IRAQ VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,820	8	5,551	+ 21,269
Tuberculosis	2	15,958	25	821	+ 15,136
Measles	3	15,409	55	59	+ 15,350
Malaria	4	15,248	73	0	+ 15,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	15,061	18	1,578	+ 13,483
Stroke	6	13,345	2	20,793	- 7,447
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,659	1	36,594	- 23,935
Low Birth Weight	8	12,642	5	6,573	+ 6,070
Birth Trauma	9	12,061	10	4,223	+ 7,839
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,033	3	10,726	+ 307
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,928	9	4,812	+ 1,116
Hypertension	12	5,741	12	2,451	+ 3,290
Liver Disease	13	5,486	16	2,127	+ 3,359
Lung Disease	14	4,933	20	1,329	+ 3,604
HIV/AIDS	15	4,845	72	0	+ 4,845
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,705	4	7,395	- 2,690
Meningitis	17	4,219	42	372	+ 3,846
Violence	18	4,055	7	5,658	- 1,603
Maternal Conditions	19	3,834	27	780	+ 3,054
Kidney Disease	20	3,310	6	6,323	- 3,013
Malnutrition	21	3,249	53	92	+ 3,158
Other Injuries	22	3,016	14	2,212	+ 804
Pertussis	23	2,889	33	636	+ 2,253
Asthma	24	2,820	23	914	+ 1,906
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,691	37	462	+ 2,229
Suicide	26	2,119	19	1,418	+ 702
Cervical Cancer	27	1,759	48	162	+ 1,596
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,658	13	2,429	- 771
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,475	22	1,190	+ 285
Prostate Cancer	30	1,440	47	171	+ 1,269
Liver Cancer	31	1,400	35	555	+ 845
Syphilis	32	1,368	50	137	+ 1,231
Falls	33	1,270	30	709	+ 561
Drownings	34	1,259	32	658	+ 602
Breast Cancer	35	1,246	17	1,783	- 537
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,082	24	852	+ 230
Stomach Cancer	37	941	28	771	+ 170
Lymphomas	38	752	26	811	- 60
Fires	39	732	29	742	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	701	49	159	+ 542
Leukemia	41	682	21	1,315	- 633
Poisonings	42	630	52	95	+ 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	630	44	283	+ 347
Epilepsy	44	630	45	253	+ 377
War	45	605	11	2,942	- 2,337
Tetanus	46	425	51	111	+ 314
Lung Cancers	47	422	15	2,162	- 1,740
Schistosomiasis	48	390	59	37	+ 353
Parkinson's Disease	49	377	31	658	- 281
Pancreas Cancer	50	371	36	530	- 159
Oral Cancer	51	366	39	410	- 45
Leishmaniasis	52	317	62	22	+ 295
Oesophagus Cancer	53	288	46	173	+ 115
Skin Disease	54	285	57	49	+ 236
Skin Cancers	55	279	43	339	- 60
Appendicitis	56	256	64	15	+ 241
Encephalitis	57	248	40	378	- 130
Ovary Cancer	58	239	41	376	- 136
Drug Use	59	233	38	441	- 208
Alcohol	60	232	58	40	+ 192
Hepatitis B	61	166	56	57	+ 110
Upper Respiratory	62	135	65	6	+ 129
Uterin Cancer	63	128	54	61	+ 67
Trypanosomiasis	64	126	74	0	+ 126
Bladder Cancer	65	98	34	628	- 530
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	79	63	21	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	67	32	61	26	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	29	67	2	+ 27
Hepatitis C	69	25	68	1	+ 24
Diphtheria	70	17	66	4	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	71	16	60	30	- 14
Otitis Media	72	14	70	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	73	5	69	1	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

DR Congo

Iraq

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.