ROMANIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,566	5	9,357	+ 2,209
Tuberculosis	2	6,882	28	1,015	+ 5,866
Measles	3	6,645	61	7	+ 6,637
Malaria	4	6,575	75	0	+ 6,575
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,495	46	223	+ 6,272
Stroke	6	5,755	2	49,707	- 43,952
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,459	1	71,810	- 66,351
Low Birth Weight	8	5,452	41	317	+ 5,135
Birth Trauma	9	5,201	57	38	+ 5,163
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,758	20	1,992	+ 2,766
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,556	38	367	+ 2,190
Hypertension	12	2,476	3	11,007	- 8,532
Liver Disease	13	2,366	6	8,920	- 6,554
Lung Disease	14	2,127	7	7,359	- 5,232
HIV/AIDS	15	2,089	47	219	+ 1,870
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,029	18	2,230	- 201
Meningitis	17	1,819	54	76	+ 1,743
Violence	18	1,749	44	255	+ 1,493
Maternal Conditions	19	1,653	58	35	+ 1,618
Kidney Disease	20	1,427	9	5,175	- 3,747
Malnutrition	21	1,401	50	142	+ 1,260
Other Injuries	22	1,301	19	2,139	- 838
Pertussis	23	1,246	69	0	+ 1,245
Asthma	24	1,216	45	225	+ 991
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,161	48	193	+ 968
Suicide	26	914	21	1,886	- 972
Cervical Cancer	27	758	22	1,870	- 1,112
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	715	15	2,839	- 2,124
Inflammatory/Heart	29	636	10	4,433	- 3,797
Prostate Cancer	30	621	16	2,449	- 1,828
Liver Cancer	31	604	13	3,114	- 2,510
Syphilis	32	590	66	1	+ 588
Falls	33	548	24	1,504	- 956
Drownings	34	543	32	596	- 53
Breast Cancer	35	537	11	3,851	- 3,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	466	8	6,835	- 6,369
Stomach Cancer	37	406	12	3,457	- 3,051
Lymphomas	38	324	25	1,385	- 1,061
Fires	39	316	36	421	- 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	302	33	531	- 229
Leukemia	41	294	26	1,342	- 1,048
Poisonings	42	272	39	366	- 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	272	35	440	- 169
Epilepsy	44	272	42	314	- 43
War	45	261	65	2	+ 259
Tetanus	46	183	67	1	+ 182
Lung Cancers	47	182	4	10,113	- 9,931
Schistosomiasis	48	168	74	0	+ 168
Parkinson's Disease	49	163	31	741	- 578
Pancreas Cancer	50	160	14	2,935	- 2,775
Oral Cancer	51	158	17	2,290	- 2,132
Leishmaniasis	52	137	70	0	+ 137
Oesophagus Cancer	53	124	30	755	- 631
Skin Disease	54	123	53	97	+ 25
Skin Cancers	55	120	29	1,003	- 883
Appendicitis	56	111	60	21	+ 90
Encephalitis	57	107	62	6	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	58	103	27	1,109	- 1,006
Drug Use	59	100	40	346	- 246
Alcohol	60	100	37	409	- 309
Hepatitis B	61	72	59	30	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	62	58	63	3	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	63	55	34	522	- 467
Trypanosomiasis	64	55	77	0	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	65	42	23	1,715	- 1,673
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	34	85	0	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	67	14	43	289	- 275
Ascariasis	68	13	82	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	69	11	52	98	- 88
Diphtheria	70	7	71	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	55	66	- 59
Otitis Media	72	6	68	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	56	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

DR Congo

Romania

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.