DR CONGO VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	95,625	15	13,286	+ 82,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,804	1	73,546	- 20,742
Stroke	3	44,099	6	36,596	+ 7,503
Malaria	4	43,733	4	41,813	+ 1,920
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	34,818	5	41,301	- 6,483
Tuberculosis	6	32,964	2	43,759	- 10,795
Birth Trauma	7	28,084	9	33,075	- 4,991
Low Birth Weight	8	26,949	8	34,668	- 7,720
Liver Disease	9	24,972	13	15,044	+ 9,928
Coronary Heart Disease	10	24,590	7	34,713	- 10,124
Road Traffic Accidents	11	20,274	10	30,256	- 9,983
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,454	11	16,256	+ 1,198
Hypertension	13	14,517	12	15,743	- 1,226
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,289	16	12,902	+ 387
Malnutrition	15	12,776	21	8,910	+ 3,866
Meningitis	16	10,963	17	11,568	- 605
Cervical Cancer	17	9,979	27	4,823	+ 5,157
Kidney Disease	18	9,767	20	9,077	+ 691
Other Injuries	19	9,591	22	8,272	+ 1,319
Suicide	20	7,227	26	5,812	+ 1,415
Lung Disease	21	7,061	14	13,527	- 6,466
Maternal Conditions	22	6,591	19	10,513	- 3,921
Violence	23	6,399	18	11,120	- 4,722
Syphilis	24	4,909	32	3,751	+ 1,158
Pertussis	25	4,121	23	7,921	- 3,800
Asthma	26	4,110	24	7,733	- 3,623
Drownings	27	3,822	34	3,454	+ 369
Falls	28	3,309	33	3,483	- 174
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,272	28	4,548	- 1,276
Prostate Cancer	30	3,115	30	3,948	- 833
Lymphomas	31	3,039	38	2,061	+ 978
Fires	32	3,031	39	2,007	+ 1,023
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,781	29	4,045	- 1,264
Poisonings	34	2,531	42	1,729	+ 802
Breast Cancer	35	2,030	35	3,416	- 1,386
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,990	53	790	+ 1,200
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,962	25	7,380	- 5,418
Epilepsy	38	1,842	44	1,727	+ 115
Leukemia	39	1,449	41	1,871	- 423
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,362	40	1,923	- 561
Lung Cancers	41	1,253	47	1,158	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	42	1,145	37	2,579	- 1,434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,124	36	2,966	- 1,842
Tetanus	44	1,053	46	1,166	- 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,052	43	1,728	- 675
Liver Cancer	46	981	31	3,840	- 2,859
Parkinson's Disease	47	910	49	1,035	- 125
Oral Cancer	48	861	51	1,003	- 142
Alcohol	49	776	60	635	+ 141
Bladder Cancer	50	730	65	270	+ 461
Schistosomiasis	51	711	48	1,071	- 359
Skin Disease	52	698	54	781	- 83
Drug Use	53	679	59	638	+ 41
Skin Cancers	54	599	55	765	- 166
Hepatitis B	55	578	61	456	+ 122
Appendicitis	56	465	56	703	- 238
Ovary Cancer	57	458	58	656	- 198
Leishmaniasis	58	402	52	869	- 467
Encephalitis	59	389	57	680	- 291
Upper Respiratory	60	376	62	370	+ 5
Measles	61	268	3	42,254	- 41,986
Pancreas Cancer	62	235	50	1,017	- 782
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	166	66	217	- 51
Uterin Cancer	64	165	63	352	- 187
Other Neoplasms	65	110	67	88	+ 22
Hepatitis C	66	98	69	69	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	67	75	71	44	+ 31
Ascariasis	68	48	68	80	- 32
War	69	36	45	1,658	- 1,622
Otitis Media	70	28	72	38	- 11
Chlamydia	71	19	73	15	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	17	64	347	- 329
Diphtheria	73	15	70	47	- 31
Dengue	74	6	74	1	+ 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	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
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Zambia

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.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.