ZAMBIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,255	2	9,517	+ 3,738
Tuberculosis	2	7,887	6	5,941	+ 1,946
Measles	3	7,615	61	48	+ 7,567
Malaria	4	7,536	4	7,882	- 346
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,444	5	6,275	+ 1,168
Stroke	6	6,596	3	7,948	- 1,352
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,256	10	4,432	+ 1,825
Low Birth Weight	8	6,248	8	4,857	+ 1,391
Birth Trauma	9	5,961	7	5,062	+ 900
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,453	11	3,654	+ 1,799
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,930	12	3,146	- 216
Hypertension	12	2,837	13	2,616	+ 221
Liver Disease	13	2,711	9	4,501	- 1,789
Lung Disease	14	2,438	21	1,273	+ 1,165
HIV/AIDS	15	2,395	1	17,234	- 14,840
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,325	14	2,395	- 70
Meningitis	17	2,085	16	1,976	+ 109
Violence	18	2,004	23	1,153	+ 851
Maternal Conditions	19	1,895	22	1,188	+ 707
Kidney Disease	20	1,636	18	1,760	- 124
Malnutrition	21	1,606	15	2,303	- 697
Other Injuries	22	1,491	19	1,729	- 238
Pertussis	23	1,428	25	743	+ 685
Asthma	24	1,394	26	741	+ 653
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,330	37	354	+ 976
Suicide	26	1,048	20	1,303	- 255
Cervical Cancer	27	869	17	1,799	- 929
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	820	29	590	+ 230
Inflammatory/Heart	29	729	33	501	+ 228
Prostate Cancer	30	712	30	561	+ 150
Liver Cancer	31	692	46	177	+ 515
Syphilis	32	676	24	885	- 209
Falls	33	628	28	596	+ 31
Drownings	34	622	27	689	- 66
Breast Cancer	35	616	35	366	+ 250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	535	43	203	+ 332
Stomach Cancer	37	465	42	206	+ 258
Lymphomas	38	371	31	548	- 176
Fires	39	362	32	546	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	347	40	246	+ 101
Leukemia	41	337	39	261	+ 76
Poisonings	42	312	34	456	- 145
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	311	45	190	+ 122
Epilepsy	44	311	38	332	- 21
War	45	299	69	6	+ 292
Tetanus	46	210	44	190	+ 20
Lung Cancers	47	209	41	226	- 17
Schistosomiasis	48	193	51	128	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	49	186	47	164	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	50	183	62	42	+ 141
Oral Cancer	51	181	48	155	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	52	157	58	72	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	53	142	36	359	- 216
Skin Disease	54	141	52	126	+ 15
Skin Cancers	55	138	54	108	+ 30
Appendicitis	56	127	56	84	+ 43
Encephalitis	57	123	59	70	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	58	118	57	82	+ 36
Drug Use	59	115	53	122	- 7
Alcohol	60	114	49	140	- 26
Hepatitis B	61	82	55	104	- 22
Upper Respiratory	62	67	60	68	- 1
Uterin Cancer	63	63	64	30	+ 34
Trypanosomiasis	64	63	72	3	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	65	49	50	132	- 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	39	63	30	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	67	16	65	20	- 4
Ascariasis	68	14	68	9	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	12	66	18	- 5
Diphtheria	70	8	73	3	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	71	8	67	13	- 6
Otitis Media	72	7	70	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	3	71	3	- 1
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

DR Congo

Zambia

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.