DR CONGO VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	46,874	15	13,286	+ 33,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,524	1	73,546	- 29,021
Malaria	3	37,220	4	41,813	- 4,593
Tuberculosis	4	34,673	2	43,759	- 9,086
Road Traffic Accidents	5	30,883	10	30,256	+ 627
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	30,084	5	41,301	- 11,217
Stroke	7	28,899	6	36,596	- 7,697
Birth Trauma	8	25,806	9	33,075	- 7,269
Coronary Heart Disease	9	22,605	7	34,713	- 12,108
Low Birth Weight	10	20,823	8	34,668	- 13,845
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,748	11	16,256	+ 492
Maternal Conditions	12	11,692	19	10,513	+ 1,179
Liver Disease	13	11,266	13	15,044	- 3,779
Cervical Cancer	14	10,988	27	4,823	+ 6,166
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,686	16	12,902	- 2,216
Malnutrition	16	9,536	21	8,910	+ 626
Hypertension	17	8,910	12	15,743	- 6,833
Violence	18	8,062	18	11,120	- 3,059
Kidney Disease	19	7,778	20	9,077	- 1,298
Other Injuries	20	7,304	22	8,272	- 967
Meningitis	21	5,454	17	11,568	- 6,114
Lung Disease	22	5,220	14	13,527	- 8,307
Pertussis	23	4,745	23	7,921	- 3,176
Suicide	24	4,233	26	5,812	- 1,579
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,844	53	790	+ 3,054
Syphilis	26	3,618	32	3,751	- 133
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,503	28	4,548	- 1,044
Prostate Cancer	28	3,112	30	3,948	- 837
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,041	25	7,380	- 4,338
Asthma	30	2,908	24	7,733	- 4,825
Oral Cancer	31	2,815	51	1,003	+ 1,813
Drownings	32	2,809	34	3,454	- 645
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	2,681	36	2,966	- 286
Falls	34	2,623	33	3,483	- 860
Fires	35	2,436	39	2,007	+ 429
Liver Cancer	36	2,418	31	3,840	- 1,422
Breast Cancer	37	2,198	35	3,416	- 1,218
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,100	29	4,045	- 1,945
Stomach Cancer	39	2,036	37	2,579	- 543
Poisonings	40	2,001	42	1,729	+ 272
Lymphomas	41	1,378	38	2,061	- 683
Skin Cancers	42	1,274	55	765	+ 508
Epilepsy	43	1,209	44	1,727	- 517
Bladder Cancer	44	1,141	65	270	+ 871
Parkinson's Disease	45	878	49	1,035	- 157
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	790	40	1,923	- 1,133
Leukemia	47	712	41	1,871	- 1,160
Drug Use	48	691	59	638	+ 53
Tetanus	49	687	46	1,166	- 479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	685	43	1,728	- 1,042
Schistosomiasis	51	634	48	1,071	- 437
Skin Disease	52	615	54	781	- 166
Ovary Cancer	53	576	58	656	- 79
Upper Respiratory	54	511	62	370	+ 141
Measles	55	504	3	42,254	- 41,750
Alcohol	56	463	60	635	- 172
Uterin Cancer	57	373	63	352	+ 21
Appendicitis	58	372	56	703	- 331
Encephalitis	59	340	57	680	- 340
Hepatitis B	60	288	61	456	- 168
Lung Cancers	61	271	47	1,158	- 886
Pancreas Cancer	62	270	50	1,017	- 747
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	139	66	217	- 78
Other Neoplasms	64	98	67	88	+ 11
Ascariasis	65	95	68	80	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	68	69	69	- 0
War	67	51	45	1,658	- 1,608
Multiple Sclerosis	68	45	71	44	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	29	72	38	- 9
Diphtheria	70	18	70	47	- 29
Chlamydia	71	15	73	15	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	64	347	- 342
Dengue	73	3	74	1	+ 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Tanzania

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.