DR CONGO VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,852	7	34,713	+ 83,139
Stroke	2	60,371	6	36,596	+ 23,775
Lung Cancers	3	48,113	47	1,158	+ 46,955
Lung Disease	4	34,418	14	13,527	+ 20,892
Diabetes Mellitus	5	24,556	16	12,902	+ 11,654
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	23,745	28	4,548	+ 19,197
Kidney Disease	7	23,351	20	9,077	+ 14,274
Hypertension	8	20,254	12	15,743	+ 4,511
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	17,622	1	73,546	- 55,924
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	14,550	36	2,966	+ 11,584
Stomach Cancer	11	14,175	37	2,579	+ 11,596
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,442	50	1,017	+ 8,425
Liver Disease	13	8,698	13	15,044	- 6,346
Breast Cancer	14	7,741	35	3,416	+ 4,326
Prostate Cancer	15	7,693	30	3,948	+ 3,745
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,646	10	30,256	- 22,611
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,813	11	16,256	- 9,443
Leukemia	18	6,681	41	1,871	+ 4,810
Lymphomas	19	6,652	38	2,061	+ 4,591
Liver Cancer	20	6,231	31	3,840	+ 2,392
Bladder Cancer	21	6,153	65	270	+ 5,883
Falls	22	6,000	33	3,483	+ 2,517
Violence	23	5,502	18	11,120	- 5,618
Low Birth Weight	24	4,772	8	34,668	- 29,897
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,719	49	1,035	+ 3,684
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,583	25	7,380	- 3,796
Asthma	27	3,339	24	7,733	- 4,394
Ovary Cancer	28	3,137	58	656	+ 2,482
Suicide	29	2,749	26	5,812	- 3,064
Other Injuries	30	2,302	22	8,272	- 5,970
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,239	29	4,045	- 1,806
Skin Cancers	32	2,124	55	765	+ 1,358
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,812	53	790	+ 1,022
Cervical Cancer	34	1,799	27	4,823	- 3,024
Oral Cancer	35	1,791	51	1,003	+ 788
Epilepsy	36	1,574	44	1,727	- 153
Uterin Cancer	37	1,496	63	352	+ 1,144
Drug Use	38	1,334	59	638	+ 695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,083	40	1,923	- 840
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,016	5	41,301	- 40,285
Birth Trauma	41	988	9	33,075	- 32,088
Other Neoplasms	42	887	67	88	+ 799
Malnutrition	43	807	21	8,910	- 8,104
Drownings	44	753	34	3,454	- 2,701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	620	43	1,728	- 1,108
Poisonings	46	506	42	1,729	- 1,223
Fires	47	470	39	2,007	- 1,538
Skin Disease	48	445	54	781	- 336
War	49	437	45	1,658	- 1,221
Tuberculosis	50	416	2	43,759	- 43,343
Meningitis	51	376	17	11,568	- 11,192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	325	66	217	+ 108
HIV/AIDS	53	280	15	13,286	- 13,006
Encephalitis	54	253	57	680	- 427
Alcohol	55	250	60	635	- 385
Multiple Sclerosis	56	232	71	44	+ 188
Maternal Conditions	57	150	19	10,513	- 10,363
Pertussis	58	141	23	7,921	- 7,780
Appendicitis	59	128	56	703	- 575
Hepatitis B	60	99	61	456	- 357
Syphilis	61	69	32	3,751	- 3,682
Schistosomiasis	62	46	48	1,071	- 1,025
Hepatitis C	63	26	69	69	- 43
Tetanus	64	16	46	1,166	- 1,150
Measles	65	9	3	42,254	- 42,245
Upper Respiratory	66	7	62	370	- 363
Otitis Media	67	4	72	38	- 34
Leishmaniasis	68	3	52	869	- 865
Chlamydia	69	3	73	15	- 12
Ascariasis	70	2	68	80	- 78
Diphtheria	71	1	70	47	- 46
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Turkey

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.