ALGERIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,967	6	7,289	+ 22,678
Tuberculosis	2	17,830	17	2,840	+ 14,990
Measles	3	17,217	59	55	+ 17,162
Malaria	4	17,037	72	0	+ 17,037
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,829	26	1,111	+ 15,718
Stroke	6	14,912	2	23,393	- 8,481
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,144	1	54,547	- 40,402
Low Birth Weight	8	14,126	8	5,441	+ 8,685
Birth Trauma	9	13,477	13	3,800	+ 9,677
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,328	3	8,996	+ 3,332
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,624	11	4,357	+ 2,266
Hypertension	12	6,415	4	8,369	- 1,955
Liver Disease	13	6,130	15	3,464	+ 2,666
Lung Disease	14	5,512	10	4,668	+ 843
HIV/AIDS	15	5,414	48	193	+ 5,221
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,257	9	4,678	+ 579
Meningitis	17	4,714	45	320	+ 4,394
Violence	18	4,531	36	713	+ 3,818
Maternal Conditions	19	4,284	33	917	+ 3,367
Kidney Disease	20	3,698	5	7,528	- 3,830
Malnutrition	21	3,631	53	82	+ 3,549
Other Injuries	22	3,370	22	1,401	+ 1,969
Pertussis	23	3,228	49	169	+ 3,058
Asthma	24	3,151	18	2,040	+ 1,111
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,007	32	926	+ 2,081
Suicide	26	2,368	28	1,072	+ 1,296
Cervical Cancer	27	1,965	27	1,088	+ 877
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,853	7	5,635	- 3,782
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,648	34	825	+ 823
Prostate Cancer	30	1,609	29	1,069	+ 540
Liver Cancer	31	1,565	41	551	+ 1,014
Syphilis	32	1,529	61	41	+ 1,488
Falls	33	1,419	23	1,315	+ 104
Drownings	34	1,407	42	451	+ 957
Breast Cancer	35	1,392	14	3,465	- 2,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,209	16	3,139	- 1,931
Stomach Cancer	37	1,051	19	2,032	- 981
Lymphomas	38	840	20	1,833	- 993
Fires	39	818	39	636	+ 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	784	35	721	+ 63
Leukemia	41	763	25	1,157	- 395
Poisonings	42	704	47	287	+ 418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	704	43	362	+ 342
Epilepsy	44	704	44	355	+ 349
War	45	676	62	41	+ 635
Tetanus	46	475	60	52	+ 423
Lung Cancers	47	472	12	3,931	- 3,459
Schistosomiasis	48	436	63	22	+ 414
Parkinson's Disease	49	422	24	1,249	- 827
Pancreas Cancer	50	414	31	973	- 559
Oral Cancer	51	409	38	695	- 286
Leishmaniasis	52	354	66	3	+ 351
Oesophagus Cancer	53	322	46	313	+ 9
Skin Disease	54	318	52	111	+ 207
Skin Cancers	55	312	37	711	- 400
Appendicitis	56	287	55	80	+ 206
Encephalitis	57	277	51	145	+ 132
Ovary Cancer	58	267	40	611	- 344
Drug Use	59	260	30	983	- 723
Alcohol	60	259	54	81	+ 177
Hepatitis B	61	186	50	165	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	151	68	2	+ 149
Uterin Cancer	63	143	56	75	+ 68
Trypanosomiasis	64	141	74	0	+ 141
Bladder Cancer	65	110	21	1,423	- 1,313
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	89	64	22	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	67	36	58	58	- 22
Ascariasis	68	32	67	2	+ 30
Hepatitis C	69	28	65	4	+ 24
Diphtheria	70	19	70	1	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	71	18	57	74	- 56
Otitis Media	72	16	71	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	73	6	69	1	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

DR Congo

Algeria

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.