VENEZUELA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,111	6	7,490	+ 15,620
Tuberculosis	2	14,253	31	748	+ 13,505
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,203	7	7,188	+ 6,014
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,783	1	26,905	- 14,122
Stroke	5	11,616	3	12,133	- 517
Malaria	6	10,132	42	402	+ 9,730
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,191	5	11,127	- 2,936
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,684	22	1,359	+ 5,325
Low Birth Weight	9	6,576	12	3,088	+ 3,488
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,379	4	11,176	- 5,797
Birth Trauma	11	5,112	24	1,087	+ 4,025
Hypertension	12	4,779	9	5,195	- 416
Liver Disease	13	4,769	16	2,340	+ 2,428
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,736	14	2,846	+ 890
Kidney Disease	15	3,141	8	5,932	- 2,791
Maternal Conditions	16	2,960	39	422	+ 2,538
Lung Disease	17	2,772	10	5,150	- 2,378
Violence	18	2,761	2	18,132	- 15,371
Suicide	19	1,787	34	585	+ 1,202
Other Injuries	20	1,707	21	1,693	+ 14
Pertussis	21	1,687	64	26	+ 1,661
Meningitis	22	1,533	49	251	+ 1,282
Asthma	23	1,490	46	311	+ 1,179
Malnutrition	24	1,393	32	629	+ 764
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,180	35	572	+ 608
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,125	33	599	+ 526
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,065	30	760	+ 305
Prostate Cancer	28	1,014	13	2,848	- 1,835
Cervical Cancer	29	1,005	20	1,986	- 981
Liver Cancer	30	869	26	1,029	- 161
Measles	31	817	79	0	+ 817
Breast Cancer	32	813	15	2,563	- 1,750
Falls	33	762	28	865	- 103
Syphilis	34	546	67	15	+ 531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	539	40	418	+ 121
Drownings	36	532	43	388	+ 144
Fires	37	463	54	144	+ 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	455	19	2,037	- 1,582
Stomach Cancer	39	451	17	2,175	- 1,724
Epilepsy	40	389	41	411	- 21
Poisonings	41	361	58	68	+ 294
Parkinson's Disease	42	354	48	252	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	341	57	80	+ 261
Drug Use	44	335	50	225	+ 110
Lymphomas	45	313	23	1,248	- 935
Leukemia	46	295	27	1,007	- 713
Lung Cancers	47	275	11	3,900	- 3,625
Ovary Cancer	48	253	36	563	- 309
Alcohol	49	236	62	34	+ 202
Skin Disease	50	234	66	18	+ 217
Schistosomiasis	51	230	76	1	+ 229
Pancreas Cancer	52	215	25	1,082	- 868
Skin Cancers	53	184	37	553	- 369
Oral Cancer	54	167	38	544	- 377
Tetanus	55	118	68	8	+ 111
Encephalitis	56	102	61	37	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	57	100	44	370	- 270
Appendicitis	58	95	56	98	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	76	52	180	- 103
Uterin Cancer	60	75	47	309	- 234
Bladder Cancer	61	75	45	365	- 290
Hepatitis B	62	74	63	30	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	63	39	18	2,167	- 2,129
Upper Respiratory	64	34	74	1	+ 33
Trypanosomiasis	65	34	83	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	60	51	- 31
Hepatitis C	67	13	65	21	- 8
Diphtheria	68	10	78	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	5	70	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	75	1	+ 2
War	72	3	51	185	- 182
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Congo

Venezuela

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.