ZAMBIA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,276	10	4,432	+ 23,844
Stroke	2	18,944	3	7,948	+ 10,996
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,287	14	2,395	+ 13,892
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,821	2	9,517	+ 304
Prostate Cancer	5	8,802	30	561	+ 8,241
Kidney Disease	6	7,286	18	1,760	+ 5,525
Endocrine Disorders	7	5,080	37	354	+ 4,726
Hypertension	8	4,897	13	2,616	+ 2,280
Breast Cancer	9	4,523	35	366	+ 4,158
Other Injuries	10	3,891	19	1,729	+ 2,163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,615	43	203	+ 3,413
Skin Disease	12	3,281	52	126	+ 3,155
Lung Disease	13	2,839	21	1,273	+ 1,567
Lung Cancers	14	2,726	41	226	+ 2,500
Uterin Cancer	15	2,194	64	30	+ 2,164
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,029	62	42	+ 1,987
Birth Trauma	17	1,953	7	5,062	- 3,108
Liver Disease	18	1,933	9	4,501	- 2,568
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,883	29	590	+ 1,293
Cervical Cancer	20	1,851	17	1,799	+ 53
Lymphomas	21	1,811	31	548	+ 1,264
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,618	11	3,654	- 2,035
Stomach Cancer	23	1,475	42	206	+ 1,268
Violence	24	1,341	23	1,153	+ 188
Liver Cancer	25	1,271	46	177	+ 1,094
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,224	12	3,146	- 1,921
Low Birth Weight	27	1,224	8	4,857	- 3,633
Oral Cancer	28	1,201	48	155	+ 1,046
Other Neoplasms	29	1,180	65	20	+ 1,161
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,080	36	359	+ 721
Alcohol	31	1,061	49	140	+ 921
Anemia	32	1,004	83	0	+ 1,004
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	852	40	246	+ 606
Falls	34	834	28	596	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	35	796	57	82	+ 714
Inflammatory/Heart	36	783	33	501	+ 281
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	771	84	0	+ 771
Leukemia	38	741	39	261	+ 480
Drownings	39	737	27	689	+ 48
Malnutrition	40	649	15	2,303	- 1,654
Bladder Cancer	41	648	50	132	+ 516
HIV/AIDS	42	607	1	17,234	- 16,628
Asthma	43	537	26	741	- 204
Parkinson's Disease	44	497	47	164	+ 333
Epilepsy	45	381	38	332	+ 49
Fires	46	336	32	546	- 210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	316	45	190	+ 126
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	289	5	6,275	- 5,986
Drug Use	49	227	53	122	+ 105
Osteoarthritis	50	189	85	0	+ 189
Tuberculosis	51	175	6	5,941	- 5,766
Suicide	52	133	20	1,303	- 1,169
Appendicitis	53	112	56	84	+ 28
Skin Cancers	54	112	54	108	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	55	97	22	1,188	- 1,091
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	80	63	30	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	57	74	60	68	+ 7
Hepatitis B	58	56	55	104	- 49
Syphilis	59	52	24	885	- 833
Poisonings	60	15	34	456	- 441
War	61	2	69	6	- 4
Pertussis	62	0	25	743	- 743
Dengue	63	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	64	0	68	9	- 8
Trichuriasis	65	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	71	3	- 3
Meningitis	68	0	16	1,976	- 1,976
Hepatitis C	69	0	66	18	- 18
Encephalitis	70	0	59	70	- 70
Malaria	71	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Diphtheria	76	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	77	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	78	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	5	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	67	13	- 13
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.