MEXICO VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	83,320	8	24,816	+ 58,504
Tuberculosis	2	49,575	38	1,943	+ 47,632
Measles	3	47,870	80	0	+ 47,870
Malaria	4	47,370	84	0	+ 47,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	46,790	29	3,476	+ 43,314
Stroke	6	41,460	4	39,790	+ 1,670
Coronary Heart Disease	7	39,327	1	116,238	- 76,911
Low Birth Weight	8	39,276	18	7,163	+ 32,113
Birth Trauma	9	37,471	36	2,552	+ 34,919
Road Traffic Accidents	10	34,277	10	16,303	+ 17,975
Congenital Anomalies	11	18,417	13	10,457	+ 7,960
Hypertension	12	17,835	9	17,806	+ 29
Liver Disease	13	17,044	6	29,838	- 12,794
Lung Disease	14	15,324	7	29,123	- 13,799
HIV/AIDS	15	15,052	28	4,128	+ 10,924
Diabetes Mellitus	16	14,617	2	86,110	- 71,493
Meningitis	17	13,106	58	357	+ 12,748
Violence	18	12,598	5	32,450	- 19,852
Maternal Conditions	19	11,910	54	750	+ 11,160
Kidney Disease	20	10,283	3	44,622	- 34,339
Malnutrition	21	10,094	14	7,552	+ 2,543
Other Injuries	22	9,371	11	12,175	- 2,804
Pertussis	23	8,974	70	21	+ 8,953
Asthma	24	8,761	47	1,342	+ 7,419
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,360	12	11,310	- 2,950
Suicide	26	6,584	22	6,772	- 187
Cervical Cancer	27	5,463	26	4,787	+ 676
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,152	30	3,447	+ 1,705
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,583	41	1,866	+ 2,716
Prostate Cancer	30	4,473	15	7,494	- 3,021
Liver Cancer	31	4,350	21	6,817	- 2,467
Syphilis	32	4,250	73	5	+ 4,245
Falls	33	3,946	35	2,628	+ 1,318
Drownings	34	3,913	42	1,799	+ 2,114
Breast Cancer	35	3,869	16	7,380	- 3,510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,361	20	6,871	- 3,510
Stomach Cancer	37	2,922	19	6,939	- 4,017
Lymphomas	38	2,335	24	4,961	- 2,626
Fires	39	2,274	56	604	+ 1,670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,178	33	2,734	- 556
Leukemia	41	2,120	25	4,830	- 2,710
Poisonings	42	1,959	57	531	+ 1,428
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,957	52	859	+ 1,098
Epilepsy	44	1,956	39	1,912	+ 44
War	45	1,878	66	112	+ 1,767
Tetanus	46	1,321	71	10	+ 1,311
Lung Cancers	47	1,311	17	7,349	- 6,038
Schistosomiasis	48	1,213	83	0	+ 1,213
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,172	43	1,567	- 395
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,152	27	4,510	- 3,358
Oral Cancer	51	1,136	46	1,355	- 219
Leishmaniasis	52	984	76	1	+ 983
Oesophagus Cancer	53	895	49	1,252	- 357
Skin Disease	54	885	31	3,029	- 2,144
Skin Cancers	55	867	40	1,909	- 1,042
Appendicitis	56	797	53	774	+ 23
Encephalitis	57	770	62	140	+ 630
Ovary Cancer	58	743	34	2,649	- 1,906
Drug Use	59	723	44	1,470	- 747
Alcohol	60	719	32	2,945	- 2,226
Hepatitis B	61	517	61	210	+ 307
Upper Respiratory	62	419	64	127	+ 293
Uterin Cancer	63	399	50	902	- 503
Trypanosomiasis	64	393	82	0	+ 393
Bladder Cancer	65	306	48	1,272	- 967
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	246	45	1,415	- 1,169
Other Neoplasms	67	99	23	6,204	- 6,105
Ascariasis	68	90	72	5	+ 85
Hepatitis C	69	78	55	625	- 548
Diphtheria	70	53	79	0	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	71	50	60	295	- 246
Otitis Media	72	43	68	29	+ 14
Chlamydia	73	17	77	0	+ 16
Dengue	74	1	67	30	- 29
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

DR Congo

Mexico

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.