DR CONGO VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,004	7	34,713	+ 70,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	70,766	28	4,548	+ 66,219
Lung Cancers	3	42,247	47	1,158	+ 41,090
Lung Disease	4	42,238	14	13,527	+ 28,711
Stroke	5	39,024	6	36,596	+ 2,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	28,628	1	73,546	- 44,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,149	36	2,966	+ 21,183
Breast Cancer	8	16,752	35	3,416	+ 13,336
Prostate Cancer	9	12,899	30	3,948	+ 8,951
Kidney Disease	10	12,490	20	9,077	+ 3,414
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,698	50	1,017	+ 10,681
Parkinson's Disease	12	11,679	49	1,035	+ 10,644
Lymphomas	13	11,308	38	2,061	+ 9,247
Suicide	14	10,362	26	5,812	+ 4,550
Oesophagus Cancer	15	9,229	53	790	+ 8,439
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,119	16	12,902	- 3,783
Stomach Cancer	17	7,864	37	2,579	+ 5,285
Liver Cancer	18	7,012	31	3,840	+ 3,172
Liver Disease	19	6,159	13	15,044	- 8,885
Leukemia	20	6,037	41	1,871	+ 4,166
Ovary Cancer	21	6,017	58	656	+ 5,361
Bladder Cancer	22	5,643	65	270	+ 5,374
Skin Cancers	23	5,550	55	765	+ 4,785
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,496	25	7,380	- 1,883
Falls	25	5,443	33	3,483	+ 1,960
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,288	29	4,045	+ 1,243
Other Neoplasms	27	4,805	67	88	+ 4,717
Oral Cancer	28	4,029	51	1,003	+ 3,026
Hypertension	29	3,854	12	15,743	- 11,889
Other Injuries	30	3,767	22	8,272	- 4,505
Drug Use	31	3,677	59	638	+ 3,039
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,374	11	16,256	- 12,882
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,374	10	30,256	- 26,883
Uterin Cancer	34	2,782	63	352	+ 2,430
Cervical Cancer	35	2,270	27	4,823	- 2,552
Epilepsy	36	1,875	44	1,727	+ 148
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,830	71	44	+ 1,786
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,475	40	1,923	- 448
Alcohol	39	1,415	60	635	+ 780
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,300	66	217	+ 1,083
Asthma	41	1,277	24	7,733	- 6,456
Skin Disease	42	1,272	54	781	+ 491
Drownings	43	1,260	34	3,454	- 2,193
Low Birth Weight	44	1,230	8	34,668	- 33,438
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,159	5	41,301	- 40,142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,098	43	1,728	- 630
Violence	47	842	18	11,120	- 10,278
Fires	48	661	39	2,007	- 1,346
Anemia	49	635	86	0	+ 635
Tuberculosis	50	508	2	43,759	- 43,251
Osteoarthritis	51	432	80	0	+ 432
Hepatitis C	52	424	69	69	+ 355
Poisonings	53	310	42	1,729	- 1,419
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	301	81	0	+ 301
Schizophrenia	55	255	83	0	+ 255
Birth Trauma	56	222	9	33,075	- 32,854
HIV/AIDS	57	190	15	13,286	- 13,096
Meningitis	58	162	17	11,568	- 11,407
Hepatitis B	59	129	61	456	- 327
Appendicitis	60	75	56	703	- 628
Maternal Conditions	61	68	19	10,513	- 10,445
Oral conditions	62	50	82	0	+ 50
Malnutrition	63	38	21	8,910	- 8,872
Upper Respiratory	64	22	62	370	- 348
War	65	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Encephalitis	66	4	57	680	- 676
Pertussis	67	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Syphilis	68	0	32	3,751	- 3,751
Chlamydia	69	0	73	15	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	38	- 38
Schistosomiasis	72	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	75	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Ascariasis	77	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	78	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Diphtheria	82	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	83	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Ireland

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.