LIBYA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,691	9	744	+ 3,948
Tuberculosis	2	2,791	7	812	+ 1,979
Measles	3	2,695	72	0	+ 2,695
Malaria	4	2,667	76	0	+ 2,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,635	40	92	+ 2,543
Stroke	6	2,334	2	2,603	- 269
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,214	1	6,610	- 4,396
Low Birth Weight	8	2,211	18	359	+ 1,853
Birth Trauma	9	2,110	34	132	+ 1,977
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,930	3	1,444	+ 486
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,037	14	493	+ 544
Hypertension	12	1,004	6	915	+ 89
Liver Disease	13	960	11	630	+ 329
Lung Disease	14	863	12	607	+ 256
HIV/AIDS	15	847	21	224	+ 623
Diabetes Mellitus	16	823	8	803	+ 20
Meningitis	17	738	47	41	+ 696
Violence	18	709	30	145	+ 564
Maternal Conditions	19	671	35	124	+ 547
Kidney Disease	20	579	4	1,186	- 607
Malnutrition	21	568	57	11	+ 558
Other Injuries	22	528	15	432	+ 95
Pertussis	23	505	55	17	+ 488
Asthma	24	493	20	297	+ 196
Endocrine Disorders	25	471	29	153	+ 318
Suicide	26	371	19	304	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	27	308	32	135	+ 173
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	290	10	743	- 453
Inflammatory/Heart	29	258	37	107	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	30	252	39	96	+ 156
Liver Cancer	31	245	28	153	+ 92
Syphilis	32	239	61	6	+ 234
Falls	33	222	24	204	+ 19
Drownings	34	220	43	74	+ 146
Breast Cancer	35	218	25	190	+ 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	189	16	427	- 237
Stomach Cancer	37	165	33	134	+ 31
Lymphomas	38	131	26	189	- 57
Fires	39	128	36	115	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	123	38	99	+ 24
Leukemia	41	119	22	217	- 97
Poisonings	42	110	45	56	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	110	46	49	+ 61
Epilepsy	44	110	44	67	+ 44
War	45	106	5	1,055	- 949
Tetanus	46	74	64	1	+ 73
Lung Cancers	47	74	13	592	- 518
Schistosomiasis	48	68	59	9	+ 60
Parkinson's Disease	49	66	27	159	- 93
Pancreas Cancer	50	65	23	209	- 144
Oral Cancer	51	64	41	81	- 17
Leishmaniasis	52	55	63	2	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	53	50	49	33	+ 17
Skin Disease	54	50	54	17	+ 33
Skin Cancers	55	49	51	20	+ 29
Appendicitis	56	45	56	15	+ 30
Encephalitis	57	43	53	19	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	58	42	42	75	- 33
Drug Use	59	41	17	371	- 330
Alcohol	60	40	50	22	+ 19
Hepatitis B	61	29	48	34	- 5
Upper Respiratory	62	24	67	0	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	63	22	60	8	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	64	22	78	0	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	65	17	31	136	- 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	62	4	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	67	6	58	10	- 4
Ascariasis	68	5	66	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	65	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	3	68	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	52	20	- 17
Otitis Media	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

DR Congo

Libya

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.