DR CONGO VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,137	7	34,713	+ 27,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	59,051	1	73,546	- 14,495
Stroke	3	56,716	6	36,596	+ 20,120
Lung Cancers	4	44,965	47	1,158	+ 43,808
Suicide	5	32,430	26	5,812	+ 26,618
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	26,911	28	4,548	+ 22,363
Liver Cancer	7	25,679	31	3,840	+ 21,839
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	22,558	36	2,966	+ 19,591
Kidney Disease	9	22,395	20	9,077	+ 13,319
Stomach Cancer	10	19,111	37	2,579	+ 16,532
Lung Disease	11	18,893	14	13,527	+ 5,366
Pancreas Cancer	12	15,496	50	1,017	+ 14,480
Diabetes Mellitus	13	15,094	16	12,902	+ 2,191
Liver Disease	14	14,067	13	15,044	- 977
Road Traffic Accidents	15	9,747	10	30,256	- 20,509
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,755	49	1,035	+ 7,720
Hypertension	17	8,222	12	15,743	- 7,521
Other Injuries	18	8,052	22	8,272	- 220
Lymphomas	19	7,704	38	2,061	+ 5,643
Falls	20	6,502	33	3,483	+ 3,019
Breast Cancer	21	6,382	35	3,416	+ 2,966
Prostate Cancer	22	5,131	30	3,948	+ 1,182
Leukemia	23	4,742	41	1,871	+ 2,871
Tuberculosis	24	4,321	2	43,759	- 39,438
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,189	25	7,380	- 3,190
Other Neoplasms	26	4,003	67	88	+ 3,916
Bladder Cancer	27	3,918	65	270	+ 3,648
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,839	53	790	+ 3,049
Oral Cancer	29	3,229	51	1,003	+ 2,226
Ovary Cancer	30	2,947	58	656	+ 2,291
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,936	29	4,045	- 1,109
Asthma	32	2,549	24	7,733	- 5,184
Alcohol	33	2,394	60	635	+ 1,760
Cervical Cancer	34	2,360	27	4,823	- 2,463
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,057	5	41,301	- 39,244
Skin Disease	36	1,560	54	781	+ 780
Skin Cancers	37	1,295	55	765	+ 530
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,196	40	1,923	- 727
Hepatitis B	39	1,166	61	456	+ 710
Epilepsy	40	1,162	44	1,727	- 565
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,148	11	16,256	- 15,108
Drownings	42	1,110	34	3,454	- 2,344
Uterin Cancer	43	930	63	352	+ 578
Violence	44	856	18	11,120	- 10,265
Low Birth Weight	45	821	8	34,668	- 33,848
Anemia	46	729	86	0	+ 729
Fires	47	583	39	2,007	- 1,424
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	497	43	1,728	- 1,231
Hepatitis C	49	371	69	69	+ 303
Drug Use	50	342	59	638	- 297
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	332	66	217	+ 115
Poisonings	52	255	42	1,729	- 1,474
Malnutrition	53	196	21	8,910	- 8,714
Birth Trauma	54	195	9	33,075	- 32,880
HIV/AIDS	55	187	15	13,286	- 13,099
Schizophrenia	56	171	83	0	+ 171
Appendicitis	57	119	56	703	- 584
Meningitis	58	112	17	11,568	- 11,456
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	109	81	0	+ 109
Osteoarthritis	60	92	80	0	+ 92
Maternal Conditions	61	75	19	10,513	- 10,437
Syphilis	62	59	32	3,751	- 3,692
Upper Respiratory	63	57	62	370	- 313
Oral conditions	64	47	82	0	+ 47
Encephalitis	65	42	57	680	- 638
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	71	44	- 20
Pertussis	67	13	23	7,921	- 7,908
War	68	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Tetanus	69	10	46	1,166	- 1,155
Otitis Media	70	10	72	38	- 28
Malaria	71	3	4	41,813	- 41,810
Schistosomiasis	72	2	48	1,071	- 1,068
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Ascariasis	74	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
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

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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.