,966	+ 20,053
Kidney Disease	6	19,686	20	9,077	+ 10,609
Liver Cancer	7	14,273	31	3,840	+ 10,433
Hypertension	8	14,012	12	15,743	- 1,731
Suicide	9	12,451	26	5,812	+ 6,639
Breast Cancer	10	11,588	35	3,416	+ 8,172
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,280	50	1,017	+ 9,263
Stomach Cancer	12	7,745	37	2,579	+ 5,166
Lymphomas	13	7,596	38	2,061	+ 5,535
Lung Disease	14	7,330	14	13,527	- 6,197
Oral Cancer	15	6,067	51	1,003	+ 5,064
Prostate Cancer	16	5,794	30	3,948	+ 1,845
Leukemia	17	4,772	41	1,871	+ 2,901
Falls	18	4,165	33	3,483	+ 682
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,122	29	4,045	+ 77
Liver Disease	20	4,005	13	15,044	- 11,039
Ovary Cancer	21	3,900	58	656	+ 3,245
Other Neoplasms	22	3,738	67	88	+ 3,650
Uterin Cancer	23	2,816	63	352	+ 2,464
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,620	53	790	+ 1,829
Skin Disease	25	2,602	54	781	+ 1,821
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,318	10	30,256	- 27,938
Bladder Cancer	27	2,300	65	270	+ 2,030
Diabetes Mellitus	28	2,060	16	12,902	- 10,842
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,717	49	1,035	+ 682
Cervical Cancer	30	1,628	27	4,823	- 3,195
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,523	11	16,256	- 14,734
Other Injuries	32	1,513	22	8,272	- 6,759
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,325	40	1,923	- 598
Skin Cancers	34	1,074	55	765	+ 308
Asthma	35	709	24	7,733	- 7,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	621	28	4,548	- 3,927
Endocrine Disorders	37	582	25	7,380	- 6,798
Drownings	38	555	34	3,454	- 2,899
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	530	5	41,301	- 40,771
Tuberculosis	40	488	2	43,759	- 43,271
Low Birth Weight	41	485	8	34,668	- 34,184
Epilepsy	42	475	44	1,727	- 1,252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	423	43	1,728	- 1,304
Drug Use	44	365	59	638	- 274
HIV/AIDS	45	347	15	13,286	- 12,939
Violence	46	279	18	11,120	- 10,841
Alcohol	47	195	60	635	- 440
Meningitis	48	158	17	11,568	- 11,410
Fires	49	133	39	2,007	- 1,874
Appendicitis	50	112	56	703	- 591
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	108	81	0	+ 108
Hepatitis B	52	79	61	456	- 378
Maternal Conditions	53	64	19	10,513	- 10,449
Upper Respiratory	54	62	62	370	- 308
Birth Trauma	55	60	9	33,075	- 33,016
Hepatitis C	56	55	69	69	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	57	49	71	44	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	43	66	217	- 174
War	59	42	45	1,658	- 1,616
Poisonings	60	21	42	1,729	- 1,707
Encephalitis	61	1	57	680	- 679
Pertussis	62	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Malnutrition	63	1	21	8,910	- 8,910
Diphtheria	64	0	70	47	- 47
Syphilis	65	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Dengue	66	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	73	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Tetanus	73	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Otitis Media	79	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	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.