CHILE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,895	6	3,920	+ 7,975
Tuberculosis	2	7,077	38	410	+ 6,667
Measles	3	6,834	75	0	+ 6,834
Malaria	4	6,763	82	0	+ 6,763
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,680	39	334	+ 6,346
Stroke	6	5,919	2	9,731	- 3,812
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,614	1	10,685	- 5,071
Low Birth Weight	8	5,607	36	437	+ 5,170
Birth Trauma	9	5,349	54	87	+ 5,262
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,894	12	2,826	+ 2,067
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,629	25	858	+ 1,771
Hypertension	12	2,546	7	3,817	- 1,270
Liver Disease	13	2,433	13	2,647	- 214
Lung Disease	14	2,188	4	4,062	- 1,875
HIV/AIDS	15	2,149	33	539	+ 1,609
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,087	10	3,177	- 1,090
Meningitis	17	1,871	53	95	+ 1,776
Violence	18	1,799	29	744	+ 1,055
Maternal Conditions	19	1,700	63	24	+ 1,677
Kidney Disease	20	1,468	3	4,065	- 2,597
Malnutrition	21	1,441	37	420	+ 1,021
Other Injuries	22	1,338	21	1,310	+ 28
Pertussis	23	1,281	68	3	+ 1,279
Asthma	24	1,251	42	295	+ 956
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,194	22	1,286	- 93
Suicide	26	940	15	1,700	- 760
Cervical Cancer	27	780	27	780	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	735	5	4,000	- 3,264
Inflammatory/Heart	29	654	31	709	- 55
Prostate Cancer	30	639	14	2,435	- 1,797
Liver Cancer	31	621	19	1,369	- 748
Syphilis	32	607	66	5	+ 602
Falls	33	563	23	904	- 341
Drownings	34	559	44	283	+ 276
Breast Cancer	35	552	16	1,689	- 1,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	480	11	3,022	- 2,543
Stomach Cancer	37	417	8	3,631	- 3,213
Lymphomas	38	333	18	1,394	- 1,060
Fires	39	325	41	295	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	311	46	223	+ 88
Leukemia	41	303	24	879	- 577
Poisonings	42	280	57	68	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	279	52	104	+ 175
Epilepsy	44	279	43	294	- 15
War	45	268	64	14	+ 255
Tetanus	46	189	69	2	+ 187
Lung Cancers	47	187	9	3,452	- 3,265
Schistosomiasis	48	173	84	0	+ 173
Parkinson's Disease	49	167	26	790	- 623
Pancreas Cancer	50	164	17	1,567	- 1,402
Oral Cancer	51	162	40	307	- 145
Leishmaniasis	52	140	81	0	+ 140
Oesophagus Cancer	53	128	30	722	- 594
Skin Disease	54	126	28	763	- 637
Skin Cancers	55	124	34	526	- 402
Appendicitis	56	114	59	37	+ 77
Encephalitis	57	110	70	2	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	58	106	35	514	- 408
Drug Use	59	103	50	149	- 45
Alcohol	60	103	47	207	- 104
Hepatitis B	61	74	60	30	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	62	60	67	4	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	63	57	45	275	- 218
Trypanosomiasis	64	56	83	0	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	65	44	32	641	- 598
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	35	48	187	- 151
Other Neoplasms	67	14	20	1,358	- 1,344
Ascariasis	68	13	72	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	69	11	61	27	- 16
Diphtheria	70	8	74	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	62	27	- 19
Otitis Media	72	6	71	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	2	80	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	180	- 180
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

DR Congo

Chile

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.