ERITREA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,043	1	3,277	+ 766
Tuberculosis	2	2,406	14	543	+ 1,862
Measles	3	2,323	63	13	+ 2,310
Malaria	4	2,299	17	437	+ 1,862
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,270	3	2,292	- 22
Stroke	6	2,012	2	2,564	- 552
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,908	4	2,154	- 245
Low Birth Weight	8	1,906	16	531	+ 1,375
Birth Trauma	9	1,818	11	616	+ 1,202
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,663	5	1,326	+ 337
Congenital Anomalies	11	894	18	432	+ 462
Hypertension	12	865	8	926	- 60
Liver Disease	13	827	6	1,215	- 388
Lung Disease	14	744	9	662	+ 82
HIV/AIDS	15	730	25	308	+ 423
Diabetes Mellitus	16	709	7	944	- 235
Meningitis	17	636	19	404	+ 231
Violence	18	611	20	384	+ 227
Maternal Conditions	19	578	13	544	+ 34
Kidney Disease	20	499	12	578	- 79
Malnutrition	21	490	10	660	- 170
Other Injuries	22	455	15	540	- 85
Pertussis	23	435	36	90	+ 346
Asthma	24	425	22	326	+ 99
Endocrine Disorders	25	406	43	71	+ 334
Suicide	26	320	21	382	- 62
Cervical Cancer	27	265	30	132	+ 133
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	250	24	310	- 60
Inflammatory/Heart	29	222	32	123	+ 99
Prostate Cancer	30	217	47	54	+ 163
Liver Cancer	31	211	45	69	+ 142
Syphilis	32	206	54	35	+ 171
Falls	33	191	26	168	+ 23
Drownings	34	190	33	118	+ 72
Breast Cancer	35	188	23	311	- 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	163	35	113	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	37	142	48	48	+ 93
Lymphomas	38	113	28	147	- 33
Fires	39	110	31	132	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	106	27	147	- 41
Leukemia	41	103	29	144	- 41
Poisonings	42	95	34	114	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	95	41	77	+ 18
Epilepsy	44	95	38	81	+ 13
War	45	91	71	0	+ 91
Tetanus	46	64	52	37	+ 27
Lung Cancers	47	64	46	62	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	48	59	42	73	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	49	57	37	85	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	50	56	58	20	+ 36
Oral Cancer	51	55	44	71	- 16
Leishmaniasis	52	48	59	19	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	53	43	39	81	- 38
Skin Disease	54	43	50	45	- 2
Skin Cancers	55	42	56	30	+ 12
Appendicitis	56	39	55	31	+ 7
Encephalitis	57	37	62	16	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	58	36	40	79	- 43
Drug Use	59	35	53	36	- 1
Alcohol	60	35	49	45	- 11
Hepatitis B	61	25	57	28	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	20	60	18	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	19	61	18	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	64	19	76	0	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	65	15	51	42	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	64	12	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	5	66	6	- 1
Ascariasis	68	4	68	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	4	65	6	- 3
Diphtheria	70	3	72	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	67	4	- 1
Otitis Media	72	2	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

DR Congo

Eritrea

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.