DR CONGO VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	59,606	1	73,546	- 13,940
Stroke	2	46,642	6	36,596	+ 10,046
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	41,696	5	41,301	+ 394
Coronary Heart Disease	4	39,179	7	34,713	+ 4,465
Road Traffic Accidents	5	24,124	10	30,256	- 6,132
Liver Disease	6	22,097	13	15,044	+ 7,053
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,180	16	12,902	+ 4,278
Hypertension	8	16,839	12	15,743	+ 1,096
Lung Disease	9	12,039	14	13,527	- 1,487
Malnutrition	10	12,000	21	8,910	+ 3,090
Birth Trauma	11	11,212	9	33,075	- 21,864
Kidney Disease	12	10,509	20	9,077	+ 1,432
Maternal Conditions	13	9,888	19	10,513	- 625
Tuberculosis	14	9,886	2	43,759	- 33,874
Other Injuries	15	9,823	22	8,272	+ 1,551
Low Birth Weight	16	9,661	8	34,668	- 25,008
Malaria	17	7,949	4	41,813	- 33,863
Congenital Anomalies	18	7,859	11	16,256	- 8,397
Meningitis	19	7,357	17	11,568	- 4,211
Violence	20	6,990	18	11,120	- 4,131
Suicide	21	6,944	26	5,812	+ 1,131
Asthma	22	5,932	24	7,733	- 1,802
Breast Cancer	23	5,666	35	3,416	+ 2,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	5,635	28	4,548	+ 1,087
HIV/AIDS	25	5,594	15	13,286	- 7,692
Falls	26	3,058	33	3,483	- 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,675	40	1,923	+ 752
Lymphomas	28	2,670	38	2,061	+ 609
Leukemia	29	2,621	41	1,871	+ 749
Cervical Cancer	30	2,410	27	4,823	- 2,413
Fires	31	2,399	39	2,007	+ 391
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,235	29	4,045	- 1,810
Drownings	33	2,141	34	3,454	- 1,313
Poisonings	34	2,077	42	1,729	+ 348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,057	36	2,966	- 909
Pertussis	36	1,630	23	7,921	- 6,292
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,542	49	1,035	+ 508
Epilepsy	38	1,482	44	1,727	- 244
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,474	53	790	+ 684
Ovary Cancer	40	1,446	58	656	+ 790
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,395	43	1,728	- 332
Schistosomiasis	42	1,324	48	1,071	+ 253
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,296	25	7,380	- 6,083
Oral Cancer	44	1,292	51	1,003	+ 289
Liver Cancer	45	1,259	31	3,840	- 2,581
Lung Cancers	46	1,122	47	1,158	- 36
Prostate Cancer	47	985	30	3,948	- 2,964
Stomach Cancer	48	878	37	2,579	- 1,701
Alcohol	49	827	60	635	+ 193
Skin Disease	50	812	54	781	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	51	763	65	270	+ 494
Tetanus	52	682	46	1,166	- 484
Drug Use	53	658	59	638	+ 20
Syphilis	54	633	32	3,751	- 3,118
Appendicitis	55	570	56	703	- 133
Skin Cancers	56	542	55	765	- 223
Hepatitis B	57	501	61	456	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	58	356	50	1,017	- 661
Leishmaniasis	59	346	52	869	- 523
Upper Respiratory	60	325	62	370	- 45
Uterin Cancer	61	318	63	352	- 34
Encephalitis	62	283	57	680	- 397
Measles	63	230	3	42,254	- 42,024
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	217	66	217	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	116	69	69	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	66	111	67	88	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	69	71	44	+ 25
Ascariasis	68	33	68	80	- 47
Otitis Media	69	32	72	38	- 6
Chlamydia	70	19	73	15	+ 4
War	71	8	45	1,658	- 1,651
Diphtheria	72	6	70	47	- 41
Dengue	73	1	74	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Eritrea

DR Congo

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.