DR CONGO VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	145,599	7	34,713	+ 110,886
Stroke	2	139,510	6	36,596	+ 102,914
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	81,302	28	4,548	+ 76,754
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	77,463	1	73,546	+ 3,917
Lung Cancers	5	49,815	47	1,158	+ 48,657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	49,628	36	2,966	+ 46,662
Lung Disease	7	48,458	14	13,527	+ 34,931
Diabetes Mellitus	8	40,717	16	12,902	+ 27,815
Kidney Disease	9	31,695	20	9,077	+ 22,618
Stomach Cancer	10	28,628	37	2,579	+ 26,049
Prostate Cancer	11	24,012	30	3,948	+ 20,064
Breast Cancer	12	22,578	35	3,416	+ 19,162
Other Injuries	13	21,900	22	8,272	+ 13,628
Hypertension	14	21,254	12	15,743	+ 5,511
Pancreas Cancer	15	18,872	50	1,017	+ 17,855
Lymphomas	16	18,175	38	2,061	+ 16,114
Endocrine Disorders	17	17,487	25	7,380	+ 10,107
Liver Cancer	18	14,363	31	3,840	+ 10,524
Suicide	19	13,250	26	5,812	+ 7,438
Bladder Cancer	20	13,235	65	270	+ 12,965
Parkinson's Disease	21	12,882	49	1,035	+ 11,848
Liver Disease	22	12,727	13	15,044	- 2,318
Falls	23	11,675	33	3,483	+ 8,193
Leukemia	24	11,480	41	1,871	+ 9,609
Oral Cancer	25	10,311	51	1,003	+ 9,308
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,275	29	4,045	+ 6,230
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,477	10	30,256	- 20,780
Other Neoplasms	28	7,373	67	88	+ 7,285
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,040	53	790	+ 6,250
Skin Cancers	30	5,918	55	765	+ 5,153
Epilepsy	31	4,693	44	1,727	+ 2,967
Uterin Cancer	32	4,589	63	352	+ 4,237
Ovary Cancer	33	4,492	58	656	+ 3,836
Cervical Cancer	34	3,718	27	4,823	- 1,105
HIV/AIDS	35	3,614	15	13,286	- 9,672
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,607	5	41,301	- 38,694
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,584	40	1,923	+ 661
Tuberculosis	38	2,407	2	43,759	- 41,352
Skin Disease	39	2,288	54	781	+ 1,507
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,221	11	16,256	- 14,036
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,908	43	1,728	+ 181
Anemia	42	1,704	86	0	+ 1,704
Asthma	43	1,655	24	7,733	- 6,078
Drug Use	44	1,452	59	638	+ 813
Alcohol	45	1,256	60	635	+ 621
Fires	46	1,224	39	2,007	- 783
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,118	66	217	+ 901
Violence	48	1,090	18	11,120	- 10,031
Hepatitis C	49	982	69	69	+ 913
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	932	81	0	+ 932
Drownings	51	897	34	3,454	- 2,557
Low Birth Weight	52	891	8	34,668	- 33,778
Malnutrition	53	889	21	8,910	- 8,021
Multiple Sclerosis	54	636	71	44	+ 592
Schizophrenia	55	555	83	0	+ 555
Meningitis	56	482	17	11,568	- 11,086
Poisonings	57	331	42	1,729	- 1,397
Osteoarthritis	58	324	80	0	+ 324
Hepatitis B	59	294	61	456	- 162
Birth Trauma	60	269	9	33,075	- 32,806
Appendicitis	61	235	56	703	- 468
Upper Respiratory	62	167	62	370	- 203
Maternal Conditions	63	81	19	10,513	- 10,432
Syphilis	64	35	32	3,751	- 3,717
Oral conditions	65	33	82	0	+ 33
Otitis Media	66	28	72	38	- 10
Encephalitis	67	14	57	680	- 665
Leishmaniasis	68	13	52	869	- 856
War	69	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Leprosy	70	4	77	0	+ 4
Measles	71	3	3	42,254	- 42,251
Pertussis	72	1	23	7,921	- 7,920
Tetanus	73	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Diphtheria	74	0	70	47	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	73	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	78	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	64	347	- 347
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Portugal

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.