MOROCCO VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,980	49	289	+ 30,691
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,107	6	7,237	+ 9,870
Stroke	3	14,287	2	31,861	- 17,574
Malaria	4	14,168	73	0	+ 14,168
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,280	27	1,192	+ 10,089
Tuberculosis	6	10,680	15	2,870	+ 7,809
Birth Trauma	7	9,098	23	2,067	+ 7,032
Low Birth Weight	8	8,731	14	3,305	+ 5,426
Liver Disease	9	8,090	11	4,866	+ 3,224
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,966	1	77,340	- 69,374
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,568	9	6,185	+ 383
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,655	22	2,124	+ 3,530
Hypertension	13	4,703	3	10,736	- 6,033
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,305	5	7,377	- 3,072
Malnutrition	15	4,139	51	200	+ 3,939
Meningitis	16	3,552	40	542	+ 3,009
Cervical Cancer	17	3,233	18	2,508	+ 725
Kidney Disease	18	3,164	4	10,216	- 7,052
Other Injuries	19	3,107	21	2,271	+ 836
Suicide	20	2,341	16	2,617	- 276
Lung Disease	21	2,287	8	6,296	- 4,009
Maternal Conditions	22	2,135	38	704	+ 1,432
Violence	23	2,073	39	632	+ 1,441
Syphilis	24	1,590	55	140	+ 1,450
Pertussis	25	1,335	46	324	+ 1,011
Asthma	26	1,332	13	3,342	- 2,010
Drownings	27	1,238	43	426	+ 812
Falls	28	1,072	19	2,456	- 1,384
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,060	10	4,967	- 3,907
Prostate Cancer	30	1,009	24	1,914	- 905
Lymphomas	31	985	20	2,274	- 1,289
Fires	32	982	33	904	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	33	901	32	1,022	- 121
Poisonings	34	820	50	266	+ 554
Breast Cancer	35	658	12	3,604	- 2,946
Oesophagus Cancer	36	645	42	439	+ 205
Endocrine Disorders	37	636	28	1,129	- 494
Epilepsy	38	597	45	336	+ 261
Leukemia	39	469	31	1,035	- 565
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	441	29	1,076	- 634
Lung Cancers	41	406	7	6,585	- 6,179
Stomach Cancer	42	371	25	1,691	- 1,320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	364	17	2,556	- 2,192
Tetanus	44	341	59	76	+ 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	341	37	718	- 377
Liver Cancer	46	318	44	423	- 105
Parkinson's Disease	47	295	26	1,511	- 1,216
Oral Cancer	48	279	35	780	- 501
Alcohol	49	252	57	109	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	50	237	30	1,069	- 832
Schistosomiasis	51	230	61	67	+ 164
Skin Disease	52	226	54	149	+ 78
Drug Use	53	220	47	321	- 101
Skin Cancers	54	194	41	477	- 283
Hepatitis B	55	187	48	316	- 129
Appendicitis	56	151	56	130	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	57	148	34	800	- 651
Leishmaniasis	58	130	64	15	+ 115
Encephalitis	59	126	52	176	- 50
Upper Respiratory	60	122	67	4	+ 118
Measles	61	87	70	0	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	62	76	36	747	- 671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	54	62	38	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	64	54	53	154	- 101
Other Neoplasms	65	36	60	70	- 34
Hepatitis C	66	32	65	7	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	67	24	58	106	- 81
Ascariasis	68	15	66	5	+ 11
War	69	12	63	22	- 10
Otitis Media	70	9	71	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	6	68	2	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	6	75	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	73	5	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	74	2	77	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Zambia

Morocco

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.