ZAMBIA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,859	10	4,432	+ 31,427
Stroke	2	19,602	3	7,948	+ 11,654
Lung Cancers	3	12,501	41	226	+ 12,275
Hypertension	4	8,732	13	2,616	+ 6,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,365	43	203	+ 7,162
Falls	6	7,015	28	596	+ 6,418
Lung Disease	7	6,689	21	1,273	+ 5,416
Alcohol	8	5,065	49	140	+ 4,925
Breast Cancer	9	4,798	35	366	+ 4,432
Prostate Cancer	10	4,720	30	561	+ 4,159
Lymphomas	11	4,610	31	548	+ 4,062
Liver Disease	12	4,256	9	4,501	- 245
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	4,081	2	9,517	- 5,436
Suicide	14	4,077	20	1,303	+ 2,774
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,058	62	42	+ 4,016
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	3,722	29	590	+ 3,133
Stomach Cancer	17	3,377	42	206	+ 3,170
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,373	14	2,395	+ 978
Liver Cancer	19	2,821	46	177	+ 2,644
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,371	33	501	+ 1,870
Leukemia	21	2,235	39	261	+ 1,973
Bladder Cancer	22	2,096	50	132	+ 1,965
Other Injuries	23	2,012	19	1,729	+ 284
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,947	47	164	+ 1,783
Skin Cancers	25	1,890	54	108	+ 1,782
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	1,502	45	190	+ 1,312
Oral Cancer	27	1,436	48	155	+ 1,281
Kidney Disease	28	1,421	18	1,760	- 339
Ovary Cancer	29	1,214	57	82	+ 1,131
Uterin Cancer	30	1,047	64	30	+ 1,017
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,041	11	3,654	- 2,613
Oesophagus Cancer	32	918	36	359	+ 560
Endocrine Disorders	33	918	37	354	+ 564
Other Neoplasms	34	685	65	20	+ 665
Epilepsy	35	617	38	332	+ 285
Cervical Cancer	36	600	17	1,799	- 1,199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	541	40	246	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	38	486	12	3,146	- 2,660
Multiple Sclerosis	39	345	67	13	+ 331
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	293	63	30	+ 264
Drug Use	41	238	53	122	+ 116
Violence	42	186	23	1,153	- 967
Low Birth Weight	43	167	8	4,857	- 4,690
Drownings	44	166	27	689	- 523
Asthma	45	162	26	741	- 579
Tuberculosis	46	144	6	5,941	- 5,797
Schizophrenia	47	92	81	0	+ 92
Fires	48	80	32	546	- 466
Skin Disease	49	51	52	126	- 75
Meningitis	50	51	16	1,976	- 1,925
Poisonings	51	41	34	456	- 415
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	41	5	6,275	- 6,235
Oral conditions	53	30	86	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	54	21	56	84	- 63
Syphilis	55	20	24	885	- 865
Maternal Conditions	56	13	22	1,188	- 1,175
Birth Trauma	57	13	7	5,062	- 5,049
Hepatitis B	58	11	55	104	- 93
Tetanus	59	10	44	190	- 180
Anemia	60	10	83	0	+ 10
War	61	2	69	6	- 4
Leishmaniasis	62	0	58	72	- 72
Upper Respiratory	63	0	60	68	- 68
Malnutrition	64	0	15	2,303	- 2,302
Encephalitis	65	0	59	70	- 70
Pertussis	66	0	25	743	- 743
Hepatitis C	67	0	66	18	- 18
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	61	48	- 48
Diphtheria	77	0	73	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	81	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	128	- 128
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.