DR CONGO VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	VENEZUELA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,358	7	34,713	+ 64,645
Violence	2	66,959	18	11,120	+ 55,838
Stroke	3	44,806	6	36,596	+ 8,210
Diabetes Mellitus	4	41,273	16	12,902	+ 28,371
Road Traffic Accidents	5	41,091	10	30,256	+ 10,834
HIV/AIDS	6	27,660	15	13,286	+ 14,374
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	26,545	1	73,546	- 47,001
Kidney Disease	8	21,905	20	9,077	+ 12,828
Hypertension	9	19,184	12	15,743	+ 3,441
Lung Disease	10	19,017	14	13,527	+ 5,490
Lung Cancers	11	14,401	47	1,158	+ 13,244
Low Birth Weight	12	11,403	8	34,668	- 23,265
Prostate Cancer	13	10,519	30	3,948	+ 6,571
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,509	11	16,256	- 5,748
Breast Cancer	15	9,465	35	3,416	+ 6,050
Liver Disease	16	8,643	13	15,044	- 6,402
Stomach Cancer	17	8,032	37	2,579	+ 5,453
Other Neoplasms	18	8,004	67	88	+ 7,916
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	7,524	36	2,966	+ 4,557
Cervical Cancer	20	7,335	27	4,823	+ 2,513
Other Injuries	21	6,253	22	8,272	- 2,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	5,019	5	41,301	- 36,282
Lymphomas	23	4,608	38	2,061	+ 2,547
Birth Trauma	24	4,014	9	33,075	- 29,061
Pancreas Cancer	25	3,996	50	1,017	+ 2,979
Liver Cancer	26	3,801	31	3,840	- 39
Leukemia	27	3,720	41	1,871	+ 1,849
Falls	28	3,195	33	3,483	- 288
Chagas disease	29	3,050	79	0	+ 3,050
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,806	25	7,380	- 4,573
Tuberculosis	31	2,761	2	43,759	- 40,999
Malnutrition	32	2,323	21	8,910	- 6,587
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,212	29	4,045	- 1,833
Suicide	34	2,161	26	5,812	- 3,651
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	2,112	28	4,548	- 2,435
Ovary Cancer	36	2,078	58	656	+ 1,422
Skin Cancers	37	2,043	55	765	+ 1,277
Oral Cancer	38	2,010	51	1,003	+ 1,007
Maternal Conditions	39	1,559	19	10,513	- 8,954
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,542	40	1,923	- 381
Epilepsy	41	1,516	44	1,727	- 211
Malaria	42	1,484	4	41,813	- 40,328
Drownings	43	1,434	34	3,454	- 2,020
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,366	53	790	+ 576
Bladder Cancer	45	1,346	65	270	+ 1,076
Asthma	46	1,149	24	7,733	- 6,585
Uterin Cancer	47	1,142	63	352	+ 790
Parkinson's Disease	48	929	49	1,035	- 105
Meningitis	49	926	17	11,568	- 10,642
Drug Use	50	832	59	638	+ 193
War	51	683	45	1,658	- 975
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	664	66	217	+ 447
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	557	81	0	+ 557
Fires	54	533	39	2,007	- 1,474
Anemia	55	464	86	0	+ 464
Appendicitis	56	360	56	703	- 343
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	296	43	1,728	- 1,432
Poisonings	58	249	42	1,729	- 1,479
Dengue	59	240	74	1	+ 239
Multiple Sclerosis	60	187	71	44	+ 143
Encephalitis	61	137	57	680	- 543
Alcohol	62	127	60	635	- 508
Hepatitis B	63	110	61	456	- 347
Pertussis	64	94	23	7,921	- 7,827
Hepatitis C	65	78	69	69	+ 10
Skin Disease	66	65	54	781	- 716
Syphilis	67	56	32	3,751	- 3,695
Tetanus	68	28	46	1,166	- 1,138
Schizophrenia	69	22	83	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	70	18	68	80	- 62
Leprosy	71	16	77	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	72	11	80	0	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	73	10	52	869	- 858
Upper Respiratory	74	5	62	370	- 365
Otitis Media	75	5	72	38	- 33
Schistosomiasis	76	3	48	1,071	- 1,068
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	78	0	70	47	- 47
Measles	79	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	64	347	- 347
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Venezuela

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.