ZAMBIA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,127	10	4,432	+ 19,696
Stroke	2	10,347	3	7,948	+ 2,399
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,979	11	3,654	+ 325
Hypertension	4	3,702	13	2,616	+ 1,086
Kidney Disease	5	3,330	18	1,760	+ 1,570
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,224	2	9,517	- 6,293
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,492	29	590	+ 1,903
Low Birth Weight	8	2,407	8	4,857	- 2,450
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,069	14	2,395	- 326
Lung Disease	10	2,065	21	1,273	+ 792
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,927	12	3,146	- 1,218
Lung Cancers	12	1,739	41	226	+ 1,513
Birth Trauma	13	1,681	7	5,062	- 3,381
Breast Cancer	14	1,533	35	366	+ 1,167
Liver Disease	15	1,532	9	4,501	- 2,968
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,389	43	203	+ 1,186
Tuberculosis	17	1,256	6	5,941	- 4,685
Asthma	18	902	26	741	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	19	899	42	206	+ 692
Lymphomas	20	811	31	548	+ 263
Bladder Cancer	21	629	50	132	+ 498
Other Injuries	22	620	19	1,729	- 1,109
Falls	23	582	28	596	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	24	552	47	164	+ 388
Leukemia	25	512	39	261	+ 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	491	5	6,275	- 5,784
Cervical Cancer	27	481	17	1,799	- 1,317
Suicide	28	474	20	1,303	- 828
Prostate Cancer	29	473	30	561	- 89
Drug Use	30	435	53	122	+ 313
Pancreas Cancer	31	430	62	42	+ 388
Endocrine Disorders	32	409	37	354	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	33	405	22	1,188	- 782
Inflammatory/Heart	34	365	33	501	- 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	319	40	246	+ 73
Violence	36	315	23	1,153	- 838
Skin Cancers	37	315	54	108	+ 207
Oral Cancer	38	307	48	155	+ 152
Fires	39	281	32	546	- 265
Ovary Cancer	40	270	57	82	+ 188
Liver Cancer	41	244	46	177	+ 67
Drownings	42	199	27	689	- 490
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	160	45	190	- 30
Epilepsy	44	157	38	332	- 175
Meningitis	45	142	16	1,976	- 1,834
Oesophagus Cancer	46	139	36	359	- 220
Poisonings	47	127	34	456	- 329
HIV/AIDS	48	85	1	17,234	- 17,149
Pertussis	49	75	25	743	- 668
Hepatitis B	50	73	55	104	- 31
Encephalitis	51	64	59	70	- 6
Skin Disease	52	49	52	126	- 77
Malnutrition	53	36	15	2,303	- 2,266
Alcohol	54	36	49	140	- 104
Appendicitis	55	35	56	84	- 48
Uterin Cancer	56	33	64	30	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	33	67	13	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	58	26	65	20	+ 6
Measles	59	24	61	48	- 24
Tetanus	60	23	44	190	- 167
Syphilis	61	18	24	885	- 867
War	62	18	69	6	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	63	10	51	128	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	63	30	- 20
Hepatitis C	65	2	66	18	- 16
Leishmaniasis	66	2	58	72	- 71
Ascariasis	67	1	68	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	68	- 67
Chlamydia	69	0	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	73	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Malaria	72	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	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 ZAMBIA

Algeria

Zambia

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.