NAMIBIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,787	2	1,464	+ 322
Tuberculosis	2	1,063	3	1,416	- 353
Measles	3	1,027	65	2	+ 1,025
Malaria	4	1,016	51	22	+ 994
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,003	8	645	+ 359
Stroke	6	889	4	1,333	- 444
Coronary Heart Disease	7	843	5	1,221	- 377
Low Birth Weight	8	842	9	516	+ 326
Birth Trauma	9	804	13	345	+ 459
Road Traffic Accidents	10	735	6	868	- 133
Congenital Anomalies	11	395	16	283	+ 112
Hypertension	12	382	12	428	- 45
Liver Disease	13	365	14	336	+ 30
Lung Disease	14	329	10	461	- 133
HIV/AIDS	15	323	1	2,928	- 2,606
Diabetes Mellitus	16	313	7	724	- 411
Meningitis	17	281	27	109	+ 172
Violence	18	270	11	450	- 180
Maternal Conditions	19	255	25	110	+ 145
Kidney Disease	20	221	15	322	- 101
Malnutrition	21	216	18	224	- 7
Other Injuries	22	201	19	207	- 6
Pertussis	23	192	37	54	+ 138
Asthma	24	188	20	200	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	25	179	33	73	+ 106
Suicide	26	141	17	243	- 102
Cervical Cancer	27	117	23	133	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	110	21	176	- 65
Inflammatory/Heart	29	98	22	162	- 64
Prostate Cancer	30	96	31	94	+ 2
Liver Cancer	31	93	41	45	+ 48
Syphilis	32	91	43	35	+ 56
Falls	33	85	34	62	+ 23
Drownings	34	84	26	110	- 26
Breast Cancer	35	83	24	121	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	72	36	54	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	37	63	45	33	+ 30
Lymphomas	38	50	40	46	+ 4
Fires	39	49	28	109	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	47	32	76	- 29
Leukemia	41	45	49	24	+ 22
Poisonings	42	42	39	46	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	42	44	33	+ 9
Epilepsy	44	42	38	49	- 7
War	45	40	67	0	+ 40
Tetanus	46	28	62	6	+ 22
Lung Cancers	47	28	35	59	- 31
Schistosomiasis	48	26	55	14	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	49	25	42	43	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	50	25	53	18	+ 7
Oral Cancer	51	24	30	100	- 75
Leishmaniasis	52	21	79	0	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	53	19	52	21	- 2
Skin Disease	54	19	47	31	- 12
Skin Cancers	55	19	29	108	- 89
Appendicitis	56	17	58	9	+ 8
Encephalitis	57	17	59	8	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	58	16	50	23	- 7
Drug Use	59	16	46	32	- 16
Alcohol	60	15	48	28	- 13
Hepatitis B	61	11	63	4	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	9	61	6	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	63	9	56	11	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	64	8	77	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	65	7	54	16	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	57	9	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	2	60	8	- 6
Ascariasis	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	66	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	64	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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Namibia

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.