SOUTH AFRICA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,520	2	39,341	- 821
Tuberculosis	2	22,919	6	21,965	+ 954
Measles	3	22,131	57	270	+ 21,860
Malaria	4	21,900	63	83	+ 21,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	21,632	8	15,843	+ 5,788
Stroke	6	19,167	4	30,693	- 11,526
Coronary Heart Disease	7	18,181	3	32,739	- 14,558
Low Birth Weight	8	18,158	16	6,250	+ 11,908
Birth Trauma	9	17,323	30	3,004	+ 14,320
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,847	11	13,014	+ 2,833
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,514	25	4,351	+ 4,164
Hypertension	12	8,245	12	12,789	- 4,543
Liver Disease	13	7,880	14	9,013	- 1,134
Lung Disease	14	7,085	13	11,895	- 4,810
HIV/AIDS	15	6,959	1	71,996	- 65,037
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,758	5	30,188	- 23,430
Meningitis	17	6,059	26	3,660	+ 2,399
Violence	18	5,824	7	21,000	- 15,175
Maternal Conditions	19	5,506	38	1,700	+ 3,807
Kidney Disease	20	4,754	9	15,302	- 10,548
Malnutrition	21	4,667	34	2,381	+ 2,286
Other Injuries	22	4,332	17	6,014	- 1,681
Pertussis	23	4,149	43	1,142	+ 3,006
Asthma	24	4,050	18	5,966	- 1,915
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,865	19	5,890	- 2,025
Suicide	26	3,044	10	13,774	- 10,730
Cervical Cancer	27	2,526	20	5,555	- 3,030
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,382	22	4,676	- 2,294
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,119	21	5,408	- 3,290
Prostate Cancer	30	2,068	24	4,374	- 2,306
Liver Cancer	31	2,011	33	2,383	- 372
Syphilis	32	1,965	44	1,130	+ 835
Falls	33	1,824	42	1,399	+ 425
Drownings	34	1,809	32	2,403	- 594
Breast Cancer	35	1,789	23	4,533	- 2,744
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,554	28	3,587	- 2,033
Stomach Cancer	37	1,351	39	1,535	- 184
Lymphomas	38	1,080	31	2,818	- 1,738
Fires	39	1,051	27	3,618	- 2,566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,007	36	1,894	- 887
Leukemia	41	980	40	1,464	- 483
Poisonings	42	905	50	975	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	905	47	1,015	- 110
Epilepsy	44	904	37	1,870	- 965
War	45	868	64	66	+ 803
Tetanus	46	611	65	38	+ 573
Lung Cancers	47	606	15	7,705	- 7,099
Schistosomiasis	48	561	66	35	+ 526
Parkinson's Disease	49	542	46	1,077	- 535
Pancreas Cancer	50	532	35	2,007	- 1,475
Oral Cancer	51	525	41	1,406	- 881
Leishmaniasis	52	455	77	0	+ 455
Oesophagus Cancer	53	414	29	3,486	- 3,072
Skin Disease	54	409	45	1,101	- 692
Skin Cancers	55	401	48	993	- 592
Appendicitis	56	368	56	274	+ 95
Encephalitis	57	356	59	234	+ 122
Ovary Cancer	58	343	51	951	- 607
Drug Use	59	334	53	770	- 435
Alcohol	60	333	49	987	- 654
Hepatitis B	61	239	61	139	+ 99
Upper Respiratory	62	194	60	223	- 29
Uterin Cancer	63	184	54	512	- 328
Trypanosomiasis	64	182	76	0	+ 182
Bladder Cancer	65	141	52	829	- 688
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	114	55	376	- 262
Other Neoplasms	67	46	58	267	- 221
Ascariasis	68	42	71	3	+ 39
Hepatitis C	69	36	70	8	+ 28
Diphtheria	70	25	69	16	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	71	23	62	113	- 90
Otitis Media	72	20	67	19	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	8	68	18	- 11
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

DR Congo

South Africa

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.