ZAMBIA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,331	10	4,432	+ 6,899
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,626	29	590	+ 6,037
Kidney Disease	3	5,390	18	1,760	+ 3,630
Stroke	4	5,378	3	7,948	- 2,570
Lung Cancers	5	4,481	41	226	+ 4,255
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,232	14	2,395	+ 1,837
Lung Disease	7	3,420	21	1,273	+ 2,148
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,360	2	9,517	- 6,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,341	43	203	+ 3,138
Breast Cancer	10	2,736	35	366	+ 2,370
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,262	62	42	+ 2,220
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,217	37	354	+ 1,864
Lymphomas	13	2,047	31	548	+ 1,499
Other Injuries	14	1,831	19	1,729	+ 103
Leukemia	15	1,353	39	261	+ 1,092
Stomach Cancer	16	1,250	42	206	+ 1,044
Prostate Cancer	17	1,153	30	561	+ 592
Bladder Cancer	18	1,098	50	132	+ 966
Suicide	19	1,003	20	1,303	- 299
Other Neoplasms	20	929	65	20	+ 909
Hypertension	21	886	13	2,616	- 1,731
Parkinson's Disease	22	880	47	164	+ 716
Skin Cancers	23	839	54	108	+ 731
Skin Disease	24	814	52	126	+ 688
Liver Cancer	25	763	46	177	+ 586
Road Traffic Accidents	26	737	11	3,654	- 2,917
Ovary Cancer	27	714	57	82	+ 631
Liver Disease	28	646	9	4,501	- 3,854
Congenital Anomalies	29	644	12	3,146	- 2,502
Inflammatory/Heart	30	474	33	501	- 27
Uterin Cancer	31	447	64	30	+ 417
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	368	5	6,275	- 5,908
Oral Cancer	33	332	48	155	+ 177
Anemia	34	330	83	0	+ 330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	319	45	190	+ 129
Asthma	36	313	26	741	- 427
Oesophagus Cancer	37	305	36	359	- 54
Cervical Cancer	38	294	17	1,799	- 1,504
Falls	39	273	28	596	- 323
Epilepsy	40	240	38	332	- 92
Violence	41	230	23	1,153	- 923
Low Birth Weight	42	208	8	4,857	- 4,649
Drug Use	43	149	53	122	+ 27
Schizophrenia	44	147	81	0	+ 147
Drownings	45	86	27	689	- 603
Hepatitis C	46	86	66	18	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	47	86	67	13	+ 72
Malnutrition	48	86	15	2,303	- 2,217
Alcohol	49	85	49	140	- 55
Birth Trauma	50	77	7	5,062	- 4,984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	73	40	246	- 172
HIV/AIDS	52	56	1	17,234	- 17,178
Fires	53	54	32	546	- 493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	51	63	30	+ 21
Meningitis	55	45	16	1,976	- 1,931
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	38	84	0	+ 38
Tuberculosis	57	36	6	5,941	- 5,905
Hepatitis B	58	35	55	104	- 69
Osteoarthritis	59	17	85	0	+ 17
War	60	16	69	6	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	13	22	1,188	- 1,175
Upper Respiratory	62	12	60	68	- 56
Poisonings	63	9	34	456	- 447
Appendicitis	64	8	56	84	- 76
Oral conditions	65	8	86	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	66	8	59	70	- 63
Otitis Media	67	2	70	5	- 3
Leprosy	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	25	743	- 742
Leishmaniasis	70	0	58	72	- 72
Syphilis	71	0	24	885	- 885
Diphtheria	72	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	73	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	74	0	61	48	- 48
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.