ZAMBIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,000	10	4,432	+ 37,568
Stroke	2	27,989	3	7,948	+ 20,041
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,467	2	9,517	+ 6,950
Lung Cancers	4	14,624	41	226	+ 14,399
Lung Disease	5	10,987	21	1,273	+ 9,715
Kidney Disease	6	9,461	18	1,760	+ 7,701
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,833	29	590	+ 7,243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,489	43	203	+ 6,286
Hypertension	9	5,810	13	2,616	+ 3,194
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,261	47	164	+ 5,097
Breast Cancer	11	5,011	35	366	+ 4,645
Prostate Cancer	12	4,023	30	561	+ 3,461
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,786	62	42	+ 3,744
Liver Cancer	14	3,113	46	177	+ 2,936
Bladder Cancer	15	3,083	50	132	+ 2,951
Stomach Cancer	16	3,053	42	206	+ 2,846
Other Injuries	17	2,890	19	1,729	+ 1,161
Leukemia	18	2,692	39	261	+ 2,431
Lymphomas	19	2,522	31	548	+ 1,974
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,516	14	2,395	+ 121
Falls	21	2,475	28	596	+ 1,879
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,730	11	3,654	- 1,924
Liver Disease	23	1,609	9	4,501	- 2,892
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,441	33	501	+ 940
Other Neoplasms	25	1,349	65	20	+ 1,329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,214	40	246	+ 969
Ovary Cancer	27	1,108	57	82	+ 1,025
Suicide	28	1,059	20	1,303	- 243
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,046	37	354	+ 692
Oral Cancer	30	875	48	155	+ 720
Skin Cancers	31	871	54	108	+ 763
Drownings	32	866	27	689	+ 177
Uterin Cancer	33	741	64	30	+ 711
Epilepsy	34	495	38	332	+ 163
Oesophagus Cancer	35	488	36	359	+ 130
Cervical Cancer	36	484	17	1,799	- 1,315
Drug Use	37	384	53	122	+ 262
Congenital Anomalies	38	346	12	3,146	- 2,800
Fires	39	291	32	546	- 255
Multiple Sclerosis	40	269	67	13	+ 255
Low Birth Weight	41	253	8	4,857	- 4,604
Violence	42	207	23	1,153	- 947
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	199	45	190	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	189	5	6,275	- 6,087
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	133	63	30	+ 103
Tuberculosis	46	132	6	5,941	- 5,809
Skin Disease	47	112	52	126	- 14
Hepatitis B	48	111	55	104	+ 7
Alcohol	49	100	49	140	- 40
HIV/AIDS	50	94	1	17,234	- 17,141
Anemia	51	93	83	0	+ 93
Hepatitis C	52	77	66	18	+ 59
Meningitis	53	66	16	1,976	- 1,910
Schizophrenia	54	55	81	0	+ 55
Asthma	55	55	26	741	- 686
Poisonings	56	39	34	456	- 418
Birth Trauma	57	34	7	5,062	- 5,028
Appendicitis	58	19	56	84	- 65
Upper Respiratory	59	16	60	68	- 52
Leishmaniasis	60	7	58	72	- 65
Maternal Conditions	61	4	22	1,188	- 1,184
Tetanus	62	3	44	190	- 186
Oral conditions	63	3	86	0	+ 3
War	64	2	69	6	- 4
Syphilis	65	2	24	885	- 883
Malnutrition	66	2	15	2,303	- 2,301
Encephalitis	67	1	59	70	- 69
Measles	68	1	61	48	- 48
Pertussis	69	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	70	0	73	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.