BELARUS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,055	15	1,086	+ 4,969
Tuberculosis	2	3,603	37	269	+ 3,334
Measles	3	3,479	68	0	+ 3,479
Malaria	4	3,443	76	0	+ 3,443
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,400	57	13	+ 3,388
Stroke	6	3,013	2	16,393	- 13,380
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,858	1	53,186	- 50,328
Low Birth Weight	8	2,854	47	64	+ 2,790
Birth Trauma	9	2,723	52	25	+ 2,698
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,491	19	722	+ 1,769
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,338	41	202	+ 1,136
Hypertension	12	1,296	31	367	+ 929
Liver Disease	13	1,239	8	2,078	- 839
Lung Disease	14	1,114	7	2,208	- 1,094
HIV/AIDS	15	1,094	42	167	+ 927
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,062	30	373	+ 690
Meningitis	17	952	50	36	+ 916
Violence	18	916	38	255	+ 660
Maternal Conditions	19	866	60	2	+ 864
Kidney Disease	20	747	26	480	+ 267
Malnutrition	21	734	53	22	+ 712
Other Injuries	22	681	14	1,099	- 418
Pertussis	23	652	65	0	+ 652
Asthma	24	637	44	122	+ 515
Endocrine Disorders	25	608	43	141	+ 467
Suicide	26	479	9	2,004	- 1,525
Cervical Cancer	27	397	34	303	+ 94
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	374	3	3,530	- 3,156
Inflammatory/Heart	29	333	11	1,361	- 1,027
Prostate Cancer	30	325	17	936	- 611
Liver Cancer	31	316	32	363	- 47
Syphilis	32	309	63	1	+ 308
Falls	33	287	16	952	- 665
Drownings	34	284	24	543	- 259
Breast Cancer	35	281	12	1,230	- 949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	244	5	2,886	- 2,642
Stomach Cancer	37	212	10	1,690	- 1,478
Lymphomas	38	170	20	672	- 502
Fires	39	165	22	620	- 455
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	158	40	235	- 77
Leukemia	41	154	23	554	- 400
Poisonings	42	142	33	311	- 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	142	39	239	- 97
Epilepsy	44	142	45	116	+ 26
War	45	137	59	3	+ 133
Tetanus	46	96	64	0	+ 96
Lung Cancers	47	95	4	2,950	- 2,854
Schistosomiasis	48	88	74	0	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	49	85	21	621	- 536
Pancreas Cancer	50	84	13	1,171	- 1,087
Oral Cancer	51	83	18	901	- 818
Leishmaniasis	52	72	78	0	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	53	65	25	493	- 428
Skin Disease	54	64	51	31	+ 34
Skin Cancers	55	63	36	272	- 209
Appendicitis	56	58	54	20	+ 38
Encephalitis	57	56	46	93	- 37
Ovary Cancer	58	54	27	429	- 375
Drug Use	59	53	29	389	- 336
Alcohol	60	52	6	2,761	- 2,709
Hepatitis B	61	38	56	14	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	62	30	58	5	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	63	29	28	391	- 362
Trypanosomiasis	64	29	77	0	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	65	22	35	295	- 273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	55	15	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	7	48	52	- 45
Ascariasis	68	7	70	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	62	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	4	67	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	49	42	- 38
Otitis Media	72	3	66	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	61	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

DR Congo

Belarus

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.