ZAMBIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,133	10	4,432	+ 28,701
Stroke	2	21,368	3	7,948	+ 13,420
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,139	29	590	+ 13,550
Lung Cancers	4	11,652	41	226	+ 11,426
Lung Disease	5	11,048	21	1,273	+ 9,775
Hypertension	6	10,211	13	2,616	+ 7,595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,251	43	203	+ 7,048
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,767	14	2,395	+ 4,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,574	2	9,517	- 3,943
Breast Cancer	10	4,731	35	366	+ 4,366
Kidney Disease	11	4,342	18	1,760	+ 2,581
Other Injuries	12	4,132	19	1,729	+ 2,404
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,126	62	42	+ 4,084
Stomach Cancer	14	3,498	42	206	+ 3,291
Other Neoplasms	15	3,406	65	20	+ 3,386
Lymphomas	16	3,299	31	548	+ 2,751
Liver Cancer	17	3,282	46	177	+ 3,105
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,876	37	354	+ 2,523
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,875	47	164	+ 2,711
Prostate Cancer	20	2,869	30	561	+ 2,307
Leukemia	21	2,296	39	261	+ 2,034
Bladder Cancer	22	2,289	50	132	+ 2,158
Liver Disease	23	1,897	9	4,501	- 2,604
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,887	33	501	+ 1,386
Falls	25	1,441	28	596	+ 844
Suicide	26	1,379	20	1,303	+ 76
Oral Cancer	27	1,141	48	155	+ 985
Ovary Cancer	28	1,120	57	82	+ 1,037
Skin Cancers	29	1,105	54	108	+ 997
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,099	11	3,654	- 2,555
Hepatitis C	31	836	66	18	+ 818
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	756	45	190	+ 566
Uterin Cancer	33	750	64	30	+ 720
Oesophagus Cancer	34	698	36	359	+ 339
Anemia	35	571	83	0	+ 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	553	5	6,275	- 5,722
Congenital Anomalies	37	492	12	3,146	- 2,653
Skin Disease	38	491	52	126	+ 365
Epilepsy	39	456	38	332	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	40	394	17	1,799	- 1,405
Malnutrition	41	265	15	2,303	- 2,038
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	239	63	30	+ 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	235	40	246	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	44	231	67	13	+ 217
Drug Use	45	223	53	122	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	46	177	1	17,234	- 17,057
Asthma	47	168	26	741	- 572
Osteoarthritis	48	164	85	0	+ 164
Schizophrenia	49	145	81	0	+ 145
Violence	50	139	23	1,153	- 1,014
Low Birth Weight	51	122	8	4,857	- 4,735
Drownings	52	117	27	689	- 572
Tuberculosis	53	115	6	5,941	- 5,826
Hepatitis B	54	114	55	104	+ 10
Alcohol	55	95	49	140	- 45
Fires	56	92	32	546	- 454
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	82	84	0	+ 82
Poisonings	58	53	34	456	- 404
Birth Trauma	59	48	7	5,062	- 5,014
Meningitis	60	44	16	1,976	- 1,932
Appendicitis	61	17	56	84	- 67
Oral conditions	62	16	86	0	+ 16
Tetanus	63	7	44	190	- 182
Upper Respiratory	64	7	60	68	- 61
Otitis Media	65	5	70	5	+ 0
War	66	2	69	6	- 4
Maternal Conditions	67	2	22	1,188	- 1,186
Encephalitis	68	2	59	70	- 68
Syphilis	69	1	24	885	- 883
Leishmaniasis	70	1	58	72	- 71
Measles	71	0	61	48	- 48
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	25	743	- 742
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	79	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Ascariasis	80	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
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.