NETHERLANDS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,326	7	4,946	+ 6,380
Tuberculosis	2	6,739	56	29	+ 6,710
Measles	3	6,507	73	0	+ 6,507
Malaria	4	6,439	77	0	+ 6,439
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,361	33	584	+ 5,777
Stroke	6	5,636	4	9,707	- 4,071
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,346	2	17,601	- 12,255
Low Birth Weight	8	5,339	45	167	+ 5,172
Birth Trauma	9	5,094	52	74	+ 5,020
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,660	31	681	+ 3,979
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,503	35	544	+ 1,960
Hypertension	12	2,424	29	818	+ 1,606
Liver Disease	13	2,317	28	936	+ 1,381
Lung Disease	14	2,083	5	9,567	- 7,484
HIV/AIDS	15	2,046	55	33	+ 2,013
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,987	14	2,386	- 399
Meningitis	17	1,782	51	78	+ 1,703
Violence	18	1,713	48	107	+ 1,605
Maternal Conditions	19	1,619	65	8	+ 1,611
Kidney Disease	20	1,398	12	2,530	- 1,132
Malnutrition	21	1,372	63	12	+ 1,360
Other Injuries	22	1,274	19	1,648	- 374
Pertussis	23	1,220	67	1	+ 1,219
Asthma	24	1,191	46	165	+ 1,026
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,136	26	1,055	+ 82
Suicide	26	895	17	2,025	- 1,130
Cervical Cancer	27	743	39	266	+ 476
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	700	1	18,148	- 17,448
Inflammatory/Heart	29	623	23	1,201	- 578
Prostate Cancer	30	608	10	3,265	- 2,657
Liver Cancer	31	591	24	1,163	- 572
Syphilis	32	578	69	1	+ 577
Falls	33	536	8	4,131	- 3,594
Drownings	34	532	49	98	+ 434
Breast Cancer	35	526	9	3,535	- 3,009
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	457	6	5,829	- 5,373
Stomach Cancer	37	397	22	1,361	- 964
Lymphomas	38	317	13	2,511	- 2,194
Fires	39	309	53	49	+ 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	296	47	130	+ 166
Leukemia	41	288	20	1,578	- 1,290
Poisonings	42	266	61	17	+ 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	266	41	238	+ 29
Epilepsy	44	266	38	289	- 23
War	45	255	66	2	+ 254
Tetanus	46	180	72	0	+ 180
Lung Cancers	47	178	3	10,980	- 10,801
Schistosomiasis	48	165	74	0	+ 165
Parkinson's Disease	49	159	16	2,120	- 1,960
Pancreas Cancer	50	157	11	2,995	- 2,839
Oral Cancer	51	154	30	768	- 613
Leishmaniasis	52	134	70	0	+ 133
Oesophagus Cancer	53	122	15	2,145	- 2,024
Skin Disease	54	120	36	295	- 175
Skin Cancers	55	118	27	1,024	- 906
Appendicitis	56	108	58	26	+ 83
Encephalitis	57	105	68	1	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	58	101	25	1,067	- 966
Drug Use	59	98	42	231	- 132
Alcohol	60	98	32	612	- 515
Hepatitis B	61	70	62	14	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	62	57	57	28	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	63	54	34	566	- 512
Trypanosomiasis	64	53	76	0	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	65	42	21	1,471	- 1,430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	33	44	214	- 181
Other Neoplasms	67	13	18	1,831	- 1,818
Ascariasis	68	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	11	60	20	- 10
Diphtheria	70	7	71	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	37	295	- 288
Otitis Media	72	6	64	10	- 4
Chlamydia	73	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	249	- 249
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

DR Congo

Netherlands

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.