DR CONGO VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112,565	7	34,713	+ 77,852
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	51,218	28	4,548	+ 46,671
Lung Cancers	3	44,655	47	1,158	+ 43,497
Stroke	4	44,180	6	36,596	+ 7,583
Lung Disease	5	41,669	14	13,527	+ 28,143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,535	36	2,966	+ 19,569
Breast Cancer	7	19,473	35	3,416	+ 16,057
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,108	1	73,546	- 54,438
Kidney Disease	9	15,629	20	9,077	+ 6,553
Other Injuries	10	15,190	22	8,272	+ 6,918
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,058	50	1,017	+ 13,042
Liver Disease	12	12,898	13	15,044	- 2,147
Suicide	13	11,925	26	5,812	+ 6,113
Lymphomas	14	11,075	38	2,061	+ 9,014
Prostate Cancer	15	10,936	30	3,948	+ 6,988
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,638	49	1,035	+ 9,603
Diabetes Mellitus	17	10,502	16	12,902	- 2,401
Falls	18	10,418	33	3,483	+ 6,935
Hypertension	19	9,219	12	15,743	- 6,523
Leukemia	20	9,103	41	1,871	+ 7,232
Endocrine Disorders	21	9,070	25	7,380	+ 1,690
Stomach Cancer	22	8,792	37	2,579	+ 6,212
Inflammatory/Heart	23	8,433	29	4,045	+ 4,388
Other Neoplasms	24	8,393	67	88	+ 8,306
Liver Cancer	25	8,339	31	3,840	+ 4,499
Bladder Cancer	26	7,525	65	270	+ 7,255
Ovary Cancer	27	6,063	58	656	+ 5,407
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,466	53	790	+ 4,676
Alcohol	29	4,350	60	635	+ 3,715
Road Traffic Accidents	30	4,314	10	30,256	- 25,943
Skin Cancers	31	3,713	55	765	+ 2,948
Malnutrition	32	3,343	21	8,910	- 5,567
Oral Cancer	33	3,267	51	1,003	+ 2,264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	3,250	43	1,728	+ 1,522
Epilepsy	35	2,892	44	1,727	+ 1,166
Uterin Cancer	36	2,690	63	352	+ 2,338
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,789	11	16,256	- 14,467
Cervical Cancer	38	1,648	27	4,823	- 3,175
Drug Use	39	1,597	59	638	+ 959
Anemia	40	1,450	86	0	+ 1,450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,160	40	1,923	- 763
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,061	5	41,301	- 40,240
Schizophrenia	43	997	83	0	+ 997
Skin Disease	44	923	54	781	+ 142
Asthma	45	794	24	7,733	- 6,940
Multiple Sclerosis	46	705	71	44	+ 662
Hepatitis C	47	637	69	69	+ 569
Violence	48	534	18	11,120	- 10,586
Low Birth Weight	49	526	8	34,668	- 34,143
Osteoarthritis	50	452	80	0	+ 452
Fires	51	435	39	2,007	- 1,573
HIV/AIDS	52	426	15	13,286	- 12,860
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	397	66	217	+ 180
Drownings	54	335	34	3,454	- 3,118
Tuberculosis	55	319	2	43,759	- 43,440
Poisonings	56	254	42	1,729	- 1,475
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	205	81	0	+ 205
Meningitis	58	117	17	11,568	- 11,451
Birth Trauma	59	103	9	33,075	- 32,972
Hepatitis B	60	95	61	456	- 361
Upper Respiratory	61	67	62	370	- 303
Appendicitis	62	58	56	703	- 646
Maternal Conditions	63	57	19	10,513	- 10,456
Oral conditions	64	51	82	0	+ 51
Encephalitis	65	27	57	680	- 652
Syphilis	66	24	32	3,751	- 3,727
War	67	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Pertussis	68	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Tetanus	69	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	70	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Diphtheria	71	0	70	47	- 47
Chlamydia	72	0	73	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	80	- 80
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	80	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	81	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	64	347	- 347
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Luxembourg

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.