DR CONGO VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	165,428	28	4,548	+ 160,881
Coronary Heart Disease	2	120,913	7	34,713	+ 86,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	68,340	1	73,546	- 5,206
Stroke	4	63,428	6	36,596	+ 26,832
Lung Cancers	5	60,205	47	1,158	+ 59,048
Lung Disease	6	55,453	14	13,527	+ 41,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	31,095	36	2,966	+ 28,129
Prostate Cancer	8	22,402	30	3,948	+ 18,454
Breast Cancer	9	21,440	35	3,416	+ 18,024
Lymphomas	10	15,762	38	2,061	+ 13,701
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,164	50	1,017	+ 14,147
Oesophagus Cancer	12	14,711	53	790	+ 13,921
Parkinson's Disease	13	14,451	49	1,035	+ 13,417
Liver Disease	14	12,922	13	15,044	- 2,122
Falls	15	12,842	33	3,483	+ 9,359
Bladder Cancer	16	10,339	65	270	+ 10,069
Diabetes Mellitus	17	9,849	16	12,902	- 3,054
Kidney Disease	18	9,222	20	9,077	+ 146
Other Injuries	19	9,211	22	8,272	+ 939
Suicide	20	8,977	26	5,812	+ 3,164
Liver Cancer	21	8,827	31	3,840	+ 4,988
Leukemia	22	8,784	41	1,871	+ 6,913
Hypertension	23	8,779	12	15,743	- 6,963
Stomach Cancer	24	8,427	37	2,579	+ 5,848
Ovary Cancer	25	6,774	58	656	+ 6,119
Other Neoplasms	26	6,719	67	88	+ 6,632
Skin Cancers	27	6,283	55	765	+ 5,518
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,558	25	7,380	- 1,822
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,270	29	4,045	+ 1,225
Oral Cancer	30	5,241	51	1,003	+ 4,238
Drug Use	31	4,761	59	638	+ 4,122
Uterin Cancer	32	3,955	63	352	+ 3,603
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,656	10	30,256	- 26,600
Skin Disease	34	3,597	54	781	+ 2,816
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,585	11	16,256	- 12,671
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,523	40	1,923	+ 1,600
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,128	71	44	+ 3,084
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,695	5	41,301	- 38,606
Alcohol	39	2,621	60	635	+ 1,986
Low Birth Weight	40	2,214	8	34,668	- 32,454
Asthma	41	2,195	24	7,733	- 5,538
Epilepsy	42	2,012	44	1,727	+ 285
Cervical Cancer	43	1,853	27	4,823	- 2,970
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,709	66	217	+ 1,492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,477	43	1,728	- 251
Violence	46	1,463	18	11,120	- 9,658
Tuberculosis	47	592	2	43,759	- 43,167
Fires	48	564	39	2,007	- 1,444
Drownings	49	507	34	3,454	- 2,947
Anemia	50	466	86	0	+ 466
Hepatitis C	51	450	69	69	+ 382
Meningitis	52	392	17	11,568	- 11,176
Poisonings	53	372	42	1,729	- 1,357
Birth Trauma	54	320	9	33,075	- 32,756
HIV/AIDS	55	317	15	13,286	- 12,969
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	310	81	0	+ 310
Osteoarthritis	57	282	80	0	+ 282
Malnutrition	58	195	21	8,910	- 8,715
Appendicitis	59	177	56	703	- 526
Schizophrenia	60	171	83	0	+ 171
Oral conditions	61	91	82	0	+ 91
Syphilis	62	82	32	3,751	- 3,669
Upper Respiratory	63	81	62	370	- 289
Maternal Conditions	64	79	19	10,513	- 10,434
Hepatitis B	65	67	61	456	- 389
Otitis Media	66	26	72	38	- 12
War	67	16	45	1,658	- 1,642
Encephalitis	68	10	57	680	- 670
Pertussis	69	5	23	7,921	- 7,916
Leishmaniasis	70	1	52	869	- 868
Chagas disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	46	1,166	- 1,165
Dengue	73	1	74	1	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	75	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chlamydia	79	0	73	15	- 15
Ascariasis	80	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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

United Kingdom

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.