DR CONGO VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,941	7	34,713	+ 130,228
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	118,967	28	4,548	+ 114,419
Stroke	3	65,764	6	36,596	+ 29,168
Lung Disease	4	47,343	14	13,527	+ 33,816
Lung Cancers	5	40,562	47	1,158	+ 39,405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	33,231	36	2,966	+ 30,264
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	28,974	1	73,546	- 44,572
Prostate Cancer	8	28,575	30	3,948	+ 24,626
Pancreas Cancer	9	20,145	50	1,017	+ 19,129
Hypertension	10	20,034	12	15,743	+ 4,291
Diabetes Mellitus	11	19,990	16	12,902	+ 7,088
Kidney Disease	12	17,753	20	9,077	+ 8,676
Breast Cancer	13	17,244	35	3,416	+ 13,828
Suicide	14	16,123	26	5,812	+ 10,310
Other Injuries	15	14,968	22	8,272	+ 6,696
Lymphomas	16	14,784	38	2,061	+ 12,723
Falls	17	12,086	33	3,483	+ 8,603
Other Neoplasms	18	11,290	67	88	+ 11,203
Parkinson's Disease	19	10,276	49	1,035	+ 9,242
Leukemia	20	8,996	41	1,871	+ 7,124
Bladder Cancer	21	8,284	65	270	+ 8,014
Liver Cancer	22	8,193	31	3,840	+ 4,353
Liver Disease	23	7,884	13	15,044	- 7,160
Endocrine Disorders	24	7,650	25	7,380	+ 270
Skin Cancers	25	7,087	55	765	+ 6,322
Stomach Cancer	26	6,674	37	2,579	+ 4,095
Ovary Cancer	27	6,023	58	656	+ 5,367
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,960	29	4,045	+ 1,915
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,864	53	790	+ 5,074
Drug Use	30	4,614	59	638	+ 3,975
Oral Cancer	31	4,133	51	1,003	+ 3,130
Alcohol	32	3,908	60	635	+ 3,273
Uterin Cancer	33	3,756	63	352	+ 3,404
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,434	10	30,256	- 26,823
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,353	11	16,256	- 12,903
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,153	5	41,301	- 38,148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,020	40	1,923	+ 1,097
Cervical Cancer	38	2,479	27	4,823	- 2,343
Skin Disease	39	2,397	54	781	+ 1,616
Anemia	40	1,904	86	0	+ 1,904
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,856	71	44	+ 1,812
Asthma	42	1,725	24	7,733	- 6,008
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,404	66	217	+ 1,186
Epilepsy	44	1,314	44	1,727	- 413
Malnutrition	45	1,275	21	8,910	- 7,635
Drownings	46	1,247	34	3,454	- 2,206
Violence	47	1,230	18	11,120	- 9,890
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,202	43	1,728	- 526
Fires	49	704	39	2,007	- 1,303
Schizophrenia	50	691	83	0	+ 691
Low Birth Weight	51	548	8	34,668	- 34,120
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	500	81	0	+ 500
Hepatitis C	53	480	69	69	+ 412
Meningitis	54	382	17	11,568	- 11,186
Birth Trauma	55	366	9	33,075	- 32,709
Tuberculosis	56	261	2	43,759	- 43,498
Osteoarthritis	57	260	80	0	+ 260
Upper Respiratory	58	213	62	370	- 158
Appendicitis	59	197	56	703	- 507
Poisonings	60	193	42	1,729	- 1,536
HIV/AIDS	61	138	15	13,286	- 13,148
Hepatitis B	62	103	61	456	- 353
Oral conditions	63	91	82	0	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	64	54	19	10,513	- 10,459
War	65	18	45	1,658	- 1,640
Otitis Media	66	8	72	38	- 31
Pertussis	67	5	23	7,921	- 7,916
Tetanus	68	4	46	1,166	- 1,162
Schistosomiasis	69	4	48	1,071	- 1,067
Diphtheria	70	4	70	47	- 43
Encephalitis	71	2	57	680	- 678
Syphilis	72	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Chlamydia	73	0	73	15	- 15
Malaria	74	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	81	0	68	80	- 80
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Sweden

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.