DR CONGO VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,224	7	34,713	+ 65,511
Violence	2	44,841	18	11,120	+ 33,721
Stroke	3	38,568	6	36,596	+ 1,972
Lung Disease	4	37,068	14	13,527	+ 23,542
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	25,072	1	73,546	- 48,474
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,070	10	30,256	- 12,186
Kidney Disease	7	15,904	20	9,077	+ 6,827
Hypertension	8	14,893	12	15,743	- 850
Stomach Cancer	9	14,224	37	2,579	+ 11,645
Lung Cancers	10	12,218	47	1,158	+ 11,061
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,702	16	12,902	- 1,200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	10,172	36	2,966	+ 7,206
Breast Cancer	13	8,539	35	3,416	+ 5,124
Prostate Cancer	14	8,342	30	3,948	+ 4,393
Other Neoplasms	15	7,458	67	88	+ 7,370
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,895	11	16,256	- 9,362
HIV/AIDS	17	6,244	15	13,286	- 7,042
Lymphomas	18	6,058	38	2,061	+ 3,996
Liver Disease	19	5,646	13	15,044	- 9,398
Cervical Cancer	20	5,274	27	4,823	+ 451
Leukemia	21	5,139	41	1,871	+ 3,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,020	28	4,548	+ 473
Low Birth Weight	23	4,876	8	34,668	- 29,792
Liver Cancer	24	4,805	31	3,840	+ 966
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,706	50	1,017	+ 3,690
Suicide	26	4,573	26	5,812	- 1,239
Malnutrition	27	4,371	21	8,910	- 4,540
Other Injuries	28	3,706	22	8,272	- 4,566
Falls	29	3,532	33	3,483	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,182	25	7,380	- 4,198
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,094	29	4,045	- 951
Tuberculosis	32	2,960	2	43,759	- 40,800
Ovary Cancer	33	2,612	58	656	+ 1,956
Skin Disease	34	2,564	54	781	+ 1,783
Skin Cancers	35	2,393	55	765	+ 1,628
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,944	53	790	+ 1,154
Oral Cancer	37	1,878	51	1,003	+ 875
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,740	5	41,301	- 39,562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,625	40	1,923	- 297
Drownings	40	1,604	34	3,454	- 1,850
Birth Trauma	41	1,509	9	33,075	- 31,566
Bladder Cancer	42	1,417	65	270	+ 1,147
Epilepsy	43	1,390	44	1,727	- 336
Drug Use	44	1,144	59	638	+ 506
Uterin Cancer	45	985	63	352	+ 632
Maternal Conditions	46	917	19	10,513	- 9,596
Parkinson's Disease	47	891	49	1,035	- 143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	775	81	0	+ 775
War	49	605	45	1,658	- 1,053
Meningitis	50	568	17	11,568	- 11,001
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	564	66	217	+ 346
Appendicitis	52	495	56	703	- 208
Chagas disease	53	473	79	0	+ 473
Asthma	54	445	24	7,733	- 7,288
Dengue	55	310	74	1	+ 309
Fires	56	295	39	2,007	- 1,713
Anemia	57	234	86	0	+ 234
Osteoarthritis	58	156	80	0	+ 156
Hepatitis C	59	151	69	69	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	60	145	71	44	+ 101
Poisonings	61	142	42	1,729	- 1,587
Hepatitis B	62	117	61	456	- 339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	88	43	1,728	- 1,640
Encephalitis	64	88	57	680	- 592
Syphilis	65	70	32	3,751	- 3,681
Upper Respiratory	66	62	62	370	- 308
Malaria	67	60	4	41,813	- 41,753
Alcohol	68	53	60	635	- 582
Pertussis	69	42	23	7,921	- 7,879
Schizophrenia	70	41	83	0	+ 41
Tetanus	71	33	46	1,166	- 1,133
Leprosy	72	19	77	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	73	17	72	38	- 21
Leishmaniasis	74	17	52	869	- 852
Oral conditions	75	17	82	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	76	11	68	80	- 69
Schistosomiasis	77	1	48	1,071	- 1,069
Measles	78	1	3	42,254	- 42,253
Hookworm Disease	79	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	70	47	- 46
Chlamydia	81	0	73	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	64	347	- 347
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Colombia

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.