EGYPT VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	92,181	53	397	+ 91,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	50,902	7	20,695	+ 30,208
Stroke	3	42,511	3	43,839	- 1,328
Malaria	4	42,158	77	0	+ 42,158
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	33,564	23	3,692	+ 29,872
Tuberculosis	6	31,777	51	432	+ 31,345
Birth Trauma	7	27,073	17	6,109	+ 20,964
Low Birth Weight	8	25,978	11	11,391	+ 14,587
Liver Disease	9	24,073	2	60,122	- 36,050
Coronary Heart Disease	10	23,704	1	173,871	- 150,167
Road Traffic Accidents	11	19,544	12	10,141	+ 9,403
Congenital Anomalies	12	16,826	10	12,163	+ 4,663
Hypertension	13	13,994	5	21,094	- 7,101
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,810	8	19,131	- 6,321
Malnutrition	15	12,316	46	759	+ 11,557
Meningitis	16	10,568	43	827	+ 9,741
Cervical Cancer	17	9,620	48	625	+ 8,995
Kidney Disease	18	9,416	6	21,087	- 11,672
Other Injuries	19	9,246	21	3,819	+ 5,427
Suicide	20	6,967	25	3,022	+ 3,945
Lung Disease	21	6,806	9	13,393	- 6,587
Maternal Conditions	22	6,354	44	795	+ 5,559
Violence	23	6,168	20	4,165	+ 2,003
Syphilis	24	4,732	58	159	+ 4,573
Pertussis	25	3,972	42	906	+ 3,066
Asthma	26	3,962	15	7,104	- 3,141
Drownings	27	3,685	37	1,122	+ 2,562
Falls	28	3,190	30	2,019	+ 1,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,154	16	6,975	- 3,821
Prostate Cancer	30	3,003	35	1,282	+ 1,721
Lymphomas	31	2,930	14	7,539	- 4,609
Fires	32	2,922	33	1,568	+ 1,353
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,681	27	2,489	+ 192
Poisonings	34	2,440	57	195	+ 2,245
Breast Cancer	35	1,957	13	9,180	- 7,223
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,918	41	951	+ 967
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,891	29	2,372	- 481
Epilepsy	38	1,776	50	451	+ 1,325
Leukemia	39	1,397	22	3,763	- 2,366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,313	34	1,339	- 26
Lung Cancers	41	1,208	18	5,677	- 4,470
Stomach Cancer	42	1,104	32	1,844	- 740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,084	24	3,083	- 1,999
Tetanus	44	1,015	49	540	+ 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,015	36	1,248	- 233
Liver Cancer	46	945	4	24,512	- 23,567
Parkinson's Disease	47	877	28	2,391	- 1,514
Oral Cancer	48	830	45	793	+ 37
Alcohol	49	748	60	141	+ 607
Bladder Cancer	50	704	19	5,133	- 4,429
Schistosomiasis	51	686	54	220	+ 465
Skin Disease	52	673	55	219	+ 454
Drug Use	53	655	62	116	+ 539
Skin Cancers	54	578	39	1,013	- 435
Hepatitis B	55	557	40	988	- 431
Appendicitis	56	448	59	142	+ 306
Ovary Cancer	57	441	31	1,944	- 1,502
Leishmaniasis	58	387	66	13	+ 374
Encephalitis	59	375	38	1,046	- 671
Upper Respiratory	60	362	68	5	+ 357
Measles	61	258	64	43	+ 215
Pancreas Cancer	62	226	26	2,906	- 2,680
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	160	65	26	+ 134
Uterin Cancer	64	159	52	422	- 263
Other Neoplasms	65	106	61	116	- 10
Hepatitis C	66	95	63	97	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	72	56	213	- 141
Ascariasis	68	46	67	6	+ 40
War	69	35	47	714	- 679
Otitis Media	70	27	72	0	+ 26
Chlamydia	71	18	71	1	+ 17
Trypanosomiasis	72	17	76	0	+ 17
Diphtheria	73	15	70	3	+ 12
Dengue	74	6	69	5	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 EGYPT

Zambia

Egypt

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.