CENTRAL AFRICA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,601	1	5,231	- 1,630
Tuberculosis	2	2,143	2	4,704	- 2,561
Measles	3	2,069	11	1,625	+ 444
Malaria	4	2,047	6	3,279	- 1,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,022	3	4,684	- 2,661
Stroke	6	1,792	5	3,284	- 1,492
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,700	7	2,900	- 1,200
Low Birth Weight	8	1,698	8	2,228	- 530
Birth Trauma	9	1,620	9	2,192	- 572
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,482	10	1,790	- 308
Congenital Anomalies	11	796	19	776	+ 20
Hypertension	12	771	12	1,252	- 481
Liver Disease	13	737	14	1,153	- 417
Lung Disease	14	662	18	956	- 294
HIV/AIDS	15	651	4	3,753	- 3,102
Diabetes Mellitus	16	632	15	1,141	- 510
Meningitis	17	566	16	1,015	- 448
Violence	18	545	17	1,009	- 464
Maternal Conditions	19	515	13	1,174	- 660
Kidney Disease	20	444	21	710	- 266
Malnutrition	21	436	22	691	- 254
Other Injuries	22	405	23	621	- 216
Pertussis	23	388	31	265	+ 123
Asthma	24	379	20	761	- 382
Endocrine Disorders	25	361	25	423	- 62
Suicide	26	285	24	585	- 300
Cervical Cancer	27	236	32	230	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	223	33	204	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	29	198	30	270	- 72
Prostate Cancer	30	193	38	156	+ 37
Liver Cancer	31	188	44	117	+ 71
Syphilis	32	184	41	120	+ 64
Falls	33	171	36	181	- 11
Drownings	34	169	34	202	- 33
Breast Cancer	35	167	26	344	- 177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	145	45	116	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	37	126	49	65	+ 61
Lymphomas	38	101	42	119	- 18
Fires	39	98	39	142	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	94	27	317	- 223
Leukemia	41	92	47	88	+ 4
Poisonings	42	85	40	134	- 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	85	35	194	- 109
Epilepsy	44	85	43	119	- 34
War	45	81	28	314	- 232
Tetanus	46	57	29	280	- 223
Lung Cancers	47	57	55	47	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	48	52	37	169	- 117
Parkinson's Disease	49	51	48	67	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	50	50	60	37	+ 13
Oral Cancer	51	49	46	91	- 42
Leishmaniasis	52	43	56	46	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	53	39	53	48	- 9
Skin Disease	54	38	54	48	- 10
Skin Cancers	55	37	58	43	- 5
Appendicitis	56	34	51	62	- 27
Encephalitis	57	33	62	28	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	58	32	50	64	- 32
Drug Use	59	31	57	44	- 13
Alcohol	60	31	52	62	- 31
Hepatitis B	61	22	61	33	- 11
Upper Respiratory	62	18	63	24	- 6
Uterin Cancer	63	17	65	20	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	64	17	59	40	- 23
Bladder Cancer	65	13	64	23	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	66	15	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	4	70	5	- 1
Ascariasis	68	4	71	5	- 1
Hepatitis C	69	3	69	6	- 2
Diphtheria	70	2	67	11	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	72	4	- 2
Otitis Media	72	2	68	6	- 4
Chlamydia	73	1	73	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

DR Congo

Central Africa

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.