COLOMBIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,602	5	10,773	+ 20,829
Tuberculosis	2	18,803	32	1,272	+ 17,531
Measles	3	18,156	78	0	+ 18,156
Malaria	4	17,967	67	26	+ 17,941
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,747	38	747	+ 17,000
Stroke	6	15,725	3	16,573	- 847
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,916	1	43,066	- 28,150
Low Birth Weight	8	14,897	23	2,095	+ 12,802
Birth Trauma	9	14,212	41	648	+ 13,564
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,001	6	7,765	+ 5,236
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,985	16	2,963	+ 4,023
Hypertension	12	6,765	8	6,400	+ 365
Liver Disease	13	6,465	19	2,426	+ 4,038
Lung Disease	14	5,812	4	15,928	- 10,116
HIV/AIDS	15	5,709	17	2,683	+ 3,026
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,544	11	5,028	+ 516
Meningitis	17	4,971	50	244	+ 4,727
Violence	18	4,778	2	19,268	- 14,490
Maternal Conditions	19	4,517	46	394	+ 4,123
Kidney Disease	20	3,900	7	6,834	- 2,934
Malnutrition	21	3,829	27	1,878	+ 1,951
Other Injuries	22	3,554	28	1,592	+ 1,962
Pertussis	23	3,404	69	18	+ 3,386
Asthma	24	3,323	54	191	+ 3,132
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,171	30	1,367	+ 1,804
Suicide	26	2,497	26	1,965	+ 533
Cervical Cancer	27	2,072	20	2,266	- 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,954	22	2,157	- 203
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,738	31	1,329	+ 409
Prostate Cancer	30	1,697	14	3,584	- 1,888
Liver Cancer	31	1,650	24	2,065	- 415
Syphilis	32	1,612	65	30	+ 1,582
Falls	33	1,497	29	1,518	- 21
Drownings	34	1,484	40	689	+ 795
Breast Cancer	35	1,468	13	3,669	- 2,202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,275	12	4,371	- 3,096
Stomach Cancer	37	1,108	9	6,112	- 5,004
Lymphomas	38	886	18	2,603	- 1,717
Fires	39	863	56	127	+ 736
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	826	39	698	+ 128
Leukemia	41	804	21	2,208	- 1,404
Poisonings	42	743	61	61	+ 682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	742	63	38	+ 704
Epilepsy	44	742	43	597	+ 145
War	45	712	49	260	+ 453
Tetanus	46	501	71	14	+ 487
Lung Cancers	47	497	10	5,250	- 4,753
Schistosomiasis	48	460	77	1	+ 460
Parkinson's Disease	49	445	47	383	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	50	437	25	2,022	- 1,586
Oral Cancer	51	431	37	807	- 376
Leishmaniasis	52	373	74	7	+ 366
Oesophagus Cancer	53	340	36	835	- 496
Skin Disease	54	336	34	1,102	- 766
Skin Cancers	55	329	35	1,028	- 700
Appendicitis	56	302	52	213	+ 89
Encephalitis	57	292	64	38	+ 254
Ovary Cancer	58	282	33	1,122	- 840
Drug Use	59	274	44	492	- 217
Alcohol	60	273	68	23	+ 250
Hepatitis B	61	196	62	50	+ 146
Upper Respiratory	62	159	66	27	+ 132
Uterin Cancer	63	151	45	423	- 272
Trypanosomiasis	64	149	84	0	+ 149
Bladder Cancer	65	116	42	609	- 493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	93	51	242	- 149
Other Neoplasms	67	38	15	3,205	- 3,167
Ascariasis	68	34	76	5	+ 30
Hepatitis C	69	29	59	65	- 35
Diphtheria	70	20	80	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	71	19	60	62	- 44
Otitis Media	72	16	73	7	+ 9
Chlamydia	73	6	81	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

DR Congo

Colombia

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.