OMAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,487	4	701	+ 1,786
Tuberculosis	2	1,480	48	18	+ 1,462
Measles	3	1,429	76	0	+ 1,429
Malaria	4	1,414	74	0	+ 1,414
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,396	28	78	+ 1,318
Stroke	6	1,237	2	1,648	- 410
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,174	1	5,287	- 4,114
Low Birth Weight	8	1,172	15	207	+ 965
Birth Trauma	9	1,118	29	77	+ 1,041
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,023	5	527	+ 496
Congenital Anomalies	11	550	7	386	+ 164
Hypertension	12	532	8	360	+ 173
Liver Disease	13	509	6	406	+ 103
Lung Disease	14	457	9	325	+ 132
HIV/AIDS	15	449	41	31	+ 418
Diabetes Mellitus	16	436	3	1,029	- 593
Meningitis	17	391	47	21	+ 370
Violence	18	376	39	34	+ 342
Maternal Conditions	19	355	46	22	+ 334
Kidney Disease	20	307	11	312	- 5
Malnutrition	21	301	60	2	+ 299
Other Injuries	22	280	20	130	+ 150
Pertussis	23	268	51	13	+ 255
Asthma	24	261	55	11	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	25	250	32	53	+ 196
Suicide	26	197	13	241	- 45
Cervical Cancer	27	163	34	42	+ 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	154	10	323	- 170
Inflammatory/Heart	29	137	21	127	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	30	134	37	37	+ 97
Liver Cancer	31	130	24	116	+ 13
Syphilis	32	127	61	2	+ 125
Falls	33	118	12	292	- 175
Drownings	34	117	14	211	- 94
Breast Cancer	35	115	18	141	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	100	16	205	- 104
Stomach Cancer	37	87	17	185	- 98
Lymphomas	38	70	19	138	- 68
Fires	39	68	36	38	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	65	38	36	+ 29
Leukemia	41	63	22	127	- 64
Poisonings	42	58	33	47	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	58	53	12	+ 47
Epilepsy	44	58	44	22	+ 36
War	45	56	58	4	+ 52
Tetanus	46	39	63	1	+ 38
Lung Cancers	47	39	25	113	- 74
Schistosomiasis	48	36	59	2	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	49	35	26	110	- 75
Pancreas Cancer	50	34	30	77	- 42
Oral Cancer	51	34	31	70	- 36
Leishmaniasis	52	29	66	0	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	53	27	40	32	- 6
Skin Disease	54	26	27	92	- 66
Skin Cancers	55	26	45	22	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	24	57	5	+ 19
Encephalitis	57	23	23	126	- 103
Ovary Cancer	58	22	43	26	- 4
Drug Use	59	22	42	29	- 7
Alcohol	60	21	50	13	+ 8
Hepatitis B	61	15	64	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	13	67	0	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	63	12	54	11	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	64	12	75	0	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	65	9	35	41	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	62	2	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	3	56	7	- 4
Ascariasis	68	3	65	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	68	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	52	12	- 10
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	49	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	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	73	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

DR Congo

Oman

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.