SWAZILAND VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	842	1	2,314	- 1,472
Tuberculosis	2	519	13	256	+ 263
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	481	2	921	- 440
Coronary Heart Disease	4	466	5	755	- 289
Stroke	5	423	4	800	- 377
Malaria	6	369	67	0	+ 369
Road Traffic Accidents	7	298	7	384	- 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	243	6	517	- 274
Low Birth Weight	9	239	14	233	+ 6
Diabetes Mellitus	10	196	3	892	- 696
Birth Trauma	11	186	18	166	+ 20
Hypertension	12	174	10	292	- 118
Liver Disease	13	174	11	274	- 100
Congenital Anomalies	14	136	19	160	- 24
Kidney Disease	15	114	8	381	- 267
Maternal Conditions	16	108	21	116	- 8
Lung Disease	17	101	12	264	- 164
Violence	18	101	16	212	- 112
Suicide	19	65	9	338	- 272
Other Injuries	20	62	17	190	- 128
Pertussis	21	61	33	39	+ 23
Meningitis	22	56	23	97	- 42
Asthma	23	54	20	150	- 95
Malnutrition	24	51	22	106	- 55
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	43	27	77	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	26	41	24	94	- 53
Endocrine Disorders	27	39	28	74	- 35
Prostate Cancer	28	37	31	45	- 8
Cervical Cancer	29	37	15	215	- 178
Liver Cancer	30	32	37	29	+ 2
Measles	31	30	64	1	+ 29
Breast Cancer	32	30	35	37	- 7
Falls	33	28	32	41	- 13
Syphilis	34	20	45	17	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	20	29	51	- 31
Drownings	36	19	25	87	- 68
Fires	37	17	26	84	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	17	43	19	- 2
Stomach Cancer	39	16	53	7	+ 10
Epilepsy	40	14	30	46	- 32
Poisonings	41	13	34	37	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	42	13	41	24	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	12	39	26	- 14
Drug Use	44	12	38	27	- 15
Lymphomas	45	11	36	31	- 20
Leukemia	46	11	47	16	- 6
Lung Cancers	47	10	46	17	- 7
Ovary Cancer	48	9	52	10	- 1
Alcohol	49	9	48	16	- 7
Skin Disease	50	9	40	25	- 17
Schistosomiasis	51	8	49	13	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	52	8	56	6	+ 2
Skin Cancers	53	7	42	20	- 13
Oral Cancer	54	6	51	10	- 4
Tetanus	55	4	62	4	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	4	59	5	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4	44	18	- 15
Appendicitis	58	3	54	7	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	3	58	5	- 2
Uterin Cancer	60	3	50	11	- 9
Bladder Cancer	61	3	55	6	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	3	57	6	- 3
Other Neoplasms	63	1	61	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	1	60	4	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	63	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
War	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

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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.