ZAMBIA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,853	10	4,432	+ 18,421
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,496	2	9,517	+ 6,979
Stroke	3	13,042	3	7,948	+ 5,094
Kidney Disease	4	6,925	18	1,760	+ 5,165
Hypertension	5	6,067	13	2,616	+ 3,450
Lung Disease	6	5,726	21	1,273	+ 4,453
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,673	14	2,395	+ 3,278
Tuberculosis	8	4,759	6	5,941	- 1,182
Violence	9	2,609	23	1,153	+ 1,455
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,289	11	3,654	- 1,365
Asthma	11	2,005	26	741	+ 1,265
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,840	37	354	+ 1,486
Lung Cancers	13	1,810	41	226	+ 1,585
Low Birth Weight	14	1,783	8	4,857	- 3,074
Breast Cancer	15	1,724	35	366	+ 1,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,418	43	203	+ 1,215
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,416	12	3,146	- 1,730
Birth Trauma	18	1,400	7	5,062	- 3,662
Liver Cancer	19	1,348	46	177	+ 1,171
Liver Disease	20	1,244	9	4,501	- 3,256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	1,207	40	246	+ 962
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,088	5	6,275	- 5,187
Other Neoplasms	23	905	65	20	+ 885
Malnutrition	24	758	15	2,303	- 1,545
Skin Disease	25	744	52	126	+ 618
Prostate Cancer	26	730	30	561	+ 168
Drownings	27	682	27	689	- 6
Falls	28	679	28	596	+ 83
Leukemia	29	632	39	261	+ 371
Inflammatory/Heart	30	623	33	501	+ 122
Other Injuries	31	622	19	1,729	- 1,107
Anemia	32	604	83	0	+ 604
Cervical Cancer	33	541	17	1,799	- 1,258
Oral Cancer	34	513	48	155	+ 358
Suicide	35	409	20	1,303	- 894
Lymphomas	36	401	31	548	- 147
Pancreas Cancer	37	373	62	42	+ 331
Maternal Conditions	38	359	22	1,188	- 829
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	354	29	590	- 236
Ovary Cancer	40	351	57	82	+ 268
Stomach Cancer	41	329	42	206	+ 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	318	45	190	+ 128
Pertussis	43	309	25	743	- 433
Syphilis	44	203	24	885	- 681
Epilepsy	45	197	38	332	- 135
Dengue	46	186	74	1	+ 185
Meningitis	47	183	16	1,976	- 1,793
Measles	48	157	61	48	+ 109
War	49	144	69	6	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	50	134	64	30	+ 104
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	132	84	0	+ 132
Drug Use	52	122	53	122	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	53	118	36	359	- 240
Fires	54	105	32	546	- 441
Parkinson's Disease	55	104	47	164	- 59
Hepatitis B	56	104	55	104	- 1
Osteoarthritis	57	100	85	0	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	58	100	50	132	- 32
Tetanus	59	92	44	190	- 98
Alcohol	60	70	49	140	- 69
Skin Cancers	61	65	54	108	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	57	63	30	+ 27
Appendicitis	63	49	56	84	- 35
Schistosomiasis	64	41	51	128	- 87
Poisonings	65	40	34	456	- 416
HIV/AIDS	66	36	1	17,234	- 17,198
Encephalitis	67	32	59	70	- 38
Schizophrenia	68	22	81	0	+ 22
Malaria	69	17	4	7,882	- 7,865
Upper Respiratory	70	7	60	68	- 61
Leprosy	71	6	77	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	67	13	- 8
Oral conditions	73	5	86	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	74	4	70	5	- 1
Diphtheria	75	2	73	3	- 0
Ascariasis	76	2	68	9	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	71	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	66	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	82	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	72	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Philippines

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.