ZAMBIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	18,062	21	1,273	+ 16,790
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,150	10	4,432	+ 8,718
Tuberculosis	3	11,050	6	5,941	+ 5,109
Stroke	4	8,627	3	7,948	+ 679
Liver Disease	5	4,266	9	4,501	- 235
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,168	2	9,517	- 5,349
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,057	5	6,275	- 2,218
Asthma	8	3,963	26	741	+ 3,222
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,111	11	3,654	- 543
Kidney Disease	10	2,863	18	1,760	+ 1,103
Low Birth Weight	11	2,555	8	4,857	- 2,302
Lung Cancers	12	2,397	41	226	+ 2,171
Falls	13	2,220	28	596	+ 1,623
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,958	14	2,395	- 437
Birth Trauma	15	1,788	7	5,062	- 3,274
Suicide	16	1,718	20	1,303	+ 416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,550	45	190	+ 1,361
Hypertension	18	1,398	13	2,616	- 1,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,351	29	590	+ 762
Cervical Cancer	20	1,316	17	1,799	- 482
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,302	12	3,146	- 1,843
Other Injuries	22	1,106	19	1,729	- 623
Drownings	23	1,006	27	689	+ 317
Oral Cancer	24	928	48	155	+ 773
Stomach Cancer	25	922	42	206	+ 715
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	780	43	203	+ 577
Breast Cancer	27	694	35	366	+ 328
Maternal Conditions	28	653	22	1,188	- 535
Encephalitis	29	589	59	70	+ 519
Epilepsy	30	584	38	332	+ 252
Malnutrition	31	565	15	2,303	- 1,738
Lymphomas	32	513	31	548	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	33	508	47	164	+ 344
HIV/AIDS	34	492	1	17,234	- 16,742
Violence	35	470	23	1,153	- 683
Leukemia	36	446	39	261	+ 185
Ovary Cancer	37	391	57	82	+ 308
Oesophagus Cancer	38	328	36	359	- 30
Poisonings	39	317	34	456	- 140
Pertussis	40	303	25	743	- 440
Pancreas Cancer	41	298	62	42	+ 255
Skin Cancers	42	267	54	108	+ 159
Meningitis	43	252	16	1,976	- 1,724
Bladder Cancer	44	217	50	132	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	45	172	37	354	- 182
Liver Cancer	46	171	46	177	- 6
Appendicitis	47	147	56	84	+ 63
Inflammatory/Heart	48	145	33	501	- 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	128	40	246	- 118
Fires	50	123	32	546	- 424
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	116	63	30	+ 86
Alcohol	52	112	49	140	- 28
Tetanus	53	90	44	190	- 100
Syphilis	54	90	24	885	- 795
Dengue	55	80	74	1	+ 79
Hepatitis B	56	78	55	104	- 26
Drug Use	57	62	53	122	- 60
Prostate Cancer	58	57	30	561	- 504
Measles	59	40	61	48	- 8
Uterin Cancer	60	38	64	30	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	61	33	65	20	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	62	26	58	72	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	63	26	67	13	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	19	66	18	+ 1
War	65	16	69	6	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	16	60	68	- 52
Skin Disease	67	11	52	126	- 115
Chlamydia	68	3	71	3	- 0
Ascariasis	69	3	68	9	- 6
Otitis Media	70	3	70	5	- 2
Diphtheria	71	1	73	3	- 2
Malaria	72	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.