ZAMBIA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,010	10	4,432	+ 17,578
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,861	2	9,517	+ 6,344
Stroke	3	14,086	3	7,948	+ 6,138
Kidney Disease	4	9,037	18	1,760	+ 7,276
Hypertension	5	8,884	13	2,616	+ 6,267
Liver Disease	6	6,624	9	4,501	+ 2,123
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,410	14	2,395	+ 3,015
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,230	43	203	+ 5,027
Lung Disease	9	4,756	21	1,273	+ 3,484
Prostate Cancer	10	4,243	30	561	+ 3,681
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,966	29	590	+ 3,376
Lung Cancers	12	3,855	41	226	+ 3,629
Breast Cancer	13	3,068	35	366	+ 2,702
Violence	14	3,066	23	1,153	+ 1,913
Oral Cancer	15	2,824	48	155	+ 2,669
Drownings	16	2,470	27	689	+ 1,781
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,332	11	3,654	- 1,322
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,108	33	501	+ 1,607
Cervical Cancer	19	1,923	17	1,799	+ 125
Lymphomas	20	1,792	31	548	+ 1,244
Suicide	21	1,675	20	1,303	+ 373
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,585	62	42	+ 1,543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,484	40	246	+ 1,239
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,477	12	3,146	- 1,669
Stomach Cancer	25	1,450	42	206	+ 1,243
Leukemia	26	1,326	39	261	+ 1,065
Asthma	27	1,308	26	741	+ 567
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,268	47	164	+ 1,105
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,255	5	6,275	- 5,020
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,251	37	354	+ 897
Liver Cancer	31	1,242	46	177	+ 1,065
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,232	36	359	+ 873
Low Birth Weight	33	1,189	8	4,857	- 3,668
Falls	34	1,180	28	596	+ 583
Ovary Cancer	35	1,067	57	82	+ 985
Bladder Cancer	36	939	50	132	+ 807
Other Injuries	37	903	19	1,729	- 826
Meningitis	38	501	16	1,976	- 1,475
Birth Trauma	39	385	7	5,062	- 4,676
Skin Disease	40	382	52	126	+ 257
Fires	41	377	32	546	- 170
Malnutrition	42	359	15	2,303	- 1,943
Uterin Cancer	43	359	64	30	+ 330
Skin Cancers	44	251	54	108	+ 143
Maternal Conditions	45	200	22	1,188	- 988
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	178	45	190	- 11
Drug Use	47	175	53	122	+ 52
Encephalitis	48	171	59	70	+ 101
Alcohol	49	134	49	140	- 6
Epilepsy	50	116	38	332	- 216
Poisonings	51	110	34	456	- 346
Appendicitis	52	105	56	84	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	53	89	65	20	+ 69
Pertussis	54	81	25	743	- 662
Multiple Sclerosis	55	53	67	13	+ 40
Hepatitis B	56	49	55	104	- 56
Syphilis	57	45	24	885	- 839
Dengue	58	32	74	1	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	18	63	30	- 11
Tetanus	60	18	44	190	- 172
War	61	16	69	6	+ 9
Hepatitis C	62	8	66	18	- 9
Upper Respiratory	63	4	60	68	- 63
Chlamydia	64	3	71	3	- 0
Ascariasis	65	1	68	9	- 7
Tuberculosis	66	1	6	5,941	- 5,940
Diphtheria	67	0	73	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.