SWAZILAND VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	725	2	921	- 195
Tuberculosis	2	432	13	256	+ 176
Measles	3	417	64	1	+ 416
Malaria	4	412	67	0	+ 412
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	407	6	517	- 110
Stroke	6	361	4	800	- 440
Coronary Heart Disease	7	342	5	755	- 413
Low Birth Weight	8	342	14	233	+ 109
Birth Trauma	9	326	18	166	+ 160
Road Traffic Accidents	10	298	7	384	- 86
Congenital Anomalies	11	160	19	160	- 0
Hypertension	12	155	10	292	- 137
Liver Disease	13	148	11	274	- 125
Lung Disease	14	133	12	264	- 131
HIV/AIDS	15	131	1	2,314	- 2,183
Diabetes Mellitus	16	127	3	892	- 765
Meningitis	17	114	23	97	+ 17
Violence	18	110	16	212	- 103
Maternal Conditions	19	104	21	116	- 12
Kidney Disease	20	90	8	381	- 292
Malnutrition	21	88	22	106	- 18
Other Injuries	22	82	17	190	- 109
Pertussis	23	78	33	39	+ 39
Asthma	24	76	20	150	- 73
Endocrine Disorders	25	73	28	74	- 1
Suicide	26	57	9	338	- 280
Cervical Cancer	27	48	15	215	- 167
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	45	27	77	- 32
Inflammatory/Heart	29	40	24	94	- 54
Prostate Cancer	30	39	31	45	- 6
Liver Cancer	31	38	37	29	+ 9
Syphilis	32	37	45	17	+ 20
Falls	33	34	32	41	- 7
Drownings	34	34	25	87	- 53
Breast Cancer	35	34	35	37	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	29	43	19	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	37	25	53	7	+ 19
Lymphomas	38	20	36	31	- 11
Fires	39	20	26	84	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	19	29	51	- 32
Leukemia	41	18	47	16	+ 2
Poisonings	42	17	34	37	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	17	39	26	- 9
Epilepsy	44	17	30	46	- 29
War	45	16	71	0	+ 16
Tetanus	46	11	62	4	+ 8
Lung Cancers	47	11	46	17	- 5
Schistosomiasis	48	11	49	13	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	49	10	41	24	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	50	10	56	6	+ 4
Oral Cancer	51	10	51	10	- 0
Leishmaniasis	52	9	77	0	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	53	8	44	18	- 11
Skin Disease	54	8	40	25	- 18
Skin Cancers	55	8	42	20	- 12
Appendicitis	56	7	54	7	+ 0
Encephalitis	57	7	59	5	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	58	6	52	10	- 3
Drug Use	59	6	38	27	- 21
Alcohol	60	6	48	16	- 10
Hepatitis B	61	4	57	6	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	4	60	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	63	3	50	11	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	64	3	78	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	65	3	55	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	58	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	67	1	61	4	- 3
Ascariasis	68	1	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	63	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

DR Congo

Swaziland

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.