ZAMBIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,382	1	17,234	- 1,853
Tuberculosis	2	9,486	6	5,941	+ 3,545
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,787	2	9,517	- 730
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,508	10	4,432	+ 4,076
Stroke	5	7,731	3	7,948	- 217
Malaria	6	6,744	4	7,882	- 1,138
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,452	11	3,654	+ 1,798
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,449	5	6,275	- 1,827
Low Birth Weight	9	4,376	8	4,857	- 481
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,580	14	2,395	+ 1,185
Birth Trauma	11	3,402	7	5,062	- 1,659
Hypertension	12	3,181	13	2,616	+ 564
Liver Disease	13	3,174	9	4,501	- 1,327
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,486	12	3,146	- 659
Kidney Disease	15	2,091	18	1,760	+ 330
Maternal Conditions	16	1,970	22	1,188	+ 782
Lung Disease	17	1,845	21	1,273	+ 572
Violence	18	1,838	23	1,153	+ 684
Suicide	19	1,189	20	1,303	- 113
Other Injuries	20	1,136	19	1,729	- 592
Pertussis	21	1,123	25	743	+ 380
Meningitis	22	1,020	16	1,976	- 956
Asthma	23	992	26	741	+ 251
Malnutrition	24	927	15	2,303	- 1,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	785	29	590	+ 196
Inflammatory/Heart	26	749	33	501	+ 248
Endocrine Disorders	27	709	37	354	+ 355
Prostate Cancer	28	675	30	561	+ 113
Cervical Cancer	29	669	17	1,799	- 1,130
Liver Cancer	30	578	46	177	+ 401
Measles	31	543	61	48	+ 495
Breast Cancer	32	541	35	366	+ 175
Falls	33	507	28	596	- 89
Syphilis	34	364	24	885	- 521
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	358	40	246	+ 113
Drownings	36	354	27	689	- 335
Fires	37	308	32	546	- 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	303	43	203	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	39	300	42	206	+ 94
Epilepsy	40	259	38	332	- 73
Poisonings	41	240	34	456	- 216
Parkinson's Disease	42	235	47	164	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	227	45	190	+ 37
Drug Use	44	223	53	122	+ 101
Lymphomas	45	208	31	548	- 340
Leukemia	46	196	39	261	- 65
Lung Cancers	47	183	41	226	- 43
Ovary Cancer	48	169	57	82	+ 86
Alcohol	49	157	49	140	+ 17
Skin Disease	50	156	52	126	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	51	153	51	128	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	52	143	62	42	+ 100
Skin Cancers	53	123	54	108	+ 15
Oral Cancer	54	111	48	155	- 44
Tetanus	55	79	44	190	- 111
Encephalitis	56	68	59	70	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	66	36	359	- 292
Appendicitis	58	63	56	84	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	51	63	30	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	60	50	64	30	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	61	50	50	132	- 82
Hepatitis B	62	49	55	104	- 55
Other Neoplasms	63	26	65	20	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	23	60	68	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	65	23	72	3	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	67	13	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	9	66	18	- 9
Diphtheria	68	6	73	3	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	68	9	- 5
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	2	70	5	- 3
War	72	2	69	6	- 5
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.