MOROCCO VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,827	6	7,237	+ 16,590
Tuberculosis	2	14,177	15	2,870	+ 11,307
Measles	3	13,689	70	0	+ 13,689
Malaria	4	13,546	73	0	+ 13,546
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,381	27	1,192	+ 12,189
Stroke	6	11,856	2	31,861	- 20,004
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,246	1	77,340	- 66,094
Low Birth Weight	8	11,232	14	3,305	+ 7,927
Birth Trauma	9	10,716	23	2,067	+ 8,649
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,802	9	6,185	+ 3,617
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,267	22	2,124	+ 3,142
Hypertension	12	5,100	3	10,736	- 5,636
Liver Disease	13	4,874	11	4,866	+ 8
Lung Disease	14	4,382	8	6,296	- 1,914
HIV/AIDS	15	4,304	49	289	+ 4,015
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,180	5	7,377	- 3,197
Meningitis	17	3,748	40	542	+ 3,205
Violence	18	3,603	39	632	+ 2,971
Maternal Conditions	19	3,406	38	704	+ 2,702
Kidney Disease	20	2,941	4	10,216	- 7,276
Malnutrition	21	2,887	51	200	+ 2,686
Other Injuries	22	2,680	21	2,271	+ 408
Pertussis	23	2,566	46	324	+ 2,242
Asthma	24	2,505	13	3,342	- 836
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,391	28	1,129	+ 1,261
Suicide	26	1,883	16	2,617	- 734
Cervical Cancer	27	1,562	18	2,508	- 945
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,473	10	4,967	- 3,494
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,310	32	1,022	+ 288
Prostate Cancer	30	1,279	24	1,914	- 635
Liver Cancer	31	1,244	44	423	+ 821
Syphilis	32	1,215	55	140	+ 1,075
Falls	33	1,128	19	2,456	- 1,328
Drownings	34	1,119	43	426	+ 693
Breast Cancer	35	1,107	12	3,604	- 2,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	961	17	2,556	- 1,595
Stomach Cancer	37	836	25	1,691	- 856
Lymphomas	38	668	20	2,274	- 1,606
Fires	39	650	33	904	- 254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	623	29	1,076	- 453
Leukemia	41	606	31	1,035	- 428
Poisonings	42	560	50	266	+ 294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	560	37	718	- 159
Epilepsy	44	559	45	336	+ 223
War	45	537	63	22	+ 516
Tetanus	46	378	59	76	+ 301
Lung Cancers	47	375	7	6,585	- 6,210
Schistosomiasis	48	347	61	67	+ 280
Parkinson's Disease	49	335	26	1,511	- 1,176
Pancreas Cancer	50	329	36	747	- 417
Oral Cancer	51	325	35	780	- 456
Leishmaniasis	52	281	64	15	+ 266
Oesophagus Cancer	53	256	42	439	- 183
Skin Disease	54	253	54	149	+ 104
Skin Cancers	55	248	41	477	- 229
Appendicitis	56	228	56	130	+ 98
Encephalitis	57	220	52	176	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	58	212	34	800	- 587
Drug Use	59	207	47	321	- 114
Alcohol	60	206	57	109	+ 96
Hepatitis B	61	148	48	316	- 168
Upper Respiratory	62	120	67	4	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	63	114	53	154	- 40
Trypanosomiasis	64	112	75	0	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	65	87	30	1,069	- 981
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	70	62	38	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	67	28	60	70	- 42
Ascariasis	68	26	66	5	+ 21
Hepatitis C	69	22	65	7	+ 15
Diphtheria	70	15	69	1	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	71	14	58	106	- 91
Otitis Media	72	12	71	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	5	68	2	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

DR Congo

Morocco

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.