ZIMBABWE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,683	1	19,988	- 7,305
Tuberculosis	2	7,822	16	1,999	+ 5,823
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,246	2	10,779	- 3,534
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,016	3	8,493	- 1,477
Stroke	5	6,375	5	5,126	+ 1,249
Malaria	6	5,561	15	2,003	+ 3,558
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,495	4	6,037	- 1,542
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,668	6	4,595	- 926
Low Birth Weight	9	3,609	7	4,038	- 429
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,952	9	3,344	- 392
Birth Trauma	11	2,805	8	3,405	- 600
Hypertension	12	2,623	24	1,146	+ 1,477
Liver Disease	13	2,617	17	1,941	+ 676
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,050	11	2,217	- 167
Kidney Disease	15	1,724	12	2,214	- 490
Maternal Conditions	16	1,624	19	1,749	- 125
Lung Disease	17	1,521	23	1,163	+ 358
Violence	18	1,515	18	1,916	- 401
Suicide	19	981	13	2,069	- 1,088
Other Injuries	20	937	20	1,656	- 719
Pertussis	21	926	42	419	+ 507
Meningitis	22	841	22	1,325	- 484
Asthma	23	818	21	1,531	- 713
Malnutrition	24	764	10	2,396	- 1,632
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	648	31	768	- 120
Inflammatory/Heart	26	618	25	1,047	- 430
Endocrine Disorders	27	585	34	553	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	28	556	32	628	- 72
Cervical Cancer	29	552	14	2,023	- 1,471
Liver Cancer	30	477	38	510	- 33
Measles	31	448	63	30	+ 418
Breast Cancer	32	446	28	839	- 393
Falls	33	418	41	465	- 47
Syphilis	34	300	55	124	+ 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	296	35	548	- 253
Drownings	36	292	27	956	- 664
Fires	37	254	30	793	- 539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	250	40	505	- 255
Stomach Cancer	39	247	33	559	- 311
Epilepsy	40	214	39	508	- 294
Poisonings	41	198	37	515	- 317
Parkinson's Disease	42	194	46	226	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	187	36	542	- 355
Drug Use	44	184	48	213	- 29
Lymphomas	45	172	26	960	- 788
Leukemia	46	162	45	244	- 82
Lung Cancers	47	151	43	286	- 135
Ovary Cancer	48	139	51	173	- 34
Alcohol	49	129	61	48	+ 81
Skin Disease	50	129	52	173	- 44
Schistosomiasis	51	126	53	172	- 46
Pancreas Cancer	52	118	47	217	- 99
Skin Cancers	53	101	44	264	- 163
Oral Cancer	54	92	49	208	- 116
Tetanus	55	65	57	102	- 37
Encephalitis	56	56	56	117	- 62
Oesophagus Cancer	57	55	29	801	- 747
Appendicitis	58	52	58	66	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	42	64	26	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	60	41	50	182	- 141
Bladder Cancer	61	41	54	125	- 84
Hepatitis B	62	41	60	57	- 16
Other Neoplasms	63	21	62	37	- 16
Upper Respiratory	64	19	59	65	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	65	19	71	2	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	67	14	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	7	66	14	- 7
Diphtheria	68	5	72	2	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	70	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	3	69	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	2	68	3	- 1
War	72	1	65	26	- 25
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	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 ZIMBABWE

Congo

Zimbabwe

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.