ISRAEL VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,791	52	25	+ 7,766
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,302	8	1,519	+ 2,783
Stroke	3	3,593	4	2,431	+ 1,162
Malaria	4	3,563	77	0	+ 3,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,837	32	166	+ 2,671
Tuberculosis	6	2,686	57	16	+ 2,670
Birth Trauma	7	2,288	50	35	+ 2,253
Low Birth Weight	8	2,196	42	94	+ 2,102
Liver Disease	9	2,035	28	292	+ 1,742
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,003	1	5,122	- 3,119
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,652	26	333	+ 1,319
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,422	29	291	+ 1,131
Hypertension	13	1,183	21	400	+ 782
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,083	6	1,913	- 830
Malnutrition	15	1,041	48	39	+ 1,002
Meningitis	16	893	55	20	+ 873
Cervical Cancer	17	813	38	133	+ 680
Kidney Disease	18	796	3	2,437	- 1,641
Other Injuries	19	781	14	828	- 46
Suicide	20	589	19	453	+ 135
Lung Disease	21	575	7	1,546	- 971
Maternal Conditions	22	537	61	6	+ 531
Violence	23	521	41	104	+ 417
Syphilis	24	400	71	0	+ 400
Pertussis	25	336	69	0	+ 336
Asthma	26	335	36	142	+ 193
Drownings	27	311	45	39	+ 272
Falls	28	270	39	123	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	267	2	2,996	- 2,729
Prostate Cancer	30	254	17	521	- 268
Lymphomas	31	248	13	925	- 678
Fires	32	247	53	24	+ 223
Inflammatory/Heart	33	227	30	214	+ 12
Poisonings	34	206	63	4	+ 202
Breast Cancer	35	165	10	1,237	- 1,071
Oesophagus Cancer	36	162	37	138	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	37	160	12	1,002	- 843
Epilepsy	38	150	40	109	+ 42
Leukemia	39	118	15	612	- 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	111	51	33	+ 78
Lung Cancers	41	102	5	2,026	- 1,924
Stomach Cancer	42	93	16	565	- 472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	92	9	1,510	- 1,419
Tetanus	44	86	73	0	+ 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	86	35	144	- 58
Liver Cancer	46	80	25	345	- 265
Parkinson's Disease	47	74	22	398	- 324
Oral Cancer	48	70	33	150	- 80
Alcohol	49	63	49	39	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	50	60	18	496	- 437
Schistosomiasis	51	58	78	0	+ 58
Skin Disease	52	57	24	368	- 311
Drug Use	53	55	43	67	- 12
Skin Cancers	54	49	23	379	- 330
Hepatitis B	55	47	58	16	+ 31
Appendicitis	56	38	64	4	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	57	37	27	323	- 285
Leishmaniasis	58	33	70	0	+ 33
Encephalitis	59	32	66	3	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	60	31	62	5	+ 25
Measles	61	22	74	0	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	62	19	11	1,023	- 1,003
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	54	23	- 9
Uterin Cancer	64	13	31	202	- 188
Other Neoplasms	65	9	20	420	- 411
Hepatitis C	66	8	46	39	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	47	39	- 33
Ascariasis	68	4	83	0	+ 4
War	69	3	60	7	- 4
Otitis Media	70	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	80	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	44	66	- 66
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	34	149	- 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	8	- 8
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Zambia

Israel

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.