DR CONGO VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	98,685	6	36,596	+ 62,089
Diabetes Mellitus	2	84,887	16	12,902	+ 71,985
Coronary Heart Disease	3	70,538	7	34,713	+ 35,825
Violence	4	60,662	18	11,120	+ 49,541
Prostate Cancer	5	36,104	30	3,948	+ 32,156
Kidney Disease	6	32,409	20	9,077	+ 23,332
HIV/AIDS	7	30,950	15	13,286	+ 17,664
Hypertension	8	26,594	12	15,743	+ 10,851
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	24,002	28	4,548	+ 19,455
Lung Cancers	10	19,308	47	1,158	+ 18,150
Lung Disease	11	18,469	14	13,527	+ 4,942
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18,148	10	30,256	- 12,109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	17,835	36	2,966	+ 14,869
Breast Cancer	14	16,889	35	3,416	+ 13,473
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	16,058	1	73,546	- 57,488
Cervical Cancer	16	14,627	27	4,823	+ 9,804
Lymphomas	17	10,254	38	2,061	+ 8,193
Low Birth Weight	18	9,834	8	34,668	- 24,835
Stomach Cancer	19	9,423	37	2,579	+ 6,843
Endocrine Disorders	20	7,206	25	7,380	- 174
Liver Disease	21	6,326	13	15,044	- 8,718
Skin Disease	22	5,939	54	781	+ 5,158
Congenital Anomalies	23	5,670	11	16,256	- 10,586
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,448	29	4,045	+ 1,403
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,414	49	1,035	+ 4,380
Leukemia	26	5,266	41	1,871	+ 3,395
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,846	50	1,017	+ 3,830
Uterin Cancer	28	4,336	63	352	+ 3,984
Liver Cancer	29	4,132	31	3,840	+ 292
Ovary Cancer	30	3,963	58	656	+ 3,307
Other Injuries	31	3,711	22	8,272	- 4,561
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,367	40	1,923	+ 1,444
Falls	33	3,352	33	3,483	- 131
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,015	53	790	+ 2,225
Suicide	35	2,867	26	5,812	- 2,945
Asthma	36	2,667	24	7,733	- 5,067
Birth Trauma	37	2,657	9	33,075	- 30,418
Bladder Cancer	38	2,434	65	270	+ 2,164
Oral Cancer	39	2,401	51	1,003	+ 1,398
Malnutrition	40	1,950	21	8,910	- 6,960
Epilepsy	41	1,872	44	1,727	+ 146
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,415	5	41,301	- 39,887
Maternal Conditions	43	1,414	19	10,513	- 9,099
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,088	43	1,728	- 639
Other Neoplasms	45	759	67	88	+ 671
Fires	46	637	39	2,007	- 1,371
Meningitis	47	635	17	11,568	- 10,933
Drug Use	48	534	59	638	- 104
Encephalitis	49	533	57	680	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	462	66	217	+ 245
Drownings	51	419	34	3,454	- 3,035
Skin Cancers	52	410	55	765	- 356
Appendicitis	53	370	56	703	- 333
Tuberculosis	54	317	2	43,759	- 43,443
Alcohol	55	305	60	635	- 329
Multiple Sclerosis	56	138	71	44	+ 94
Poisonings	57	95	42	1,729	- 1,634
Dengue	58	45	74	1	+ 44
Hepatitis B	59	38	61	456	- 418
Syphilis	60	31	32	3,751	- 3,720
War	61	21	45	1,658	- 1,637
Chlamydia	62	15	73	15	+ 0
Tetanus	63	10	46	1,166	- 1,156
Hepatitis C	64	5	69	69	- 63
Upper Respiratory	65	5	62	370	- 365
Ascariasis	66	3	68	80	- 77
Pertussis	67	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Diphtheria	68	0	70	47	- 47
Otitis Media	69	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	72	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Jamaica

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.