DR CONGO VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	132,947	7	34,713	+ 98,234
Stroke	2	81,802	6	36,596	+ 45,205
Diabetes Mellitus	3	59,518	16	12,902	+ 46,616
Lung Disease	4	31,462	14	13,527	+ 17,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	29,319	1	73,546	- 44,227
Kidney Disease	6	29,006	20	9,077	+ 19,929
Hypertension	7	16,482	12	15,743	+ 739
Liver Disease	8	15,118	13	15,044	+ 74
Lung Cancers	9	14,623	47	1,158	+ 13,466
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,190	10	30,256	- 16,066
Suicide	11	13,669	26	5,812	+ 7,857
Asthma	12	11,477	24	7,733	+ 3,744
Breast Cancer	13	10,595	35	3,416	+ 7,180
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	10,464	28	4,548	+ 5,916
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,721	11	16,256	- 6,535
Low Birth Weight	16	9,044	8	34,668	- 25,624
Stomach Cancer	17	8,836	37	2,579	+ 6,257
Measles	18	8,581	3	42,254	- 33,673
Drownings	19	7,295	34	3,454	+ 3,842
Other Injuries	20	7,098	22	8,272	- 1,174
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	6,584	5	41,301	- 34,717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	6,541	36	2,966	+ 3,575
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	6,268	43	1,728	+ 4,540
Prostate Cancer	24	5,877	30	3,948	+ 1,929
Ovary Cancer	25	5,506	58	656	+ 4,850
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,822	40	1,923	+ 2,899
Falls	27	4,357	33	3,483	+ 875
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,036	49	1,035	+ 3,002
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,968	29	4,045	- 77
Liver Cancer	30	3,729	31	3,840	- 111
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,329	25	7,380	- 4,051
Cervical Cancer	32	3,230	27	4,823	- 1,593
Lymphomas	33	3,087	38	2,061	+ 1,026
Violence	34	3,067	18	11,120	- 8,054
Birth Trauma	35	2,997	9	33,075	- 30,079
Uterin Cancer	36	2,923	63	352	+ 2,571
Maternal Conditions	37	2,902	19	10,513	- 7,611
Bladder Cancer	38	2,638	65	270	+ 2,368
Oral Cancer	39	2,418	51	1,003	+ 1,415
Pancreas Cancer	40	2,046	50	1,017	+ 1,030
Skin Disease	41	1,904	54	781	+ 1,123
Leukemia	42	1,745	41	1,871	- 126
Malnutrition	43	1,558	21	8,910	- 7,352
Meningitis	44	1,334	17	11,568	- 10,234
Epilepsy	45	1,287	44	1,727	- 440
Alcohol	46	1,170	60	635	+ 535
Skin Cancers	47	1,081	55	765	+ 316
Fires	48	989	39	2,007	- 1,018
Syphilis	49	974	32	3,751	- 2,778
Tuberculosis	50	960	2	43,759	- 42,799
Oesophagus Cancer	51	523	53	790	- 267
Poisonings	52	460	42	1,729	- 1,268
Other Neoplasms	53	364	67	88	+ 277
Encephalitis	54	318	57	680	- 362
Drug Use	55	299	59	638	- 339
Appendicitis	56	220	56	703	- 483
Hepatitis B	57	182	61	456	- 274
Pertussis	58	123	23	7,921	- 7,798
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	112	66	217	- 105
Multiple Sclerosis	60	96	71	44	+ 52
Dengue	61	70	74	1	+ 69
Tetanus	62	27	46	1,166	- 1,139
Diphtheria	63	18	70	47	- 29
Hepatitis C	64	15	69	69	- 53
War	65	12	45	1,658	- 1,647
Ascariasis	66	8	68	80	- 71
Chlamydia	67	7	73	15	- 8
Upper Respiratory	68	5	62	370	- 365
Otitis Media	69	1	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Samoa

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.