ZAMBIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,479	10	4,432	+ 17,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,604	29	590	+ 16,014
Lung Cancers	3	11,225	41	226	+ 10,999
Lung Disease	4	7,620	21	1,273	+ 6,347
Stroke	5	7,591	3	7,948	- 357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,174	43	203	+ 4,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,984	2	9,517	- 5,533
Breast Cancer	8	3,169	35	366	+ 2,803
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,065	14	2,395	+ 670
Lymphomas	10	2,759	31	548	+ 2,211
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,711	62	42	+ 2,669
Falls	12	2,589	28	596	+ 1,993
Prostate Cancer	13	2,526	30	561	+ 1,964
Kidney Disease	14	2,454	18	1,760	+ 694
Suicide	15	2,368	20	1,303	+ 1,065
Drug Use	16	1,976	53	122	+ 1,854
Liver Disease	17	1,943	9	4,501	- 2,558
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,801	47	164	+ 1,637
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,733	37	354	+ 1,379
Liver Cancer	20	1,669	46	177	+ 1,492
Leukemia	21	1,661	39	261	+ 1,400
Hypertension	22	1,374	13	2,616	- 1,242
Bladder Cancer	23	1,351	50	132	+ 1,220
Other Injuries	24	1,283	19	1,729	- 446
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,195	36	359	+ 837
Stomach Cancer	26	1,167	42	206	+ 961
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,104	33	501	+ 603
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,071	11	3,654	- 2,583
Ovary Cancer	29	1,020	57	82	+ 937
Skin Cancers	30	942	54	108	+ 834
Other Neoplasms	31	900	65	20	+ 880
Oral Cancer	32	854	48	155	+ 698
Alcohol	33	799	49	140	+ 659
Uterin Cancer	34	634	64	30	+ 604
Congenital Anomalies	35	580	12	3,146	- 2,566
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	451	5	6,275	- 5,825
Multiple Sclerosis	37	371	67	13	+ 358
Skin Disease	38	364	52	126	+ 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	341	45	190	+ 151
Violence	40	324	23	1,153	- 829
Cervical Cancer	41	310	17	1,799	- 1,489
Low Birth Weight	42	297	8	4,857	- 4,560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	237	40	246	- 8
Epilepsy	44	206	38	332	- 126
Hepatitis C	45	195	66	18	+ 177
Anemia	46	184	83	0	+ 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	173	63	30	+ 143
Drownings	48	152	27	689	- 537
Asthma	49	141	26	741	- 600
Birth Trauma	50	103	7	5,062	- 4,958
Malnutrition	51	103	15	2,303	- 2,199
Fires	52	103	32	546	- 443
HIV/AIDS	53	87	1	17,234	- 17,147
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	76	84	0	+ 76
Osteoarthritis	55	74	85	0	+ 74
Poisonings	56	65	34	456	- 391
Schizophrenia	57	64	81	0	+ 64
Tuberculosis	58	52	6	5,941	- 5,889
Meningitis	59	37	16	1,976	- 1,939
Hepatitis B	60	35	55	104	- 69
Oral conditions	61	27	86	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	62	26	56	84	- 57
Upper Respiratory	63	25	60	68	- 43
Maternal Conditions	64	24	22	1,188	- 1,164
War	65	11	69	6	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	70	5	- 1
Syphilis	67	3	24	885	- 882
Encephalitis	68	2	59	70	- 68
Pertussis	69	0	25	743	- 742
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	44	190	- 190
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	61	48	- 48
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Chlamydia	83	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.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.