ALGERIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,963	48	193	+ 38,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,516	6	7,289	+ 14,227
Stroke	3	17,969	2	23,393	- 5,424
Malaria	4	17,820	72	0	+ 17,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,187	26	1,111	+ 13,076
Tuberculosis	6	13,432	17	2,840	+ 10,591
Birth Trauma	7	11,443	13	3,800	+ 7,643
Low Birth Weight	8	10,981	8	5,441	+ 5,539
Liver Disease	9	10,175	15	3,464	+ 6,711
Coronary Heart Disease	10	10,019	1	54,547	- 44,527
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,261	3	8,996	- 736
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,112	11	4,357	+ 2,754
Hypertension	13	5,915	4	8,369	- 2,455
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,415	9	4,678	+ 736
Malnutrition	15	5,206	53	82	+ 5,124
Meningitis	16	4,467	45	320	+ 4,147
Cervical Cancer	17	4,066	27	1,088	+ 2,978
Kidney Disease	18	3,980	5	7,528	- 3,548
Other Injuries	19	3,908	22	1,401	+ 2,507
Suicide	20	2,945	28	1,072	+ 1,873
Lung Disease	21	2,877	10	4,668	- 1,791
Maternal Conditions	22	2,686	33	917	+ 1,769
Violence	23	2,607	36	713	+ 1,894
Syphilis	24	2,000	61	41	+ 1,959
Pertussis	25	1,679	49	169	+ 1,510
Asthma	26	1,675	18	2,040	- 365
Drownings	27	1,557	42	451	+ 1,107
Falls	28	1,348	23	1,315	+ 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,333	7	5,635	- 4,302
Prostate Cancer	30	1,269	29	1,069	+ 200
Lymphomas	31	1,238	20	1,833	- 594
Fires	32	1,235	39	636	+ 599
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,133	34	825	+ 308
Poisonings	34	1,031	47	287	+ 745
Breast Cancer	35	827	14	3,465	- 2,638
Oesophagus Cancer	36	811	46	313	+ 497
Endocrine Disorders	37	799	32	926	- 126
Epilepsy	38	751	44	355	+ 396
Leukemia	39	590	25	1,157	- 567
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	555	35	721	- 166
Lung Cancers	41	510	12	3,931	- 3,421
Stomach Cancer	42	467	19	2,032	- 1,566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	458	16	3,139	- 2,681
Tetanus	44	429	60	52	+ 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	429	43	362	+ 67
Liver Cancer	46	400	41	551	- 151
Parkinson's Disease	47	371	24	1,249	- 878
Oral Cancer	48	351	38	695	- 344
Alcohol	49	316	54	81	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	50	298	21	1,423	- 1,125
Schistosomiasis	51	290	63	22	+ 268
Skin Disease	52	284	52	111	+ 174
Drug Use	53	277	30	983	- 707
Skin Cancers	54	244	37	711	- 467
Hepatitis B	55	236	50	165	+ 71
Appendicitis	56	190	55	80	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	57	187	40	611	- 425
Leishmaniasis	58	164	66	3	+ 160
Encephalitis	59	158	51	145	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	60	153	68	2	+ 151
Measles	61	109	59	55	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	62	96	31	973	- 877
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	68	64	22	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	64	67	56	75	- 8
Other Neoplasms	65	45	58	58	- 13
Hepatitis C	66	40	65	4	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	67	30	57	74	- 43
Ascariasis	68	19	67	2	+ 17
War	69	15	62	41	- 26
Otitis Media	70	11	71	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	8	69	1	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	72	7	74	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	73	6	70	1	+ 5
Dengue	74	2	75	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	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 ALGERIA

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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.