ZAMBIA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,300	10	4,432	+ 77,868
Stroke	2	56,968	3	7,948	+ 49,020
Hypertension	3	12,615	13	2,616	+ 9,999
Lung Cancers	4	11,591	41	226	+ 11,365
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,724	2	9,517	+ 1,207
Liver Disease	6	10,223	9	4,501	+ 5,722
Lung Disease	7	8,434	21	1,273	+ 7,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,834	43	203	+ 7,631
Kidney Disease	9	5,931	18	1,760	+ 4,170
Inflammatory/Heart	10	5,080	33	501	+ 4,579
Breast Cancer	11	4,413	35	366	+ 4,047
Stomach Cancer	12	3,962	42	206	+ 3,756
Liver Cancer	13	3,568	46	177	+ 3,392
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,364	62	42	+ 3,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	3,254	29	590	+ 2,664
Prostate Cancer	16	2,807	30	561	+ 2,245
Oral Cancer	17	2,624	48	155	+ 2,469
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,556	14	2,395	+ 161
Other Injuries	19	2,452	19	1,729	+ 723
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,283	11	3,654	- 1,371
Suicide	21	2,162	20	1,303	+ 859
Cervical Cancer	22	2,143	17	1,799	+ 345
Bladder Cancer	23	1,966	50	132	+ 1,834
Falls	24	1,724	28	596	+ 1,127
Lymphomas	25	1,587	31	548	+ 1,039
Leukemia	26	1,538	39	261	+ 1,277
Ovary Cancer	27	1,271	57	82	+ 1,188
Tuberculosis	28	1,164	6	5,941	- 4,777
Skin Cancers	29	1,150	54	108	+ 1,042
Oesophagus Cancer	30	865	36	359	+ 506
Parkinson's Disease	31	849	47	164	+ 685
Drownings	32	683	27	689	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	609	40	246	+ 363
Uterin Cancer	34	599	64	30	+ 569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	505	45	190	+ 315
Fires	36	483	32	546	- 64
Alcohol	37	469	49	140	+ 329
Congenital Anomalies	38	420	12	3,146	- 2,725
Poisonings	39	420	34	456	- 36
Drug Use	40	396	53	122	+ 274
Low Birth Weight	41	363	8	4,857	- 4,494
Epilepsy	42	360	38	332	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	43	331	65	20	+ 311
Violence	44	293	23	1,153	- 861
Asthma	45	258	26	741	- 483
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	256	5	6,275	- 6,019
HIV/AIDS	47	251	1	17,234	- 16,984
Endocrine Disorders	48	221	37	354	- 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	164	84	0	+ 164
Malnutrition	50	162	15	2,303	- 2,140
Schizophrenia	51	118	81	0	+ 118
Hepatitis C	52	113	66	18	+ 95
Skin Disease	53	112	52	126	- 14
Meningitis	54	88	16	1,976	- 1,888
Multiple Sclerosis	55	76	67	13	+ 62
Anemia	56	67	83	0	+ 67
Birth Trauma	57	44	7	5,062	- 5,018
Maternal Conditions	58	41	22	1,188	- 1,147
Hepatitis B	59	35	55	104	- 69
Appendicitis	60	24	56	84	- 60
Measles	61	8	61	48	- 40
Encephalitis	62	7	59	70	- 63
Upper Respiratory	63	3	60	68	- 65
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
War	65	3	69	6	- 4
Syphilis	66	2	24	885	- 883
Tetanus	67	2	44	190	- 188
Otitis Media	68	1	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	25	743	- 742
Leishmaniasis	70	0	58	72	- 72
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	75	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	63	30	- 30
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Romania

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.