SUDAN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,163	4	12,619	+ 19,543
Tuberculosis	2	19,137	15	4,250	+ 14,887
Measles	3	18,478	6	9,301	+ 9,177
Malaria	4	18,285	10	5,614	+ 12,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,062	9	6,277	+ 11,785
Stroke	6	16,004	2	20,582	- 4,578
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,181	1	43,966	- 28,786
Low Birth Weight	8	15,161	3	16,036	- 875
Birth Trauma	9	14,464	7	8,526	+ 5,939
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,232	5	11,459	+ 1,773
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,109	11	5,507	+ 1,602
Hypertension	12	6,885	8	7,287	- 403
Liver Disease	13	6,579	14	4,348	+ 2,231
Lung Disease	14	5,915	13	4,382	+ 1,534
HIV/AIDS	15	5,810	22	2,331	+ 3,479
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,642	17	3,070	+ 2,572
Meningitis	17	5,059	33	1,092	+ 3,967
Violence	18	4,863	21	2,478	+ 2,385
Maternal Conditions	19	4,597	23	1,961	+ 2,637
Kidney Disease	20	3,969	12	5,095	- 1,126
Malnutrition	21	3,897	34	1,089	+ 2,808
Other Injuries	22	3,617	18	2,912	+ 705
Pertussis	23	3,464	24	1,899	+ 1,565
Asthma	24	3,382	19	2,636	+ 746
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,227	30	1,459	+ 1,768
Suicide	26	2,542	27	1,644	+ 898
Cervical Cancer	27	2,109	41	770	+ 1,339
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,989	20	2,584	- 595
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,769	38	839	+ 930
Prostate Cancer	30	1,727	49	523	+ 1,203
Liver Cancer	31	1,679	37	946	+ 733
Syphilis	32	1,640	47	603	+ 1,037
Falls	33	1,523	28	1,559	- 36
Drownings	34	1,510	26	1,684	- 174
Breast Cancer	35	1,494	16	3,071	- 1,577
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,297	35	1,049	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	37	1,128	51	478	+ 650
Lymphomas	38	901	29	1,533	- 632
Fires	39	878	31	1,310	- 432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	841	40	775	+ 66
Leukemia	41	818	25	1,828	- 1,010
Poisonings	42	756	42	744	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	756	46	684	+ 71
Epilepsy	44	755	43	735	+ 20
War	45	725	56	336	+ 389
Tetanus	46	510	53	378	+ 132
Lung Cancers	47	506	48	545	- 39
Schistosomiasis	48	468	63	68	+ 400
Parkinson's Disease	49	452	45	705	- 252
Pancreas Cancer	50	445	58	272	+ 172
Oral Cancer	51	439	50	493	- 54
Leishmaniasis	52	380	52	448	- 68
Oesophagus Cancer	53	346	32	1,126	- 780
Skin Disease	54	342	60	112	+ 229
Skin Cancers	55	335	55	356	- 22
Appendicitis	56	308	59	155	+ 153
Encephalitis	57	297	57	303	- 6
Ovary Cancer	58	287	39	794	- 507
Drug Use	59	279	36	1,036	- 757
Alcohol	60	278	61	84	+ 193
Hepatitis B	61	199	44	730	- 531
Upper Respiratory	62	162	70	5	+ 157
Uterin Cancer	63	154	62	71	+ 83
Trypanosomiasis	64	152	79	0	+ 152
Bladder Cancer	65	118	54	369	- 250
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	95	67	20	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	67	38	65	35	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	35	66	21	+ 14
Hepatitis C	69	30	68	17	+ 13
Diphtheria	70	20	69	11	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	71	19	64	54	- 35
Otitis Media	72	17	73	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	73	6	71	1	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

DR Congo

Sudan

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.