ZAMBIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,361	10	4,432	+ 31,929
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,652	29	590	+ 12,062
Stroke	3	12,312	3	7,948	+ 4,364
Lung Cancers	4	11,512	41	226	+ 11,287
Lung Disease	5	10,582	21	1,273	+ 9,309
Hypertension	6	6,625	13	2,616	+ 4,009
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,435	43	203	+ 6,232
Kidney Disease	8	5,630	18	1,760	+ 3,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,121	2	9,517	- 4,396
Breast Cancer	10	4,659	35	366	+ 4,293
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,444	62	42	+ 4,401
Prostate Cancer	12	4,077	30	561	+ 3,515
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,847	14	2,395	+ 1,452
Falls	14	3,789	28	596	+ 3,193
Liver Disease	15	3,757	9	4,501	- 744
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,114	47	164	+ 2,950
Lymphomas	17	3,029	31	548	+ 2,481
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,640	37	354	+ 2,286
Suicide	19	2,543	20	1,303	+ 1,240
Stomach Cancer	20	2,388	42	206	+ 2,181
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,198	33	501	+ 1,697
Leukemia	22	2,160	39	261	+ 1,899
Other Injuries	23	2,039	19	1,729	+ 311
Other Neoplasms	24	2,018	65	20	+ 1,998
Liver Cancer	25	1,992	46	177	+ 1,815
Alcohol	26	1,547	49	140	+ 1,407
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,536	36	359	+ 1,177
Bladder Cancer	28	1,531	50	132	+ 1,400
Oral Cancer	29	1,489	48	155	+ 1,334
Ovary Cancer	30	1,284	57	82	+ 1,201
Skin Cancers	31	1,003	54	108	+ 895
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	947	5	6,275	- 5,328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	894	45	190	+ 704
Road Traffic Accidents	34	781	11	3,654	- 2,873
Epilepsy	35	764	38	332	+ 432
Congenital Anomalies	36	567	12	3,146	- 2,579
Uterin Cancer	37	552	64	30	+ 522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	536	40	246	+ 290
Cervical Cancer	39	527	17	1,799	- 1,272
Drug Use	40	477	53	122	+ 355
Multiple Sclerosis	41	388	67	13	+ 375
Skin Disease	42	381	52	126	+ 256
Anemia	43	246	83	0	+ 246
Asthma	44	229	26	741	- 512
Low Birth Weight	45	190	8	4,857	- 4,667
Violence	46	190	23	1,153	- 963
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	134	63	30	+ 104
Hepatitis C	48	125	66	18	+ 108
Drownings	49	113	27	689	- 576
Malnutrition	50	111	15	2,303	- 2,191
Schizophrenia	51	97	81	0	+ 97
Osteoarthritis	52	90	85	0	+ 90
Fires	53	89	32	546	- 458
HIV/AIDS	54	85	1	17,234	- 17,149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	72	84	0	+ 72
Tuberculosis	56	69	6	5,941	- 5,872
Birth Trauma	57	59	7	5,062	- 5,002
Poisonings	58	54	34	456	- 403
Hepatitis B	59	45	55	104	- 59
Meningitis	60	41	16	1,976	- 1,934
Upper Respiratory	61	34	60	68	- 33
Appendicitis	62	32	56	84	- 52
Oral conditions	63	15	86	0	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	64	9	22	1,188	- 1,179
Otitis Media	65	4	70	5	- 1
War	66	3	69	6	- 4
Encephalitis	67	2	59	70	- 68
Syphilis	68	1	24	885	- 883
Pertussis	69	1	25	743	- 742
Measles	70	1	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	44	190	- 190
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	80	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.