ZAMBIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,112	10	4,432	+ 78,680
Stroke	2	48,327	3	7,948	+ 40,379
Lung Cancers	3	8,029	41	226	+ 7,803
Inflammatory/Heart	4	7,985	33	501	+ 7,483
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,167	29	590	+ 6,577
Liver Disease	6	6,715	9	4,501	+ 2,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,297	43	203	+ 6,094
Suicide	8	5,410	20	1,303	+ 4,107
Lung Disease	9	5,406	21	1,273	+ 4,133
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,786	2	9,517	- 4,731
Stomach Cancer	11	4,340	42	206	+ 4,134
Alcohol	12	4,133	49	140	+ 3,993
Breast Cancer	13	3,433	35	366	+ 3,067
Other Injuries	14	3,326	19	1,729	+ 1,597
HIV/AIDS	15	3,140	1	17,234	- 14,094
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,996	62	42	+ 2,953
Hypertension	17	2,710	13	2,616	+ 94
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,709	14	2,395	+ 314
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,586	11	3,654	- 1,068
Prostate Cancer	20	2,084	30	561	+ 1,522
Falls	21	1,729	28	596	+ 1,132
Kidney Disease	22	1,710	18	1,760	- 50
Violence	23	1,691	23	1,153	+ 538
Liver Cancer	24	1,649	46	177	+ 1,472
Oral Cancer	25	1,607	48	155	+ 1,452
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,384	47	164	+ 1,220
Drug Use	27	1,346	53	122	+ 1,224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,320	40	246	+ 1,075
Lymphomas	29	1,317	31	548	+ 770
Tuberculosis	30	1,244	6	5,941	- 4,697
Leukemia	31	1,217	39	261	+ 956
Ovary Cancer	32	1,200	57	82	+ 1,117
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,098	36	359	+ 739
Cervical Cancer	34	1,096	17	1,799	- 702
Uterin Cancer	35	1,014	64	30	+ 985
Drownings	36	979	27	689	+ 290
Fires	37	943	32	546	+ 397
Bladder Cancer	38	932	50	132	+ 800
Skin Cancers	39	829	54	108	+ 721
Poisonings	40	822	34	456	+ 366
Congenital Anomalies	41	621	12	3,146	- 2,525
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	409	45	190	+ 219
Skin Disease	43	404	52	126	+ 278
Low Birth Weight	44	318	8	4,857	- 4,539
Endocrine Disorders	45	296	37	354	- 58
Asthma	46	261	26	741	- 480
Encephalitis	47	159	59	70	+ 89
Meningitis	48	153	16	1,976	- 1,823
Multiple Sclerosis	49	122	67	13	+ 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	111	63	30	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	51	108	65	20	+ 88
Epilepsy	52	106	38	332	- 226
Birth Trauma	53	105	7	5,062	- 4,956
Appendicitis	54	60	56	84	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	60	5	6,275	- 6,216
Maternal Conditions	56	39	22	1,188	- 1,148
Malnutrition	57	36	15	2,303	- 2,267
Upper Respiratory	58	23	60	68	- 44
War	59	18	69	6	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	6	55	104	- 98
Chlamydia	61	4	71	3	+ 0
Syphilis	62	3	24	885	- 882
Tetanus	63	1	44	190	- 189
Otitis Media	64	0	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	65	0	25	743	- 742
Hepatitis C	66	0	66	18	- 17
Diphtheria	67	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	68	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	128	- 128
Leishmaniasis	73	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	74	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.