NIGERIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	DR CONGO		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	150,878	1	207,281	- 56,403
Tuberculosis	2	89,771	3	127,335	- 37,564
Measles	3	86,683	14	29,439	+ 57,245
Malaria	4	85,778	4	100,963	- 15,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	84,729	2	144,724	- 59,995
Stroke	6	75,076	8	57,744	+ 17,333
Coronary Heart Disease	7	71,213	7	61,374	+ 9,840
Low Birth Weight	8	71,122	6	95,959	- 24,837
Birth Trauma	9	67,853	5	100,186	- 32,333
Road Traffic Accidents	10	62,070	12	41,693	+ 20,377
Congenital Anomalies	11	33,349	9	49,696	- 16,347
Hypertension	12	32,296	24	10,692	+ 21,604
Liver Disease	13	30,863	13	38,326	- 7,462
Lung Disease	14	27,750	22	12,569	+ 15,181
HIV/AIDS	15	27,256	10	44,124	- 16,868
Diabetes Mellitus	16	26,469	18	22,497	+ 3,972
Meningitis	17	23,732	11	43,651	- 19,919
Violence	18	22,813	19	18,407	+ 4,406
Maternal Conditions	19	21,567	15	23,540	- 1,973
Kidney Disease	20	18,620	20	18,189	+ 431
Malnutrition	21	18,279	36	5,896	+ 12,383
Other Injuries	22	16,969	17	22,696	- 5,727
Pertussis	23	16,250	16	23,282	- 7,032
Asthma	24	15,865	27	8,192	+ 7,673
Endocrine Disorders	25	15,139	21	15,799	- 660
Suicide	26	11,923	30	7,019	+ 4,905
Cervical Cancer	27	9,893	25	10,574	- 681
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	9,329	31	6,786	+ 2,544
Inflammatory/Heart	29	8,298	42	4,826	+ 3,472
Prostate Cancer	30	8,100	35	5,914	+ 2,186
Liver Cancer	31	7,877	39	5,289	+ 2,589
Syphilis	32	7,696	38	5,449	+ 2,246
Falls	33	7,145	28	7,528	- 383
Drownings	34	7,085	32	6,584	+ 501
Breast Cancer	35	7,007	23	11,884	- 4,877
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	6,085	43	4,152	+ 1,934
Stomach Cancer	37	5,291	50	2,129	+ 3,162
Lymphomas	38	4,228	40	5,202	- 973
Fires	39	4,118	29	7,132	- 3,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,945	37	5,846	- 1,901
Leukemia	41	3,839	47	2,257	+ 1,582
Poisonings	42	3,547	33	6,570	- 3,024
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,544	52	1,946	+ 1,599
Epilepsy	44	3,542	41	5,001	- 1,459
War	45	3,402	45	3,245	+ 157
Tetanus	46	2,391	26	8,355	- 5,963
Lung Cancers	47	2,375	57	1,295	+ 1,080
Schistosomiasis	48	2,197	54	1,508	+ 689
Parkinson's Disease	49	2,122	46	2,473	- 351
Pancreas Cancer	50	2,085	51	1,975	+ 111
Oral Cancer	51	2,057	48	2,238	- 181
Leishmaniasis	52	1,782	70	23	+ 1,759
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,621	64	560	+ 1,061
Skin Disease	54	1,602	56	1,468	+ 134
Skin Cancers	55	1,570	53	1,933	- 363
Appendicitis	56	1,443	60	760	+ 683
Encephalitis	57	1,395	59	937	+ 458
Ovary Cancer	58	1,345	49	2,133	- 787
Drug Use	59	1,310	34	6,273	- 4,963
Alcohol	60	1,302	58	1,031	+ 271
Hepatitis B	61	936	55	1,488	- 553
Upper Respiratory	62	759	67	259	+ 500
Uterin Cancer	63	722	62	679	+ 43
Trypanosomiasis	64	711	77	0	+ 711
Bladder Cancer	65	554	63	670	- 116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	446	69	165	+ 281
Other Neoplasms	67	180	66	290	- 110
Ascariasis	68	164	61	685	- 521
Hepatitis C	69	141	65	304	- 163
Diphtheria	70	96	44	3,800	- 3,704
Multiple Sclerosis	71	90	68	179	- 89
Otitis Media	72	78	72	3	+ 75
Chlamydia	73	30	71	14	+ 17
Dengue	74	2	73	2	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

DR Congo

Nigeria

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.