ZAMBIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,288	10	4,432	+ 15,856
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,231	29	590	+ 8,641
Lung Cancers	3	8,048	41	226	+ 7,822
Stroke	4	7,962	3	7,948	+ 15
Lung Disease	5	7,510	21	1,273	+ 6,238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,061	43	203	+ 3,859
Breast Cancer	7	3,510	35	366	+ 3,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,444	2	9,517	- 6,073
Kidney Disease	9	2,817	18	1,760	+ 1,056
Other Injuries	10	2,738	19	1,729	+ 1,009
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,534	62	42	+ 2,491
Liver Disease	12	2,325	9	4,501	- 2,176
Suicide	13	2,149	20	1,303	+ 847
Lymphomas	14	1,996	31	548	+ 1,448
Prostate Cancer	15	1,971	30	561	+ 1,410
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,917	47	164	+ 1,753
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,893	14	2,395	- 502
Falls	18	1,878	28	596	+ 1,281
Hypertension	19	1,662	13	2,616	- 955
Leukemia	20	1,641	39	261	+ 1,380
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,635	37	354	+ 1,281
Stomach Cancer	22	1,585	42	206	+ 1,378
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,520	33	501	+ 1,019
Other Neoplasms	24	1,513	65	20	+ 1,493
Liver Cancer	25	1,503	46	177	+ 1,326
Bladder Cancer	26	1,356	50	132	+ 1,225
Ovary Cancer	27	1,093	57	82	+ 1,010
Oesophagus Cancer	28	985	36	359	+ 627
Alcohol	29	784	49	140	+ 644
Road Traffic Accidents	30	777	11	3,654	- 2,876
Skin Cancers	31	669	54	108	+ 561
Malnutrition	32	602	15	2,303	- 1,700
Oral Cancer	33	589	48	155	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	586	45	190	+ 396
Epilepsy	35	521	38	332	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	36	485	64	30	+ 455
Congenital Anomalies	37	322	12	3,146	- 2,823
Cervical Cancer	38	297	17	1,799	- 1,502
Drug Use	39	288	53	122	+ 165
Anemia	40	261	83	0	+ 261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	209	40	246	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	191	5	6,275	- 6,084
Schizophrenia	43	180	81	0	+ 180
Skin Disease	44	166	52	126	+ 40
Asthma	45	143	26	741	- 598
Multiple Sclerosis	46	127	67	13	+ 114
Hepatitis C	47	115	66	18	+ 97
Violence	48	96	23	1,153	- 1,057
Low Birth Weight	49	95	8	4,857	- 4,762
Osteoarthritis	50	82	85	0	+ 82
Fires	51	78	32	546	- 468
HIV/AIDS	52	77	1	17,234	- 17,158
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	72	63	30	+ 42
Drownings	54	60	27	689	- 628
Tuberculosis	55	58	6	5,941	- 5,884
Poisonings	56	46	34	456	- 410
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	37	84	0	+ 37
Meningitis	58	21	16	1,976	- 1,955
Birth Trauma	59	19	7	5,062	- 5,043
Hepatitis B	60	17	55	104	- 87
Upper Respiratory	61	12	60	68	- 56
Appendicitis	62	10	56	84	- 73
Maternal Conditions	63	10	22	1,188	- 1,178
Oral conditions	64	9	86	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	65	5	59	70	- 65
Syphilis	66	4	24	885	- 880
War	67	2	69	6	- 5
Pertussis	68	0	25	743	- 743
Tetanus	69	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	70	0	61	48	- 48
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Chlamydia	72	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	81	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	72	3	- 3
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.