DR CONGO VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	234,606	15	13,286	+ 221,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	93,352	1	73,546	+ 19,806
Diabetes Mellitus	3	90,447	16	12,902	+ 77,545
Stroke	4	81,166	6	36,596	+ 44,570
Coronary Heart Disease	5	76,552	7	34,713	+ 41,839
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	52,440	5	41,301	+ 11,139
Road Traffic Accidents	7	38,967	10	30,256	+ 8,710
Kidney Disease	8	38,652	20	9,077	+ 29,576
Suicide	9	34,228	26	5,812	+ 28,416
Hypertension	10	29,618	12	15,743	+ 13,875
Liver Disease	11	27,748	13	15,044	+ 12,704
Lung Disease	12	26,818	14	13,527	+ 13,291
Tuberculosis	13	25,939	2	43,759	- 17,821
Low Birth Weight	14	23,627	8	34,668	- 11,041
Cervical Cancer	15	21,792	27	4,823	+ 16,970
Violence	16	21,526	18	11,120	+ 10,406
Other Injuries	17	19,278	22	8,272	+ 11,006
Birth Trauma	18	16,880	9	33,075	- 16,195
Congenital Anomalies	19	16,267	11	16,256	+ 11
Asthma	20	15,161	24	7,733	+ 7,428
Maternal Conditions	21	11,742	19	10,513	+ 1,230
Malnutrition	22	10,728	21	8,910	+ 1,818
Meningitis	23	9,879	17	11,568	- 1,689
Inflammatory/Heart	24	9,502	29	4,045	+ 5,457
Drownings	25	8,816	34	3,454	+ 5,363
Fires	26	8,481	39	2,007	+ 6,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	7,764	28	4,548	+ 3,216
Endocrine Disorders	28	7,519	25	7,380	+ 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	5,154	40	1,923	+ 3,231
Epilepsy	30	4,633	44	1,727	+ 2,907
Prostate Cancer	31	4,555	30	3,948	+ 606
Falls	32	4,180	33	3,483	+ 697
Pertussis	33	3,932	23	7,921	- 3,989
Poisonings	34	3,800	42	1,729	+ 2,072
Breast Cancer	35	3,740	35	3,416	+ 324
Lymphomas	36	3,150	38	2,061	+ 1,089
Liver Cancer	37	2,973	31	3,840	- 867
Drug Use	38	2,720	59	638	+ 2,082
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,655	43	1,728	+ 928
Skin Disease	40	2,562	54	781	+ 1,781
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,419	49	1,035	+ 1,384
Skin Cancers	42	2,016	55	765	+ 1,251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,891	36	2,966	- 1,076
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,874	53	790	+ 1,084
Syphilis	45	1,766	32	3,751	- 1,985
Lung Cancers	46	1,684	47	1,158	+ 526
Leukemia	47	1,654	41	1,871	- 218
Alcohol	48	1,626	60	635	+ 991
Schistosomiasis	49	1,299	48	1,071	+ 228
Uterin Cancer	50	1,161	63	352	+ 809
Oral Cancer	51	1,037	51	1,003	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	52	1,005	58	656	+ 349
Stomach Cancer	53	692	37	2,579	- 1,887
Appendicitis	54	671	56	703	- 33
Bladder Cancer	55	612	65	270	+ 342
Pancreas Cancer	56	612	50	1,017	- 405
Hepatitis B	57	600	61	456	+ 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	498	66	217	+ 281
Encephalitis	59	489	57	680	- 191
Upper Respiratory	60	421	62	370	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	61	399	67	88	+ 312
Tetanus	62	373	46	1,166	- 792
Multiple Sclerosis	63	151	71	44	+ 107
Measles	64	64	3	42,254	- 42,190
Hepatitis C	65	37	69	69	- 32
Ascariasis	66	30	68	80	- 50
Malaria	67	28	4	41,813	- 41,785
Otitis Media	68	26	72	38	- 12
Chlamydia	69	19	73	15	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	18	70	47	- 29
War	71	17	45	1,658	- 1,641
Dengue	72	3	74	1	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Swaziland

DR Congo

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.