ETHIOPIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	75,552	1	59,931	+ 15,621
Tuberculosis	2	44,953	9	21,455	+ 23,498
Measles	3	43,406	24	6,324	+ 37,082
Malaria	4	42,953	26	5,626	+ 37,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	42,428	2	44,361	- 1,933
Stroke	6	37,594	3	39,362	- 1,767
Coronary Heart Disease	7	35,660	4	36,530	- 870
Low Birth Weight	8	35,614	7	28,020	+ 7,593
Birth Trauma	9	33,977	6	31,107	+ 2,870
Road Traffic Accidents	10	31,082	5	31,564	- 483
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,700	11	15,638	+ 1,062
Hypertension	12	16,172	12	13,470	+ 2,702
Liver Disease	13	15,455	8	27,270	- 11,816
Lung Disease	14	13,896	15	11,870	+ 2,025
HIV/AIDS	15	13,648	17	11,471	+ 2,177
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,254	10	16,258	- 3,004
Meningitis	17	11,884	14	12,019	- 135
Violence	18	11,424	22	8,076	+ 3,348
Maternal Conditions	19	10,799	18	8,887	+ 1,913
Kidney Disease	20	9,324	13	12,103	- 2,779
Malnutrition	21	9,153	19	8,643	+ 510
Other Injuries	22	8,497	16	11,735	- 3,237
Pertussis	23	8,137	23	6,896	+ 1,241
Asthma	24	7,944	29	4,484	+ 3,461
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,581	45	1,623	+ 5,958
Suicide	26	5,971	25	6,030	- 60
Cervical Cancer	27	4,954	27	5,019	- 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,672	21	8,258	- 3,586
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,155	39	2,168	+ 1,987
Prostate Cancer	30	4,056	50	1,244	+ 2,812
Liver Cancer	31	3,945	42	1,730	+ 2,215
Syphilis	32	3,854	43	1,699	+ 2,154
Falls	33	3,578	28	4,510	- 932
Drownings	34	3,548	35	3,133	+ 415
Breast Cancer	35	3,509	20	8,485	- 4,977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,047	31	3,755	- 707
Stomach Cancer	37	2,650	47	1,519	+ 1,131
Lymphomas	38	2,117	33	3,590	- 1,472
Fires	39	2,062	34	3,255	- 1,193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,975	41	1,758	+ 217
Leukemia	41	1,922	30	4,222	- 2,300
Poisonings	42	1,776	32	3,668	- 1,892
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,775	49	1,339	+ 436
Epilepsy	44	1,774	44	1,625	+ 149
War	45	1,703	64	281	+ 1,423
Tetanus	46	1,198	37	2,203	- 1,005
Lung Cancers	47	1,189	38	2,202	- 1,013
Schistosomiasis	48	1,100	54	839	+ 261
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,063	46	1,578	- 515
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,044	61	488	+ 557
Oral Cancer	51	1,030	48	1,477	- 446
Leishmaniasis	52	892	59	579	+ 314
Oesophagus Cancer	53	812	40	1,839	- 1,027
Skin Disease	54	802	53	904	- 102
Skin Cancers	55	786	52	1,006	- 220
Appendicitis	56	722	58	677	+ 45
Encephalitis	57	698	63	386	+ 313
Ovary Cancer	58	674	36	2,424	- 1,750
Drug Use	59	656	60	513	+ 143
Alcohol	60	652	55	750	- 97
Hepatitis B	61	469	56	742	- 273
Upper Respiratory	62	380	57	709	- 329
Uterin Cancer	63	362	62	421	- 59
Trypanosomiasis	64	356	77	0	+ 356
Bladder Cancer	65	277	51	1,080	- 803
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	223	65	221	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	90	66	148	- 58
Ascariasis	68	82	68	130	- 48
Hepatitis C	69	70	69	115	- 44
Diphtheria	70	48	67	146	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	71	45	70	61	- 16
Otitis Media	72	39	71	39	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	15	72	21	- 6
Dengue	74	1	73	20	- 19
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

DR Congo

Ethiopia

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.