ZAMBIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,599	10	4,432	+ 14,167
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,168	29	590	+ 17,578
Lung Disease	3	15,275	21	1,273	+ 14,002
Lung Cancers	4	12,958	41	226	+ 12,732
Stroke	5	12,753	3	7,948	+ 4,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,812	2	9,517	- 1,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,475	43	203	+ 7,273
Prostate Cancer	8	5,153	30	561	+ 4,592
Breast Cancer	9	4,523	35	366	+ 4,157
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,470	14	2,395	+ 2,075
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,816	62	42	+ 3,774
Kidney Disease	12	3,171	18	1,760	+ 1,411
Lymphomas	13	2,541	31	548	+ 1,993
Liver Disease	14	2,410	9	4,501	- 2,091
Hypertension	15	2,237	13	2,616	- 379
Suicide	16	2,150	20	1,303	+ 847
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,089	47	164	+ 1,925
Alcohol	18	2,084	49	140	+ 1,944
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,001	37	354	+ 1,647
Leukemia	20	1,944	39	261	+ 1,683
Bladder Cancer	21	1,899	50	132	+ 1,768
Falls	22	1,883	28	596	+ 1,286
Stomach Cancer	23	1,686	42	206	+ 1,479
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,659	36	359	+ 1,301
Liver Cancer	25	1,617	46	177	+ 1,440
Skin Cancers	26	1,353	54	108	+ 1,245
Other Neoplasms	27	1,316	65	20	+ 1,296
Oral Cancer	28	1,291	48	155	+ 1,136
Ovary Cancer	29	1,278	57	82	+ 1,196
Other Injuries	30	1,209	19	1,729	- 520
Inflammatory/Heart	31	990	33	501	+ 489
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	753	40	246	+ 507
Road Traffic Accidents	33	743	11	3,654	- 2,911
Drug Use	34	685	53	122	+ 563
Uterin Cancer	35	542	64	30	+ 512
Congenital Anomalies	36	533	12	3,146	- 2,613
Cervical Cancer	37	532	17	1,799	- 1,267
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	503	5	6,275	- 5,772
Multiple Sclerosis	39	459	67	13	+ 446
Epilepsy	40	435	38	332	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	41	405	8	4,857	- 4,451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	336	45	190	+ 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	294	63	30	+ 264
Asthma	44	287	26	741	- 454
Skin Disease	45	275	52	126	+ 149
Anemia	46	254	83	0	+ 254
Violence	47	219	23	1,153	- 934
Schizophrenia	48	198	81	0	+ 198
Fires	49	184	32	546	- 362
Drownings	50	130	27	689	- 559
Osteoarthritis	51	88	85	0	+ 88
Meningitis	52	87	16	1,976	- 1,889
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	85	84	0	+ 85
Appendicitis	54	80	56	84	- 4
HIV/AIDS	55	78	1	17,234	- 17,156
Birth Trauma	56	74	7	5,062	- 4,988
Tuberculosis	57	54	6	5,941	- 5,887
Upper Respiratory	58	53	60	68	- 14
Malnutrition	59	49	15	2,303	- 2,254
Hepatitis C	60	30	66	18	+ 12
Hepatitis B	61	21	55	104	- 83
Poisonings	62	19	34	456	- 437
Oral conditions	63	14	86	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	8	22	1,188	- 1,180
Otitis Media	65	6	70	5	+ 1
War	66	2	69	6	- 4
Encephalitis	67	2	59	70	- 68
Tetanus	68	1	44	190	- 188
Chlamydia	69	1	71	3	- 2
Syphilis	70	1	24	885	- 884
Measles	71	1	61	48	- 47
Pertussis	72	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	73	0	73	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	79	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.