TANZANIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	49,890	1	27,402	+ 22,489
Tuberculosis	2	30,768	4	20,269	+ 10,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,501	2	26,028	+ 2,473
Coronary Heart Disease	4	27,596	9	13,215	+ 14,382
Stroke	5	25,076	7	16,894	+ 8,182
Malaria	6	21,873	3	21,758	+ 115
Road Traffic Accidents	7	17,683	5	18,054	- 371
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	14,429	6	17,587	- 3,158
Low Birth Weight	9	14,195	10	12,173	+ 2,022
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,612	15	6,247	+ 5,366
Birth Trauma	11	11,035	8	15,086	- 4,051
Hypertension	12	10,317	17	5,209	+ 5,108
Liver Disease	13	10,295	13	6,586	+ 3,709
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,065	11	9,791	- 1,726
Kidney Disease	15	6,781	19	4,547	+ 2,234
Maternal Conditions	16	6,390	12	6,835	- 445
Lung Disease	17	5,984	22	3,051	+ 2,932
Violence	18	5,961	18	4,713	+ 1,248
Suicide	19	3,858	24	2,474	+ 1,383
Other Injuries	20	3,685	20	4,270	- 584
Pertussis	21	3,641	23	2,774	+ 867
Meningitis	22	3,310	21	3,188	+ 121
Asthma	23	3,217	30	1,700	+ 1,517
Malnutrition	24	3,006	16	5,574	- 2,568
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,547	27	2,048	+ 499
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,429	38	1,227	+ 1,202
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,299	29	1,778	+ 522
Prostate Cancer	28	2,188	28	1,819	+ 369
Cervical Cancer	29	2,170	14	6,424	- 4,254
Liver Cancer	30	1,875	36	1,413	+ 462
Measles	31	1,763	55	295	+ 1,468
Breast Cancer	32	1,756	37	1,285	+ 471
Falls	33	1,645	34	1,533	+ 112
Syphilis	34	1,179	26	2,115	- 936
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,163	46	462	+ 701
Drownings	36	1,149	32	1,642	- 493
Fires	37	999	35	1,424	- 425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	982	33	1,567	- 585
Stomach Cancer	39	973	39	1,190	- 217
Epilepsy	40	840	43	707	+ 133
Poisonings	41	780	40	1,170	- 390
Parkinson's Disease	42	763	45	513	+ 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	736	50	401	+ 336
Drug Use	44	724	48	404	+ 320
Lymphomas	45	675	41	805	- 130
Leukemia	46	636	47	416	+ 220
Lung Cancers	47	594	61	159	+ 435
Ovary Cancer	48	547	53	337	+ 210
Alcohol	49	509	56	270	+ 239
Skin Disease	50	506	52	359	+ 146
Schistosomiasis	51	495	51	371	+ 125
Pancreas Cancer	52	463	62	158	+ 305
Skin Cancers	53	398	42	744	- 346
Oral Cancer	54	361	31	1,646	- 1,284
Tetanus	55	255	49	402	- 147
Encephalitis	56	219	59	199	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	57	215	25	2,247	- 2,032
Appendicitis	58	204	58	218	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	165	63	81	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	60	162	57	218	- 56
Bladder Cancer	61	161	44	667	- 506
Hepatitis B	62	160	60	168	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	84	64	58	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	74	54	299	- 224
Trypanosomiasis	65	74	72	3	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	66	42	68	27	+ 15
Hepatitis C	67	28	66	40	- 12
Diphtheria	68	21	70	11	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	12	65	56	- 44
Chlamydia	70	11	71	9	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	7	69	17	- 10
War	72	6	67	30	- 24
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.