ITALY VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,853	9	16,339	+ 22,514
Tuberculosis	2	23,117	53	336	+ 22,781
Measles	3	22,322	71	1	+ 22,321
Malaria	4	22,089	79	0	+ 22,089
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	21,819	36	1,622	+ 20,197
Stroke	6	19,333	2	62,633	- 43,301
Coronary Heart Disease	7	18,338	1	97,116	- 78,778
Low Birth Weight	8	18,315	51	357	+ 17,957
Birth Trauma	9	17,473	59	140	+ 17,333
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,984	30	3,221	+ 12,763
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,588	37	1,443	+ 7,145
Hypertension	12	8,317	6	29,931	- 21,615
Liver Disease	13	7,948	23	5,559	+ 2,388
Lung Disease	14	7,146	5	32,382	- 25,237
HIV/AIDS	15	7,019	46	520	+ 6,499
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,816	8	19,836	- 13,020
Meningitis	17	6,111	60	128	+ 5,983
Violence	18	5,875	50	409	+ 5,466
Maternal Conditions	19	5,554	67	6	+ 5,548
Kidney Disease	20	4,795	11	12,726	- 7,931
Malnutrition	21	4,707	41	775	+ 3,932
Other Injuries	22	4,370	12	12,112	- 7,742
Pertussis	23	4,185	73	1	+ 4,184
Asthma	24	4,085	47	494	+ 3,592
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,898	18	8,431	- 4,532
Suicide	26	3,070	26	4,042	- 971
Cervical Cancer	27	2,548	40	1,154	+ 1,394
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,402	3	41,445	- 39,042
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,137	24	5,531	- 3,394
Prostate Cancer	30	2,086	20	8,409	- 6,323
Liver Cancer	31	2,029	17	9,620	- 7,592
Syphilis	32	1,982	69	4	+ 1,977
Falls	33	1,840	25	4,222	- 2,383
Drownings	34	1,824	52	344	+ 1,481
Breast Cancer	35	1,804	10	13,868	- 12,064
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,567	7	21,254	- 19,687
Stomach Cancer	37	1,363	14	10,252	- 8,890
Lymphomas	38	1,089	16	9,670	- 8,582
Fires	39	1,060	56	271	+ 789
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,016	43	690	+ 326
Leukemia	41	989	21	6,728	- 5,740
Poisonings	42	913	58	154	+ 759
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	913	32	2,216	- 1,303
Epilepsy	44	912	39	1,337	- 424
War	45	876	66	6	+ 870
Tetanus	46	616	63	22	+ 594
Lung Cancers	47	612	4	34,152	- 33,541
Schistosomiasis	48	566	78	0	+ 566
Parkinson's Disease	49	547	19	8,428	- 7,881
Pancreas Cancer	50	537	13	12,095	- 11,558
Oral Cancer	51	530	27	3,343	- 2,813
Leishmaniasis	52	459	70	3	+ 456
Oesophagus Cancer	53	417	34	2,045	- 1,628
Skin Disease	54	413	38	1,440	- 1,027
Skin Cancers	55	404	29	3,239	- 2,835
Appendicitis	56	372	61	49	+ 323
Encephalitis	57	359	68	5	+ 355
Ovary Cancer	58	346	28	3,282	- 2,935
Drug Use	59	337	45	654	- 317
Alcohol	60	335	55	277	+ 58
Hepatitis B	61	241	54	334	- 93
Upper Respiratory	62	195	64	20	+ 175
Uterin Cancer	63	186	33	2,198	- 2,012
Trypanosomiasis	64	183	77	0	+ 183
Bladder Cancer	65	143	22	6,711	- 6,568
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	115	42	701	- 587
Other Neoplasms	67	46	15	9,984	- 9,938
Ascariasis	68	42	80	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	69	36	31	2,451	- 2,414
Diphtheria	70	25	76	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	71	23	44	677	- 654
Otitis Media	72	20	65	16	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	8	84	0	+ 8
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

DR Congo

Italy

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.