DR CONGO VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	456,637	7	34,713	+ 421,924
Stroke	2	316,086	6	36,596	+ 279,489
Hypertension	3	69,995	12	15,743	+ 54,252
Lung Cancers	4	64,310	47	1,158	+ 63,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	59,500	1	73,546	- 14,046
Liver Disease	6	56,720	13	15,044	+ 41,676
Lung Disease	7	46,796	14	13,527	+ 33,269
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	43,465	36	2,966	+ 40,498
Kidney Disease	9	32,906	20	9,077	+ 23,829
Inflammatory/Heart	10	28,189	29	4,045	+ 24,144
Breast Cancer	11	24,486	35	3,416	+ 21,070
Stomach Cancer	12	21,983	37	2,579	+ 19,404
Liver Cancer	13	19,799	31	3,840	+ 15,959
Pancreas Cancer	14	18,663	50	1,017	+ 17,646
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	18,054	28	4,548	+ 13,506
Prostate Cancer	16	15,572	30	3,948	+ 11,624
Oral Cancer	17	14,560	51	1,003	+ 13,558
Diabetes Mellitus	18	14,183	16	12,902	+ 1,281
Other Injuries	19	13,603	22	8,272	+ 5,331
Road Traffic Accidents	20	12,668	10	30,256	- 17,588
Suicide	21	11,995	26	5,812	+ 6,183
Cervical Cancer	22	11,892	27	4,823	+ 7,069
Bladder Cancer	23	10,906	65	270	+ 10,636
Falls	24	9,564	33	3,483	+ 6,082
Lymphomas	25	8,805	38	2,061	+ 6,744
Leukemia	26	8,536	41	1,871	+ 6,664
Ovary Cancer	27	7,051	58	656	+ 6,396
Tuberculosis	28	6,457	2	43,759	- 37,302
Skin Cancers	29	6,380	55	765	+ 5,614
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,800	53	790	+ 4,010
Parkinson's Disease	31	4,710	49	1,035	+ 3,676
Drownings	32	3,791	34	3,454	+ 337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,378	40	1,923	+ 1,455
Uterin Cancer	34	3,321	63	352	+ 2,969
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,801	43	1,728	+ 1,073
Fires	36	2,679	39	2,007	+ 671
Alcohol	37	2,602	60	635	+ 1,967
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,332	11	16,256	- 13,924
Poisonings	39	2,330	42	1,729	+ 601
Drug Use	40	2,200	59	638	+ 1,561
Low Birth Weight	41	2,014	8	34,668	- 32,654
Epilepsy	42	1,998	44	1,727	+ 271
Other Neoplasms	43	1,835	67	88	+ 1,748
Violence	44	1,623	18	11,120	- 9,497
Asthma	45	1,431	24	7,733	- 6,302
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	1,421	5	41,301	- 39,880
HIV/AIDS	47	1,392	15	13,286	- 11,894
Endocrine Disorders	48	1,224	25	7,380	- 6,155
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	912	81	0	+ 912
Malnutrition	50	901	21	8,910	- 8,010
Schizophrenia	51	654	83	0	+ 654
Hepatitis C	52	626	69	69	+ 557
Skin Disease	53	620	54	781	- 161
Meningitis	54	486	17	11,568	- 11,082
Multiple Sclerosis	55	421	71	44	+ 377
Anemia	56	374	86	0	+ 374
Birth Trauma	57	243	9	33,075	- 32,832
Maternal Conditions	58	225	19	10,513	- 10,288
Hepatitis B	59	194	61	456	- 263
Appendicitis	60	133	56	703	- 570
Measles	61	47	3	42,254	- 42,207
Encephalitis	62	38	57	680	- 642
Upper Respiratory	63	17	62	370	- 353
Oral conditions	64	15	82	0	+ 15
War	65	14	45	1,658	- 1,644
Syphilis	66	9	32	3,751	- 3,742
Tetanus	67	9	46	1,166	- 1,157
Otitis Media	68	7	72	38	- 31
Pertussis	69	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Leishmaniasis	70	0	52	869	- 868
Diphtheria	71	0	70	47	- 47
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Chlamydia	78	0	73	15	- 15
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	66	217	- 217
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Romania

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.