BELGIUM VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,633	6	5,677	+ 1,956
Tuberculosis	2	4,542	54	46	+ 4,496
Measles	3	4,386	79	0	+ 4,386
Malaria	4	4,340	75	0	+ 4,340
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,287	33	418	+ 3,869
Stroke	6	3,798	3	7,408	- 3,609
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,603	1	15,281	- 11,678
Low Birth Weight	8	3,598	50	70	+ 3,529
Birth Trauma	9	3,433	53	47	+ 3,386
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,140	29	666	+ 2,474
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,687	40	282	+ 1,405
Hypertension	12	1,634	27	740	+ 894
Liver Disease	13	1,561	17	1,433	+ 129
Lung Disease	14	1,404	5	6,438	- 5,034
HIV/AIDS	15	1,379	57	36	+ 1,343
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,339	20	1,269	+ 70
Meningitis	17	1,201	58	28	+ 1,172
Violence	18	1,154	44	149	+ 1,005
Maternal Conditions	19	1,091	64	6	+ 1,085
Kidney Disease	20	942	8	2,952	- 2,010
Malnutrition	21	925	38	291	+ 634
Other Injuries	22	859	11	2,006	- 1,148
Pertussis	23	822	68	1	+ 821
Asthma	24	803	46	128	+ 675
Endocrine Disorders	25	766	18	1,432	- 666
Suicide	26	603	10	2,111	- 1,508
Cervical Cancer	27	501	41	243	+ 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	472	2	9,416	- 8,944
Inflammatory/Heart	29	420	23	1,060	- 641
Prostate Cancer	30	410	13	1,824	- 1,415
Liver Cancer	31	399	24	976	- 577
Syphilis	32	389	70	0	+ 389
Falls	33	361	15	1,756	- 1,394
Drownings	34	358	47	79	+ 280
Breast Cancer	35	354	9	2,587	- 2,232
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	308	7	3,329	- 3,021
Stomach Cancer	37	268	26	863	- 595
Lymphomas	38	214	16	1,552	- 1,338
Fires	39	208	48	75	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	200	42	213	- 13
Leukemia	41	194	21	1,199	- 1,005
Poisonings	42	179	55	41	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	179	37	293	- 113
Epilepsy	44	179	36	348	- 169
War	45	172	67	1	+ 171
Tetanus	46	121	78	0	+ 121
Lung Cancers	47	120	4	6,777	- 6,657
Schistosomiasis	48	111	76	0	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	49	107	19	1,378	- 1,270
Pancreas Cancer	50	106	14	1,809	- 1,704
Oral Cancer	51	104	28	675	- 571
Leishmaniasis	52	90	73	0	+ 90
Oesophagus Cancer	53	82	25	898	- 816
Skin Disease	54	81	35	380	- 298
Skin Cancers	55	79	31	522	- 443
Appendicitis	56	73	62	17	+ 56
Encephalitis	57	71	66	1	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	58	68	30	653	- 584
Drug Use	59	66	39	287	- 221
Alcohol	60	66	32	500	- 434
Hepatitis B	61	47	63	17	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	62	38	59	22	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	63	37	34	384	- 348
Trypanosomiasis	64	36	74	0	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	65	28	22	1,078	- 1,050
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	23	49	73	- 50
Other Neoplasms	67	9	12	1,828	- 1,819
Ascariasis	68	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	7	52	53	- 46
Diphtheria	70	5	69	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	45	147	- 142
Otitis Media	72	4	65	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

DR Congo

Belgium

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.