HAITI VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,491	3	7,064	+ 427
Tuberculosis	2	4,457	22	1,007	+ 3,450
Measles	3	4,304	74	0	+ 4,304
Malaria	4	4,259	59	36	+ 4,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,207	8	2,540	+ 1,667
Stroke	6	3,727	2	11,779	- 8,052
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,536	1	13,208	- 9,672
Low Birth Weight	8	3,531	9	2,516	+ 1,015
Birth Trauma	9	3,369	14	2,100	+ 1,268
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,082	13	2,115	+ 967
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,656	15	1,819	- 164
Hypertension	12	1,603	7	2,632	- 1,028
Liver Disease	13	1,532	10	2,425	- 893
Lung Disease	14	1,378	11	2,334	- 957
HIV/AIDS	15	1,353	5	2,706	- 1,353
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,314	4	5,026	- 3,712
Meningitis	17	1,178	28	780	+ 398
Violence	18	1,133	12	2,330	- 1,197
Maternal Conditions	19	1,071	18	1,349	- 278
Kidney Disease	20	924	6	2,701	- 1,776
Malnutrition	21	908	29	717	+ 191
Other Injuries	22	842	16	1,499	- 656
Pertussis	23	807	38	446	+ 360
Asthma	24	788	20	1,107	- 320
Endocrine Disorders	25	752	24	951	- 200
Suicide	26	592	21	1,085	- 493
Cervical Cancer	27	491	34	573	- 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	463	23	955	- 492
Inflammatory/Heart	29	412	25	941	- 529
Prostate Cancer	30	402	17	1,356	- 954
Liver Cancer	31	391	33	662	- 271
Syphilis	32	382	46	251	+ 131
Falls	33	355	35	549	- 194
Drownings	34	352	19	1,306	- 955
Breast Cancer	35	348	30	705	- 357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	302	32	680	- 378
Stomach Cancer	37	263	26	863	- 600
Lymphomas	38	210	47	235	- 25
Fires	39	204	37	470	- 265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	196	31	704	- 508
Leukemia	41	191	43	300	- 110
Poisonings	42	176	50	154	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	176	27	814	- 638
Epilepsy	44	176	41	409	- 233
War	45	169	66	5	+ 163
Tetanus	46	119	53	119	+ 0
Lung Cancers	47	118	36	492	- 374
Schistosomiasis	48	109	76	0	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	49	105	42	329	- 224
Pancreas Cancer	50	104	44	268	- 165
Oral Cancer	51	102	45	261	- 159
Leishmaniasis	52	88	79	0	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	53	80	49	155	- 75
Skin Disease	54	80	40	425	- 345
Skin Cancers	55	78	56	56	+ 22
Appendicitis	56	72	48	172	- 100
Encephalitis	57	69	54	118	- 48
Ovary Cancer	58	67	51	153	- 87
Drug Use	59	65	52	140	- 75
Alcohol	60	65	39	428	- 363
Hepatitis B	61	46	62	26	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	38	63	19	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	63	36	57	42	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	64	35	78	0	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	65	27	55	92	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	22	58	37	- 15
Other Neoplasms	67	9	60	31	- 22
Ascariasis	68	8	67	5	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	7	65	7	- 0
Diphtheria	70	5	69	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	61	28	- 24
Otitis Media	72	4	70	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	68	5	- 3
Dengue	74	0	64	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

DR Congo

Haiti

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.