DR CONGO VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	133,869	7	34,713	+ 99,156
Stroke	2	57,410	6	36,596	+ 20,814
Road Traffic Accidents	3	22,079	10	30,256	- 8,177
Hypertension	4	20,541	12	15,743	+ 4,798
Kidney Disease	5	18,476	20	9,077	+ 9,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,889	1	73,546	- 55,657
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,829	28	4,548	+ 9,282
Low Birth Weight	8	13,354	8	34,668	- 21,314
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,481	16	12,902	- 1,421
Lung Disease	10	11,457	14	13,527	- 2,070
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,694	11	16,256	- 5,562
Lung Cancers	12	9,648	47	1,158	+ 8,490
Birth Trauma	13	9,327	9	33,075	- 23,749
Breast Cancer	14	8,504	35	3,416	+ 5,088
Liver Disease	15	8,502	13	15,044	- 6,542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,705	36	2,966	+ 4,738
Tuberculosis	17	6,971	2	43,759	- 36,788
Asthma	18	5,007	24	7,733	- 2,727
Stomach Cancer	19	4,988	37	2,579	+ 2,408
Lymphomas	20	4,497	38	2,061	+ 2,436
Bladder Cancer	21	3,492	65	270	+ 3,222
Other Injuries	22	3,438	22	8,272	- 4,833
Falls	23	3,227	33	3,483	- 256
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,065	49	1,035	+ 2,030
Leukemia	25	2,841	41	1,871	+ 969
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,726	5	41,301	- 38,575
Cervical Cancer	27	2,670	27	4,823	- 2,153
Suicide	28	2,631	26	5,812	- 3,181
Prostate Cancer	29	2,624	30	3,948	- 1,325
Drug Use	30	2,413	59	638	+ 1,775
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,387	50	1,017	+ 1,371
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,272	25	7,380	- 5,108
Maternal Conditions	33	2,250	19	10,513	- 8,263
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,025	29	4,045	- 2,020
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,769	40	1,923	- 154
Violence	36	1,750	18	11,120	- 9,370
Skin Cancers	37	1,746	55	765	+ 981
Oral Cancer	38	1,706	51	1,003	+ 703
Fires	39	1,562	39	2,007	- 446
Ovary Cancer	40	1,501	58	656	+ 845
Liver Cancer	41	1,352	31	3,840	- 2,488
Drownings	42	1,106	34	3,454	- 2,348
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	887	43	1,728	- 840
Epilepsy	44	870	44	1,727	- 856
Meningitis	45	786	17	11,568	- 10,783
Oesophagus Cancer	46	769	53	790	- 21
Poisonings	47	704	42	1,729	- 1,025
HIV/AIDS	48	474	15	13,286	- 12,812
Pertussis	49	415	23	7,921	- 7,506
Hepatitis B	50	404	61	456	- 52
Encephalitis	51	356	57	680	- 324
Skin Disease	52	272	54	781	- 509
Malnutrition	53	201	21	8,910	- 8,710
Alcohol	54	199	60	635	- 436
Appendicitis	55	197	56	703	- 507
Uterin Cancer	56	185	63	352	- 168
Multiple Sclerosis	57	181	71	44	+ 137
Other Neoplasms	58	142	67	88	+ 54
Measles	59	135	3	42,254	- 42,119
Tetanus	60	127	46	1,166	- 1,039
Syphilis	61	100	32	3,751	- 3,651
War	62	100	45	1,658	- 1,558
Schistosomiasis	63	54	48	1,071	- 1,017
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	53	66	217	- 164
Hepatitis C	65	11	69	69	- 58
Leishmaniasis	66	8	52	869	- 860
Ascariasis	67	5	68	80	- 74
Upper Respiratory	68	5	62	370	- 365
Chlamydia	69	2	73	15	- 13
Diphtheria	70	2	70	47	- 45
Otitis Media	71	0	72	38	- 38
Malaria	72	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	64	347	- 347
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	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

Algeria

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.