LIBERIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,465	2	2,693	+ 772
Tuberculosis	2	2,062	1	2,766	- 705
Measles	3	1,991	3	2,554	- 564
Malaria	4	1,970	4	2,428	- 458
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,946	10	1,592	+ 354
Stroke	6	1,724	11	1,578	+ 146
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,636	7	1,885	- 249
Low Birth Weight	8	1,633	8	1,652	- 18
Birth Trauma	9	1,558	9	1,601	- 43
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,426	5	1,920	- 495
Congenital Anomalies	11	766	14	833	- 67
Hypertension	12	742	23	371	+ 371
Liver Disease	13	709	13	858	- 150
Lung Disease	14	637	26	294	+ 344
HIV/AIDS	15	626	6	1,919	- 1,293
Diabetes Mellitus	16	608	15	650	- 42
Meningitis	17	545	17	552	- 7
Violence	18	524	18	477	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	19	495	12	870	- 374
Kidney Disease	20	428	16	609	- 181
Malnutrition	21	420	24	353	+ 66
Other Injuries	22	390	22	380	+ 10
Pertussis	23	373	32	197	+ 176
Asthma	24	364	31	200	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	25	348	28	245	+ 102
Suicide	26	274	30	220	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	27	227	19	474	- 246
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	214	29	235	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	29	191	38	115	+ 75
Prostate Cancer	30	186	25	297	- 111
Liver Cancer	31	181	20	439	- 258
Syphilis	32	177	21	394	- 218
Falls	33	164	33	155	+ 9
Drownings	34	163	35	127	+ 36
Breast Cancer	35	161	27	246	- 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	140	40	90	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	37	122	37	122	- 0
Lymphomas	38	97	39	93	+ 4
Fires	39	95	34	153	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	91	36	126	- 36
Leukemia	41	88	58	23	+ 65
Poisonings	42	81	41	82	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	81	49	50	+ 31
Epilepsy	44	81	42	81	+ 0
War	45	78	70	1	+ 78
Tetanus	46	55	54	31	+ 24
Lung Cancers	47	55	44	66	- 11
Schistosomiasis	48	50	45	51	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	49	49	43	72	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	50	48	53	38	+ 10
Oral Cancer	51	47	48	50	- 3
Leishmaniasis	52	41	77	0	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	53	37	60	16	+ 22
Skin Disease	54	37	51	41	- 4
Skin Cancers	55	36	46	51	- 15
Appendicitis	56	33	61	12	+ 21
Encephalitis	57	32	56	27	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	58	31	47	50	- 19
Drug Use	59	30	50	42	- 12
Alcohol	60	30	57	25	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	21	52	39	- 18
Upper Respiratory	62	17	67	3	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	63	17	55	28	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	64	16	76	0	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	65	13	59	19	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	10	64	4	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	4	62	6	- 2
Ascariasis	68	4	66	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	3	65	4	- 1
Diphtheria	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	63	4	- 2
Otitis Media	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

DR Congo

Liberia

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.