CONGO VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,666	4	2,494	+ 4,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,460	25	230	+ 5,230
Stroke	3	3,741	5	2,267	+ 1,474
Lung Cancers	4	2,854	47	54	+ 2,800
Lung Disease	5	2,441	17	541	+ 1,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,187	38	89	+ 2,098
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,769	3	2,576	- 807
Kidney Disease	8	1,254	15	613	+ 641
Hypertension	9	1,175	12	933	+ 243
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,003	10	1,050	- 47
Breast Cancer	11	911	32	159	+ 753
Pancreas Cancer	12	871	52	42	+ 829
Prostate Cancer	13	828	28	198	+ 630
Stomach Cancer	14	748	39	88	+ 660
Other Injuries	15	714	20	333	+ 381
Lymphomas	16	688	45	61	+ 627
Bladder Cancer	17	674	61	15	+ 659
Liver Cancer	18	658	30	169	+ 488
Inflammatory/Heart	19	643	26	220	+ 423
Parkinson's Disease	20	637	42	69	+ 568
Endocrine Disorders	21	627	27	208	+ 419
Other Neoplasms	22	612	63	8	+ 605
Liver Disease	23	546	13	931	- 385
Leukemia	24	487	46	57	+ 429
Suicide	25	466	19	349	+ 117
Falls	26	419	33	149	+ 270
Oral Cancer	27	333	54	33	+ 300
Ovary Cancer	28	261	48	49	+ 212
Oesophagus Cancer	29	259	57	19	+ 240
Skin Disease	30	237	50	46	+ 192
Road Traffic Accidents	31	236	7	1,598	- 1,362
Skin Cancers	32	233	53	36	+ 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	208	43	67	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	34	208	60	15	+ 193
Asthma	35	146	23	291	- 145
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	137	8	1,304	- 1,167
Anemia	37	118	82	0	+ 118
Congenital Anomalies	38	111	14	729	- 618
Cervical Cancer	39	110	29	196	- 86
Epilepsy	40	106	40	76	+ 30
Drug Use	41	100	44	65	+ 35
Hepatitis C	42	84	67	2	+ 82
HIV/AIDS	43	69	1	4,509	- 4,440
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	61	35	105	- 44
Drownings	45	57	36	104	- 46
Alcohol	46	43	49	46	- 3
Malnutrition	47	39	24	272	- 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	38	59	15	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	49	37	66	4	+ 33
Tuberculosis	50	35	2	2,781	- 2,746
Violence	51	34	18	539	- 505
Low Birth Weight	52	33	9	1,283	- 1,250
Osteoarthritis	53	27	85	0	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	26	84	0	+ 26
Fires	55	24	37	90	- 66
Schizophrenia	56	23	81	0	+ 23
Poisonings	57	22	41	71	- 49
Hepatitis B	58	21	62	14	+ 6
Meningitis	59	17	22	299	- 283
Birth Trauma	60	15	11	997	- 983
Appendicitis	61	10	58	18	- 8
Upper Respiratory	62	6	64	7	- 1
Oral conditions	63	6	86	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	2	16	578	- 576
Leishmaniasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	71	1	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	34	107	- 105
War	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	56	20	- 19
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	55	23	- 23
Pertussis	73	0	21	329	- 329
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	45	- 45
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	31	159	- 159
Chlamydia	82	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	65	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.