ZAMBIA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,367	10	4,432	+ 12,935
Stroke	2	14,778	3	7,948	+ 6,830
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,179	14	2,395	+ 8,784
Hypertension	4	5,301	13	2,616	+ 2,685
Prostate Cancer	5	5,241	30	561	+ 4,680
Breast Cancer	6	5,230	35	366	+ 4,865
Kidney Disease	7	5,094	18	1,760	+ 3,334
Endocrine Disorders	8	4,869	37	354	+ 4,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,739	2	9,517	- 4,778
Other Injuries	10	4,086	19	1,729	+ 2,357
Lung Disease	11	3,430	21	1,273	+ 2,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,148	43	203	+ 2,945
Skin Disease	13	1,801	52	126	+ 1,675
Cervical Cancer	14	1,782	17	1,799	- 17
Stomach Cancer	15	1,444	42	206	+ 1,237
Lung Cancers	16	1,347	41	226	+ 1,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,342	29	590	+ 752
HIV/AIDS	18	1,236	1	17,234	- 15,999
Lymphomas	19	1,223	31	548	+ 675
Uterin Cancer	20	1,167	64	30	+ 1,138
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,140	33	501	+ 639
Anemia	22	1,047	83	0	+ 1,047
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,027	62	42	+ 985
Leukemia	24	976	39	261	+ 715
Liver Cancer	25	917	46	177	+ 741
Congenital Anomalies	26	863	12	3,146	- 2,283
Epilepsy	27	715	38	332	+ 383
Liver Disease	28	710	9	4,501	- 3,791
Alcohol	29	697	49	140	+ 557
Ovary Cancer	30	674	57	82	+ 592
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	655	84	0	+ 655
Other Neoplasms	32	605	65	20	+ 585
Oral Cancer	33	516	48	155	+ 361
Violence	34	476	23	1,153	- 677
Drownings	35	475	27	689	- 214
Asthma	36	389	26	741	- 352
Low Birth Weight	37	341	8	4,857	- 4,515
Malnutrition	38	269	15	2,303	- 2,033
Appendicitis	39	261	56	84	+ 177
Drug Use	40	251	53	122	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	41	225	50	132	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	42	205	47	164	+ 41
Skin Cancers	43	204	54	108	+ 96
Birth Trauma	44	195	7	5,062	- 4,866
Schizophrenia	45	187	81	0	+ 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	168	5	6,275	- 6,107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	166	40	246	- 80
Poisonings	48	145	34	456	- 311
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	121	45	190	- 69
Tuberculosis	50	110	6	5,941	- 5,831
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	90	63	30	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	52	88	22	1,188	- 1,100
Meningitis	53	83	16	1,976	- 1,893
Suicide	54	77	20	1,303	- 1,225
Otitis Media	55	59	70	5	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	56	55	67	13	+ 41
Fires	57	35	32	546	- 511
Oesophagus Cancer	58	23	36	359	- 336
War	59	4	69	6	- 2
Syphilis	60	0	24	885	- 884
Chlamydia	61	0	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	62	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	63	0	44	190	- 190
Pertussis	64	0	25	743	- 743
Measles	65	0	61	48	- 48
Ascariasis	66	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	67	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	60	68	- 68
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	59	70	- 70
Hepatitis B	74	0	55	104	- 104
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	128	- 128
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	11	3,654	- 3,654
Falls	82	0	28	596	- 596
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Antigua/Bar.

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.