ETHIOPIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	98,232	17	11,471	+ 86,761
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	54,244	1	59,931	- 5,686
Stroke	3	45,301	3	39,362	+ 5,940
Malaria	4	44,926	26	5,626	+ 39,300
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	35,768	2	44,361	- 8,593
Tuberculosis	6	33,863	9	21,455	+ 12,408
Birth Trauma	7	28,850	6	31,107	- 2,257
Low Birth Weight	8	27,684	7	28,020	- 337
Liver Disease	9	25,653	8	27,270	- 1,617
Coronary Heart Disease	10	25,260	4	36,530	- 11,270
Road Traffic Accidents	11	20,827	5	31,564	- 10,738
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,930	11	15,638	+ 2,293
Hypertension	13	14,913	12	13,470	+ 1,442
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,651	10	16,258	- 2,607
Malnutrition	15	13,124	19	8,643	+ 4,481
Meningitis	16	11,262	14	12,019	- 757
Cervical Cancer	17	10,251	27	5,019	+ 5,233
Kidney Disease	18	10,034	13	12,103	- 2,069
Other Injuries	19	9,853	16	11,735	- 1,882
Suicide	20	7,424	25	6,030	+ 1,394
Lung Disease	21	7,253	15	11,870	- 4,617
Maternal Conditions	22	6,771	18	8,887	- 2,116
Violence	23	6,573	22	8,076	- 1,503
Syphilis	24	5,043	43	1,699	+ 3,344
Pertussis	25	4,233	23	6,896	- 2,663
Asthma	26	4,222	29	4,484	- 261
Drownings	27	3,926	35	3,133	+ 794
Falls	28	3,399	28	4,510	- 1,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,361	21	8,258	- 4,896
Prostate Cancer	30	3,200	50	1,244	+ 1,956
Lymphomas	31	3,122	33	3,590	- 467
Fires	32	3,114	34	3,255	- 141
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,857	39	2,168	+ 689
Poisonings	34	2,600	32	3,668	- 1,068
Breast Cancer	35	2,085	20	8,485	- 6,400
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,044	40	1,839	+ 205
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,015	45	1,623	+ 393
Epilepsy	38	1,892	44	1,625	+ 267
Leukemia	39	1,488	30	4,222	- 2,734
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,399	41	1,758	- 359
Lung Cancers	41	1,287	38	2,202	- 915
Stomach Cancer	42	1,177	47	1,519	- 342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,155	31	3,755	- 2,599
Tetanus	44	1,082	37	2,203	- 1,121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,081	49	1,339	- 258
Liver Cancer	46	1,007	42	1,730	- 722
Parkinson's Disease	47	934	46	1,578	- 643
Oral Cancer	48	885	48	1,477	- 592
Alcohol	49	798	55	750	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	50	750	51	1,080	- 329
Schistosomiasis	51	731	54	839	- 109
Skin Disease	52	717	53	904	- 187
Drug Use	53	698	60	513	+ 185
Skin Cancers	54	616	52	1,006	- 391
Hepatitis B	55	594	56	742	- 148
Appendicitis	56	478	58	677	- 200
Ovary Cancer	57	470	36	2,424	- 1,954
Leishmaniasis	58	413	59	579	- 166
Encephalitis	59	399	63	386	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	60	386	57	709	- 323
Measles	61	275	24	6,324	- 6,049
Pancreas Cancer	62	241	61	488	- 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	171	65	221	- 50
Uterin Cancer	64	170	62	421	- 251
Other Neoplasms	65	113	66	148	- 35
Hepatitis C	66	101	69	115	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	67	77	70	61	+ 16
Ascariasis	68	49	68	130	- 81
War	69	37	64	281	- 244
Otitis Media	70	28	71	39	- 11
Chlamydia	71	20	72	21	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	18	77	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	73	16	67	146	- 130
Dengue	74	6	73	20	- 14
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 ETHIOPIA

Zambia

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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.