NAMIBIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,323	1	2,928	- 605
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,283	2	1,464	- 182
Stroke	3	1,071	4	1,333	- 262
Malaria	4	1,062	51	22	+ 1,041
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	846	8	645	+ 201
Tuberculosis	6	801	3	1,416	- 615
Birth Trauma	7	682	13	345	+ 338
Low Birth Weight	8	655	9	516	+ 139
Liver Disease	9	607	14	336	+ 271
Coronary Heart Disease	10	597	5	1,221	- 623
Road Traffic Accidents	11	493	6	868	- 376
Congenital Anomalies	12	424	16	283	+ 141
Hypertension	13	353	12	428	- 75
Diabetes Mellitus	14	323	7	724	- 402
Malnutrition	15	310	18	224	+ 87
Meningitis	16	266	27	109	+ 158
Cervical Cancer	17	242	23	133	+ 110
Kidney Disease	18	237	15	322	- 84
Other Injuries	19	233	19	207	+ 26
Suicide	20	176	17	243	- 67
Lung Disease	21	172	10	461	- 290
Maternal Conditions	22	160	25	110	+ 50
Violence	23	155	11	450	- 294
Syphilis	24	119	43	35	+ 84
Pertussis	25	100	37	54	+ 46
Asthma	26	100	20	200	- 101
Drownings	27	93	26	110	- 17
Falls	28	80	34	62	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	79	21	176	- 96
Prostate Cancer	30	76	31	94	- 19
Lymphomas	31	74	40	46	+ 28
Fires	32	74	28	109	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	33	68	22	162	- 94
Poisonings	34	61	39	46	+ 15
Breast Cancer	35	49	24	121	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	36	48	52	21	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	37	48	33	73	- 25
Epilepsy	38	45	38	49	- 4
Leukemia	39	35	49	24	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	33	32	76	- 43
Lung Cancers	41	30	35	59	- 28
Stomach Cancer	42	28	45	33	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	27	36	54	- 27
Tetanus	44	26	62	6	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	26	44	33	- 8
Liver Cancer	46	24	41	45	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	47	22	42	43	- 21
Oral Cancer	48	21	30	100	- 79
Alcohol	49	19	48	28	- 9
Bladder Cancer	50	18	54	16	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	51	17	55	14	+ 4
Skin Disease	52	17	47	31	- 14
Drug Use	53	17	46	32	- 15
Skin Cancers	54	15	29	108	- 93
Hepatitis B	55	14	63	4	+ 10
Appendicitis	56	11	58	9	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	57	11	50	23	- 12
Leishmaniasis	58	10	79	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	59	9	59	8	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	9	61	6	+ 3
Measles	61	7	65	2	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	62	6	53	18	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	4	57	9	- 5
Uterin Cancer	64	4	56	11	- 7
Other Neoplasms	65	3	60	8	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	2	66	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	64	2	- 0
Ascariasis	68	1	69	0	+ 1
War	69	1	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	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	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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.