ZAMBIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,315	10	4,432	+ 116,883
Stroke	2	44,659	3	7,948	+ 36,711
Lung Cancers	3	10,515	41	226	+ 10,289
Hypertension	4	10,202	13	2,616	+ 7,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,497	43	203	+ 8,295
Suicide	6	5,710	20	1,303	+ 4,407
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,177	2	9,517	- 4,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,136	29	590	+ 4,546
Liver Disease	9	5,093	9	4,501	+ 592
Stomach Cancer	10	5,058	42	206	+ 4,852
Breast Cancer	11	4,977	35	366	+ 4,612
Prostate Cancer	12	4,732	30	561	+ 4,170
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,574	62	42	+ 4,532
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,156	14	2,395	+ 1,761
Falls	15	4,100	28	596	+ 3,503
Lung Disease	16	4,059	21	1,273	+ 2,787
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,830	33	501	+ 3,329
Other Injuries	18	3,288	19	1,729	+ 1,560
Kidney Disease	19	2,943	18	1,760	+ 1,182
Oral Cancer	20	2,675	48	155	+ 2,520
Lymphomas	21	2,544	31	548	+ 1,996
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,475	40	246	+ 2,229
Bladder Cancer	23	2,314	50	132	+ 2,183
Leukemia	24	2,246	39	261	+ 1,985
Liver Cancer	25	1,890	46	177	+ 1,714
Ovary Cancer	26	1,845	57	82	+ 1,763
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,777	11	3,654	- 1,877
Cervical Cancer	28	1,775	17	1,799	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,759	47	164	+ 1,596
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,731	36	359	+ 1,373
Other Neoplasms	31	1,677	65	20	+ 1,657
Skin Cancers	32	1,556	54	108	+ 1,448
Alcohol	33	1,517	49	140	+ 1,377
Uterin Cancer	34	1,261	64	30	+ 1,231
Drownings	35	1,186	27	689	+ 498
Violence	36	1,041	23	1,153	- 112
Drug Use	37	967	53	122	+ 845
Tuberculosis	38	940	6	5,941	- 5,001
Endocrine Disorders	39	570	37	354	+ 217
Epilepsy	40	491	38	332	+ 159
Congenital Anomalies	41	488	12	3,146	- 2,658
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	470	5	6,275	- 5,805
Fires	43	405	32	546	- 141
Skin Disease	44	379	52	126	+ 253
Poisonings	45	365	34	456	- 91
Asthma	46	359	26	741	- 382
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	325	63	30	+ 295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	231	45	190	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	49	228	67	13	+ 214
Hepatitis C	50	185	66	18	+ 167
HIV/AIDS	51	176	1	17,234	- 17,058
Meningitis	52	153	16	1,976	- 1,823
Birth Trauma	53	81	7	5,062	- 4,980
Appendicitis	54	77	56	84	- 7
Low Birth Weight	55	70	8	4,857	- 4,787
Schizophrenia	56	67	81	0	+ 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	63	84	0	+ 63
Malnutrition	58	56	15	2,303	- 2,247
Osteoarthritis	59	49	85	0	+ 49
Anemia	60	42	83	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	61	37	55	104	- 67
Tetanus	62	19	44	190	- 171
Maternal Conditions	63	17	22	1,188	- 1,171
Oral conditions	64	16	86	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	65	13	59	70	- 57
Otitis Media	66	8	70	5	+ 3
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	0	60	68	- 67
Pertussis	69	0	25	743	- 743
Syphilis	70	0	24	885	- 885
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	81	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Diphtheria	82	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Lithuania

Zambia

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.