ZAMBIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,423	10	4,432	+ 47,991
Hypertension	2	47,046	13	2,616	+ 44,429
Stroke	3	19,443	3	7,948	+ 11,495
Lung Cancers	4	11,450	41	226	+ 11,224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,180	43	203	+ 8,978
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,076	2	9,517	- 3,441
Liver Disease	7	5,723	9	4,501	+ 1,222
Prostate Cancer	8	5,200	30	561	+ 4,639
Stomach Cancer	9	5,049	42	206	+ 4,843
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,676	62	42	+ 4,634
Breast Cancer	11	4,529	35	366	+ 4,163
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,997	29	590	+ 3,408
Lung Disease	13	3,985	21	1,273	+ 2,713
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,781	33	501	+ 3,279
Lymphomas	15	3,709	31	548	+ 3,161
Suicide	16	3,439	20	1,303	+ 2,137
Kidney Disease	17	3,074	18	1,760	+ 1,314
Alcohol	18	2,585	49	140	+ 2,445
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,545	14	2,395	+ 150
Other Injuries	20	2,461	19	1,729	+ 732
Bladder Cancer	21	2,191	50	132	+ 2,060
Leukemia	22	2,188	39	261	+ 1,927
Other Neoplasms	23	2,149	65	20	+ 2,129
Falls	24	2,066	28	596	+ 1,469
Oral Cancer	25	1,924	48	155	+ 1,769
Liver Cancer	26	1,868	46	177	+ 1,691
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,716	36	359	+ 1,358
Ovary Cancer	28	1,519	57	82	+ 1,437
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,428	47	164	+ 1,264
Skin Cancers	30	1,374	54	108	+ 1,266
Drug Use	31	1,307	53	122	+ 1,184
Cervical Cancer	32	1,177	17	1,799	- 621
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,149	37	354	+ 795
Uterin Cancer	34	1,047	64	30	+ 1,018
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,031	11	3,654	- 2,623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	959	40	246	+ 713
Epilepsy	37	775	38	332	+ 443
Fires	38	713	32	546	+ 166
HIV/AIDS	39	702	1	17,234	- 16,533
Drownings	40	522	27	689	- 167
Skin Disease	41	497	52	126	+ 371
Violence	42	496	23	1,153	- 657
Congenital Anomalies	43	436	12	3,146	- 2,710
Asthma	44	420	26	741	- 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	375	45	190	+ 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	300	63	30	+ 270
Tuberculosis	47	287	6	5,941	- 5,654
Multiple Sclerosis	48	283	67	13	+ 270
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	212	84	0	+ 212
Osteoarthritis	50	177	85	0	+ 177
Anemia	51	159	83	0	+ 159
Poisonings	52	145	34	456	- 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	144	5	6,275	- 6,131
Meningitis	54	129	16	1,976	- 1,847
Low Birth Weight	55	118	8	4,857	- 4,739
Schizophrenia	56	106	81	0	+ 106
Birth Trauma	57	87	7	5,062	- 4,974
Hepatitis C	58	71	66	18	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	35	56	84	- 49
Oral conditions	60	35	86	0	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	61	20	22	1,188	- 1,168
Syphilis	62	17	24	885	- 867
Encephalitis	63	3	59	70	- 67
War	64	2	69	6	- 4
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	104	- 104
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	68	- 68
Otitis Media	67	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	73	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Ascariasis	74	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	15	2,303	- 2,303
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	44	190	- 190
Diphtheria	82	0	73	3	- 3
Pertussis	83	0	25	743	- 743
Measles	84	0	61	48	- 48
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Estonia

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.