DR CONGO VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,151	7	34,713	+ 91,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	103,341	28	4,548	+ 98,793
Stroke	3	70,792	6	36,596	+ 34,196
Lung Cancers	4	54,017	47	1,158	+ 52,859
Lung Disease	5	46,196	14	13,527	+ 32,669
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	41,390	36	2,966	+ 38,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	33,480	1	73,546	- 40,066
Kidney Disease	8	23,736	20	9,077	+ 14,660
Hypertension	9	22,247	12	15,743	+ 6,504
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,974	16	12,902	+ 6,072
Breast Cancer	11	17,250	35	3,416	+ 13,835
Pancreas Cancer	12	16,481	50	1,017	+ 15,464
Prostate Cancer	13	15,669	30	3,948	+ 11,721
Stomach Cancer	14	14,148	37	2,579	+ 11,568
Other Injuries	15	13,513	22	8,272	+ 5,241
Lymphomas	16	13,021	38	2,061	+ 10,960
Bladder Cancer	17	12,747	65	270	+ 12,477
Liver Cancer	18	12,444	31	3,840	+ 8,604
Inflammatory/Heart	19	12,165	29	4,045	+ 8,120
Parkinson's Disease	20	12,065	49	1,035	+ 11,030
Endocrine Disorders	21	11,870	25	7,380	+ 4,491
Other Neoplasms	22	11,589	67	88	+ 11,501
Liver Disease	23	10,327	13	15,044	- 4,717
Leukemia	24	9,208	41	1,871	+ 7,336
Suicide	25	8,810	26	5,812	+ 2,998
Falls	26	7,924	33	3,483	+ 4,441
Oral Cancer	27	6,304	51	1,003	+ 5,302
Ovary Cancer	28	4,944	58	656	+ 4,289
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,909	53	790	+ 4,119
Skin Disease	30	4,492	54	781	+ 3,711
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,465	10	30,256	- 25,791
Skin Cancers	32	4,401	55	765	+ 3,635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,935	43	1,728	+ 2,207
Uterin Cancer	34	3,934	63	352	+ 3,582
Asthma	35	2,765	24	7,733	- 4,968
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,596	5	41,301	- 38,705
Anemia	37	2,232	86	0	+ 2,232
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,106	11	16,256	- 14,150
Cervical Cancer	39	2,087	27	4,823	- 2,736
Epilepsy	40	2,011	44	1,727	+ 285
Drug Use	41	1,895	59	638	+ 1,256
Hepatitis C	42	1,592	69	69	+ 1,523
HIV/AIDS	43	1,314	15	13,286	- 11,972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,160	40	1,923	- 763
Drownings	45	1,088	34	3,454	- 2,365
Alcohol	46	814	60	635	+ 179
Malnutrition	47	738	21	8,910	- 8,172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	717	66	217	+ 500
Multiple Sclerosis	49	701	71	44	+ 657
Tuberculosis	50	660	2	43,759	- 43,099
Violence	51	638	18	11,120	- 10,482
Low Birth Weight	52	617	8	34,668	- 34,052
Osteoarthritis	53	518	80	0	+ 518
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	499	81	0	+ 499
Fires	55	451	39	2,007	- 1,557
Schizophrenia	56	441	83	0	+ 441
Poisonings	57	416	42	1,729	- 1,313
Hepatitis B	58	396	61	456	- 60
Meningitis	59	314	17	11,568	- 11,254
Birth Trauma	60	276	9	33,075	- 32,800
Appendicitis	61	193	56	703	- 510
Upper Respiratory	62	114	62	370	- 256
Oral conditions	63	107	82	0	+ 107
Maternal Conditions	64	33	19	10,513	- 10,480
Leishmaniasis	65	26	52	869	- 842
Otitis Media	66	22	72	38	- 16
Syphilis	67	22	32	3,751	- 3,729
War	68	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Iodine Deficiency	69	9	78	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	70	9	57	680	- 671
Chagas disease	71	8	79	0	+ 8
Tetanus	72	4	46	1,166	- 1,162
Pertussis	73	4	23	7,921	- 7,917
Schistosomiasis	74	1	48	1,071	- 1,070
Leprosy	75	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	1	70	47	- 46
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	78	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chlamydia	82	0	73	15	- 15
Malaria	83	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	64	347	- 347
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Spain

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.