FINLAND VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,586	21	436	+ 3,149
Tuberculosis	2	2,133	46	32	+ 2,101
Measles	3	2,060	72	0	+ 2,060
Malaria	4	2,039	74	0	+ 2,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,014	52	15	+ 1,998
Stroke	6	1,784	3	4,115	- 2,331
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,692	2	9,831	- 8,139
Low Birth Weight	8	1,690	48	26	+ 1,664
Birth Trauma	9	1,613	56	8	+ 1,605
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,475	33	215	+ 1,260
Congenital Anomalies	11	793	35	192	+ 601
Hypertension	12	768	5	2,030	- 1,263
Liver Disease	13	733	10	1,068	- 335
Lung Disease	14	659	8	1,289	- 630
HIV/AIDS	15	648	59	6	+ 642
Diabetes Mellitus	16	629	22	418	+ 211
Meningitis	17	564	55	9	+ 555
Violence	18	542	43	64	+ 478
Maternal Conditions	19	513	64	2	+ 511
Kidney Disease	20	443	26	342	+ 101
Malnutrition	21	434	57	7	+ 428
Other Injuries	22	403	20	437	- 33
Pertussis	23	386	69	0	+ 386
Asthma	24	377	40	85	+ 292
Endocrine Disorders	25	360	31	257	+ 103
Suicide	26	283	15	846	- 563
Cervical Cancer	27	235	44	62	+ 173
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	222	1	11,120	- 10,899
Inflammatory/Heart	29	197	17	518	- 321
Prostate Cancer	30	193	11	970	- 778
Liver Cancer	31	187	16	545	- 358
Syphilis	32	183	67	0	+ 183
Falls	33	170	7	1,325	- 1,155
Drownings	34	168	37	106	+ 62
Breast Cancer	35	167	12	948	- 782
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	145	6	1,433	- 1,289
Stomach Cancer	37	126	19	447	- 321
Lymphomas	38	100	14	851	- 750
Fires	39	98	45	62	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	94	36	151	- 58
Leukemia	41	91	24	371	- 280
Poisonings	42	84	49	25	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	84	50	19	+ 65
Epilepsy	44	84	38	104	- 20
War	45	81	65	1	+ 80
Tetanus	46	57	70	0	+ 57
Lung Cancers	47	56	4	2,312	- 2,256
Schistosomiasis	48	52	77	0	+ 52
Parkinson's Disease	49	50	13	853	- 802
Pancreas Cancer	50	50	9	1,247	- 1,198
Oral Cancer	51	49	34	207	- 158
Leishmaniasis	52	42	75	0	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	53	39	27	320	- 281
Skin Disease	54	38	47	27	+ 11
Skin Cancers	55	37	29	297	- 260
Appendicitis	56	34	54	10	+ 25
Encephalitis	57	33	66	0	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	58	32	25	344	- 312
Drug Use	59	31	30	269	- 238
Alcohol	60	31	18	464	- 433
Hepatitis B	61	22	63	2	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	18	62	2	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	63	17	32	225	- 208
Trypanosomiasis	64	17	78	0	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	65	13	28	308	- 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	41	83	- 72
Other Neoplasms	67	4	23	377	- 373
Ascariasis	68	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	60	5	- 1
Diphtheria	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	42	80	- 78
Otitis Media	72	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	58	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

DR Congo

Finland

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.