ZAMBIA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,039	10	4,432	+ 4,608
Stroke	2	5,414	3	7,948	- 2,534
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,196	11	3,654	- 458
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,134	14	2,395	+ 739
Hypertension	5	2,851	13	2,616	+ 235
Kidney Disease	6	2,781	18	1,760	+ 1,020
Lung Cancers	7	1,970	41	226	+ 1,745
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,745	2	9,517	- 7,772
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,739	12	3,146	- 1,407
Low Birth Weight	10	1,595	8	4,857	- 3,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,315	29	590	+ 725
Breast Cancer	12	1,277	35	366	+ 911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,147	43	203	+ 945
Liver Disease	14	919	9	4,501	- 3,582
Lung Disease	15	826	21	1,273	- 446
Leukemia	16	688	39	261	+ 427
Stomach Cancer	17	680	42	206	+ 473
Lymphomas	18	602	31	548	+ 54
Other Injuries	19	547	19	1,729	- 1,182
Birth Trauma	20	504	7	5,062	- 4,557
Violence	21	501	23	1,153	- 653
Pancreas Cancer	22	457	62	42	+ 414
Bladder Cancer	23	396	50	132	+ 264
Falls	24	355	28	596	- 242
Liver Cancer	25	346	46	177	+ 169
Endocrine Disorders	26	335	37	354	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	27	315	47	164	+ 151
Suicide	28	308	20	1,303	- 995
Fires	29	284	32	546	- 262
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	283	5	6,275	- 5,992
Oral Cancer	31	266	48	155	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	32	259	57	82	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	33	244	30	561	- 318
Drug Use	34	214	53	122	+ 91
Asthma	35	213	26	741	- 528
Drownings	36	199	27	689	- 490
Meningitis	37	146	16	1,976	- 1,830
Inflammatory/Heart	38	138	33	501	- 363
Uterin Cancer	39	138	64	30	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	124	40	246	- 122
Cervical Cancer	41	118	17	1,799	- 1,680
Oesophagus Cancer	42	118	36	359	- 241
Pertussis	43	102	25	743	- 641
Maternal Conditions	44	98	22	1,188	- 1,090
Syphilis	45	96	24	885	- 788
Epilepsy	46	91	38	332	- 241
Poisonings	47	87	34	456	- 369
Skin Disease	48	79	52	126	- 47
Skin Cancers	49	70	54	108	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	42	45	190	- 148
Malnutrition	51	28	15	2,303	- 2,275
Encephalitis	52	25	59	70	- 45
Tuberculosis	53	23	6	5,941	- 5,919
Multiple Sclerosis	54	22	67	13	+ 9
Alcohol	55	20	49	140	- 120
Tetanus	56	20	44	190	- 170
Other Neoplasms	57	17	65	20	- 3
Appendicitis	58	15	56	84	- 69
War	59	12	69	6	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	8	55	104	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	7	63	30	- 23
Schistosomiasis	62	5	51	128	- 123
HIV/AIDS	63	4	1	17,234	- 17,231
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	18	- 15
Measles	65	1	61	48	- 47
Leishmaniasis	66	0	58	72	- 72
Diphtheria	67	0	73	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	0	68	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	69	0	60	68	- 67
Chlamydia	70	0	71	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	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.