LUXEMBOURG VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	428	8	111	+ 317
Tuberculosis	2	255	55	2	+ 253
Measles	3	246	70	0	+ 246
Malaria	4	243	81	0	+ 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	240	42	6	+ 234
Stroke	6	213	4	257	- 44
Coronary Heart Disease	7	202	1	655	- 453
Low Birth Weight	8	202	49	3	+ 199
Birth Trauma	9	192	59	1	+ 192
Road Traffic Accidents	10	176	30	25	+ 151
Congenital Anomalies	11	95	37	10	+ 84
Hypertension	12	92	19	54	+ 38
Liver Disease	13	88	12	75	+ 12
Lung Disease	14	79	5	242	- 164
HIV/AIDS	15	77	52	2	+ 75
Diabetes Mellitus	16	75	17	61	+ 14
Meningitis	17	67	58	1	+ 67
Violence	18	65	48	3	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	19	61	63	0	+ 61
Kidney Disease	20	53	9	91	- 38
Malnutrition	21	52	32	19	+ 32
Other Injuries	22	48	10	88	- 40
Pertussis	23	46	68	0	+ 46
Asthma	24	45	45	5	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	25	43	21	53	- 10
Suicide	26	34	13	69	- 36
Cervical Cancer	27	28	38	10	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	26	2	298	- 271
Inflammatory/Heart	29	24	23	49	- 26
Prostate Cancer	30	23	15	64	- 41
Liver Cancer	31	22	25	49	- 26
Syphilis	32	22	66	0	+ 22
Falls	33	20	18	61	- 40
Drownings	34	20	54	2	+ 18
Breast Cancer	35	20	7	113	- 93
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	17	6	131	- 114
Stomach Cancer	37	15	22	51	- 36
Lymphomas	38	12	14	64	- 52
Fires	39	12	51	3	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	11	41	7	+ 4
Leukemia	41	11	20	53	- 42
Poisonings	42	10	56	1	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	10	34	19	- 9
Epilepsy	44	10	35	17	- 7
War	45	10	67	0	+ 10
Tetanus	46	7	69	0	+ 7
Lung Cancers	47	7	3	260	- 253
Schistosomiasis	48	6	80	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	49	6	16	62	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	50	6	11	82	- 76
Oral Cancer	51	6	33	19	- 13
Leishmaniasis	52	5	83	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	53	5	28	32	- 27
Skin Disease	54	5	44	5	- 1
Skin Cancers	55	4	31	22	- 17
Appendicitis	56	4	62	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	4	65	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	58	4	27	35	- 31
Drug Use	59	4	39	9	- 6
Alcohol	60	4	29	25	- 22
Hepatitis B	61	3	60	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	61	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	2	36	16	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	64	2	84	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	65	2	26	44	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	53	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	24	49	- 48
Ascariasis	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	47	4	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	46	4	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	64	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	43	6	- 6
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

DR Congo

Luxembourg

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.