SWITZERLAND VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,647	8	1,949	+ 3,698
Tuberculosis	2	3,360	56	21	+ 3,339
Measles	3	3,244	75	0	+ 3,244
Malaria	4	3,210	77	0	+ 3,210
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,171	35	186	+ 2,985
Stroke	6	2,810	3	3,918	- 1,108
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,665	1	10,713	- 8,048
Low Birth Weight	8	2,662	43	105	+ 2,557
Birth Trauma	9	2,540	52	32	+ 2,508
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,323	34	193	+ 2,130
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,248	31	305	+ 943
Hypertension	12	1,209	6	2,471	- 1,263
Liver Disease	13	1,155	21	677	+ 478
Lung Disease	14	1,039	5	2,902	- 1,864
HIV/AIDS	15	1,020	54	29	+ 991
Diabetes Mellitus	16	991	17	1,022	- 31
Meningitis	17	888	57	20	+ 868
Violence	18	854	51	42	+ 811
Maternal Conditions	19	807	64	4	+ 803
Kidney Disease	20	697	13	1,261	- 564
Malnutrition	21	684	47	84	+ 600
Other Injuries	22	635	30	410	+ 225
Pertussis	23	608	73	0	+ 608
Asthma	24	594	46	95	+ 499
Endocrine Disorders	25	567	25	593	- 26
Suicide	26	446	14	1,249	- 803
Cervical Cancer	27	370	42	105	+ 265
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	349	2	7,192	- 6,843
Inflammatory/Heart	29	311	16	1,027	- 716
Prostate Cancer	30	303	10	1,579	- 1,276
Liver Cancer	31	295	19	805	- 510
Syphilis	32	288	65	2	+ 287
Falls	33	267	9	1,919	- 1,652
Drownings	34	265	50	49	+ 216
Breast Cancer	35	262	11	1,577	- 1,315
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	228	7	1,995	- 1,767
Stomach Cancer	37	198	24	614	- 416
Lymphomas	38	158	15	1,131	- 973
Fires	39	154	55	21	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	148	41	122	+ 25
Leukemia	41	144	22	671	- 528
Poisonings	42	133	60	13	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	133	48	78	+ 55
Epilepsy	44	133	39	159	- 26
War	45	127	67	1	+ 126
Tetanus	46	90	70	0	+ 89
Lung Cancers	47	89	4	3,520	- 3,431
Schistosomiasis	48	82	72	0	+ 82
Parkinson's Disease	49	79	18	857	- 778
Pancreas Cancer	50	78	12	1,486	- 1,408
Oral Cancer	51	77	26	500	- 423
Leishmaniasis	52	67	71	0	+ 66
Oesophagus Cancer	53	61	28	491	- 430
Skin Disease	54	60	40	129	- 69
Skin Cancers	55	59	27	493	- 434
Appendicitis	56	54	59	15	+ 39
Encephalitis	57	52	68	1	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	58	50	29	457	- 407
Drug Use	59	49	36	176	- 127
Alcohol	60	49	32	229	- 180
Hepatitis B	61	35	63	5	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	62	28	61	11	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	63	27	33	224	- 197
Trypanosomiasis	64	27	78	0	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	65	21	23	669	- 649
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	49	68	- 51
Other Neoplasms	67	7	20	681	- 675
Ascariasis	68	6	82	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	58	15	- 10
Diphtheria	70	4	74	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	38	160	- 157
Otitis Media	72	3	69	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

DR Congo

Switzerland

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.