DR CONGO VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	232,351	7	34,713	+ 197,638
Stroke	2	112,868	6	36,596	+ 76,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	90,126	1	73,546	+ 16,580
Lung Cancers	4	62,982	47	1,158	+ 61,825
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	61,473	28	4,548	+ 56,925
Lung Disease	6	57,799	14	13,527	+ 44,272
Hypertension	7	36,505	12	15,743	+ 20,762
Prostate Cancer	8	35,415	30	3,948	+ 31,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	31,125	36	2,966	+ 28,158
Falls	10	29,569	33	3,483	+ 26,087
Liver Disease	11	19,716	13	15,044	+ 4,672
Other Injuries	12	19,672	22	8,272	+ 11,400
Diabetes Mellitus	13	18,848	16	12,902	+ 5,946
Kidney Disease	14	17,891	20	9,077	+ 8,815
Breast Cancer	15	17,604	35	3,416	+ 14,188
Suicide	16	17,235	26	5,812	+ 11,423
Inflammatory/Heart	17	12,169	29	4,045	+ 8,124
Lymphomas	18	11,465	38	2,061	+ 9,404
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10,602	10	30,256	- 19,654
Stomach Cancer	20	10,427	37	2,579	+ 7,848
Pancreas Cancer	21	9,521	50	1,017	+ 8,505
Oesophagus Cancer	22	9,253	53	790	+ 8,463
Oral Cancer	23	9,222	51	1,003	+ 8,219
Liver Cancer	24	8,580	31	3,840	+ 4,740
Other Neoplasms	25	8,088	67	88	+ 8,000
Bladder Cancer	26	7,726	65	270	+ 7,456
Parkinson's Disease	27	7,269	49	1,035	+ 6,234
Alcohol	28	7,107	60	635	+ 6,472
Cervical Cancer	29	7,006	27	4,823	+ 2,183
Leukemia	30	6,665	41	1,871	+ 4,794
Uterin Cancer	31	6,336	63	352	+ 5,984
Violence	32	6,142	18	11,120	- 4,979
Skin Cancers	33	5,409	55	765	+ 4,643
HIV/AIDS	34	4,961	15	13,286	- 8,324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,417	40	1,923	+ 2,494
Endocrine Disorders	36	4,340	25	7,380	- 3,040
Congenital Anomalies	37	3,870	11	16,256	- 12,386
Osteoarthritis	38	3,434	80	0	+ 3,434
Ovary Cancer	39	3,398	58	656	+ 2,742
Asthma	40	3,171	24	7,733	- 4,563
Skin Disease	41	2,718	54	781	+ 1,937
Drownings	42	2,428	34	3,454	- 1,026
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,170	5	41,301	- 39,131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,702	43	1,728	- 25
Hepatitis C	45	1,180	69	69	+ 1,111
Epilepsy	46	1,139	44	1,727	- 587
Appendicitis	47	1,093	56	703	+ 390
Low Birth Weight	48	1,034	8	34,668	- 33,634
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	911	66	217	+ 694
Meningitis	50	870	17	11,568	- 10,698
Drug Use	51	861	59	638	+ 222
Anemia	52	813	86	0	+ 813
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	794	81	0	+ 794
Schizophrenia	54	716	83	0	+ 716
Malnutrition	55	669	21	8,910	- 8,242
Hepatitis B	56	622	61	456	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	57	583	71	44	+ 540
Fires	58	579	39	2,007	- 1,429
Birth Trauma	59	512	9	33,075	- 32,564
Tuberculosis	60	471	2	43,759	- 43,289
Maternal Conditions	61	457	19	10,513	- 10,056
Poisonings	62	181	42	1,729	- 1,548
Otitis Media	63	114	72	38	+ 76
Oral conditions	64	66	82	0	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	65	60	62	370	- 310
Encephalitis	66	59	57	680	- 620
Leprosy	67	19	77	0	+ 19
War	68	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Syphilis	69	8	32	3,751	- 3,743
Ascariasis	70	8	68	80	- 72
Tetanus	71	7	46	1,166	- 1,159
Iodine Deficiency	72	4	78	0	+ 4
Pertussis	73	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	76	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	64	347	- 347
Schistosomiasis	81	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	82	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	83	0	52	869	- 869
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Cuba

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.