AUSTRALIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,060	8	4,446	+ 12,613
Tuberculosis	2	10,150	56	53	+ 10,098
Measles	3	9,801	78	0	+ 9,801
Malaria	4	9,699	82	0	+ 9,699
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,580	40	296	+ 9,285
Stroke	6	8,489	3	10,331	- 1,842
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,052	1	21,548	- 13,496
Low Birth Weight	8	8,042	43	248	+ 7,794
Birth Trauma	9	7,672	50	140	+ 7,532
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,018	29	1,245	+ 5,773
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,771	33	711	+ 3,060
Hypertension	12	3,652	23	1,631	+ 2,020
Liver Disease	13	3,490	26	1,421	+ 2,068
Lung Disease	14	3,138	5	8,487	- 5,350
HIV/AIDS	15	3,082	57	50	+ 3,032
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,993	7	4,471	- 1,478
Meningitis	17	2,683	60	37	+ 2,646
Violence	18	2,579	44	243	+ 2,336
Maternal Conditions	19	2,439	63	20	+ 2,418
Kidney Disease	20	2,105	12	3,139	- 1,034
Malnutrition	21	2,067	51	117	+ 1,950
Other Injuries	22	1,919	22	1,642	+ 276
Pertussis	23	1,837	69	1	+ 1,836
Asthma	24	1,794	36	455	+ 1,338
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,712	16	2,328	- 617
Suicide	26	1,348	11	3,150	- 1,802
Cervical Cancer	27	1,119	39	342	+ 777
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,055	2	15,588	- 14,534
Inflammatory/Heart	29	938	24	1,571	- 633
Prostate Cancer	30	916	9	3,766	- 2,850
Liver Cancer	31	891	20	2,036	- 1,145
Syphilis	32	870	67	3	+ 867
Falls	33	808	14	3,116	- 2,308
Drownings	34	801	47	177	+ 624
Breast Cancer	35	792	10	3,405	- 2,613
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	688	6	6,209	- 5,521
Stomach Cancer	37	598	27	1,288	- 690
Lymphomas	38	478	15	3,039	- 2,561
Fires	39	466	55	55	+ 411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	446	42	276	+ 170
Leukemia	41	434	18	2,126	- 1,692
Poisonings	42	401	61	35	+ 366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	401	38	379	+ 22
Epilepsy	44	400	41	285	+ 116
War	45	385	65	8	+ 377
Tetanus	46	270	70	1	+ 269
Lung Cancers	47	269	4	8,769	- 8,500
Schistosomiasis	48	248	79	0	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	49	240	19	2,036	- 1,796
Pancreas Cancer	50	236	13	3,118	- 2,882
Oral Cancer	51	233	32	972	- 740
Leishmaniasis	52	201	81	0	+ 201
Oesophagus Cancer	53	183	25	1,494	- 1,310
Skin Disease	54	181	34	594	- 413
Skin Cancers	55	178	17	2,319	- 2,141
Appendicitis	56	163	62	26	+ 137
Encephalitis	57	158	68	3	+ 155
Ovary Cancer	58	152	31	1,003	- 850
Drug Use	59	148	21	1,783	- 1,635
Alcohol	60	147	37	380	- 233
Hepatitis B	61	106	58	41	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	62	86	64	17	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	63	82	35	524	- 442
Trypanosomiasis	64	80	83	0	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	65	63	30	1,187	- 1,125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	50	45	229	- 178
Other Neoplasms	67	20	28	1,252	- 1,232
Ascariasis	68	18	75	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	16	48	173	- 157
Diphtheria	70	11	71	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	71	10	46	188	- 178
Otitis Media	72	9	66	6	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	3	77	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	157	- 157
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

DR Congo

Australia

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.