SWEDEN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,749	7	2,659	+ 4,090
Tuberculosis	2	4,016	56	24	+ 3,992
Measles	3	3,877	83	0	+ 3,877
Malaria	4	3,837	74	0	+ 3,837
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,790	36	289	+ 3,501
Stroke	6	3,358	3	6,035	- 2,677
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,185	1	15,136	- 11,950
Low Birth Weight	8	3,181	51	50	+ 3,131
Birth Trauma	9	3,035	55	34	+ 3,002
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,776	34	315	+ 2,461
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,492	35	308	+ 1,184
Hypertension	12	1,445	10	1,838	- 394
Liver Disease	13	1,381	23	723	+ 657
Lung Disease	14	1,241	4	4,344	- 3,103
HIV/AIDS	15	1,219	61	13	+ 1,206
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,184	11	1,834	- 650
Meningitis	17	1,062	54	35	+ 1,026
Violence	18	1,020	47	113	+ 908
Maternal Conditions	19	965	64	5	+ 960
Kidney Disease	20	833	12	1,629	- 796
Malnutrition	21	818	45	117	+ 701
Other Injuries	22	759	15	1,374	- 614
Pertussis	23	727	67	0	+ 726
Asthma	24	710	42	158	+ 551
Endocrine Disorders	25	677	24	702	- 25
Suicide	26	533	14	1,479	- 946
Cervical Cancer	27	443	38	228	+ 215
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	417	2	10,917	- 10,500
Inflammatory/Heart	29	371	28	547	- 176
Prostate Cancer	30	362	8	2,622	- 2,260
Liver Cancer	31	352	22	752	- 399
Syphilis	32	344	72	0	+ 344
Falls	33	320	17	1,109	- 789
Drownings	34	317	46	114	+ 202
Breast Cancer	35	313	13	1,582	- 1,269
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	272	6	3,049	- 2,777
Stomach Cancer	37	237	26	612	- 376
Lymphomas	38	189	16	1,357	- 1,168
Fires	39	184	49	65	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	176	37	277	- 101
Leukemia	41	172	20	825	- 654
Poisonings	42	159	60	18	+ 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	159	48	110	+ 48
Epilepsy	44	158	44	121	+ 38
War	45	152	65	2	+ 150
Tetanus	46	107	68	0	+ 107
Lung Cancers	47	106	5	3,722	- 3,616
Schistosomiasis	48	98	69	0	+ 98
Parkinson's Disease	49	95	19	943	- 848
Pancreas Cancer	50	93	9	1,849	- 1,755
Oral Cancer	51	92	31	379	- 287
Leishmaniasis	52	80	75	0	+ 80
Oesophagus Cancer	53	73	29	538	- 466
Skin Disease	54	72	39	220	- 148
Skin Cancers	55	70	25	650	- 580
Appendicitis	56	65	59	18	+ 46
Encephalitis	57	62	71	0	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	58	60	27	553	- 493
Drug Use	59	59	30	423	- 365
Alcohol	60	58	32	359	- 300
Hepatitis B	61	42	62	9	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	62	34	58	20	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	63	32	33	345	- 312
Trypanosomiasis	64	32	76	0	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	65	25	21	760	- 735
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	43	129	- 109
Other Neoplasms	67	8	18	1,036	- 1,028
Ascariasis	68	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	53	44	- 38
Diphtheria	70	4	70	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	41	170	- 166
Otitis Media	72	3	66	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	175	- 175
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

DR Congo

Sweden

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.