CHINA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	CONGO		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,047,208	34	28,746	+ 1,018,462
Tuberculosis	2	645,831	32	34,802	+ 611,029
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	598,249	12	183,342	+ 414,907
Coronary Heart Disease	4	579,250	2	1,771,525	- 1,192,276
Stroke	5	526,353	1	2,043,210	- 1,516,857
Malaria	6	459,113	75	0	+ 459,113
Road Traffic Accidents	7	371,162	8	250,272	+ 120,890
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	302,865	50	8,719	+ 294,146
Low Birth Weight	9	297,957	40	21,631	+ 276,326
Diabetes Mellitus	10	243,742	14	161,672	+ 82,070
Birth Trauma	11	231,625	43	17,644	+ 213,981
Hypertension	12	216,557	7	301,183	- 84,626
Liver Disease	13	216,090	15	145,603	+ 70,487
Congenital Anomalies	14	169,282	31	36,613	+ 132,670
Kidney Disease	15	142,332	11	192,302	- 49,970
Maternal Conditions	16	134,129	54	3,596	+ 130,533
Lung Disease	17	125,595	3	968,607	- 843,012
Violence	18	125,113	47	11,115	+ 113,998
Suicide	19	80,973	17	116,324	- 35,350
Other Injuries	20	77,359	25	54,087	+ 23,271
Pertussis	21	76,433	64	484	+ 75,950
Meningitis	22	69,469	51	5,704	+ 63,765
Asthma	23	67,526	39	23,147	+ 44,378
Malnutrition	24	63,106	44	12,995	+ 50,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	53,467	6	304,455	- 250,988
Inflammatory/Heart	26	50,986	33	29,954	+ 21,032
Endocrine Disorders	27	48,266	37	25,613	+ 22,654
Prostate Cancer	28	45,934	28	51,056	- 5,123
Cervical Cancer	29	45,548	27	51,650	- 6,102
Liver Cancer	30	39,362	13	180,952	- 141,590
Measles	31	37,002	62	558	+ 36,444
Breast Cancer	32	36,853	19	92,757	- 55,904
Falls	33	34,534	16	138,878	- 104,343
Syphilis	34	24,754	58	1,824	+ 22,930
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	24,403	30	37,723	- 13,320
Drownings	36	24,119	26	52,807	- 28,688
Fires	37	20,967	48	10,498	+ 10,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	20,617	9	248,388	- 227,772
Stomach Cancer	39	20,430	5	398,439	- 378,009
Epilepsy	40	17,637	46	11,365	+ 6,272
Poisonings	41	16,373	36	25,762	- 9,389
Parkinson's Disease	42	16,025	20	70,699	- 54,674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	15,456	21	65,350	- 49,895
Drug Use	44	15,195	38	24,214	- 9,019
Lymphomas	45	14,170	23	57,838	- 43,669
Leukemia	46	13,351	22	58,145	- 44,794
Lung Cancers	47	12,462	4	714,311	- 701,849
Ovary Cancer	48	11,478	35	28,078	- 16,600
Alcohol	49	10,688	42	19,071	- 8,383
Skin Disease	50	10,620	52	5,222	+ 5,398
Schistosomiasis	51	10,400	65	400	+ 10,000
Pancreas Cancer	52	9,720	18	111,537	- 101,817
Skin Cancers	53	8,359	41	19,669	- 11,311
Oral Cancer	54	7,586	24	54,695	- 47,110
Tetanus	55	5,355	63	491	+ 4,864
Encephalitis	56	4,603	55	2,796	+ 1,807
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4,521	10	242,891	- 238,370
Appendicitis	58	4,291	60	1,468	+ 2,823
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	3,466	49	10,108	- 6,643
Uterin Cancer	60	3,397	45	11,751	- 8,355
Bladder Cancer	61	3,382	29	37,873	- 34,491
Hepatitis B	62	3,367	56	2,757	+ 609
Other Neoplasms	63	1,755	53	4,374	- 2,619
Upper Respiratory	64	1,561	57	2,663	- 1,102
Trypanosomiasis	65	1,553	77	0	+ 1,553
Multiple Sclerosis	66	881	59	1,734	- 853
Hepatitis C	67	579	66	86	+ 493
Diphtheria	68	439	71	11	+ 428
Ascariasis	69	245	68	34	+ 211
Chlamydia	70	235	67	55	+ 180
Otitis Media	71	152	69	15	+ 136
War	72	120	61	900	- 780
Dengue	73	7	70	12	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Congo

China

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.