DR CONGO VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,196	7	34,713	+ 68,482
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	100,805	28	4,548	+ 96,257
Lung Disease	3	84,750	14	13,527	+ 71,224
Lung Cancers	4	71,895	47	1,158	+ 70,738
Stroke	5	70,757	6	36,596	+ 34,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	43,346	1	73,546	- 30,200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	41,476	36	2,966	+ 38,510
Prostate Cancer	8	28,593	30	3,948	+ 24,645
Breast Cancer	9	25,095	35	3,416	+ 21,680
Diabetes Mellitus	10	24,804	16	12,902	+ 11,902
Pancreas Cancer	11	21,173	50	1,017	+ 20,157
Kidney Disease	12	17,596	20	9,077	+ 8,520
Lymphomas	13	14,097	38	2,061	+ 12,036
Liver Disease	14	13,371	13	15,044	- 1,673
Hypertension	15	12,413	12	15,743	- 3,330
Suicide	16	11,927	26	5,812	+ 6,115
Parkinson's Disease	17	11,593	49	1,035	+ 10,558
Alcohol	18	11,561	60	635	+ 10,926
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,101	25	7,380	+ 3,721
Leukemia	20	10,788	41	1,871	+ 8,917
Bladder Cancer	21	10,538	65	270	+ 10,268
Falls	22	10,447	33	3,483	+ 6,964
Stomach Cancer	23	9,353	37	2,579	+ 6,774
Oesophagus Cancer	24	9,207	53	790	+ 8,417
Liver Cancer	25	8,973	31	3,840	+ 5,133
Skin Cancers	26	7,506	55	765	+ 6,740
Other Neoplasms	27	7,302	67	88	+ 7,215
Oral Cancer	28	7,161	51	1,003	+ 6,159
Ovary Cancer	29	7,092	58	656	+ 6,436
Other Injuries	30	6,707	22	8,272	- 1,565
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5,495	29	4,045	+ 1,450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,178	40	1,923	+ 2,255
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,124	10	30,256	- 26,132
Drug Use	34	3,802	59	638	+ 3,164
Uterin Cancer	35	3,006	63	352	+ 2,654
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,958	11	16,256	- 13,298
Cervical Cancer	37	2,950	27	4,823	- 1,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,793	5	41,301	- 38,508
Multiple Sclerosis	39	2,550	71	44	+ 2,506
Epilepsy	40	2,416	44	1,727	+ 689
Low Birth Weight	41	2,250	8	34,668	- 32,419
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,863	43	1,728	+ 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,632	66	217	+ 1,415
Asthma	44	1,591	24	7,733	- 6,143
Skin Disease	45	1,524	54	781	+ 743
Anemia	46	1,412	86	0	+ 1,412
Violence	47	1,217	18	11,120	- 9,903
Schizophrenia	48	1,096	83	0	+ 1,096
Fires	49	1,020	39	2,007	- 987
Drownings	50	719	34	3,454	- 2,735
Osteoarthritis	51	491	80	0	+ 491
Meningitis	52	482	17	11,568	- 11,086
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	474	81	0	+ 474
Appendicitis	54	443	56	703	- 260
HIV/AIDS	55	436	15	13,286	- 12,850
Birth Trauma	56	410	9	33,075	- 32,665
Tuberculosis	57	300	2	43,759	- 43,460
Upper Respiratory	58	296	62	370	- 74
Malnutrition	59	271	21	8,910	- 8,640
Hepatitis C	60	166	69	69	+ 97
Hepatitis B	61	117	61	456	- 339
Poisonings	62	107	42	1,729	- 1,621
Oral conditions	63	80	82	0	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	64	43	19	10,513	- 10,469
Otitis Media	65	34	72	38	- 4
War	66	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Encephalitis	67	11	57	680	- 669
Tetanus	68	8	46	1,166	- 1,158
Chlamydia	69	7	73	15	- 8
Syphilis	70	6	32	3,751	- 3,745
Measles	71	6	3	42,254	- 42,248
Pertussis	72	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Denmark

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.