DR CONGO VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	101,040	1	73,546	+ 27,494
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	70,546	5	41,301	+ 29,245
Tuberculosis	3	62,070	2	43,759	+ 18,311
Malaria	4	49,215	4	41,813	+ 7,402
Birth Trauma	5	48,836	9	33,075	+ 15,761
Low Birth Weight	6	46,775	8	34,668	+ 12,107
Coronary Heart Disease	7	29,917	7	34,713	- 4,796
Stroke	8	28,147	6	36,596	- 8,449
Congenital Anomalies	9	24,225	11	16,256	+ 7,968
HIV/AIDS	10	21,508	15	13,286	+ 8,222
Meningitis	11	21,278	17	11,568	+ 9,710
Road Traffic Accidents	12	20,323	10	30,256	- 9,933
Liver Disease	13	18,682	13	15,044	+ 3,637
Measles	14	14,350	3	42,254	- 27,904
Maternal Conditions	15	11,475	19	10,513	+ 962
Pertussis	16	11,349	23	7,921	+ 3,428
Other Injuries	17	11,063	22	8,272	+ 2,791
Diabetes Mellitus	18	10,966	16	12,902	- 1,936
Violence	19	8,973	18	11,120	- 2,148
Kidney Disease	20	8,866	20	9,077	- 210
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,701	25	7,380	+ 321
Lung Disease	22	6,127	14	13,527	- 7,400
Breast Cancer	23	5,793	35	3,416	+ 2,377
Hypertension	24	5,212	12	15,743	- 10,531
Cervical Cancer	25	5,154	27	4,823	+ 332
Tetanus	26	4,073	46	1,166	+ 2,907
Asthma	27	3,993	24	7,733	- 3,740
Falls	28	3,670	33	3,483	+ 187
Fires	29	3,476	39	2,007	+ 1,469
Suicide	30	3,421	26	5,812	- 2,391
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,308	28	4,548	- 1,240
Drownings	32	3,210	34	3,454	- 244
Poisonings	33	3,203	42	1,729	+ 1,474
Drug Use	34	3,058	59	638	+ 2,419
Prostate Cancer	35	2,883	30	3,948	- 1,065
Malnutrition	36	2,874	21	8,910	- 6,036
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,850	40	1,923	+ 927
Syphilis	38	2,656	32	3,751	- 1,095
Liver Cancer	39	2,578	31	3,840	- 1,262
Lymphomas	40	2,536	38	2,061	+ 474
Epilepsy	41	2,438	44	1,727	+ 711
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,353	29	4,045	- 1,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,024	36	2,966	- 943
Diphtheria	44	1,852	70	47	+ 1,805
War	45	1,582	45	1,658	- 76
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,206	49	1,035	+ 171
Leukemia	47	1,100	41	1,871	- 771
Oral Cancer	48	1,091	51	1,003	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	49	1,040	58	656	+ 384
Stomach Cancer	50	1,038	37	2,579	- 1,542
Pancreas Cancer	51	963	50	1,017	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	948	43	1,728	- 779
Skin Cancers	53	942	55	765	+ 177
Schistosomiasis	54	735	48	1,071	- 336
Hepatitis B	55	725	61	456	+ 269
Skin Disease	56	716	54	781	- 65
Lung Cancers	57	631	47	1,158	- 526
Alcohol	58	503	60	635	- 132
Encephalitis	59	457	57	680	- 223
Appendicitis	60	371	56	703	- 333
Ascariasis	61	334	68	80	+ 254
Uterin Cancer	62	331	63	352	- 21
Bladder Cancer	63	326	65	270	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	64	273	53	790	- 517
Hepatitis C	65	148	69	69	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	66	141	67	88	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	67	126	62	370	- 244
Multiple Sclerosis	68	87	71	44	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	80	66	217	- 137
Leishmaniasis	70	11	52	869	- 858
Chlamydia	71	7	73	15	- 8
Otitis Media	72	1	72	38	- 37
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Nigeria

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.