DR CONGO VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	140,401	1	73,546	+ 66,855
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	89,704	5	41,301	+ 48,402
Malaria	3	52,160	4	41,813	+ 10,347
Birth Trauma	4	50,249	9	33,075	+ 17,174
Low Birth Weight	5	42,475	8	34,668	+ 7,806
Stroke	6	36,615	6	36,596	+ 19
Coronary Heart Disease	7	34,085	7	34,713	- 629
Road Traffic Accidents	8	31,254	10	30,256	+ 998
Meningitis	9	29,032	17	11,568	+ 17,464
Congenital Anomalies	10	22,512	11	16,256	+ 6,256
Maternal Conditions	11	22,194	19	10,513	+ 11,682
Tuberculosis	12	21,151	2	43,759	- 22,609
HIV/AIDS	13	19,454	15	13,286	+ 6,168
Liver Disease	14	18,550	13	15,044	+ 3,506
Other Injuries	15	16,101	22	8,272	+ 7,829
Pertussis	16	15,096	23	7,921	+ 7,175
Measles	17	14,337	3	42,254	- 27,918
Malnutrition	18	12,997	21	8,910	+ 4,087
Kidney Disease	19	11,439	20	9,077	+ 2,362
Diabetes Mellitus	20	11,361	16	12,902	- 1,541
Violence	21	8,642	18	11,120	- 2,479
Lung Disease	22	8,640	14	13,527	- 4,886
Hypertension	23	7,603	12	15,743	- 8,140
Asthma	24	7,578	24	7,733	- 155
Endocrine Disorders	25	6,987	25	7,380	- 392
Drownings	26	6,426	34	3,454	+ 2,973
Suicide	27	6,207	26	5,812	+ 395
Breast Cancer	28	6,121	35	3,416	+ 2,705
Fires	29	4,364	39	2,007	+ 2,356
Syphilis	30	4,341	32	3,751	+ 590
Tetanus	31	4,131	46	1,166	+ 2,966
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	4,015	28	4,548	- 533
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,931	40	1,923	+ 2,009
Falls	34	3,889	33	3,483	+ 406
Cervical Cancer	35	3,829	27	4,823	- 993
Poisonings	36	3,344	42	1,729	+ 1,615
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,826	29	4,045	- 1,219
Epilepsy	38	2,711	44	1,727	+ 985
Lymphomas	39	2,352	38	2,061	+ 291
Liver Cancer	40	2,338	31	3,840	- 1,502
Prostate Cancer	41	2,053	30	3,948	- 1,895
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	2,018	36	2,966	- 948
Oral Cancer	43	1,774	51	1,003	+ 772
War	44	1,735	45	1,658	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,727	43	1,728	- 1
Leukemia	46	1,677	41	1,871	- 194
Hepatitis B	47	1,612	61	456	+ 1,156
Drug Use	48	1,398	59	638	+ 759
Ovary Cancer	49	1,329	58	656	+ 673
Parkinson's Disease	50	1,234	49	1,035	+ 200
Stomach Cancer	51	1,128	37	2,579	- 1,451
Schistosomiasis	52	1,121	48	1,071	+ 50
Skin Disease	53	861	54	781	+ 80
Skin Cancers	54	826	55	765	+ 60
Diphtheria	55	799	70	47	+ 752
Oesophagus Cancer	56	731	53	790	- 59
Encephalitis	57	730	57	680	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	58	657	50	1,017	- 360
Lung Cancers	59	605	47	1,158	- 553
Alcohol	60	551	60	635	- 84
Bladder Cancer	61	498	65	270	+ 228
Appendicitis	62	458	56	703	- 245
Ascariasis	63	435	68	80	+ 355
Leishmaniasis	64	364	52	869	- 505
Uterin Cancer	65	335	63	352	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	215	62	370	- 155
Hepatitis C	67	190	69	69	+ 121
Other Neoplasms	68	108	67	88	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	69	92	71	44	+ 49
Trypanosomiasis	70	79	64	347	- 268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	75	66	217	- 142
Chlamydia	72	11	73	15	- 3
Otitis Media	73	3	72	38	- 35
Dengue	74	1	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Chad

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.