DR CONGO VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,945	7	34,713	+ 52,232
Stroke	2	64,614	6	36,596	+ 28,018
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	49,667	1	73,546	- 23,879
Violence	4	36,070	18	11,120	+ 24,950
Diabetes Mellitus	5	31,260	16	12,902	+ 18,358
Lung Disease	6	31,137	14	13,527	+ 17,611
Kidney Disease	7	19,766	20	9,077	+ 10,690
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,763	10	30,256	- 12,493
Lung Cancers	9	16,603	47	1,158	+ 15,445
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	16,109	28	4,548	+ 11,561
Hypertension	11	15,115	12	15,743	- 627
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	12,147	36	2,966	+ 9,180
Liver Disease	13	11,234	13	15,044	- 3,810
Breast Cancer	14	10,887	35	3,416	+ 7,471
Prostate Cancer	15	9,965	30	3,948	+ 6,016
Falls	16	9,884	33	3,483	+ 6,401
Stomach Cancer	17	9,436	37	2,579	+ 6,856
Inflammatory/Heart	18	9,182	29	4,045	+ 5,137
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,877	25	7,380	+ 1,498
Suicide	20	7,625	26	5,812	+ 1,813
Other Injuries	21	7,241	22	8,272	- 1,031
HIV/AIDS	22	6,586	15	13,286	- 6,700
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,459	11	16,256	- 9,797
Pancreas Cancer	24	6,293	50	1,017	+ 5,276
Liver Cancer	25	6,039	31	3,840	+ 2,199
Oesophagus Cancer	26	5,489	53	790	+ 4,698
Lymphomas	27	5,441	38	2,061	+ 3,380
Oral Cancer	28	5,219	51	1,003	+ 4,216
Cervical Cancer	29	4,988	27	4,823	+ 165
Leukemia	30	4,474	41	1,871	+ 2,603
Skin Disease	31	3,765	54	781	+ 2,984
Alcohol	32	3,734	60	635	+ 3,100
Low Birth Weight	33	3,609	8	34,668	- 31,060
Malnutrition	34	3,511	21	8,910	- 5,399
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,968	5	41,301	- 38,333
Bladder Cancer	36	2,783	65	270	+ 2,513
Chagas disease	37	2,646	79	0	+ 2,646
Skin Cancers	38	2,639	55	765	+ 1,873
Drownings	39	2,589	34	3,454	- 864
Tuberculosis	40	2,567	2	43,759	- 41,192
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,502	49	1,035	+ 1,467
Other Neoplasms	42	2,446	67	88	+ 2,359
Ovary Cancer	43	2,284	58	656	+ 1,628
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,233	40	1,923	+ 310
Birth Trauma	45	1,981	9	33,075	- 31,095
Epilepsy	46	1,711	44	1,727	- 15
Uterin Cancer	47	1,458	63	352	+ 1,106
Asthma	48	1,361	24	7,733	- 6,373
Drug Use	49	1,294	59	638	+ 655
Anemia	50	1,268	86	0	+ 1,268
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,150	43	1,728	- 578
Hepatitis C	52	1,025	69	69	+ 957
Maternal Conditions	53	790	19	10,513	- 9,723
Meningitis	54	712	17	11,568	- 10,856
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	575	81	0	+ 575
War	56	572	45	1,658	- 1,087
Appendicitis	57	560	56	703	- 144
Fires	58	539	39	2,007	- 1,469
Hepatitis B	59	406	61	456	- 50
Schizophrenia	60	347	83	0	+ 347
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	313	66	217	+ 96
Schistosomiasis	62	311	48	1,071	- 760
Leishmaniasis	63	227	52	869	- 642
Multiple Sclerosis	64	187	71	44	+ 143
Osteoarthritis	65	173	80	0	+ 173
Poisonings	66	166	42	1,729	- 1,563
Upper Respiratory	67	136	62	370	- 234
Syphilis	68	117	32	3,751	- 3,634
Leprosy	69	91	77	0	+ 91
Otitis Media	70	49	72	38	+ 11
Tetanus	71	46	46	1,166	- 1,120
Encephalitis	72	34	57	680	- 646
Oral conditions	73	32	82	0	+ 32
Malaria	74	23	4	41,813	- 41,790
Pertussis	75	16	23	7,921	- 7,905
Dengue	76	7	74	1	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	5	78	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	78	4	68	80	- 76
Diphtheria	79	4	70	47	- 43
Chlamydia	80	3	73	15	- 12
Measles	81	2	3	42,254	- 42,252
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	85	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 346
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Brazil

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.