SINGAPORE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,842	2	5,189	- 1,347
Tuberculosis	2	2,286	40	26	+ 2,260
Measles	3	2,207	72	0	+ 2,207
Malaria	4	2,184	75	0	+ 2,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,158	39	28	+ 2,130
Stroke	6	1,912	3	1,559	+ 353
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,813	1	5,292	- 3,478
Low Birth Weight	8	1,811	41	25	+ 1,786
Birth Trauma	9	1,728	55	3	+ 1,725
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,581	26	121	+ 1,459
Congenital Anomalies	11	849	31	80	+ 770
Hypertension	12	822	8	732	+ 90
Liver Disease	13	786	20	209	+ 577
Lung Disease	14	707	14	383	+ 324
HIV/AIDS	15	694	45	18	+ 676
Diabetes Mellitus	16	674	28	108	+ 566
Meningitis	17	604	48	8	+ 596
Violence	18	581	46	15	+ 566
Maternal Conditions	19	549	53	3	+ 546
Kidney Disease	20	474	6	1,028	- 554
Malnutrition	21	465	63	0	+ 465
Other Injuries	22	432	32	79	+ 353
Pertussis	23	414	62	0	+ 414
Asthma	24	404	35	37	+ 367
Endocrine Disorders	25	385	37	30	+ 355
Suicide	26	304	9	650	- 347
Cervical Cancer	27	252	30	85	+ 167
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	238	36	32	+ 205
Inflammatory/Heart	29	211	19	215	- 4
Prostate Cancer	30	206	16	303	- 96
Liver Cancer	31	201	7	746	- 545
Syphilis	32	196	65	0	+ 196
Falls	33	182	18	218	- 36
Drownings	34	180	38	29	+ 151
Breast Cancer	35	178	10	605	- 427
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	155	5	1,203	- 1,048
Stomach Cancer	37	135	12	405	- 270
Lymphomas	38	108	13	397	- 289
Fires	39	105	49	7	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	100	33	69	+ 31
Leukemia	41	98	17	249	- 152
Poisonings	42	90	60	1	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	90	43	22	+ 68
Epilepsy	44	90	42	25	+ 65
War	45	87	59	2	+ 84
Tetanus	46	61	73	0	+ 61
Lung Cancers	47	60	4	1,540	- 1,480
Schistosomiasis	48	56	78	0	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	49	54	29	90	- 36
Pancreas Cancer	50	53	11	537	- 484
Oral Cancer	51	52	15	317	- 265
Leishmaniasis	52	45	76	0	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	53	41	24	137	- 96
Skin Disease	54	41	25	136	- 95
Skin Cancers	55	40	34	56	- 16
Appendicitis	56	37	50	6	+ 31
Encephalitis	57	36	61	0	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	58	34	21	204	- 169
Drug Use	59	33	44	19	+ 14
Alcohol	60	33	47	10	+ 23
Hepatitis B	61	24	52	4	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	19	54	3	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	63	18	23	147	- 129
Trypanosomiasis	64	18	77	0	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	65	14	27	120	- 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	58	2	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	67	5	22	195	- 191
Ascariasis	68	4	67	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	4	56	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	64	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	57	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	81	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 SINGAPORE

DR Congo

Singapore

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.