DR CONGO VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,898	7	34,713	+ 58,184
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	67,204	28	4,548	+ 62,657
Stroke	3	44,539	6	36,596	+ 7,942
Lung Cancers	4	37,802	47	1,158	+ 36,645
Lung Disease	5	36,590	14	13,527	+ 23,064
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	26,767	36	2,966	+ 23,801
Diabetes Mellitus	7	19,276	16	12,902	+ 6,374
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,168	1	73,546	- 54,378
Prostate Cancer	9	16,237	30	3,948	+ 12,288
Breast Cancer	10	14,681	35	3,416	+ 11,266
Suicide	11	13,579	26	5,812	+ 7,767
Kidney Disease	12	13,534	20	9,077	+ 4,457
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,440	50	1,017	+ 12,423
Falls	14	13,433	33	3,483	+ 9,950
Lymphomas	15	13,100	38	2,061	+ 11,039
Endocrine Disorders	16	10,038	25	7,380	+ 2,658
Skin Cancers	17	9,996	55	765	+ 9,230
Leukemia	18	9,166	41	1,871	+ 7,295
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,778	49	1,035	+ 7,744
Liver Cancer	20	8,778	31	3,840	+ 4,938
Drug Use	21	7,686	59	638	+ 7,047
Other Injuries	22	7,081	22	8,272	- 1,191
Hypertension	23	7,033	12	15,743	- 8,710
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,773	29	4,045	+ 2,728
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,439	53	790	+ 5,649
Liver Disease	26	6,128	13	15,044	- 8,916
Stomach Cancer	27	5,552	37	2,579	+ 2,973
Other Neoplasms	28	5,399	67	88	+ 5,311
Road Traffic Accidents	29	5,367	10	30,256	- 24,890
Bladder Cancer	30	5,119	65	270	+ 4,849
Ovary Cancer	31	4,322	58	656	+ 3,666
Oral Cancer	32	4,191	51	1,003	+ 3,188
Congenital Anomalies	33	3,064	11	16,256	- 13,193
Skin Disease	34	2,562	54	781	+ 1,781
Uterin Cancer	35	2,260	63	352	+ 1,907
Asthma	36	1,963	24	7,733	- 5,770
Alcohol	37	1,638	60	635	+ 1,003
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,633	43	1,728	- 94
Cervical Cancer	39	1,473	27	4,823	- 3,350
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,274	5	41,301	- 40,027
Epilepsy	41	1,227	44	1,727	- 500
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,189	40	1,923	- 733
Low Birth Weight	43	1,070	8	34,668	- 33,599
Violence	44	1,050	18	11,120	- 10,071
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	987	66	217	+ 770
Multiple Sclerosis	46	809	71	44	+ 766
Drownings	47	764	34	3,454	- 2,690
Hepatitis C	48	746	69	69	+ 677
Anemia	49	678	86	0	+ 678
Birth Trauma	50	604	9	33,075	- 32,471
Malnutrition	51	504	21	8,910	- 8,407
Osteoarthritis	52	492	80	0	+ 492
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	307	81	0	+ 307
Schizophrenia	54	276	83	0	+ 276
Fires	55	235	39	2,007	- 1,772
Tuberculosis	56	227	2	43,759	- 43,533
HIV/AIDS	57	216	15	13,286	- 13,070
Hepatitis B	58	177	61	456	- 279
Oral conditions	59	172	82	0	+ 172
Meningitis	60	160	17	11,568	- 11,408
Poisonings	61	150	42	1,729	- 1,579
Appendicitis	62	114	56	703	- 590
Maternal Conditions	63	88	19	10,513	- 10,425
Upper Respiratory	64	73	62	370	- 297
War	65	34	45	1,658	- 1,624
Otitis Media	66	26	72	38	- 12
Syphilis	67	12	32	3,751	- 3,739
Encephalitis	68	12	57	680	- 668
Pertussis	69	6	23	7,921	- 7,915
Tetanus	70	6	46	1,166	- 1,160
Diphtheria	71	1	70	47	- 45
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	80	- 80
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	73	15	- 15
Measles	78	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Schistosomiasis	79	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	82	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Australia

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.