DR CONGO VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	92,406	1	73,546	+ 18,860
Malaria	2	74,570	4	41,813	+ 32,758
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	70,226	5	41,301	+ 28,925
Low Birth Weight	4	41,880	8	34,668	+ 7,211
Stroke	5	38,188	6	36,596	+ 1,592
Coronary Heart Disease	6	36,051	7	34,713	+ 1,338
Birth Trauma	7	35,180	9	33,075	+ 2,104
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26,049	10	30,256	- 4,208
Meningitis	9	22,943	17	11,568	+ 11,375
Congenital Anomalies	10	19,038	11	16,256	+ 2,782
Liver Disease	11	18,033	13	15,044	+ 2,989
Other Injuries	12	16,759	22	8,272	+ 8,487
Tuberculosis	13	16,222	2	43,759	- 27,537
Maternal Conditions	14	14,532	19	10,513	+ 4,020
Pertussis	15	12,519	23	7,921	+ 4,597
Kidney Disease	16	11,971	20	9,077	+ 2,894
Diabetes Mellitus	17	11,522	16	12,902	- 1,380
Measles	18	10,574	3	42,254	- 31,681
Violence	19	9,829	18	11,120	- 1,291
Lung Disease	20	9,516	14	13,527	- 4,011
Malnutrition	21	9,506	21	8,910	+ 596
Asthma	22	8,333	24	7,733	+ 599
Endocrine Disorders	23	7,912	25	7,380	+ 533
Drownings	24	6,925	34	3,454	+ 3,472
Hypertension	25	5,939	12	15,743	- 9,804
Falls	26	5,684	33	3,483	+ 2,201
Suicide	27	5,375	26	5,812	- 437
Fires	28	4,909	39	2,007	+ 2,901
Breast Cancer	29	4,711	35	3,416	+ 1,296
HIV/AIDS	30	4,591	15	13,286	- 8,695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,575	40	1,923	+ 2,652
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,759	28	4,548	- 789
Poisonings	33	3,379	42	1,729	+ 1,651
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,367	29	4,045	- 678
Liver Cancer	35	3,264	31	3,840	- 575
Epilepsy	36	2,963	44	1,727	+ 1,236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,286	36	2,966	- 681
Cervical Cancer	38	2,133	27	4,823	- 2,690
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,045	43	1,728	+ 317
Ovary Cancer	40	1,861	58	656	+ 1,206
War	41	1,794	45	1,658	+ 136
Tetanus	42	1,632	46	1,166	+ 466
Lymphomas	43	1,534	38	2,061	- 527
Stomach Cancer	44	1,316	37	2,579	- 1,263
Skin Cancers	45	1,257	55	765	+ 491
Hepatitis B	46	1,222	61	456	+ 766
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,206	49	1,035	+ 172
Leukemia	48	1,128	41	1,871	- 743
Oral Cancer	49	1,060	51	1,003	+ 57
Schistosomiasis	50	1,039	48	1,071	- 31
Leishmaniasis	51	1,039	52	869	+ 170
Skin Disease	52	932	54	781	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	53	706	65	270	+ 437
Pancreas Cancer	54	604	50	1,017	- 413
Oesophagus Cancer	55	576	53	790	- 214
Appendicitis	56	561	56	703	- 143
Prostate Cancer	57	559	30	3,948	- 3,389
Drug Use	58	554	59	638	- 85
Ascariasis	59	546	68	80	+ 467
Alcohol	60	527	60	635	- 108
Encephalitis	61	492	57	680	- 188
Syphilis	62	480	32	3,751	- 3,271
Upper Respiratory	63	410	62	370	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	64	378	63	352	+ 25
Diphtheria	65	265	70	47	+ 218
Hepatitis C	66	200	69	69	+ 131
Lung Cancers	67	184	47	1,158	- 974
Other Neoplasms	68	105	67	88	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	69	98	71	44	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	78	66	217	- 140
Chlamydia	71	12	73	15	- 2
Otitis Media	72	4	72	38	- 35
Dengue	73	1	74	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

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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.