SAUDI ARABIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	DR CONGO		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,290	5	6,132	+ 17,158
Tuberculosis	2	13,857	27	752	+ 13,105
Measles	3	13,381	68	1	+ 13,380
Malaria	4	13,241	75	0	+ 13,241
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,079	35	457	+ 12,622
Stroke	6	11,589	2	16,793	- 5,204
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,993	1	39,037	- 28,044
Low Birth Weight	8	10,978	18	989	+ 9,990
Birth Trauma	9	10,474	37	343	+ 10,131
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,581	3	12,317	- 2,736
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,148	12	2,307	+ 2,841
Hypertension	12	4,985	22	834	+ 4,151
Liver Disease	13	4,764	7	4,931	- 167
Lung Disease	14	4,283	10	2,842	+ 1,441
HIV/AIDS	15	4,207	47	192	+ 4,015
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,086	9	3,890	+ 196
Meningitis	17	3,663	45	227	+ 3,437
Violence	18	3,521	30	646	+ 2,876
Maternal Conditions	19	3,329	48	172	+ 3,157
Kidney Disease	20	2,874	4	9,051	- 6,177
Malnutrition	21	2,822	52	79	+ 2,742
Other Injuries	22	2,619	8	4,004	- 1,385
Pertussis	23	2,508	54	56	+ 2,452
Asthma	24	2,449	17	1,168	+ 1,281
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,337	15	1,447	+ 890
Suicide	26	1,840	13	2,046	- 205
Cervical Cancer	27	1,527	49	157	+ 1,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,440	11	2,442	- 1,002
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,281	16	1,342	- 61
Prostate Cancer	30	1,250	50	148	+ 1,102
Liver Cancer	31	1,216	21	845	+ 371
Syphilis	32	1,188	59	33	+ 1,155
Falls	33	1,103	6	5,340	- 4,237
Drownings	34	1,094	24	821	+ 272
Breast Cancer	35	1,082	20	908	+ 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	939	14	1,630	- 691
Stomach Cancer	37	817	36	389	+ 428
Lymphomas	38	653	28	716	- 63
Fires	39	636	23	825	- 190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	609	41	275	+ 334
Leukemia	41	593	19	925	- 332
Poisonings	42	547	40	279	+ 268
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	547	39	280	+ 267
Epilepsy	44	547	29	694	- 148
War	45	525	65	3	+ 522
Tetanus	46	369	61	16	+ 354
Lung Cancers	47	367	26	775	- 409
Schistosomiasis	48	339	60	25	+ 314
Parkinson's Disease	49	328	25	776	- 449
Pancreas Cancer	50	322	31	526	- 204
Oral Cancer	51	318	34	465	- 147
Leishmaniasis	52	275	67	1	+ 274
Oesophagus Cancer	53	250	44	229	+ 21
Skin Disease	54	247	32	516	- 269
Skin Cancers	55	242	55	55	+ 188
Appendicitis	56	223	58	35	+ 188
Encephalitis	57	215	43	234	- 19
Ovary Cancer	58	208	42	247	- 40
Drug Use	59	202	33	491	- 289
Alcohol	60	201	51	128	+ 73
Hepatitis B	61	144	53	57	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	62	117	70	1	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	63	111	38	323	- 211
Trypanosomiasis	64	110	74	0	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	65	85	46	214	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	69	62	9	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	67	28	57	40	- 12
Ascariasis	68	25	66	1	+ 24
Hepatitis C	69	22	64	7	+ 14
Diphtheria	70	15	69	1	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	71	14	56	49	- 35
Otitis Media	72	12	72	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	5	71	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

DR Congo

Saudi Arabia

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.