NEW ZEALAND VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,817	57	10	+ 3,806
Tuberculosis	2	2,354	52	17	+ 2,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,181	7	920	+ 1,260
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,111	1	5,095	- 2,984
Stroke	5	1,918	3	2,378	- 460
Malaria	6	1,673	78	0	+ 1,673
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,353	16	458	+ 895
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,104	37	81	+ 1,023
Low Birth Weight	9	1,086	38	78	+ 1,008
Diabetes Mellitus	10	888	8	769	+ 120
Birth Trauma	11	844	54	15	+ 830
Hypertension	12	789	20	327	+ 462
Liver Disease	13	788	32	158	+ 630
Congenital Anomalies	14	617	30	176	+ 441
Kidney Disease	15	519	17	432	+ 87
Maternal Conditions	16	489	63	5	+ 484
Lung Disease	17	458	5	1,815	- 1,357
Violence	18	456	42	57	+ 399
Suicide	19	295	15	528	- 233
Other Injuries	20	282	28	218	+ 64
Pertussis	21	279	65	1	+ 278
Meningitis	22	253	59	9	+ 244
Asthma	23	246	36	91	+ 155
Malnutrition	24	230	55	14	+ 216
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	195	2	3,032	- 2,837
Inflammatory/Heart	26	186	23	313	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	27	176	21	325	- 149
Prostate Cancer	28	167	9	739	- 571
Cervical Cancer	29	166	41	61	+ 105
Liver Cancer	30	143	24	288	- 144
Measles	31	135	82	0	+ 135
Breast Cancer	32	134	10	737	- 602
Falls	33	126	11	627	- 501
Syphilis	34	90	70	0	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	89	39	70	+ 19
Drownings	36	88	44	54	+ 34
Fires	37	76	53	17	+ 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	75	6	1,495	- 1,420
Stomach Cancer	39	74	22	323	- 248
Epilepsy	40	64	43	55	+ 9
Poisonings	41	60	58	9	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	42	58	19	353	- 295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	56	35	113	- 56
Drug Use	44	55	40	69	- 14
Lymphomas	45	52	13	608	- 557
Leukemia	46	49	18	391	- 342
Lung Cancers	47	45	4	1,873	- 1,828
Ovary Cancer	48	42	29	207	- 165
Alcohol	49	39	45	51	- 12
Skin Disease	50	39	34	118	- 79
Schistosomiasis	51	38	77	0	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	52	35	14	543	- 507
Skin Cancers	53	30	12	612	- 581
Oral Cancer	54	28	31	164	- 136
Tetanus	55	20	69	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	56	17	66	1	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	57	16	25	279	- 263
Appendicitis	58	16	62	6	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	13	46	47	- 34
Uterin Cancer	60	12	33	145	- 132
Bladder Cancer	61	12	26	267	- 254
Hepatitis B	62	12	56	14	- 2
Other Neoplasms	63	6	27	245	- 239
Upper Respiratory	64	6	64	4	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	65	6	81	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	47	43	- 40
Hepatitis C	67	2	48	30	- 27
Diphtheria	68	2	83	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	67	1	- 0
War	72	0	68	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	8	- 8
Anemia	82	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

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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.