CONGO VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,053	1	4,509	+ 543
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,790	3	2,576	+ 214
Stroke	3	2,330	5	2,267	+ 64
Malaria	4	2,311	6	1,977	+ 334
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,840	8	1,304	+ 536
Tuberculosis	6	1,742	2	2,781	- 1,039
Birth Trauma	7	1,484	11	997	+ 486
Low Birth Weight	8	1,424	9	1,283	+ 141
Liver Disease	9	1,319	13	931	+ 389
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,299	4	2,494	- 1,195
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,071	7	1,598	- 527
Congenital Anomalies	12	922	14	729	+ 193
Hypertension	13	767	12	933	- 165
Diabetes Mellitus	14	702	10	1,050	- 347
Malnutrition	15	675	24	272	+ 403
Meningitis	16	579	22	299	+ 280
Cervical Cancer	17	527	29	196	+ 331
Kidney Disease	18	516	15	613	- 97
Other Injuries	19	507	20	333	+ 174
Suicide	20	382	19	349	+ 33
Lung Disease	21	373	17	541	- 168
Maternal Conditions	22	348	16	578	- 229
Violence	23	338	18	539	- 201
Syphilis	24	259	34	107	+ 153
Pertussis	25	218	21	329	- 111
Asthma	26	217	23	291	- 74
Drownings	27	202	36	104	+ 98
Falls	28	175	33	149	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	173	25	230	- 57
Prostate Cancer	30	165	28	198	- 33
Lymphomas	31	161	45	61	+ 100
Fires	32	160	37	90	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	33	147	26	220	- 73
Poisonings	34	134	41	71	+ 63
Breast Cancer	35	107	32	159	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	36	105	57	19	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	37	104	27	208	- 104
Epilepsy	38	97	40	76	+ 21
Leukemia	39	77	46	57	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	72	35	105	- 33
Lung Cancers	41	66	47	54	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	42	61	39	88	- 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	59	38	89	- 29
Tetanus	44	56	55	23	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	56	43	67	- 11
Liver Cancer	46	52	30	169	- 118
Parkinson's Disease	47	48	42	69	- 21
Oral Cancer	48	45	54	33	+ 13
Alcohol	49	41	49	46	- 5
Bladder Cancer	50	39	61	15	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	51	38	51	45	- 7
Skin Disease	52	37	50	46	- 9
Drug Use	53	36	44	65	- 30
Skin Cancers	54	32	53	36	- 4
Hepatitis B	55	31	62	14	+ 16
Appendicitis	56	25	58	18	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	57	24	48	49	- 25
Leishmaniasis	58	21	78	0	+ 21
Encephalitis	59	21	56	20	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	20	64	7	+ 13
Measles	61	14	31	159	- 145
Pancreas Cancer	62	12	52	42	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	59	15	- 6
Uterin Cancer	64	9	60	15	- 6
Other Neoplasms	65	6	63	8	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	5	67	2	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	66	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	3	69	1	+ 1
War	69	2	72	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	65	7	- 6
Diphtheria	73	1	68	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Zambia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.