ZAMBIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	30,011	3	7,948	+ 22,063
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,021	10	4,432	+ 21,589
Lung Disease	3	14,227	21	1,273	+ 12,955
Lung Cancers	4	10,492	41	226	+ 10,266
Stomach Cancer	5	5,852	42	206	+ 5,646
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,472	29	590	+ 3,882
Hypertension	7	4,424	13	2,616	+ 1,807
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,676	11	3,654	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,648	43	203	+ 3,446
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,568	36	359	+ 3,209
Kidney Disease	11	2,825	18	1,760	+ 1,064
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,693	2	9,517	- 6,824
Liver Cancer	13	2,658	46	177	+ 2,481
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,375	14	2,395	- 20
Liver Disease	15	2,139	9	4,501	- 2,362
Falls	16	2,040	28	596	+ 1,444
Suicide	17	1,709	20	1,303	+ 406
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,638	62	42	+ 1,596
Breast Cancer	19	1,362	35	366	+ 997
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,038	47	164	+ 874
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	960	45	190	+ 770
Leukemia	22	854	39	261	+ 593
Lymphomas	23	850	31	548	+ 302
Oral Cancer	24	803	48	155	+ 648
Other Injuries	25	794	19	1,729	- 934
Drownings	26	776	27	689	+ 87
Cervical Cancer	27	759	17	1,799	- 1,040
Prostate Cancer	28	750	30	561	+ 188
Bladder Cancer	29	556	50	132	+ 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	554	40	246	+ 309
Congenital Anomalies	31	538	12	3,146	- 2,608
Tuberculosis	32	511	6	5,941	- 5,430
Inflammatory/Heart	33	440	33	501	- 61
HIV/AIDS	34	422	1	17,234	- 16,812
Ovary Cancer	35	412	57	82	+ 330
Poisonings	36	378	34	456	- 78
Endocrine Disorders	37	376	37	354	+ 23
Drug Use	38	356	53	122	+ 233
Asthma	39	340	26	741	- 401
Low Birth Weight	40	318	8	4,857	- 4,539
Skin Cancers	41	289	54	108	+ 181
Alcohol	42	280	49	140	+ 140
Birth Trauma	43	259	7	5,062	- 4,802
Malnutrition	44	191	15	2,303	- 2,112
Uterin Cancer	45	173	64	30	+ 143
Epilepsy	46	167	38	332	- 165
Violence	47	163	23	1,153	- 990
Fires	48	154	32	546	- 392
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	148	63	30	+ 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	128	5	6,275	- 6,147
Meningitis	51	84	16	1,976	- 1,892
Skin Disease	52	77	52	126	- 49
Other Neoplasms	53	64	65	20	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	54	53	22	1,188	- 1,135
Encephalitis	55	41	59	70	- 29
Hepatitis B	56	41	55	104	- 64
Upper Respiratory	57	39	60	68	- 29
Syphilis	58	27	24	885	- 858
Multiple Sclerosis	59	25	67	13	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	22	56	84	- 62
War	61	13	69	6	+ 7
Measles	62	8	61	48	- 40
Tetanus	63	7	44	190	- 183
Pertussis	64	7	25	743	- 736
Schistosomiasis	65	6	51	128	- 122
Hepatitis C	66	1	66	18	- 16
Chlamydia	67	1	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	68	0	68	9	- 8
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	70	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.