ZIMBABWE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	DR CONGO		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,930	2	10,779	+ 150
Tuberculosis	2	6,503	16	1,999	+ 4,504
Measles	3	6,279	63	30	+ 6,249
Malaria	4	6,214	15	2,003	+ 4,211
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,138	6	4,595	+ 1,543
Stroke	6	5,439	5	5,126	+ 313
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,159	3	8,493	- 3,334
Low Birth Weight	8	5,152	7	4,038	+ 1,115
Birth Trauma	9	4,915	8	3,405	+ 1,510
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,496	4	6,037	- 1,541
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,416	11	2,217	+ 199
Hypertension	12	2,340	24	1,146	+ 1,194
Liver Disease	13	2,236	17	1,941	+ 295
Lung Disease	14	2,010	23	1,163	+ 847
HIV/AIDS	15	1,974	1	19,988	- 18,014
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,917	9	3,344	- 1,426
Meningitis	17	1,719	22	1,325	+ 394
Violence	18	1,653	18	1,916	- 264
Maternal Conditions	19	1,562	19	1,749	- 187
Kidney Disease	20	1,349	12	2,214	- 865
Malnutrition	21	1,324	10	2,396	- 1,072
Other Injuries	22	1,229	20	1,656	- 426
Pertussis	23	1,177	42	419	+ 758
Asthma	24	1,149	21	1,531	- 381
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,097	34	553	+ 543
Suicide	26	864	13	2,069	- 1,205
Cervical Cancer	27	717	14	2,023	- 1,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	676	31	768	- 92
Inflammatory/Heart	29	601	25	1,047	- 446
Prostate Cancer	30	587	32	628	- 41
Liver Cancer	31	571	38	510	+ 61
Syphilis	32	557	55	124	+ 433
Falls	33	518	41	465	+ 53
Drownings	34	513	27	956	- 443
Breast Cancer	35	508	28	839	- 332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	441	40	505	- 64
Stomach Cancer	37	383	33	559	- 175
Lymphomas	38	306	26	960	- 653
Fires	39	298	30	793	- 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	286	35	548	- 262
Leukemia	41	278	45	244	+ 35
Poisonings	42	257	37	515	- 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	257	36	542	- 285
Epilepsy	44	257	39	508	- 251
War	45	246	65	26	+ 220
Tetanus	46	173	57	102	+ 72
Lung Cancers	47	172	43	286	- 114
Schistosomiasis	48	159	53	172	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	49	154	46	226	- 72
Pancreas Cancer	50	151	47	217	- 66
Oral Cancer	51	149	49	208	- 59
Leishmaniasis	52	129	77	0	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	53	117	29	801	- 684
Skin Disease	54	116	52	173	- 57
Skin Cancers	55	114	44	264	- 150
Appendicitis	56	105	58	66	+ 38
Encephalitis	57	101	56	117	- 16
Ovary Cancer	58	97	51	173	- 76
Drug Use	59	95	48	213	- 118
Alcohol	60	94	61	48	+ 46
Hepatitis B	61	68	60	57	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	62	55	59	65	- 10
Uterin Cancer	63	52	50	182	- 130
Trypanosomiasis	64	52	71	2	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	65	40	54	125	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	32	64	26	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	13	62	37	- 24
Ascariasis	68	12	70	2	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	10	66	14	- 4
Diphtheria	70	7	72	2	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	67	14	- 8
Otitis Media	72	6	68	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	2	69	3	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

DR 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.