DR CONGO VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	336,704	7	34,713	+ 301,991
Stroke	2	85,186	6	36,596	+ 48,589
Lung Cancers	3	57,944	47	1,158	+ 56,786
Lung Disease	4	44,458	14	13,527	+ 30,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	43,803	1	73,546	- 29,743
Diabetes Mellitus	6	42,514	16	12,902	+ 29,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	42,145	28	4,548	+ 37,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	41,713	36	2,966	+ 38,747
Hypertension	9	26,682	12	15,743	+ 10,939
Other Injuries	10	25,224	22	8,272	+ 16,952
Pancreas Cancer	11	24,615	50	1,017	+ 23,599
Liver Disease	12	23,211	13	15,044	+ 8,167
Breast Cancer	13	20,866	35	3,416	+ 17,451
Kidney Disease	14	18,267	20	9,077	+ 9,191
Prostate Cancer	15	17,032	30	3,948	+ 13,084
Suicide	16	13,860	26	5,812	+ 8,048
Lymphomas	17	12,888	38	2,061	+ 10,826
Stomach Cancer	18	11,612	37	2,579	+ 9,032
Leukemia	19	11,587	41	1,871	+ 9,716
Bladder Cancer	20	11,301	65	270	+ 11,031
Oral Cancer	21	10,127	51	1,003	+ 9,124
Liver Cancer	22	9,867	31	3,840	+ 6,027
Endocrine Disorders	23	8,409	25	7,380	+ 1,029
Falls	24	7,800	33	3,483	+ 4,317
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,499	29	4,045	+ 3,454
Other Neoplasms	26	7,309	67	88	+ 7,221
Skin Cancers	27	6,871	55	765	+ 6,106
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,856	53	790	+ 6,066
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,772	10	30,256	- 23,484
Ovary Cancer	30	6,587	58	656	+ 5,931
Parkinson's Disease	31	5,380	49	1,035	+ 4,346
Alcohol	32	4,912	60	635	+ 4,277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,618	40	1,923	+ 2,695
Uterin Cancer	34	4,579	63	352	+ 4,227
Cervical Cancer	35	3,683	27	4,823	- 1,140
Malnutrition	36	3,183	21	8,910	- 5,727
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,950	43	1,728	+ 1,222
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,718	5	41,301	- 38,583
Epilepsy	39	2,615	44	1,727	+ 888
Skin Disease	40	2,161	54	781	+ 1,380
Asthma	41	1,991	24	7,733	- 5,743
Congenital Anomalies	42	1,971	11	16,256	- 14,285
Drownings	43	1,621	34	3,454	- 1,833
Drug Use	44	1,573	59	638	+ 934
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,250	71	44	+ 1,206
Low Birth Weight	46	1,003	8	34,668	- 33,665
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	824	66	217	+ 606
Violence	48	706	18	11,120	- 10,415
Fires	49	574	39	2,007	- 1,434
Poisonings	50	423	42	1,729	- 1,306
Upper Respiratory	51	298	62	370	- 72
Birth Trauma	52	290	9	33,075	- 32,785
Meningitis	53	268	17	11,568	- 11,301
Tuberculosis	54	247	2	43,759	- 43,513
Anemia	55	243	86	0	+ 243
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	233	81	0	+ 233
Appendicitis	57	205	56	703	- 498
Hepatitis C	58	189	69	69	+ 120
HIV/AIDS	59	85	15	13,286	- 13,201
Syphilis	60	43	32	3,751	- 3,708
Maternal Conditions	61	40	19	10,513	- 10,473
Oral conditions	62	33	82	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	63	19	61	456	- 437
Encephalitis	64	12	57	680	- 668
War	65	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Iodine Deficiency	66	10	78	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	67	9	72	38	- 29
Pertussis	68	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Diphtheria	69	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	70	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Tetanus	71	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Ascariasis	78	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	79	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Czech Republic

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.