DR CONGO VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	85,344	15	13,286	+ 72,058
Tuberculosis	2	52,633	2	43,759	+ 8,874
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	48,755	1	73,546	- 24,790
Coronary Heart Disease	4	47,207	7	34,713	+ 12,494
Stroke	5	42,896	6	36,596	+ 6,300
Malaria	6	37,416	4	41,813	- 4,397
Road Traffic Accidents	7	30,248	10	30,256	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	24,683	5	41,301	- 16,619
Low Birth Weight	9	24,283	8	34,668	- 10,386
Diabetes Mellitus	10	19,864	16	12,902	+ 6,962
Birth Trauma	11	18,877	9	33,075	- 14,199
Hypertension	12	17,649	12	15,743	+ 1,906
Liver Disease	13	17,611	13	15,044	+ 2,566
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,796	11	16,256	- 2,460
Kidney Disease	15	11,600	20	9,077	+ 2,523
Maternal Conditions	16	10,931	19	10,513	+ 418
Lung Disease	17	10,236	14	13,527	- 3,291
Violence	18	10,196	18	11,120	- 924
Suicide	19	6,599	26	5,812	+ 787
Other Injuries	20	6,304	22	8,272	- 1,967
Pertussis	21	6,229	23	7,921	- 1,692
Meningitis	22	5,661	17	11,568	- 5,907
Asthma	23	5,503	24	7,733	- 2,230
Malnutrition	24	5,143	21	8,910	- 3,767
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,357	28	4,548	- 190
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,155	29	4,045	+ 110
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,934	25	7,380	- 3,446
Prostate Cancer	28	3,743	30	3,948	- 205
Cervical Cancer	29	3,712	27	4,823	- 1,110
Liver Cancer	30	3,208	31	3,840	- 632
Measles	31	3,016	3	42,254	- 39,239
Breast Cancer	32	3,003	35	3,416	- 412
Falls	33	2,814	33	3,483	- 668
Syphilis	34	2,017	32	3,751	- 1,734
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,989	40	1,923	+ 66
Drownings	36	1,966	34	3,454	- 1,488
Fires	37	1,709	39	2,007	- 299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,680	36	2,966	- 1,286
Stomach Cancer	39	1,665	37	2,579	- 914
Epilepsy	40	1,437	44	1,727	- 289
Poisonings	41	1,334	42	1,729	- 394
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,306	49	1,035	+ 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,260	43	1,728	- 468
Drug Use	44	1,238	59	638	+ 600
Lymphomas	45	1,155	38	2,061	- 906
Leukemia	46	1,088	41	1,871	- 783
Lung Cancers	47	1,016	47	1,158	- 142
Ovary Cancer	48	935	58	656	+ 280
Alcohol	49	871	60	635	+ 236
Skin Disease	50	866	54	781	+ 85
Schistosomiasis	51	848	48	1,071	- 223
Pancreas Cancer	52	792	50	1,017	- 224
Skin Cancers	53	681	55	765	- 84
Oral Cancer	54	618	51	1,003	- 385
Tetanus	55	436	46	1,166	- 729
Encephalitis	56	375	57	680	- 305
Oesophagus Cancer	57	368	53	790	- 422
Appendicitis	58	350	56	703	- 354
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	282	66	217	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	60	277	63	352	- 75
Bladder Cancer	61	276	65	270	+ 6
Hepatitis B	62	274	61	456	- 182
Other Neoplasms	63	143	67	88	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	64	127	62	370	- 243
Trypanosomiasis	65	127	64	347	- 220
Multiple Sclerosis	66	72	71	44	+ 28
Hepatitis C	67	47	69	69	- 21
Diphtheria	68	36	70	47	- 11
Ascariasis	69	20	68	80	- 60
Chlamydia	70	19	73	15	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	12	72	38	- 26
War	72	10	45	1,658	- 1,648
Dengue	73	1	74	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.