SENEGAL VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,011	1	7,184	+ 4,827
Tuberculosis	2	7,147	9	2,678	+ 4,468
Measles	3	6,901	49	158	+ 6,743
Malaria	4	6,829	5	4,595	+ 2,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,745	3	5,343	+ 1,402
Stroke	6	5,977	4	5,342	+ 635
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,669	2	6,224	- 555
Low Birth Weight	8	5,662	7	3,636	+ 2,026
Birth Trauma	9	5,402	8	3,448	+ 1,954
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,941	6	3,832	+ 1,110
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,655	11	2,364	+ 290
Hypertension	12	2,571	21	1,095	+ 1,476
Liver Disease	13	2,457	13	2,147	+ 310
Lung Disease	14	2,209	18	1,351	+ 858
HIV/AIDS	15	2,170	20	1,186	+ 984
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,107	10	2,395	- 288
Meningitis	17	1,889	15	1,628	+ 261
Violence	18	1,816	19	1,247	+ 570
Maternal Conditions	19	1,717	14	1,669	+ 48
Kidney Disease	20	1,482	12	2,210	- 728
Malnutrition	21	1,455	32	494	+ 961
Other Injuries	22	1,351	16	1,512	- 161
Pertussis	23	1,294	28	771	+ 522
Asthma	24	1,263	25	936	+ 327
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,205	23	1,041	+ 164
Suicide	26	949	24	978	- 29
Cervical Cancer	27	788	17	1,405	- 617
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	743	26	879	- 136
Inflammatory/Heart	29	661	36	426	+ 235
Prostate Cancer	30	645	29	642	+ 3
Liver Cancer	31	627	22	1,087	- 460
Syphilis	32	613	53	122	+ 491
Falls	33	569	30	622	- 53
Drownings	34	564	33	494	+ 70
Breast Cancer	35	558	27	861	- 303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	484	37	384	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	37	421	31	557	- 136
Lymphomas	38	337	39	315	+ 21
Fires	39	328	34	448	- 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	314	35	433	- 119
Leukemia	41	306	54	113	+ 193
Poisonings	42	282	40	315	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	282	46	166	+ 116
Epilepsy	44	282	38	330	- 48
War	45	271	69	4	+ 267
Tetanus	46	190	58	85	+ 106
Lung Cancers	47	189	44	180	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	48	175	45	176	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	49	169	41	273	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	50	166	48	159	+ 7
Oral Cancer	51	164	43	208	- 44
Leishmaniasis	52	142	63	21	+ 121
Oesophagus Cancer	53	129	55	99	+ 30
Skin Disease	54	128	47	159	- 32
Skin Cancers	55	125	51	147	- 22
Appendicitis	56	115	61	38	+ 76
Encephalitis	57	111	57	85	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	58	107	42	220	- 113
Drug Use	59	104	52	138	- 34
Alcohol	60	104	59	74	+ 29
Hepatitis B	61	74	60	70	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	60	66	15	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	63	57	56	94	- 36
Trypanosomiasis	64	57	78	0	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	65	44	50	155	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	35	67	15	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	67	14	62	24	- 10
Ascariasis	68	13	65	18	- 5
Hepatitis C	69	11	68	11	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	8	70	3	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	64	20	- 13
Otitis Media	72	6	72	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	2	71	2	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

DR Congo

Senegal

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.