GUINEA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,913	1	12,790	- 3,877
Tuberculosis	2	5,303	13	2,369	+ 2,935
Measles	3	5,121	4	6,025	- 904
Malaria	4	5,067	2	8,180	- 3,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,005	3	6,788	- 1,783
Stroke	6	4,435	5	5,777	- 1,342
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,207	6	5,665	- 1,458
Low Birth Weight	8	4,202	8	4,319	- 117
Birth Trauma	9	4,009	7	4,797	- 788
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,667	9	3,788	- 121
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,970	14	2,181	- 211
Hypertension	12	1,908	21	1,348	+ 560
Liver Disease	13	1,823	12	2,550	- 727
Lung Disease	14	1,639	20	1,373	+ 267
HIV/AIDS	15	1,610	10	3,020	- 1,410
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,564	15	2,138	- 574
Meningitis	17	1,402	11	2,633	- 1,231
Violence	18	1,348	26	1,128	+ 220
Maternal Conditions	19	1,274	17	1,793	- 519
Kidney Disease	20	1,100	16	1,939	- 839
Malnutrition	21	1,080	28	1,032	+ 48
Other Injuries	22	1,002	18	1,504	- 501
Pertussis	23	960	24	1,165	- 205
Asthma	24	937	22	1,179	- 242
Endocrine Disorders	25	894	25	1,140	- 245
Suicide	26	704	29	892	- 187
Cervical Cancer	27	584	19	1,491	- 907
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	551	30	579	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	29	490	35	439	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	30	479	32	525	- 47
Liver Cancer	31	465	23	1,167	- 702
Syphilis	32	455	39	328	+ 127
Falls	33	422	33	480	- 57
Drownings	34	419	31	528	- 110
Breast Cancer	35	414	38	345	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	360	53	100	+ 260
Stomach Cancer	37	313	41	245	+ 67
Lymphomas	38	250	48	158	+ 92
Fires	39	243	36	410	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	233	34	448	- 215
Leukemia	41	227	67	17	+ 210
Poisonings	42	210	40	295	- 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	209	42	238	- 28
Epilepsy	44	209	37	350	- 140
War	45	201	64	20	+ 181
Tetanus	46	141	45	170	- 28
Lung Cancers	47	140	50	128	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	48	130	43	232	- 102
Parkinson's Disease	49	125	44	212	- 87
Pancreas Cancer	50	123	65	19	+ 104
Oral Cancer	51	122	52	122	- 0
Leishmaniasis	52	105	78	0	+ 105
Oesophagus Cancer	53	96	63	20	+ 76
Skin Disease	54	95	51	127	- 33
Skin Cancers	55	93	49	152	- 59
Appendicitis	56	85	57	41	+ 44
Encephalitis	57	82	56	81	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	58	79	54	93	- 13
Drug Use	59	77	46	169	- 91
Alcohol	60	77	55	83	- 6
Hepatitis B	61	55	47	162	- 107
Upper Respiratory	62	45	69	15	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	63	43	59	38	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	64	42	27	1,072	- 1,030
Bladder Cancer	65	33	60	32	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	70	13	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	67	11	68	16	- 5
Ascariasis	68	10	62	22	- 13
Hepatitis C	69	8	61	22	- 14
Diphtheria	70	6	58	40	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	66	18	- 12
Otitis Media	72	5	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	2	71	3	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

DR Congo

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.