DR CONGO VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	76,210	1	73,546	+ 2,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	46,571	5	41,301	+ 5,270
Stroke	3	45,595	6	36,596	+ 8,999
Coronary Heart Disease	4	44,696	7	34,713	+ 9,983
Low Birth Weight	5	42,093	8	34,668	+ 7,425
Road Traffic Accidents	6	28,987	10	30,256	- 1,269
Birth Trauma	7	27,028	9	33,075	- 6,048
Liver Disease	8	20,471	13	15,044	+ 5,427
Diabetes Mellitus	9	17,473	16	12,902	+ 4,571
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,755	11	16,256	+ 498
Meningitis	11	14,806	17	11,568	+ 3,238
Hypertension	12	14,754	12	15,743	- 989
Cervical Cancer	13	13,392	27	4,823	+ 8,570
Kidney Disease	14	12,996	20	9,077	+ 3,919
Malnutrition	15	12,292	21	8,910	+ 3,382
Other Injuries	16	11,563	22	8,272	+ 3,291
Lung Disease	17	10,704	14	13,527	- 2,823
Pertussis	18	10,256	23	7,921	+ 2,335
Tuberculosis	19	10,110	2	43,759	- 33,650
Violence	20	8,105	18	11,120	- 3,015
Asthma	21	6,268	24	7,733	- 1,465
Maternal Conditions	22	6,019	19	10,513	- 4,494
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,953	28	4,548	+ 1,406
Suicide	24	5,873	26	5,812	+ 61
Drownings	25	4,455	34	3,454	+ 1,001
Oesophagus Cancer	26	4,314	53	790	+ 3,524
Prostate Cancer	27	4,208	30	3,948	+ 260
Liver Cancer	28	3,727	31	3,840	- 113
Malaria	29	3,718	4	41,813	- 38,095
Fires	30	3,466	39	2,007	+ 1,458
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,367	29	4,045	- 678
Falls	32	3,360	33	3,483	- 123
Breast Cancer	33	2,894	35	3,416	- 522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,693	40	1,923	+ 770
Poisonings	35	2,575	42	1,729	+ 846
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,498	25	7,380	- 4,882
Lymphomas	37	2,471	38	2,061	+ 410
Syphilis	38	2,453	32	3,751	- 1,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,393	36	2,966	- 574
Epilepsy	40	2,221	44	1,727	+ 494
Oral Cancer	41	1,982	51	1,003	+ 979
Skin Cancers	42	1,594	55	765	+ 829
Tetanus	43	1,524	46	1,166	+ 359
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,470	49	1,035	+ 436
Stomach Cancer	45	1,441	37	2,579	- 1,138
Bladder Cancer	46	1,316	65	270	+ 1,046
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,304	43	1,728	- 423
Skin Disease	48	1,182	54	781	+ 401
Drug Use	49	855	59	638	+ 217
Appendicitis	50	751	56	703	+ 47
Alcohol	51	741	60	635	+ 107
Hepatitis B	52	658	61	456	+ 202
Upper Respiratory	53	540	62	370	+ 170
Encephalitis	54	533	57	680	- 146
Uterin Cancer	55	399	63	352	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	56	397	58	656	- 259
Leukemia	57	391	41	1,871	- 1,480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	214	66	217	- 3
Other Neoplasms	59	141	67	88	+ 53
Lung Cancers	60	131	47	1,158	- 1,026
Hepatitis C	61	126	69	69	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	62	93	71	44	+ 49
Ascariasis	63	45	68	80	- 35
Otitis Media	64	41	72	38	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	31	70	47	- 15
Chlamydia	66	31	73	15	+ 16
War	67	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Dengue	68	4	74	1	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
HIV/AIDS	76	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Depression	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	50	1,017	- 1,017
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Comoros

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.