EQU. GUINEA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,144	2	913	+ 232
Tuberculosis	2	681	10	321	+ 360
Measles	3	658	15	181	+ 477
Malaria	4	651	3	668	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	643	9	349	+ 294
Stroke	6	569	6	437	+ 132
Coronary Heart Disease	7	540	7	419	+ 121
Low Birth Weight	8	539	4	457	+ 83
Birth Trauma	9	515	5	441	+ 74
Road Traffic Accidents	10	471	8	368	+ 102
Congenital Anomalies	11	253	12	249	+ 4
Hypertension	12	245	16	165	+ 80
Liver Disease	13	234	13	199	+ 35
Lung Disease	14	210	20	120	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	15	207	1	1,838	- 1,632
Diabetes Mellitus	16	201	11	299	- 98
Meningitis	17	180	19	127	+ 53
Violence	18	173	33	45	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	19	164	17	139	+ 25
Kidney Disease	20	141	14	198	- 57
Malnutrition	21	139	31	48	+ 91
Other Injuries	22	129	23	105	+ 24
Pertussis	23	123	21	109	+ 14
Asthma	24	120	26	65	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	25	115	25	73	+ 42
Suicide	26	90	22	107	- 17
Cervical Cancer	27	75	28	56	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	71	29	55	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	29	63	27	63	- 0
Prostate Cancer	30	61	35	43	+ 19
Liver Cancer	31	60	34	43	+ 17
Syphilis	32	58	18	134	- 75
Falls	33	54	32	46	+ 9
Drownings	34	54	36	39	+ 14
Breast Cancer	35	53	24	84	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	46	40	29	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	37	40	49	16	+ 25
Lymphomas	38	32	45	19	+ 13
Fires	39	31	39	30	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	30	43	22	+ 8
Leukemia	41	29	61	4	+ 25
Poisonings	42	27	44	21	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	27	50	14	+ 13
Epilepsy	44	27	38	32	- 5
War	45	26	71	0	+ 26
Tetanus	46	18	42	23	- 5
Lung Cancers	47	18	41	27	- 9
Schistosomiasis	48	17	60	4	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	49	16	46	18	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	50	16	55	11	+ 4
Oral Cancer	51	16	37	35	- 19
Leishmaniasis	52	14	78	0	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	53	12	54	12	+ 0
Skin Disease	54	12	51	13	- 1
Skin Cancers	55	12	48	16	- 4
Appendicitis	56	11	59	6	+ 5
Encephalitis	57	11	57	8	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	58	10	52	13	- 3
Drug Use	59	10	30	50	- 40
Alcohol	60	10	53	12	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	7	65	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	6	66	2	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	63	5	58	8	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	64	5	47	16	- 11
Bladder Cancer	65	4	56	9	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	62	4	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	63	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	64	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

DR Congo

Equ. Guinea

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.