ZAMBIA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,963	10	4,432	+ 63,532
Stroke	2	50,796	3	7,948	+ 42,848
Hypertension	3	18,619	13	2,616	+ 16,003
Liver Disease	4	7,941	9	4,501	+ 3,440
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,751	29	590	+ 7,161
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,880	14	2,395	+ 4,485
Lung Disease	7	4,916	21	1,273	+ 3,644
Lung Cancers	8	4,888	41	226	+ 4,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,759	2	9,517	- 5,758
Kidney Disease	10	3,505	18	1,760	+ 1,744
Breast Cancer	11	2,601	35	366	+ 2,235
Stomach Cancer	12	2,263	42	206	+ 2,056
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,105	11	3,654	- 1,549
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,882	43	203	+ 1,680
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,809	45	190	+ 1,620
Falls	16	1,782	28	596	+ 1,186
Liver Cancer	17	1,632	46	177	+ 1,456
Suicide	18	1,557	20	1,303	+ 255
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,504	47	164	+ 1,340
Other Injuries	20	1,470	19	1,729	- 258
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,469	33	501	+ 968
Prostate Cancer	22	1,233	30	561	+ 671
Pancreas Cancer	23	965	62	42	+ 922
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	960	40	246	+ 715
Lymphomas	25	884	31	548	+ 337
Bladder Cancer	26	871	50	132	+ 740
Cervical Cancer	27	794	17	1,799	- 1,004
Congenital Anomalies	28	740	12	3,146	- 2,406
Ovary Cancer	29	738	57	82	+ 655
Leukemia	30	728	39	261	+ 466
Oral Cancer	31	707	48	155	+ 552
Tuberculosis	32	648	6	5,941	- 5,293
Skin Cancers	33	632	54	108	+ 524
Fires	34	593	32	546	+ 47
Asthma	35	577	26	741	- 164
Uterin Cancer	36	488	64	30	+ 458
Low Birth Weight	37	486	8	4,857	- 4,371
Endocrine Disorders	38	461	37	354	+ 107
Drownings	39	403	27	689	- 285
Violence	40	384	23	1,153	- 770
Drug Use	41	380	53	122	+ 258
HIV/AIDS	42	378	1	17,234	- 16,857
Oesophagus Cancer	43	319	36	359	- 40
Epilepsy	44	216	38	332	- 116
Alcohol	45	208	49	140	+ 68
Birth Trauma	46	167	7	5,062	- 4,894
Meningitis	47	104	16	1,976	- 1,872
Encephalitis	48	102	59	70	+ 32
Poisonings	49	99	34	456	- 357
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	79	5	6,275	- 6,196
Skin Disease	51	70	52	126	- 55
Other Neoplasms	52	62	65	20	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	53	55	22	1,188	- 1,133
Multiple Sclerosis	54	51	67	13	+ 37
Appendicitis	55	44	56	84	- 39
Leishmaniasis	56	33	58	72	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	32	63	30	+ 2
Hepatitis B	58	30	55	104	- 74
Malnutrition	59	20	15	2,303	- 2,283
Upper Respiratory	60	3	60	68	- 65
War	61	2	69	6	- 5
Tetanus	62	2	44	190	- 188
Syphilis	63	2	24	885	- 883
Hepatitis C	64	1	66	18	- 16
Chlamydia	65	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	66	1	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	25	743	- 742
Measles	68	0	61	48	- 48
Ascariasis	69	0	68	9	- 8
Diphtheria	70	0	73	3	- 3
Malaria	71	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Georgia

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.