KENYA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,120	1	22,571	+ 14,549
Tuberculosis	2	22,086	3	19,655	+ 2,431
Measles	3	21,327	63	103	+ 21,223
Malaria	4	21,104	8	12,652	+ 8,452
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,846	5	15,420	+ 5,426
Stroke	6	18,471	4	15,895	+ 2,576
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,520	9	11,972	+ 5,548
Low Birth Weight	8	17,498	11	9,562	+ 7,936
Birth Trauma	9	16,694	10	9,957	+ 6,737
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,271	6	14,883	+ 388
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,205	12	6,115	+ 2,089
Hypertension	12	7,946	17	4,418	+ 3,528
Liver Disease	13	7,593	7	13,405	- 5,811
Lung Disease	14	6,827	20	4,280	+ 2,547
HIV/AIDS	15	6,706	2	20,885	- 14,179
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,512	14	5,651	+ 861
Meningitis	17	5,839	15	5,364	+ 475
Violence	18	5,613	24	2,942	+ 2,670
Maternal Conditions	19	5,306	13	5,651	- 345
Kidney Disease	20	4,581	16	4,464	+ 118
Malnutrition	21	4,497	21	4,212	+ 285
Other Injuries	22	4,175	19	4,336	- 161
Pertussis	23	3,998	42	1,014	+ 2,984
Asthma	24	3,903	26	2,300	+ 1,603
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,725	44	831	+ 2,894
Suicide	26	2,933	23	3,214	- 281
Cervical Cancer	27	2,434	22	3,389	- 955
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,295	31	1,827	+ 468
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,042	40	1,121	+ 920
Prostate Cancer	30	1,993	37	1,292	+ 701
Liver Cancer	31	1,938	34	1,351	+ 587
Syphilis	32	1,893	52	449	+ 1,444
Falls	33	1,758	33	1,465	+ 293
Drownings	34	1,743	39	1,200	+ 543
Breast Cancer	35	1,724	25	2,658	- 934
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,497	32	1,477	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	37	1,302	28	2,010	- 708
Lymphomas	38	1,040	29	1,931	- 891
Fires	39	1,013	36	1,316	- 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	971	41	1,089	- 118
Leukemia	41	945	35	1,327	- 383
Poisonings	42	873	38	1,269	- 396
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	872	53	408	+ 465
Epilepsy	44	871	43	832	+ 39
War	45	837	65	89	+ 748
Tetanus	46	588	27	2,129	- 1,541
Lung Cancers	47	584	47	669	- 84
Schistosomiasis	48	540	54	370	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	49	522	50	470	+ 52
Pancreas Cancer	50	513	46	716	- 203
Oral Cancer	51	506	30	1,842	- 1,336
Leishmaniasis	52	438	59	194	+ 244
Oesophagus Cancer	53	399	18	4,373	- 3,974
Skin Disease	54	394	51	455	- 61
Skin Cancers	55	386	48	638	- 252
Appendicitis	56	355	58	240	+ 114
Encephalitis	57	343	60	189	+ 154
Ovary Cancer	58	331	45	795	- 464
Drug Use	59	322	62	113	+ 209
Alcohol	60	320	55	355	- 35
Hepatitis B	61	230	49	522	- 292
Upper Respiratory	62	187	64	95	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	63	178	56	323	- 145
Trypanosomiasis	64	175	78	0	+ 175
Bladder Cancer	65	136	57	318	- 181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	110	66	84	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	67	44	67	60	- 16
Ascariasis	68	40	71	9	+ 31
Hepatitis C	69	35	61	152	- 118
Diphtheria	70	24	69	13	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	71	22	68	39	- 17
Otitis Media	72	19	72	7	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	7	70	10	- 3
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

DR Congo

Kenya

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.