NICARAGUA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,255	7	1,152	+ 3,104
Tuberculosis	2	2,532	37	115	+ 2,417
Measles	3	2,445	78	0	+ 2,445
Malaria	4	2,419	83	0	+ 2,419
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,390	36	122	+ 2,267
Stroke	6	2,117	3	2,225	- 107
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,008	1	5,843	- 3,835
Low Birth Weight	8	2,006	13	490	+ 1,516
Birth Trauma	9	1,914	25	198	+ 1,716
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,751	8	1,109	+ 642
Congenital Anomalies	11	941	11	571	+ 370
Hypertension	12	911	9	1,103	- 192
Liver Disease	13	870	6	1,203	- 333
Lung Disease	14	783	5	1,570	- 787
HIV/AIDS	15	769	35	139	+ 629
Diabetes Mellitus	16	746	4	2,068	- 1,321
Meningitis	17	669	51	29	+ 640
Violence	18	643	10	619	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	19	608	39	88	+ 520
Kidney Disease	20	525	2	3,533	- 3,008
Malnutrition	21	516	30	163	+ 352
Other Injuries	22	479	17	358	+ 121
Pertussis	23	458	67	3	+ 455
Asthma	24	447	38	105	+ 343
Endocrine Disorders	25	427	28	164	+ 263
Suicide	26	336	19	285	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	27	279	16	374	- 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	263	33	149	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	29	234	34	139	+ 95
Prostate Cancer	30	228	15	386	- 158
Liver Cancer	31	222	12	509	- 286
Syphilis	32	217	60	9	+ 208
Falls	33	202	22	276	- 75
Drownings	34	200	32	157	+ 43
Breast Cancer	35	198	20	283	- 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	172	18	315	- 144
Stomach Cancer	37	149	14	478	- 328
Lymphomas	38	119	29	164	- 44
Fires	39	116	57	16	+ 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	111	40	85	+ 26
Leukemia	41	108	24	227	- 119
Poisonings	42	100	55	18	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	100	54	20	+ 80
Epilepsy	44	100	41	74	+ 26
War	45	96	70	1	+ 95
Tetanus	46	67	79	0	+ 67
Lung Cancers	47	67	23	274	- 207
Schistosomiasis	48	62	84	0	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	49	60	42	67	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	50	59	27	178	- 119
Oral Cancer	51	58	43	64	- 6
Leishmaniasis	52	50	76	0	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	53	46	47	42	+ 4
Skin Disease	54	45	31	162	- 117
Skin Cancers	55	44	45	59	- 15
Appendicitis	56	41	49	32	+ 9
Encephalitis	57	39	58	10	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	58	38	44	61	- 23
Drug Use	59	37	46	50	- 13
Alcohol	60	37	21	279	- 242
Hepatitis B	61	26	62	5	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	21	72	1	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	63	20	48	39	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	64	20	82	0	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	65	16	52	28	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	13	50	31	- 18
Other Neoplasms	67	5	26	192	- 187
Ascariasis	68	5	69	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	4	68	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	61	7	- 4
Otitis Media	72	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

DR Congo

Nicaragua

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.