ZAMBIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,736	10	4,432	+ 18,305
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,625	29	590	+ 18,035
Stroke	3	12,759	3	7,948	+ 4,811
Lung Cancers	4	9,735	41	226	+ 9,510
Lung Disease	5	8,326	21	1,273	+ 7,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,460	43	203	+ 7,257
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,034	2	9,517	- 3,483
Kidney Disease	8	4,278	18	1,760	+ 2,518
Hypertension	9	4,010	13	2,616	+ 1,393
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,420	14	2,395	+ 1,025
Breast Cancer	11	3,109	35	366	+ 2,743
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,970	62	42	+ 2,928
Prostate Cancer	13	2,824	30	561	+ 2,263
Stomach Cancer	14	2,550	42	206	+ 2,343
Other Injuries	15	2,435	19	1,729	+ 707
Lymphomas	16	2,347	31	548	+ 1,799
Bladder Cancer	17	2,297	50	132	+ 2,166
Liver Cancer	18	2,243	46	177	+ 2,066
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,192	33	501	+ 1,691
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,174	47	164	+ 2,010
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,139	37	354	+ 1,786
Other Neoplasms	22	2,089	65	20	+ 2,069
Liver Disease	23	1,861	9	4,501	- 2,639
Leukemia	24	1,660	39	261	+ 1,398
Suicide	25	1,588	20	1,303	+ 285
Falls	26	1,428	28	596	+ 832
Oral Cancer	27	1,136	48	155	+ 981
Ovary Cancer	28	891	57	82	+ 809
Oesophagus Cancer	29	885	36	359	+ 526
Skin Disease	30	810	52	126	+ 684
Road Traffic Accidents	31	805	11	3,654	- 2,849
Skin Cancers	32	793	54	108	+ 685
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	709	45	190	+ 519
Uterin Cancer	34	709	64	30	+ 679
Asthma	35	498	26	741	- 242
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	468	5	6,275	- 5,807
Anemia	37	402	83	0	+ 402
Congenital Anomalies	38	380	12	3,146	- 2,766
Cervical Cancer	39	376	17	1,799	- 1,422
Epilepsy	40	362	38	332	+ 30
Drug Use	41	342	53	122	+ 219
Hepatitis C	42	287	66	18	+ 269
HIV/AIDS	43	237	1	17,234	- 16,998
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	209	40	246	- 36
Drownings	45	196	27	689	- 493
Alcohol	46	147	49	140	+ 7
Malnutrition	47	133	15	2,303	- 2,170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	129	63	30	+ 99
Multiple Sclerosis	49	126	67	13	+ 113
Tuberculosis	50	119	6	5,941	- 5,822
Violence	51	115	23	1,153	- 1,038
Low Birth Weight	52	111	8	4,857	- 4,746
Osteoarthritis	53	93	85	0	+ 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	90	84	0	+ 90
Fires	55	81	32	546	- 465
Schizophrenia	56	79	81	0	+ 79
Poisonings	57	75	34	456	- 381
Hepatitis B	58	71	55	104	- 33
Meningitis	59	57	16	1,976	- 1,919
Birth Trauma	60	50	7	5,062	- 5,012
Appendicitis	61	35	56	84	- 49
Upper Respiratory	62	20	60	68	- 47
Oral conditions	63	19	86	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	64	6	22	1,188	- 1,182
Leishmaniasis	65	5	58	72	- 68
Otitis Media	66	4	70	5	- 1
Syphilis	67	4	24	885	- 881
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	59	70	- 68
Chagas disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	44	190	- 189
Pertussis	73	1	25	743	- 742
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	73	3	- 3
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	78	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	61	48	- 48
Chlamydia	82	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.