SOUTH AFRICA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	44,699	1	71,996	- 27,296
Tuberculosis	2	27,567	6	21,965	+ 5,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,536	2	39,341	- 13,805
Coronary Heart Disease	4	24,725	3	32,739	- 8,014
Stroke	5	22,467	4	30,693	- 8,226
Malaria	6	19,597	63	83	+ 19,514
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,843	11	13,014	+ 2,829
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,928	8	15,843	- 2,916
Low Birth Weight	9	12,718	16	6,250	+ 6,468
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,404	5	30,188	- 19,784
Birth Trauma	11	9,887	30	3,004	+ 6,883
Hypertension	12	9,244	12	12,789	- 3,545
Liver Disease	13	9,224	14	9,013	+ 210
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,226	25	4,351	+ 2,875
Kidney Disease	15	6,075	9	15,302	- 9,227
Maternal Conditions	16	5,725	38	1,700	+ 4,026
Lung Disease	17	5,361	13	11,895	- 6,534
Violence	18	5,340	7	21,000	- 15,659
Suicide	19	3,456	10	13,774	- 10,318
Other Injuries	20	3,302	17	6,014	- 2,712
Pertussis	21	3,262	43	1,142	+ 2,120
Meningitis	22	2,965	26	3,660	- 695
Asthma	23	2,882	18	5,966	- 3,084
Malnutrition	24	2,694	34	2,381	+ 313
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,282	22	4,676	- 2,394
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,176	21	5,408	- 3,232
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,060	19	5,890	- 3,830
Prostate Cancer	28	1,961	24	4,374	- 2,413
Cervical Cancer	29	1,944	20	5,555	- 3,611
Liver Cancer	30	1,680	33	2,383	- 703
Measles	31	1,579	57	270	+ 1,309
Breast Cancer	32	1,573	23	4,533	- 2,960
Falls	33	1,474	42	1,399	+ 75
Syphilis	34	1,057	44	1,130	- 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,042	36	1,894	- 852
Drownings	36	1,029	32	2,403	- 1,374
Fires	37	895	27	3,618	- 2,723
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	880	28	3,587	- 2,707
Stomach Cancer	39	872	39	1,535	- 663
Epilepsy	40	753	37	1,870	- 1,117
Poisonings	41	699	50	975	- 277
Parkinson's Disease	42	684	46	1,077	- 393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	660	47	1,015	- 355
Drug Use	44	649	53	770	- 121
Lymphomas	45	605	31	2,818	- 2,213
Leukemia	46	570	40	1,464	- 894
Lung Cancers	47	532	15	7,705	- 7,173
Ovary Cancer	48	490	51	951	- 461
Alcohol	49	456	49	987	- 531
Skin Disease	50	453	45	1,101	- 648
Schistosomiasis	51	444	66	35	+ 409
Pancreas Cancer	52	415	35	2,007	- 1,592
Skin Cancers	53	357	48	993	- 636
Oral Cancer	54	324	41	1,406	- 1,082
Tetanus	55	229	65	38	+ 191
Encephalitis	56	196	59	234	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	57	193	29	3,486	- 3,293
Appendicitis	58	183	56	274	- 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	148	55	376	- 228
Uterin Cancer	60	145	54	512	- 367
Bladder Cancer	61	144	52	829	- 685
Hepatitis B	62	144	61	139	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	63	75	58	267	- 192
Upper Respiratory	64	67	60	223	- 156
Trypanosomiasis	65	66	76	0	+ 66
Multiple Sclerosis	66	38	62	113	- 75
Hepatitis C	67	25	70	8	+ 17
Diphtheria	68	19	69	16	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	10	71	3	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	10	68	18	- 8
Otitis Media	71	6	67	19	- 13
War	72	5	64	66	- 60
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Congo

South Africa

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.