NORWAY VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,511	6	1,797	+ 1,715
Tuberculosis	2	2,089	56	15	+ 2,074
Measles	3	2,017	72	0	+ 2,017
Malaria	4	1,996	84	0	+ 1,996
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,972	37	128	+ 1,844
Stroke	6	1,747	4	2,475	- 728
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,657	1	5,321	- 3,664
Low Birth Weight	8	1,655	52	23	+ 1,632
Birth Trauma	9	1,579	54	17	+ 1,562
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,445	42	114	+ 1,330
Congenital Anomalies	11	776	34	136	+ 640
Hypertension	12	752	28	230	+ 522
Liver Disease	13	718	30	214	+ 505
Lung Disease	14	646	3	2,723	- 2,077
HIV/AIDS	15	634	61	10	+ 624
Diabetes Mellitus	16	616	16	560	+ 56
Meningitis	17	552	58	14	+ 539
Violence	18	531	50	32	+ 499
Maternal Conditions	19	502	66	1	+ 501
Kidney Disease	20	433	14	611	- 177
Malnutrition	21	425	35	135	+ 290
Other Injuries	22	395	15	583	- 188
Pertussis	23	378	64	1	+ 377
Asthma	24	369	43	85	+ 285
Endocrine Disorders	25	352	19	359	- 7
Suicide	26	277	13	633	- 356
Cervical Cancer	27	230	39	125	+ 105
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	217	2	4,464	- 4,247
Inflammatory/Heart	29	193	29	221	- 28
Prostate Cancer	30	189	8	1,172	- 984
Liver Cancer	31	183	26	259	- 76
Syphilis	32	179	67	1	+ 178
Falls	33	166	9	777	- 611
Drownings	34	165	45	65	+ 100
Breast Cancer	35	163	11	698	- 535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	142	7	1,787	- 1,645
Stomach Cancer	37	123	22	343	- 220
Lymphomas	38	98	12	646	- 547
Fires	39	96	48	45	+ 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	92	33	160	- 68
Leukemia	41	89	21	354	- 264
Poisonings	42	83	57	14	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	82	46	61	+ 21
Epilepsy	44	82	40	119	- 37
War	45	79	68	1	+ 79
Tetanus	46	56	69	0	+ 55
Lung Cancers	47	55	5	2,320	- 2,265
Schistosomiasis	48	51	83	0	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	49	49	17	554	- 505
Pancreas Cancer	50	49	10	770	- 722
Oral Cancer	51	48	32	168	- 120
Leishmaniasis	52	41	81	0	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	53	38	27	248	- 210
Skin Disease	54	37	38	128	- 90
Skin Cancers	55	37	18	407	- 371
Appendicitis	56	34	59	12	+ 22
Encephalitis	57	32	70	0	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	58	31	24	309	- 278
Drug Use	59	30	25	264	- 233
Alcohol	60	30	31	205	- 174
Hepatitis B	61	22	63	3	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	18	60	12	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	63	17	36	134	- 117
Trypanosomiasis	64	17	82	0	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	65	13	20	356	- 343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	10	47	60	- 50
Other Neoplasms	67	4	23	324	- 320
Ascariasis	68	4	76	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	55	17	- 14
Diphtheria	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	41	119	- 117
Otitis Media	72	2	65	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	23	- 23
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	75	- 75
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

DR Congo

Norway

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.