DENMARK VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,807	6	2,244	+ 1,563
Tuberculosis	2	2,265	57	16	+ 2,249
Measles	3	2,187	71	0	+ 2,187
Malaria	4	2,164	79	0	+ 2,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,138	38	145	+ 1,993
Stroke	6	1,894	5	3,662	- 1,768
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,797	1	5,341	- 3,545
Low Birth Weight	8	1,794	41	116	+ 1,678
Birth Trauma	9	1,712	56	21	+ 1,691
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,566	33	213	+ 1,353
Congenital Anomalies	11	841	36	153	+ 688
Hypertension	12	815	15	642	+ 172
Liver Disease	13	779	14	692	+ 87
Lung Disease	14	700	3	4,387	- 3,686
HIV/AIDS	15	688	55	23	+ 665
Diabetes Mellitus	16	668	10	1,284	- 616
Meningitis	17	599	52	25	+ 574
Violence	18	576	47	63	+ 513
Maternal Conditions	19	544	64	2	+ 542
Kidney Disease	20	470	12	911	- 441
Malnutrition	21	461	59	14	+ 447
Other Injuries	22	428	30	347	+ 81
Pertussis	23	410	72	0	+ 410
Asthma	24	400	44	82	+ 318
Endocrine Disorders	25	382	19	575	- 193
Suicide	26	301	16	617	- 317
Cervical Cancer	27	250	37	153	+ 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	235	2	5,218	- 4,982
Inflammatory/Heart	29	209	31	284	- 75
Prostate Cancer	30	204	8	1,480	- 1,276
Liver Cancer	31	199	25	464	- 266
Syphilis	32	194	70	0	+ 194
Falls	33	180	22	541	- 360
Drownings	34	179	50	37	+ 142
Breast Cancer	35	177	9	1,299	- 1,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	154	7	2,147	- 1,993
Stomach Cancer	37	133	23	484	- 351
Lymphomas	38	107	13	730	- 623
Fires	39	104	49	53	+ 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	100	32	216	- 117
Leukemia	41	97	20	558	- 462
Poisonings	42	89	62	6	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	89	42	96	- 7
Epilepsy	44	89	40	125	- 36
War	45	86	66	1	+ 85
Tetanus	46	60	68	0	+ 60
Lung Cancers	47	60	4	3,721	- 3,661
Schistosomiasis	48	55	75	0	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	49	54	17	600	- 546
Pancreas Cancer	50	53	11	1,096	- 1,043
Oral Cancer	51	52	28	371	- 319
Leishmaniasis	52	45	78	0	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	53	41	24	477	- 436
Skin Disease	54	40	45	79	- 38
Skin Cancers	55	40	26	388	- 349
Appendicitis	56	36	54	23	+ 13
Encephalitis	57	35	67	1	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	58	34	29	367	- 333
Drug Use	59	33	34	197	- 164
Alcohol	60	33	18	598	- 566
Hepatitis B	61	24	61	6	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	19	58	15	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	63	18	35	156	- 137
Trypanosomiasis	64	18	76	0	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	65	14	21	545	- 531
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	43	84	- 73
Other Neoplasms	67	5	27	378	- 373
Ascariasis	68	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	4	60	9	- 5
Diphtheria	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	39	132	- 130
Otitis Media	72	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

DR Congo

Denmark

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.