CONGO VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	8,741	25	230	+ 8,511
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,389	4	2,494	+ 3,894
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,611	3	2,576	+ 1,035
Stroke	4	3,351	5	2,267	+ 1,085
Lung Cancers	5	3,181	47	54	+ 3,127
Lung Disease	6	2,930	17	541	+ 2,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,643	38	89	+ 1,554
Prostate Cancer	8	1,184	28	198	+ 986
Breast Cancer	9	1,133	32	159	+ 974
Lymphomas	10	833	45	61	+ 772
Pancreas Cancer	11	801	52	42	+ 759
Oesophagus Cancer	12	777	57	19	+ 758
Parkinson's Disease	13	764	42	69	+ 695
Liver Disease	14	683	13	931	- 248
Falls	15	679	33	149	+ 530
Bladder Cancer	16	546	61	15	+ 532
Diabetes Mellitus	17	520	10	1,050	- 529
Kidney Disease	18	487	15	613	- 126
Other Injuries	19	487	20	333	+ 154
Suicide	20	474	19	349	+ 126
Liver Cancer	21	466	30	169	+ 297
Leukemia	22	464	46	57	+ 407
Hypertension	23	464	12	933	- 469
Stomach Cancer	24	445	39	88	+ 357
Ovary Cancer	25	358	48	49	+ 309
Other Neoplasms	26	355	63	8	+ 347
Skin Cancers	27	332	53	36	+ 296
Endocrine Disorders	28	294	27	208	+ 86
Inflammatory/Heart	29	278	26	220	+ 59
Oral Cancer	30	277	54	33	+ 244
Drug Use	31	252	44	65	+ 186
Uterin Cancer	32	209	60	15	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	33	193	7	1,598	- 1,405
Skin Disease	34	190	50	46	+ 144
Congenital Anomalies	35	189	14	729	- 540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	186	35	105	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	37	165	66	4	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	142	8	1,304	- 1,162
Alcohol	39	138	49	46	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	40	117	9	1,283	- 1,166
Asthma	41	116	23	291	- 175
Epilepsy	42	106	40	76	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	43	98	29	196	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	90	59	15	+ 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	78	43	67	+ 11
Violence	46	77	18	539	- 461
Tuberculosis	47	31	2	2,781	- 2,750
Fires	48	30	37	90	- 60
Drownings	49	27	36	104	- 77
Anemia	50	25	82	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	51	24	67	2	+ 21
Meningitis	52	21	22	299	- 278
Poisonings	53	20	41	71	- 51
Birth Trauma	54	17	11	997	- 981
HIV/AIDS	55	17	1	4,509	- 4,493
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	16	84	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	57	15	85	0	+ 15
Malnutrition	58	10	24	272	- 261
Appendicitis	59	9	58	18	- 9
Schizophrenia	60	9	81	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	5	86	0	+ 5
Syphilis	62	4	34	107	- 102
Upper Respiratory	63	4	64	7	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	4	16	578	- 573
Hepatitis B	65	4	62	14	- 11
Otitis Media	66	1	71	1	+ 1
War	67	1	72	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	56	20	- 19
Pertussis	69	0	21	329	- 329
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	55	23	- 23
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	31	159	- 159
Malaria	76	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	45	- 45
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

United Kingdom

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.