DR CONGO VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,629	7	34,713	+ 87,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	78,385	1	73,546	+ 4,839
Stroke	3	72,090	6	36,596	+ 35,494
Road Traffic Accidents	4	23,977	10	30,256	- 6,279
Lung Disease	5	22,144	14	13,527	+ 8,618
Kidney Disease	6	22,133	20	9,077	+ 13,056
Liver Disease	7	17,112	13	15,044	+ 2,068
Lung Cancers	8	14,420	47	1,158	+ 13,262
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,712	16	12,902	+ 810
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	13,342	28	4,548	+ 8,795
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	12,796	36	2,966	+ 9,829
Breast Cancer	12	10,255	35	3,416	+ 6,839
HIV/AIDS	13	8,944	15	13,286	- 4,342
Other Injuries	14	7,419	22	8,272	- 853
Skin Disease	15	6,897	54	781	+ 6,116
Liver Cancer	16	6,624	31	3,840	+ 2,784
Oral Cancer	17	6,226	51	1,003	+ 5,223
Falls	18	6,194	33	3,483	+ 2,711
Suicide	19	6,088	26	5,812	+ 275
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	5,918	5	41,301	- 35,383
Stomach Cancer	21	4,813	37	2,579	+ 2,234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,755	40	1,923	+ 2,832
Leukemia	23	4,715	41	1,871	+ 2,844
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,684	11	16,256	- 11,572
Lymphomas	25	4,411	38	2,061	+ 2,349
Tuberculosis	26	4,097	2	43,759	- 39,662
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,052	29	4,045	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,692	49	1,035	+ 2,658
Low Birth Weight	29	3,407	8	34,668	- 31,262
Asthma	30	3,383	24	7,733	- 4,350
Cervical Cancer	31	3,373	27	4,823	- 1,449
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,319	50	1,017	+ 2,303
Prostate Cancer	33	3,016	30	3,948	- 932
Violence	34	2,901	18	11,120	- 8,220
Ovary Cancer	35	2,763	58	656	+ 2,107
Drownings	36	2,737	34	3,454	- 716
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,703	25	7,380	- 4,677
Hypertension	38	2,168	12	15,743	- 13,575
Bladder Cancer	39	1,560	65	270	+ 1,290
Encephalitis	40	1,510	57	680	+ 830
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,451	53	790	+ 661
Birth Trauma	42	1,197	9	33,075	- 31,878
Uterin Cancer	43	1,176	63	352	+ 824
Fires	44	1,121	39	2,007	- 886
Drug Use	45	1,075	59	638	+ 437
Meningitis	46	1,005	17	11,568	- 10,564
Dengue	47	935	74	1	+ 934
Other Neoplasms	48	884	67	88	+ 796
Malnutrition	49	832	21	8,910	- 8,078
Skin Cancers	50	826	55	765	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	822	43	1,728	- 906
Epilepsy	52	753	44	1,727	- 973
Poisonings	53	704	42	1,729	- 1,025
Hepatitis B	54	686	61	456	+ 230
Alcohol	55	603	60	635	- 31
Maternal Conditions	56	556	19	10,513	- 9,956
Pertussis	57	267	23	7,921	- 7,654
Appendicitis	58	239	56	703	- 465
Multiple Sclerosis	59	101	71	44	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	91	66	217	- 126
Tetanus	61	71	46	1,166	- 1,094
Syphilis	62	63	32	3,751	- 3,688
War	63	35	45	1,658	- 1,623
Hepatitis C	64	19	69	69	- 50
Upper Respiratory	65	16	62	370	- 354
Otitis Media	66	11	72	38	- 27
Ascariasis	67	7	68	80	- 73
Chlamydia	68	5	73	15	- 9
Diphtheria	69	2	70	47	- 45
Measles	70	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	64	347	- 347
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Malaysia

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.