PORTUGAL VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,505	4	6,851	- 346
Tuberculosis	2	3,870	38	213	+ 3,658
Measles	3	3,737	71	0	+ 3,737
Malaria	4	3,698	78	0	+ 3,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,653	36	231	+ 3,422
Stroke	6	3,237	2	12,339	- 9,103
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,070	1	12,878	- 9,808
Low Birth Weight	8	3,066	52	79	+ 2,988
Birth Trauma	9	2,925	60	24	+ 2,902
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,676	27	838	+ 1,838
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,438	40	196	+ 1,241
Hypertension	12	1,392	14	1,880	- 487
Liver Disease	13	1,331	22	1,126	+ 205
Lung Disease	14	1,196	7	4,286	- 3,090
HIV/AIDS	15	1,175	35	320	+ 855
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,141	8	3,601	- 2,460
Meningitis	17	1,023	56	43	+ 981
Violence	18	984	48	96	+ 887
Maternal Conditions	19	930	63	7	+ 923
Kidney Disease	20	803	9	2,803	- 2,001
Malnutrition	21	788	53	79	+ 709
Other Injuries	22	732	13	1,937	- 1,205
Pertussis	23	701	72	0	+ 701
Asthma	24	684	43	146	+ 538
Endocrine Disorders	25	653	17	1,547	- 894
Suicide	26	514	19	1,172	- 658
Cervical Cancer	27	427	34	329	+ 98
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	402	3	7,191	- 6,789
Inflammatory/Heart	29	358	26	909	- 551
Prostate Cancer	30	349	11	2,124	- 1,775
Liver Cancer	31	340	18	1,270	- 931
Syphilis	32	332	64	3	+ 329
Falls	33	308	23	1,033	- 725
Drownings	34	305	51	79	+ 226
Breast Cancer	35	302	12	1,997	- 1,695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	262	6	4,389	- 4,127
Stomach Cancer	37	228	10	2,532	- 2,304
Lymphomas	38	182	16	1,608	- 1,425
Fires	39	178	46	108	+ 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	170	37	229	- 58
Leukemia	41	166	24	1,015	- 850
Poisonings	42	153	57	29	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	153	41	169	- 16
Epilepsy	44	153	31	415	- 262
War	45	147	69	1	+ 146
Tetanus	46	103	73	0	+ 103
Lung Cancers	47	102	5	4,406	- 4,304
Schistosomiasis	48	95	77	0	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	49	92	21	1,139	- 1,048
Pancreas Cancer	50	90	15	1,669	- 1,579
Oral Cancer	51	89	25	912	- 823
Leishmaniasis	52	77	68	1	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	53	70	29	623	- 553
Skin Disease	54	69	39	202	- 133
Skin Cancers	55	68	30	523	- 456
Appendicitis	56	62	61	21	+ 41
Encephalitis	57	60	67	1	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	58	58	33	397	- 339
Drug Use	59	56	44	128	- 72
Alcohol	60	56	45	111	- 55
Hepatitis B	61	40	59	26	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	62	33	62	15	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	63	31	32	406	- 375
Trypanosomiasis	64	31	80	0	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	65	24	20	1,171	- 1,147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	19	47	99	- 80
Other Neoplasms	67	8	28	652	- 644
Ascariasis	68	7	83	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	49	87	- 81
Diphtheria	70	4	74	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	54	56	- 52
Otitis Media	72	3	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	42	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

DR Congo

Portugal

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.