DR CONGO VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	139,533	7	34,713	+ 104,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	93,674	28	4,548	+ 89,127
Stroke	3	51,024	6	36,596	+ 14,428
Lung Cancers	4	45,839	47	1,158	+ 44,682
Lung Disease	5	37,798	14	13,527	+ 24,271
Hypertension	6	32,187	12	15,743	+ 16,444
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	25,978	36	2,966	+ 23,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	25,388	1	73,546	- 48,158
Falls	9	24,998	33	3,483	+ 21,515
Prostate Cancer	10	20,569	30	3,948	+ 16,621
Breast Cancer	11	20,538	35	3,416	+ 17,123
Pancreas Cancer	12	19,352	50	1,017	+ 18,336
Kidney Disease	13	16,425	20	9,077	+ 7,348
Suicide	14	16,268	26	5,812	+ 10,456
Lymphomas	15	14,734	38	2,061	+ 12,672
Inflammatory/Heart	16	13,374	29	4,045	+ 9,329
Diabetes Mellitus	17	13,308	16	12,902	+ 406
Parkinson's Disease	18	11,164	49	1,035	+ 10,129
Liver Cancer	19	10,484	31	3,840	+ 6,644
Other Neoplasms	20	8,874	67	88	+ 8,786
Liver Disease	21	8,821	13	15,044	- 6,223
Leukemia	22	8,743	41	1,871	+ 6,871
Bladder Cancer	23	8,719	65	270	+ 8,450
Stomach Cancer	24	7,992	37	2,579	+ 5,413
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,721	25	7,380	+ 342
Oral Cancer	26	6,517	51	1,003	+ 5,514
Skin Cancers	27	6,423	55	765	+ 5,658
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,393	53	790	+ 5,603
Ovary Cancer	29	5,955	58	656	+ 5,299
Other Injuries	30	5,335	22	8,272	- 2,937
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,975	11	16,256	- 12,282
Alcohol	32	2,982	60	635	+ 2,347
Uterin Cancer	33	2,913	63	352	+ 2,561
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,514	10	30,256	- 27,743
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,420	5	41,301	- 38,881
Drug Use	36	2,293	59	638	+ 1,654
Osteoarthritis	37	2,210	80	0	+ 2,210
Multiple Sclerosis	38	2,082	71	44	+ 2,038
Epilepsy	39	2,064	44	1,727	+ 338
Skin Disease	40	1,684	54	781	+ 903
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,593	40	1,923	- 330
Cervical Cancer	42	1,369	27	4,823	- 3,454
Low Birth Weight	43	1,366	8	34,668	- 33,302
Anemia	44	1,324	86	0	+ 1,324
Schizophrenia	45	1,254	83	0	+ 1,254
Asthma	46	1,234	24	7,733	- 6,500
Malnutrition	47	1,096	21	8,910	- 7,815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,014	43	1,728	- 714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	883	66	217	+ 665
Drownings	50	642	34	3,454	- 2,812
Violence	51	551	18	11,120	- 10,569
Birth Trauma	52	416	9	33,075	- 32,659
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	414	81	0	+ 414
HIV/AIDS	54	378	15	13,286	- 12,908
Fires	55	278	39	2,007	- 1,729
Tuberculosis	56	277	2	43,759	- 43,483
Meningitis	57	260	17	11,568	- 11,309
Hepatitis C	58	196	69	69	+ 127
Appendicitis	59	190	56	703	- 514
Poisonings	60	169	42	1,729	- 1,560
Upper Respiratory	61	142	62	370	- 229
Oral conditions	62	105	82	0	+ 105
Hepatitis B	63	59	61	456	- 397
Maternal Conditions	64	55	19	10,513	- 10,457
Syphilis	65	20	32	3,751	- 3,732
Iodine Deficiency	66	15	78	0	+ 15
War	67	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Encephalitis	68	9	57	680	- 671
Otitis Media	69	5	72	38	- 33
Tetanus	70	5	46	1,166	- 1,161
Leishmaniasis	71	5	52	869	- 864
Schistosomiasis	72	5	48	1,071	- 1,066
Pertussis	73	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Diphtheria	74	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	75	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Chlamydia	79	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Switzerland

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.