TANZANIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,993	2	26,028	+ 16,965
Tuberculosis	2	25,581	4	20,269	+ 5,312
Measles	3	24,701	55	295	+ 24,406
Malaria	4	24,443	3	21,758	+ 2,685
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	24,144	6	17,587	+ 6,557
Stroke	6	21,393	7	16,894	+ 4,499
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,293	9	13,215	+ 7,078
Low Birth Weight	8	20,266	10	12,173	+ 8,094
Birth Trauma	9	19,335	8	15,086	+ 4,249
Road Traffic Accidents	10	17,687	5	18,054	- 366
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,503	11	9,791	- 288
Hypertension	12	9,203	17	5,209	+ 3,994
Liver Disease	13	8,795	13	6,586	+ 2,209
Lung Disease	14	7,907	22	3,051	+ 4,856
HIV/AIDS	15	7,767	1	27,402	- 19,635
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,542	15	6,247	+ 1,296
Meningitis	17	6,763	21	3,188	+ 3,574
Violence	18	6,501	18	4,713	+ 1,788
Maternal Conditions	19	6,146	12	6,835	- 689
Kidney Disease	20	5,306	19	4,547	+ 759
Malnutrition	21	5,209	16	5,574	- 366
Other Injuries	22	4,835	20	4,270	+ 566
Pertussis	23	4,631	23	2,774	+ 1,857
Asthma	24	4,521	30	1,700	+ 2,821
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,314	29	1,778	+ 2,536
Suicide	26	3,398	24	2,474	+ 923
Cervical Cancer	27	2,819	14	6,424	- 3,604
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,658	27	2,048	+ 610
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,365	38	1,227	+ 1,137
Prostate Cancer	30	2,308	28	1,819	+ 489
Liver Cancer	31	2,245	36	1,413	+ 831
Syphilis	32	2,193	26	2,115	+ 78
Falls	33	2,036	34	1,533	+ 503
Drownings	34	2,019	32	1,642	+ 377
Breast Cancer	35	1,997	37	1,285	+ 712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,734	33	1,567	+ 167
Stomach Cancer	37	1,508	39	1,190	+ 318
Lymphomas	38	1,205	41	805	+ 400
Fires	39	1,174	35	1,424	- 251
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,124	46	462	+ 662
Leukemia	41	1,094	47	416	+ 678
Poisonings	42	1,011	40	1,170	- 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,010	50	401	+ 609
Epilepsy	44	1,009	43	707	+ 302
War	45	969	67	30	+ 940
Tetanus	46	681	49	402	+ 280
Lung Cancers	47	677	61	159	+ 518
Schistosomiasis	48	626	51	371	+ 255
Parkinson's Disease	49	605	45	513	+ 92
Pancreas Cancer	50	594	62	158	+ 436
Oral Cancer	51	586	31	1,646	- 1,060
Leishmaniasis	52	508	77	0	+ 508
Oesophagus Cancer	53	462	25	2,247	- 1,785
Skin Disease	54	457	52	359	+ 97
Skin Cancers	55	447	42	744	- 297
Appendicitis	56	411	58	218	+ 194
Encephalitis	57	397	59	199	+ 199
Ovary Cancer	58	383	53	337	+ 46
Drug Use	59	373	48	404	- 31
Alcohol	60	371	56	270	+ 101
Hepatitis B	61	267	60	168	+ 98
Upper Respiratory	62	216	54	299	- 82
Uterin Cancer	63	206	57	218	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	64	203	72	3	+ 200
Bladder Cancer	65	158	44	667	- 509
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	127	63	81	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	67	51	64	58	- 6
Ascariasis	68	47	65	56	- 9
Hepatitis C	69	40	66	40	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	27	70	11	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	71	26	68	27	- 1
Otitis Media	72	22	69	17	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	9	71	9	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

DR Congo

Tanzania

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.