DR CONGO VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	170,391	7	34,713	+ 135,678
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	96,921	28	4,548	+ 92,374
Lung Disease	3	65,938	14	13,527	+ 52,411
Stroke	4	53,496	6	36,596	+ 16,900
Lung Cancers	5	52,488	47	1,158	+ 51,330
Kidney Disease	6	28,976	20	9,077	+ 19,899
Drug Use	7	25,120	59	638	+ 24,481
Hypertension	8	22,260	12	15,743	+ 6,517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	20,865	36	2,966	+ 17,899
Diabetes Mellitus	10	20,727	16	12,902	+ 7,825
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	20,355	1	73,546	- 53,190
Suicide	12	17,919	26	5,812	+ 12,107
Breast Cancer	13	16,425	35	3,416	+ 13,009
Endocrine Disorders	14	15,856	25	7,380	+ 8,477
Pancreas Cancer	15	14,948	50	1,017	+ 13,931
Liver Disease	16	14,647	13	15,044	- 397
Road Traffic Accidents	17	14,071	10	30,256	- 16,186
Falls	18	13,640	33	3,483	+ 10,157
Lymphomas	19	13,594	38	2,061	+ 11,533
Prostate Cancer	20	12,018	30	3,948	+ 8,070
Parkinson's Disease	21	11,640	49	1,035	+ 10,605
Inflammatory/Heart	22	10,978	29	4,045	+ 6,933
Liver Cancer	23	9,133	31	3,840	+ 5,294
Leukemia	24	9,100	41	1,871	+ 7,229
Other Injuries	25	8,773	22	8,272	+ 502
Bladder Cancer	26	6,622	65	270	+ 6,352
Violence	27	6,404	18	11,120	- 4,716
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,017	53	790	+ 5,227
Other Neoplasms	29	5,988	67	88	+ 5,900
Alcohol	30	4,947	60	635	+ 4,312
Ovary Cancer	31	4,924	58	656	+ 4,268
Skin Cancers	32	4,830	55	765	+ 4,064
Stomach Cancer	33	4,413	37	2,579	+ 1,834
Congenital Anomalies	34	3,969	11	16,256	- 12,287
Oral Cancer	35	3,899	51	1,003	+ 2,897
Uterin Cancer	36	3,396	63	352	+ 3,044
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,359	5	41,301	- 37,942
Cervical Cancer	38	2,357	27	4,823	- 2,466
Low Birth Weight	39	2,337	8	34,668	- 32,332
Malnutrition	40	2,282	21	8,910	- 6,628
Hepatitis C	41	1,918	69	69	+ 1,850
HIV/AIDS	42	1,910	15	13,286	- 11,376
Skin Disease	43	1,825	54	781	+ 1,044
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,707	71	44	+ 1,664
Drownings	45	1,373	34	3,454	- 2,080
Asthma	46	1,289	24	7,733	- 6,445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,230	43	1,728	- 497
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,168	40	1,923	- 755
Fires	49	1,074	39	2,007	- 933
Epilepsy	50	1,067	44	1,727	- 659
Anemia	51	1,051	86	0	+ 1,051
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	830	66	217	+ 613
Poisonings	53	565	42	1,729	- 1,164
Birth Trauma	54	416	9	33,075	- 32,659
War	55	404	45	1,658	- 1,254
Maternal Conditions	56	263	19	10,513	- 10,250
Schizophrenia	57	244	83	0	+ 244
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	229	81	0	+ 229
Hepatitis B	59	205	61	456	- 251
Meningitis	60	204	17	11,568	- 11,364
Osteoarthritis	61	195	80	0	+ 195
Tuberculosis	62	184	2	43,759	- 43,575
Appendicitis	63	143	56	703	- 560
Oral conditions	64	96	82	0	+ 96
Upper Respiratory	65	77	62	370	- 293
Syphilis	66	17	32	3,751	- 3,735
Otitis Media	67	11	72	38	- 27
Encephalitis	68	9	57	680	- 671
Pertussis	69	5	23	7,921	- 7,916
Chagas disease	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	46	1,166	- 1,165
Schistosomiasis	72	0	48	1,071	- 1,070
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	47	- 47
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Measles	80	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	80	- 80
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

United States

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.