ZAMBIA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,305	2	9,517	+ 15,788
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,167	5	6,275	+ 9,892
Malaria	3	9,401	4	7,882	+ 1,519
Birth Trauma	4	9,056	7	5,062	+ 3,995
Low Birth Weight	5	7,655	8	4,857	+ 2,798
Stroke	6	6,599	3	7,948	- 1,349
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,143	10	4,432	+ 1,711
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,633	11	3,654	+ 1,979
Meningitis	9	5,232	16	1,976	+ 3,257
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,057	12	3,146	+ 912
Maternal Conditions	11	4,000	22	1,188	+ 2,812
Tuberculosis	12	3,812	6	5,941	- 2,129
HIV/AIDS	13	3,506	1	17,234	- 13,728
Liver Disease	14	3,343	9	4,501	- 1,157
Other Injuries	15	2,902	19	1,729	+ 1,173
Pertussis	16	2,721	25	743	+ 1,978
Measles	17	2,584	61	48	+ 2,536
Malnutrition	18	2,342	15	2,303	+ 40
Kidney Disease	19	2,062	18	1,760	+ 301
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,048	14	2,395	- 347
Violence	21	1,557	23	1,153	+ 404
Lung Disease	22	1,557	21	1,273	+ 285
Hypertension	23	1,370	13	2,616	- 1,246
Asthma	24	1,366	26	741	+ 625
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,259	37	354	+ 906
Drownings	26	1,158	27	689	+ 469
Suicide	27	1,119	20	1,303	- 184
Breast Cancer	28	1,103	35	366	+ 737
Fires	29	787	32	546	+ 240
Syphilis	30	782	24	885	- 102
Tetanus	31	745	44	190	+ 555
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	724	29	590	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	709	40	246	+ 463
Falls	34	701	28	596	+ 105
Cervical Cancer	35	690	17	1,799	- 1,108
Poisonings	36	603	34	456	+ 146
Inflammatory/Heart	37	509	33	501	+ 8
Epilepsy	38	489	38	332	+ 157
Lymphomas	39	424	31	548	- 124
Liver Cancer	40	421	46	177	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	41	370	30	561	- 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	364	43	203	+ 161
Oral Cancer	43	320	48	155	+ 165
War	44	313	69	6	+ 306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	311	45	190	+ 122
Leukemia	46	302	39	261	+ 41
Hepatitis B	47	290	55	104	+ 186
Drug Use	48	252	53	122	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	49	239	57	82	+ 157
Parkinson's Disease	50	222	47	164	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	51	203	42	206	- 3
Schistosomiasis	52	202	51	128	+ 74
Skin Disease	53	155	52	126	+ 29
Skin Cancers	54	149	54	108	+ 41
Diphtheria	55	144	73	3	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	56	132	36	359	- 227
Encephalitis	57	132	59	70	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	58	118	62	42	+ 76
Lung Cancers	59	109	41	226	- 117
Alcohol	60	99	49	140	- 41
Bladder Cancer	61	90	50	132	- 42
Appendicitis	62	83	56	84	- 1
Ascariasis	63	78	68	9	+ 70
Leishmaniasis	64	66	58	72	- 7
Uterin Cancer	65	60	64	30	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	39	60	68	- 29
Hepatitis C	67	34	66	18	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	68	19	65	20	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	17	67	13	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	70	14	72	3	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	14	63	30	- 16
Chlamydia	72	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	73	0	70	5	- 4
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.