SWITZERLAND VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,553	54	29	+ 6,524
Tuberculosis	2	4,041	56	21	+ 4,020
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,743	8	1,949	+ 1,794
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,625	1	10,713	- 7,089
Stroke	5	3,294	3	3,918	- 624
Malaria	6	2,873	77	0	+ 2,873
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,322	34	193	+ 2,129
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,895	35	186	+ 1,709
Low Birth Weight	9	1,864	43	105	+ 1,760
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,525	17	1,022	+ 503
Birth Trauma	11	1,449	52	32	+ 1,417
Hypertension	12	1,355	6	2,471	- 1,116
Liver Disease	13	1,352	21	677	+ 675
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,059	31	305	+ 754
Kidney Disease	15	891	13	1,261	- 370
Maternal Conditions	16	839	64	4	+ 835
Lung Disease	17	786	5	2,902	- 2,116
Violence	18	783	51	42	+ 741
Suicide	19	507	14	1,249	- 742
Other Injuries	20	484	30	410	+ 74
Pertussis	21	478	73	0	+ 478
Meningitis	22	435	57	20	+ 415
Asthma	23	423	46	95	+ 328
Malnutrition	24	395	47	84	+ 311
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	335	2	7,192	- 6,858
Inflammatory/Heart	26	319	16	1,027	- 708
Endocrine Disorders	27	302	25	593	- 291
Prostate Cancer	28	287	10	1,579	- 1,292
Cervical Cancer	29	285	42	105	+ 180
Liver Cancer	30	246	19	805	- 559
Measles	31	232	75	0	+ 232
Breast Cancer	32	231	11	1,577	- 1,346
Falls	33	216	9	1,919	- 1,703
Syphilis	34	155	65	2	+ 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	153	41	122	+ 30
Drownings	36	151	50	49	+ 102
Fires	37	131	55	21	+ 110
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	129	7	1,995	- 1,866
Stomach Cancer	39	128	24	614	- 486
Epilepsy	40	110	39	159	- 48
Poisonings	41	102	60	13	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	42	100	18	857	- 757
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	97	48	78	+ 19
Drug Use	44	95	36	176	- 81
Lymphomas	45	89	15	1,131	- 1,043
Leukemia	46	84	22	671	- 588
Lung Cancers	47	78	4	3,520	- 3,442
Ovary Cancer	48	72	29	457	- 385
Alcohol	49	67	32	229	- 162
Skin Disease	50	66	40	129	- 63
Schistosomiasis	51	65	72	0	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	52	61	12	1,486	- 1,425
Skin Cancers	53	52	27	493	- 441
Oral Cancer	54	47	26	500	- 453
Tetanus	55	34	70	0	+ 33
Encephalitis	56	29	68	1	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	57	28	28	491	- 463
Appendicitis	58	27	59	15	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	22	49	68	- 46
Uterin Cancer	60	21	33	224	- 202
Bladder Cancer	61	21	23	669	- 648
Hepatitis B	62	21	63	5	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	63	11	20	681	- 670
Upper Respiratory	64	10	61	11	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	65	10	78	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	38	160	- 154
Hepatitis C	67	4	58	15	- 11
Diphtheria	68	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	69	0	+ 1
War	72	1	67	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Congo

Switzerland

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.