CUBA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,989	3	8,564	- 1,575
Tuberculosis	2	4,158	60	45	+ 4,113
Measles	3	4,015	76	0	+ 4,015
Malaria	4	3,973	82	0	+ 3,973
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,925	43	206	+ 3,718
Stroke	6	3,478	2	10,725	- 7,248
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,299	1	22,079	- 18,780
Low Birth Weight	8	3,294	48	98	+ 3,196
Birth Trauma	9	3,143	59	49	+ 3,094
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,875	19	1,007	+ 1,868
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,545	37	368	+ 1,177
Hypertension	12	1,496	7	3,469	- 1,973
Liver Disease	13	1,430	11	1,873	- 444
Lung Disease	14	1,285	6	5,492	- 4,207
HIV/AIDS	15	1,262	34	471	+ 791
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,226	13	1,791	- 565
Meningitis	17	1,099	50	83	+ 1,017
Violence	18	1,057	32	584	+ 473
Maternal Conditions	19	999	61	43	+ 956
Kidney Disease	20	862	14	1,700	- 838
Malnutrition	21	847	55	64	+ 783
Other Injuries	22	786	12	1,869	- 1,083
Pertussis	23	753	73	0	+ 753
Asthma	24	735	40	301	+ 434
Endocrine Disorders	25	701	36	412	+ 289
Suicide	26	552	16	1,638	- 1,085
Cervical Cancer	27	458	29	666	- 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	432	5	5,841	- 5,409
Inflammatory/Heart	29	384	17	1,156	- 772
Prostate Cancer	30	375	8	3,365	- 2,990
Liver Cancer	31	365	24	815	- 450
Syphilis	32	356	69	1	+ 356
Falls	33	331	10	2,810	- 2,479
Drownings	34	328	42	231	+ 97
Breast Cancer	35	325	15	1,673	- 1,348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	282	9	2,958	- 2,676
Stomach Cancer	37	245	20	991	- 746
Lymphomas	38	196	18	1,089	- 894
Fires	39	191	58	55	+ 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	183	35	420	- 237
Leukemia	41	178	30	633	- 456
Poisonings	42	164	62	17	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	164	44	162	+ 2
Epilepsy	44	164	46	108	+ 56
War	45	158	68	1	+ 156
Tetanus	46	111	71	1	+ 110
Lung Cancers	47	110	4	5,985	- 5,875
Schistosomiasis	48	102	81	0	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	49	98	27	691	- 592
Pancreas Cancer	50	97	21	905	- 808
Oral Cancer	51	95	23	876	- 781
Leishmaniasis	52	83	83	0	+ 83
Oesophagus Cancer	53	75	22	879	- 804
Skin Disease	54	74	41	258	- 184
Skin Cancers	55	73	33	514	- 441
Appendicitis	56	67	47	104	- 37
Encephalitis	57	65	66	6	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	58	62	39	323	- 261
Drug Use	59	61	51	82	- 21
Alcohol	60	60	28	675	- 615
Hepatitis B	61	43	56	59	- 16
Upper Respiratory	62	35	65	6	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	63	33	31	602	- 569
Trypanosomiasis	64	33	80	0	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	65	26	26	734	- 709
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	21	49	87	- 66
Other Neoplasms	67	8	25	769	- 760
Ascariasis	68	8	70	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	7	45	112	- 106
Diphtheria	70	4	75	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	57	55	- 51
Otitis Media	72	4	63	11	- 7
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

DR Congo

Cuba

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.