DR CONGO VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,177	7	34,713	+ 84,463
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	92,125	28	4,548	+ 87,578
Lung Cancers	3	62,281	47	1,158	+ 61,123
Lung Disease	4	42,277	14	13,527	+ 28,750
Stroke	5	42,118	6	36,596	+ 5,522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	28,708	36	2,966	+ 25,742
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	22,106	1	73,546	- 51,439
Breast Cancer	8	17,581	35	3,416	+ 14,165
Diabetes Mellitus	9	17,009	16	12,902	+ 4,106
Lymphomas	10	15,308	38	2,061	+ 13,247
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,044	50	1,017	+ 14,028
Falls	12	14,365	33	3,483	+ 10,882
Prostate Cancer	13	14,013	30	3,948	+ 10,065
Kidney Disease	14	13,617	20	9,077	+ 4,541
Suicide	15	13,138	26	5,812	+ 7,326
Drug Use	16	10,965	59	638	+ 10,327
Liver Disease	17	10,779	13	15,044	- 4,265
Parkinson's Disease	18	9,992	49	1,035	+ 8,957
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,616	25	7,380	+ 2,236
Liver Cancer	20	9,260	31	3,840	+ 5,420
Leukemia	21	9,216	41	1,871	+ 7,345
Hypertension	22	7,623	12	15,743	- 8,120
Bladder Cancer	23	7,498	65	270	+ 7,228
Other Injuries	24	7,117	22	8,272	- 1,155
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,633	53	790	+ 5,843
Stomach Cancer	26	6,477	37	2,579	+ 3,898
Inflammatory/Heart	27	6,127	29	4,045	+ 2,082
Road Traffic Accidents	28	5,943	10	30,256	- 24,314
Ovary Cancer	29	5,658	58	656	+ 5,002
Skin Cancers	30	5,224	55	765	+ 4,459
Other Neoplasms	31	4,993	67	88	+ 4,906
Oral Cancer	32	4,736	51	1,003	+ 3,733
Alcohol	33	4,435	60	635	+ 3,800
Uterin Cancer	34	3,519	63	352	+ 3,166
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,216	11	16,256	- 13,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,500	5	41,301	- 38,801
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,059	71	44	+ 2,015
Skin Disease	38	2,020	54	781	+ 1,239
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,891	43	1,728	+ 163
Violence	40	1,800	18	11,120	- 9,321
Cervical Cancer	41	1,719	27	4,823	- 3,103
Low Birth Weight	42	1,646	8	34,668	- 33,022
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,315	40	1,923	- 608
Epilepsy	44	1,142	44	1,727	- 584
Hepatitis C	45	1,080	69	69	+ 1,011
Anemia	46	1,020	86	0	+ 1,020
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	959	66	217	+ 742
Drownings	48	842	34	3,454	- 2,612
Asthma	49	780	24	7,733	- 6,954
Birth Trauma	50	574	9	33,075	- 32,502
Malnutrition	51	572	21	8,910	- 8,338
Fires	52	572	39	2,007	- 1,436
HIV/AIDS	53	484	15	13,286	- 12,801
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	424	81	0	+ 424
Osteoarthritis	55	412	80	0	+ 412
Poisonings	56	361	42	1,729	- 1,368
Schizophrenia	57	352	83	0	+ 352
Tuberculosis	58	290	2	43,759	- 43,470
Meningitis	59	204	17	11,568	- 11,365
Hepatitis B	60	196	61	456	- 260
Oral conditions	61	151	82	0	+ 151
Appendicitis	62	147	56	703	- 557
Upper Respiratory	63	139	62	370	- 231
Maternal Conditions	64	134	19	10,513	- 10,378
War	65	63	45	1,658	- 1,596
Otitis Media	66	22	72	38	- 16
Syphilis	67	15	32	3,751	- 3,736
Encephalitis	68	9	57	680	- 671
Pertussis	69	2	23	7,921	- 7,919
Chagas disease	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	46	1,166	- 1,165
Dengue	72	1	74	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	74	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Chlamydia	83	0	73	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Canada

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.