ZAMBIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,050	10	4,432	+ 18,618
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,881	29	590	+ 16,291
Stroke	3	8,032	3	7,948	+ 85
Lung Cancers	4	7,667	41	226	+ 7,441
Lung Disease	5	7,353	21	1,273	+ 6,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,703	2	9,517	- 4,814
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,196	43	203	+ 3,994
Prostate Cancer	8	3,476	30	561	+ 2,915
Breast Cancer	9	3,048	35	366	+ 2,682
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,027	47	164	+ 2,863
Other Injuries	11	2,858	19	1,729	+ 1,129
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,474	62	42	+ 2,432
Suicide	13	2,299	20	1,303	+ 997
Lymphomas	14	2,100	31	548	+ 1,552
Kidney Disease	15	1,899	18	1,760	+ 139
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,694	14	2,395	- 701
Hypertension	17	1,383	13	2,616	- 1,233
Falls	18	1,353	28	596	+ 757
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,287	36	359	+ 928
Liver Cancer	20	1,278	46	177	+ 1,101
Bladder Cancer	21	1,163	50	132	+ 1,031
Leukemia	22	1,080	39	261	+ 818
Stomach Cancer	23	1,003	42	206	+ 797
Drug Use	24	960	53	122	+ 838
Ovary Cancer	25	939	57	82	+ 856
Inflammatory/Heart	26	893	33	501	+ 391
Endocrine Disorders	27	891	37	354	+ 537
Alcohol	28	808	49	140	+ 668
Skin Cancers	29	742	54	108	+ 634
Other Neoplasms	30	556	65	20	+ 536
Liver Disease	31	541	9	4,501	- 3,960
Cervical Cancer	32	525	17	1,799	- 1,274
Oral Cancer	33	488	48	155	+ 333
Congenital Anomalies	34	426	12	3,146	- 2,720
Road Traffic Accidents	35	397	11	3,654	- 3,257
Uterin Cancer	36	395	64	30	+ 365
Epilepsy	37	310	38	332	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	242	63	30	+ 212
Violence	39	229	23	1,153	- 924
Anemia	40	209	83	0	+ 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	186	40	246	- 60
Poisonings	42	184	34	456	- 272
Low Birth Weight	43	172	8	4,857	- 4,685
Multiple Sclerosis	44	158	67	13	+ 144
Skin Disease	45	150	52	126	+ 25
Birth Trauma	46	142	7	5,062	- 4,919
Osteoarthritis	47	118	85	0	+ 118
Asthma	48	95	26	741	- 646
Schizophrenia	49	83	81	0	+ 83
Meningitis	50	73	16	1,976	- 1,903
Upper Respiratory	51	63	60	68	- 4
Hepatitis C	52	63	66	18	+ 46
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	61	84	0	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	60	45	190	- 130
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	55	5	6,275	- 6,220
Drownings	56	52	27	689	- 637
Malnutrition	57	31	15	2,303	- 2,271
Fires	58	31	32	546	- 516
HIV/AIDS	59	27	1	17,234	- 17,208
Maternal Conditions	60	20	22	1,188	- 1,168
War	61	2	69	6	- 4
Pertussis	62	1	25	743	- 742
Hepatitis B	63	0	55	104	- 104
Otitis Media	64	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	61	48	- 48
Tetanus	68	0	44	190	- 190
Ascariasis	69	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Encephalitis	78	0	59	70	- 70
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	24	885	- 885
Chlamydia	81	0	71	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	6	5,941	- 5,941
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	84	- 84
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.