DR CONGO VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,723	1	73,546	- 28,823
Stroke	2	42,865	6	36,596	+ 6,269
Road Traffic Accidents	3	31,499	10	30,256	+ 1,242
Coronary Heart Disease	4	30,542	7	34,713	- 4,171
Malaria	5	27,937	4	41,813	- 13,875
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	26,440	5	41,301	- 14,861
HIV/AIDS	7	23,935	15	13,286	+ 10,649
Liver Disease	8	21,585	13	15,044	+ 6,540
Low Birth Weight	9	18,574	8	34,668	- 16,094
Birth Trauma	10	15,995	9	33,075	- 17,080
Diabetes Mellitus	11	15,743	16	12,902	+ 2,841
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,055	11	16,256	- 1,201
Lung Disease	13	13,169	14	13,527	- 358
Hypertension	14	11,498	12	15,743	- 4,245
Kidney Disease	15	10,214	20	9,077	+ 1,138
Malnutrition	16	9,893	21	8,910	+ 983
Other Injuries	17	7,998	22	8,272	- 274
Cervical Cancer	18	7,967	27	4,823	+ 3,145
Meningitis	19	7,177	17	11,568	- 4,391
Stomach Cancer	20	6,609	37	2,579	+ 4,029
Maternal Conditions	21	6,120	19	10,513	- 4,393
Asthma	22	6,075	24	7,733	- 1,658
Liver Cancer	23	5,984	31	3,840	+ 2,144
Suicide	24	5,960	26	5,812	+ 148
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,568	28	4,548	+ 1,021
Tuberculosis	26	5,293	2	43,759	- 38,466
Breast Cancer	27	5,080	35	3,416	+ 1,665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	5,007	36	2,966	+ 2,041
Violence	29	4,642	18	11,120	- 6,478
Lymphomas	30	3,808	38	2,061	+ 1,747
Falls	31	3,492	33	3,483	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	32	3,355	30	3,948	- 593
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,069	40	1,923	+ 1,146
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,938	29	4,045	- 1,107
Leukemia	35	2,684	41	1,871	+ 813
Drownings	36	2,411	34	3,454	- 1,042
Oral Cancer	37	2,304	51	1,003	+ 1,301
Fires	38	2,285	39	2,007	+ 277
Lung Cancers	39	1,983	47	1,158	+ 825
Poisonings	40	1,864	42	1,729	+ 135
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,859	25	7,380	- 5,520
Pertussis	42	1,844	23	7,921	- 6,077
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,810	50	1,017	+ 794
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,805	53	790	+ 1,015
Epilepsy	45	1,620	44	1,727	- 106
Syphilis	46	1,462	32	3,751	- 2,289
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,237	49	1,035	+ 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,152	43	1,728	- 576
Alcohol	49	1,063	60	635	+ 428
Skin Cancers	50	955	55	765	+ 190
Schistosomiasis	51	940	48	1,071	- 130
Skin Disease	52	871	54	781	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	53	780	58	656	+ 125
Appendicitis	54	594	56	703	- 109
Hepatitis B	55	578	61	456	+ 122
Uterin Cancer	56	494	63	352	+ 142
Upper Respiratory	57	493	62	370	+ 123
Tetanus	58	447	46	1,166	- 719
Measles	59	436	3	42,254	- 41,818
Drug Use	60	377	59	638	- 261
Encephalitis	61	329	57	680	- 351
Bladder Cancer	62	298	65	270	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	196	66	217	- 22
Other Neoplasms	64	137	67	88	+ 50
Hepatitis C	65	104	69	69	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	66	61	71	44	+ 18
Ascariasis	67	39	68	80	- 40
Otitis Media	68	31	72	38	- 7
War	69	22	45	1,658	- 1,636
Chlamydia	70	20	73	15	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	9	70	47	- 37
Dengue	72	3	74	1	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
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
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Rwanda

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.