ZAMBIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,783	10	4,432	+ 17,352
Diabetes Mellitus	2	18,826	14	2,395	+ 16,431
Stroke	3	12,139	3	7,948	+ 4,191
Violence	4	8,109	23	1,153	+ 6,956
Kidney Disease	5	6,486	18	1,760	+ 4,725
Prostate Cancer	6	4,869	30	561	+ 4,308
Breast Cancer	7	3,813	35	366	+ 3,447
Lung Cancers	8	3,207	41	226	+ 2,982
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,171	29	590	+ 2,581
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,032	2	9,517	- 6,485
Hypertension	11	2,971	13	2,616	+ 355
HIV/AIDS	12	2,893	1	17,234	- 14,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,888	43	203	+ 2,686
Liver Disease	14	2,007	9	4,501	- 2,494
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,922	11	3,654	- 1,732
Lung Disease	16	1,908	21	1,273	+ 635
Suicide	17	1,787	20	1,303	+ 484
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,762	37	354	+ 1,409
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,681	62	42	+ 1,638
Lymphomas	20	1,645	31	548	+ 1,097
Cervical Cancer	21	1,431	17	1,799	- 368
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,377	12	3,146	- 1,769
Low Birth Weight	23	1,224	8	4,857	- 3,633
Ovary Cancer	24	1,183	57	82	+ 1,101
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,064	33	501	+ 563
Stomach Cancer	26	1,020	42	206	+ 813
Uterin Cancer	27	1,000	64	30	+ 970
Liver Cancer	28	973	46	177	+ 796
Leukemia	29	921	39	261	+ 659
Other Injuries	30	900	19	1,729	- 829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	767	40	246	+ 521
Parkinson's Disease	32	758	47	164	+ 594
Falls	33	635	28	596	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	34	599	50	132	+ 467
Asthma	35	595	26	741	- 145
Skin Disease	36	573	52	126	+ 447
Epilepsy	37	474	38	332	+ 142
Oral Cancer	38	456	48	155	+ 301
Drownings	39	455	27	689	- 233
Birth Trauma	40	373	7	5,062	- 4,689
Oesophagus Cancer	41	359	36	359	+ 1
Alcohol	42	341	49	140	+ 202
Tuberculosis	43	318	6	5,941	- 5,623
Drug Use	44	277	53	122	+ 154
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	266	5	6,275	- 6,010
War	46	249	69	6	+ 243
Malnutrition	47	244	15	2,303	- 2,058
Fires	48	241	32	546	- 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	165	45	190	- 25
Maternal Conditions	50	153	22	1,188	- 1,035
Other Neoplasms	51	150	65	20	+ 130
Meningitis	52	140	16	1,976	- 1,836
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	120	63	30	+ 90
Encephalitis	54	90	59	70	+ 20
Dengue	55	77	74	1	+ 76
Appendicitis	56	65	56	84	- 19
Skin Cancers	57	63	54	108	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	58	33	67	13	+ 20
Poisonings	59	22	34	456	- 434
Hepatitis B	60	7	55	104	- 97
Syphilis	61	2	24	885	- 883
Hepatitis C	62	2	66	18	- 16
Chlamydia	63	2	71	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	60	68	- 67
Tetanus	65	1	44	190	- 189
Ascariasis	66	1	68	9	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	68	0	73	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	72	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	73	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	61	48	- 48
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.