AFGHANISTAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,569	4	14,649	+ 10,920
Tuberculosis	2	15,214	7	9,839	+ 5,375
Measles	3	14,690	49	350	+ 14,340
Malaria	4	14,537	57	185	+ 14,351
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,359	13	5,555	+ 8,804
Stroke	6	12,723	3	19,060	- 6,337
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,069	1	40,195	- 28,126
Low Birth Weight	8	12,053	5	12,631	- 578
Birth Trauma	9	11,499	6	10,723	+ 776
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,519	11	6,033	+ 4,486
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,652	14	5,001	+ 651
Hypertension	12	5,473	8	7,995	- 2,522
Liver Disease	13	5,230	16	4,600	+ 631
Lung Disease	14	4,703	15	4,650	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	15	4,619	46	464	+ 4,155
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,486	12	5,750	- 1,264
Meningitis	17	4,022	20	2,626	+ 1,396
Violence	18	3,866	19	3,217	+ 649
Maternal Conditions	19	3,655	9	7,807	- 4,152
Kidney Disease	20	3,156	10	6,590	- 3,435
Malnutrition	21	3,098	43	589	+ 2,509
Other Injuries	22	2,876	18	3,241	- 366
Pertussis	23	2,754	21	2,107	+ 646
Asthma	24	2,689	17	3,403	- 714
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,566	28	1,364	+ 1,202
Suicide	26	2,021	24	1,573	+ 448
Cervical Cancer	27	1,677	44	541	+ 1,136
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,581	23	1,765	- 184
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,406	45	527	+ 879
Prostate Cancer	30	1,373	55	258	+ 1,115
Liver Cancer	31	1,335	40	657	+ 678
Syphilis	32	1,304	60	94	+ 1,210
Falls	33	1,211	37	905	+ 306
Drownings	34	1,201	34	996	+ 205
Breast Cancer	35	1,187	22	1,822	- 635
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,031	39	741	+ 290
Stomach Cancer	37	897	26	1,501	- 604
Lymphomas	38	717	36	946	- 229
Fires	39	698	50	348	+ 350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	669	25	1,505	- 836
Leukemia	41	651	42	610	+ 40
Poisonings	42	601	47	384	+ 217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	601	33	1,041	- 440
Epilepsy	44	600	35	993	- 392
War	45	576	2	25,620	- 25,043
Tetanus	46	405	30	1,254	- 849
Lung Cancers	47	402	32	1,076	- 673
Schistosomiasis	48	372	79	0	+ 372
Parkinson's Disease	49	360	41	628	- 268
Pancreas Cancer	50	353	56	229	+ 124
Oral Cancer	51	349	27	1,467	- 1,119
Leishmaniasis	52	302	70	1	+ 301
Oesophagus Cancer	53	275	29	1,314	- 1,040
Skin Disease	54	272	61	94	+ 178
Skin Cancers	55	266	59	145	+ 121
Appendicitis	56	245	52	298	- 54
Encephalitis	57	236	31	1,190	- 954
Ovary Cancer	58	228	48	369	- 141
Drug Use	59	222	51	328	- 106
Alcohol	60	221	58	150	+ 71
Hepatitis B	61	159	38	863	- 705
Upper Respiratory	62	129	68	9	+ 119
Uterin Cancer	63	122	53	289	- 166
Trypanosomiasis	64	121	78	0	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	65	94	54	272	- 178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	76	65	25	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	67	30	63	29	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	28	66	17	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	24	64	28	- 4
Diphtheria	70	16	67	16	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	15	62	84	- 69
Otitis Media	72	13	71	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	73	5	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

DR Congo

Afghanistan

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.