ZAMBIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,219	10	4,432	+ 14,788
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,170	29	590	+ 15,580
Stroke	3	11,059	3	7,948	+ 3,111
Lung Cancers	4	10,847	41	226	+ 10,621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,648	43	203	+ 6,445
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,014	2	9,517	- 3,503
Lung Disease	7	5,546	21	1,273	+ 4,273
Breast Cancer	8	4,726	35	366	+ 4,360
Other Injuries	9	4,599	19	1,729	+ 2,871
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,760	62	42	+ 3,717
Kidney Disease	11	3,491	18	1,760	+ 1,731
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,319	14	2,395	+ 924
Prostate Cancer	13	3,307	30	561	+ 2,746
Lymphomas	14	3,062	31	548	+ 2,515
Liver Cancer	15	2,912	46	177	+ 2,735
Suicide	16	2,726	20	1,303	+ 1,423
Other Neoplasms	17	2,668	65	20	+ 2,648
Falls	18	2,520	28	596	+ 1,924
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,460	37	354	+ 2,106
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,303	47	164	+ 2,139
Leukemia	21	2,268	39	261	+ 2,007
Liver Disease	22	2,246	9	4,501	- 2,255
Hypertension	23	2,163	13	2,616	- 454
Bladder Cancer	24	1,997	50	132	+ 1,866
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,845	33	501	+ 1,344
Stomach Cancer	26	1,682	42	206	+ 1,476
Oral Cancer	27	1,422	48	155	+ 1,267
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,422	36	359	+ 1,063
Malnutrition	29	1,281	15	2,303	- 1,022
Ovary Cancer	30	1,206	57	82	+ 1,123
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,016	11	3,654	- 2,638
Skin Cancers	32	990	54	108	+ 882
Alcohol	33	970	49	140	+ 830
Uterin Cancer	34	828	64	30	+ 798
Congenital Anomalies	35	612	12	3,146	- 2,534
Drug Use	36	572	53	122	+ 450
Epilepsy	37	567	38	332	+ 235
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	550	5	6,275	- 5,726
Skin Disease	39	486	52	126	+ 360
Cervical Cancer	40	479	17	1,799	- 1,320
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	421	45	190	+ 231
Asthma	42	316	26	741	- 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	300	40	246	+ 54
Anemia	44	296	83	0	+ 296
Drownings	45	264	27	689	- 425
Multiple Sclerosis	46	229	67	13	+ 215
Low Birth Weight	47	198	8	4,857	- 4,659
Schizophrenia	48	197	81	0	+ 197
Violence	49	164	23	1,153	- 990
Tuberculosis	50	132	6	5,941	- 5,809
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	130	63	30	+ 100
Hepatitis C	52	127	66	18	+ 109
Fires	53	123	32	546	- 424
HIV/AIDS	54	110	1	17,234	- 17,124
Birth Trauma	55	94	7	5,062	- 4,968
Osteoarthritis	56	75	85	0	+ 75
Poisonings	57	69	34	456	- 387
Meningitis	58	50	16	1,976	- 1,926
Hepatitis B	59	41	55	104	- 63
Oral conditions	60	36	86	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	61	27	56	84	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	23	84	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	63	16	60	68	- 51
Maternal Conditions	64	16	22	1,188	- 1,172
Otitis Media	65	5	70	5	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	59	70	- 68
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Syphilis	68	1	24	885	- 884
Pertussis	69	1	25	743	- 742
Tetanus	70	1	44	190	- 189
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	128	- 128
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	61	48	- 48
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

France

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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.