DR CONGO VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	106,832	1	73,546	+ 33,286
Tuberculosis	2	96,059	2	43,759	+ 52,299
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	95,652	5	41,301	+ 54,351
HIV/AIDS	4	76,636	15	13,286	+ 63,350
Stroke	5	67,061	6	36,596	+ 30,465
Malaria	6	66,972	4	41,813	+ 25,159
Coronary Heart Disease	7	59,222	7	34,713	+ 24,509
Low Birth Weight	8	45,495	8	34,668	+ 10,827
Birth Trauma	9	44,757	9	33,075	+ 11,682
Road Traffic Accidents	10	36,552	10	30,256	+ 6,295
Measles	11	33,188	3	42,254	- 9,066
Hypertension	12	25,573	12	15,743	+ 9,830
Maternal Conditions	13	23,983	19	10,513	+ 13,470
Liver Disease	14	23,552	13	15,044	+ 8,508
Diabetes Mellitus	15	23,308	16	12,902	+ 10,405
Meningitis	16	20,722	17	11,568	+ 9,154
Violence	17	20,596	18	11,120	+ 9,476
Lung Disease	18	19,525	14	13,527	+ 5,998
Congenital Anomalies	19	15,838	11	16,256	- 418
Asthma	20	15,537	24	7,733	+ 7,803
Kidney Disease	21	14,503	20	9,077	+ 5,426
Malnutrition	22	14,105	21	8,910	+ 5,195
Other Injuries	23	12,673	22	8,272	+ 4,401
Suicide	24	11,946	26	5,812	+ 6,134
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,638	25	7,380	+ 1,259
Breast Cancer	26	7,029	35	3,416	+ 3,614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	6,477	40	1,923	+ 4,554
War	28	6,403	45	1,658	+ 4,745
Tetanus	29	5,724	46	1,166	+ 4,559
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,511	29	4,045	+ 1,466
Pertussis	31	5,416	23	7,921	- 2,506
Cervical Cancer	32	4,699	27	4,823	- 124
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,164	28	4,548	- 384
Drownings	34	4,130	34	3,454	+ 677
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,959	43	1,728	+ 2,232
Falls	36	3,702	33	3,483	+ 219
Schistosomiasis	37	3,456	48	1,071	+ 2,385
Prostate Cancer	38	3,193	30	3,948	- 756
Fires	39	2,896	39	2,007	+ 888
Poisonings	40	2,736	42	1,729	+ 1,008
Syphilis	41	2,452	32	3,751	- 1,299
Lymphomas	42	2,430	38	2,061	+ 369
Epilepsy	43	2,426	44	1,727	+ 699
Liver Cancer	44	2,382	31	3,840	- 1,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	2,378	36	2,966	- 588
Oral Cancer	46	1,859	51	1,003	+ 856
Leukemia	47	1,800	41	1,871	- 72
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,373	49	1,035	+ 338
Stomach Cancer	49	1,337	37	2,579	- 1,242
Ovary Cancer	50	1,307	58	656	+ 651
Appendicitis	51	1,262	56	703	+ 559
Alcohol	52	1,261	60	635	+ 626
Oesophagus Cancer	53	984	53	790	+ 194
Skin Disease	54	983	54	781	+ 202
Lung Cancers	55	956	47	1,158	- 202
Leishmaniasis	56	929	52	869	+ 61
Drug Use	57	895	59	638	+ 257
Skin Cancers	58	875	55	765	+ 109
Trypanosomiasis	59	809	64	347	+ 463
Pancreas Cancer	60	747	50	1,017	- 269
Hepatitis B	61	674	61	456	+ 218
Encephalitis	62	572	57	680	- 108
Upper Respiratory	63	498	62	370	+ 128
Bladder Cancer	64	476	65	270	+ 206
Uterin Cancer	65	399	63	352	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	307	66	217	+ 89
Diphtheria	67	217	70	47	+ 170
Otitis Media	68	126	72	38	+ 88
Hepatitis C	69	115	69	69	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	70	98	67	88	+ 11
Ascariasis	71	98	68	80	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	72	78	71	44	+ 34
Chlamydia	73	38	73	15	+ 23
Dengue	74	1	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Central Africa

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.