DR CONGO VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	58,340	1	73,546	- 15,206
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	43,183	5	41,301	+ 1,882
Stroke	3	38,317	6	36,596	+ 1,720
Coronary Heart Disease	4	35,560	7	34,713	+ 847
Road Traffic Accidents	5	30,726	10	30,256	+ 470
Birth Trauma	6	30,281	9	33,075	- 2,794
Low Birth Weight	7	27,277	8	34,668	- 7,392
Liver Disease	8	26,546	13	15,044	+ 11,502
Tuberculosis	9	20,885	2	43,759	- 22,874
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,826	16	12,902	+ 2,924
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,222	11	16,256	- 1,034
Hypertension	12	13,113	12	15,743	- 2,630
Kidney Disease	13	11,782	20	9,077	+ 2,705
Meningitis	14	11,700	17	11,568	+ 132
Lung Disease	15	11,555	14	13,527	- 1,972
Other Injuries	16	11,423	22	8,272	+ 3,151
HIV/AIDS	17	11,167	15	13,286	- 2,119
Maternal Conditions	18	8,651	19	10,513	- 1,862
Malnutrition	19	8,414	21	8,910	- 497
Breast Cancer	20	8,260	35	3,416	+ 4,844
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	8,038	28	4,548	+ 3,491
Violence	22	7,862	18	11,120	- 3,259
Pertussis	23	6,713	23	7,921	- 1,208
Measles	24	6,156	3	42,254	- 36,098
Suicide	25	5,870	26	5,812	+ 58
Malaria	26	5,477	4	41,813	- 36,336
Cervical Cancer	27	4,885	27	4,823	+ 63
Falls	28	4,390	33	3,483	+ 908
Asthma	29	4,365	24	7,733	- 3,369
Leukemia	30	4,110	41	1,871	+ 2,239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,655	36	2,966	+ 688
Poisonings	32	3,571	42	1,729	+ 1,842
Lymphomas	33	3,494	38	2,061	+ 1,433
Fires	34	3,168	39	2,007	+ 1,161
Drownings	35	3,050	34	3,454	- 404
Ovary Cancer	36	2,359	58	656	+ 1,704
Tetanus	37	2,144	46	1,166	+ 978
Lung Cancers	38	2,144	47	1,158	+ 986
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,111	29	4,045	- 1,934
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,790	53	790	+ 1,000
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,711	40	1,923	- 211
Liver Cancer	42	1,684	31	3,840	- 2,156
Syphilis	43	1,654	32	3,751	- 2,097
Epilepsy	44	1,582	44	1,727	- 145
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,580	25	7,380	- 5,800
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,536	49	1,035	+ 501
Stomach Cancer	47	1,478	37	2,579	- 1,101
Oral Cancer	48	1,437	51	1,003	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,304	43	1,728	- 424
Prostate Cancer	50	1,211	30	3,948	- 2,737
Bladder Cancer	51	1,051	65	270	+ 781
Skin Cancers	52	980	55	765	+ 214
Skin Disease	53	880	54	781	+ 99
Schistosomiasis	54	817	48	1,071	- 254
Alcohol	55	730	60	635	+ 95
Hepatitis B	56	722	61	456	+ 266
Upper Respiratory	57	690	62	370	+ 320
Appendicitis	58	659	56	703	- 44
Leishmaniasis	59	563	52	869	- 305
Drug Use	60	499	59	638	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	61	475	50	1,017	- 542
Uterin Cancer	62	410	63	352	+ 58
Encephalitis	63	375	57	680	- 304
War	64	273	45	1,658	- 1,385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	215	66	217	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	144	67	88	+ 56
Diphtheria	67	142	70	47	+ 95
Ascariasis	68	126	68	80	+ 46
Hepatitis C	69	111	69	69	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	70	59	71	44	+ 16
Otitis Media	71	38	72	38	- 0
Chlamydia	72	20	73	15	+ 6
Dengue	73	20	74	1	+ 19
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Ethiopia

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.