DR CONGO VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	78,113	1	73,546	+ 4,567
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	70,423	5	41,301	+ 29,121
Malaria	3	61,284	4	41,813	+ 19,471
Low Birth Weight	4	46,602	8	34,668	+ 11,934
Birth Trauma	5	43,609	9	33,075	+ 10,534
Stroke	6	32,341	6	36,596	- 4,255
Coronary Heart Disease	7	31,001	7	34,713	- 3,712
Malnutrition	8	30,689	21	8,910	+ 21,778
HIV/AIDS	9	30,357	15	13,286	+ 17,071
Meningitis	10	23,777	17	11,568	+ 12,208
Road Traffic Accidents	11	23,429	10	30,256	- 6,827
Congenital Anomalies	12	19,642	11	16,256	+ 3,386
Maternal Conditions	13	14,997	19	10,513	+ 4,484
Liver Disease	14	14,340	13	15,044	- 704
Other Injuries	15	12,121	22	8,272	+ 3,850
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,012	16	12,902	- 890
Kidney Disease	17	11,468	20	9,077	+ 2,392
Violence	18	10,993	18	11,120	- 127
Lung Disease	19	10,352	14	13,527	- 3,175
Cervical Cancer	20	9,103	27	4,823	+ 4,280
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,491	25	7,380	+ 1,112
Measles	22	8,121	3	42,254	- 34,133
Asthma	23	7,829	24	7,733	+ 96
Tuberculosis	24	7,826	2	43,759	- 35,933
Hypertension	25	6,775	12	15,743	- 8,968
War	26	5,765	45	1,658	+ 4,107
Stomach Cancer	27	5,578	37	2,579	+ 2,998
Drownings	28	5,526	34	3,454	+ 2,072
Pertussis	29	5,282	23	7,921	- 2,639
Breast Cancer	30	4,970	35	3,416	+ 1,554
Falls	31	4,549	33	3,483	+ 1,066
Suicide	32	4,232	26	5,812	- 1,580
Syphilis	33	4,043	32	3,751	+ 291
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	3,965	28	4,548	- 583
Fires	35	3,935	39	2,007	+ 1,928
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,690	36	2,966	+ 724
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,282	40	1,923	+ 1,359
Liver Cancer	38	2,949	31	3,840	- 891
Poisonings	39	2,947	42	1,729	+ 1,218
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,881	29	4,045	- 1,164
Epilepsy	41	2,544	44	1,727	+ 817
Bladder Cancer	42	2,261	65	270	+ 1,991
Tetanus	43	2,239	46	1,166	+ 1,074
Prostate Cancer	44	1,901	30	3,948	- 2,048
Lymphomas	45	1,656	38	2,061	- 405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,483	43	1,728	- 245
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,354	50	1,017	+ 338
Oral Cancer	48	1,321	51	1,003	+ 318
Lung Cancers	49	1,320	47	1,158	+ 162
Parkinson's Disease	50	1,237	49	1,035	+ 202
Schistosomiasis	51	1,155	48	1,071	+ 84
Hepatitis B	52	1,085	61	456	+ 629
Ovary Cancer	53	1,036	58	656	+ 380
Skin Cancers	54	1,017	55	765	+ 252
Encephalitis	55	1,014	57	680	+ 334
Leukemia	56	1,007	41	1,871	- 865
Skin Disease	57	892	54	781	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	58	835	53	790	+ 45
Drug Use	59	728	59	638	+ 90
Alcohol	60	435	60	635	- 200
Uterin Cancer	61	422	63	352	+ 70
Appendicitis	62	366	56	703	- 338
Ascariasis	63	295	68	80	+ 216
Hepatitis C	64	168	69	69	+ 100
Upper Respiratory	65	161	62	370	- 210
Diphtheria	66	113	70	47	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	67	108	67	88	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	68	104	71	44	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	83	66	217	- 134
Chlamydia	70	13	73	15	- 1
Otitis Media	71	2	72	38	- 36
Dengue	72	1	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Mali

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.