DR CONGO VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,678	7	34,713	+ 49,965
Stroke	2	82,975	6	36,596	+ 46,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	51,643	1	73,546	- 21,903
Kidney Disease	4	44,269	20	9,077	+ 35,193
Liver Cancer	5	39,418	31	3,840	+ 35,578
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	37,715	28	4,548	+ 33,168
Road Traffic Accidents	7	37,017	10	30,256	+ 6,760
Lung Cancers	8	36,800	47	1,158	+ 35,642
Lung Disease	9	32,142	14	13,527	+ 18,616
Diabetes Mellitus	10	30,989	16	12,902	+ 18,087
Liver Disease	11	29,042	13	15,044	+ 13,997
HIV/AIDS	12	22,979	15	13,286	+ 9,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	16,354	36	2,966	+ 13,387
Tuberculosis	14	15,764	2	43,759	- 27,995
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	11,327	5	41,301	- 29,974
Suicide	16	10,145	26	5,812	+ 4,333
Breast Cancer	17	9,990	35	3,416	+ 6,574
Falls	18	8,928	33	3,483	+ 5,445
Cervical Cancer	19	8,434	27	4,823	+ 3,611
Oral Cancer	20	8,188	51	1,003	+ 7,185
Other Injuries	21	8,037	22	8,272	- 235
Lymphomas	22	7,492	38	2,061	+ 5,431
Parkinson's Disease	23	7,085	49	1,035	+ 6,050
Asthma	24	6,902	24	7,733	- 832
Drownings	25	6,529	34	3,454	+ 3,075
Leukemia	26	6,440	41	1,871	+ 4,569
Stomach Cancer	27	5,695	37	2,579	+ 3,116
Skin Disease	28	5,571	54	781	+ 4,790
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,208	53	790	+ 4,418
Prostate Cancer	30	4,973	30	3,948	+ 1,024
Violence	31	4,894	18	11,120	- 6,226
Inflammatory/Heart	32	4,751	29	4,045	+ 706
Pancreas Cancer	33	3,933	50	1,017	+ 2,917
Hypertension	34	3,597	12	15,743	- 12,146
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,478	11	16,256	- 12,778
Ovary Cancer	36	3,306	58	656	+ 2,651
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,116	25	7,380	- 4,263
Bladder Cancer	38	2,968	65	270	+ 2,698
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,770	40	1,923	+ 847
Low Birth Weight	40	2,554	8	34,668	- 32,114
Skin Cancers	41	1,869	55	765	+ 1,104
Malnutrition	42	1,588	21	8,910	- 7,323
Meningitis	43	1,536	17	11,568	- 10,032
Uterin Cancer	44	1,426	63	352	+ 1,074
Drug Use	45	1,310	59	638	+ 672
Encephalitis	46	1,191	57	680	+ 511
Epilepsy	47	1,137	44	1,727	- 590
Fires	48	1,019	39	2,007	- 988
Alcohol	49	905	60	635	+ 270
Birth Trauma	50	880	9	33,075	- 32,195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	719	43	1,728	- 1,009
Maternal Conditions	52	375	19	10,513	- 10,138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	321	66	217	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	54	316	67	88	+ 229
Dengue	55	284	74	1	+ 283
Hepatitis B	56	253	61	456	- 203
Poisonings	57	218	42	1,729	- 1,511
Tetanus	58	192	46	1,166	- 973
Appendicitis	59	188	56	703	- 515
War	60	144	45	1,658	- 1,514
Multiple Sclerosis	61	141	71	44	+ 97
Pertussis	62	128	23	7,921	- 7,793
Measles	63	92	3	42,254	- 42,162
Syphilis	64	60	32	3,751	- 3,692
Upper Respiratory	65	29	62	370	- 341
Malaria	66	21	4	41,813	- 41,791
Hepatitis C	67	12	69	69	- 56
Otitis Media	68	11	72	38	- 27
Ascariasis	69	6	68	80	- 73
Chlamydia	70	6	73	15	- 9
Diphtheria	71	2	70	47	- 45
Leishmaniasis	72	2	52	869	- 867
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Thailand

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.