ARGENTINA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,940	32	1,481	+ 37,459
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,503	2	40,986	- 19,483
Stroke	3	17,958	4	22,878	- 4,920
Malaria	4	17,809	83	0	+ 17,809
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,179	42	578	+ 13,600
Tuberculosis	6	13,424	41	655	+ 12,768
Birth Trauma	7	11,436	49	373	+ 11,063
Low Birth Weight	8	10,974	28	2,183	+ 8,791
Liver Disease	9	10,169	16	4,029	+ 6,140
Coronary Heart Disease	10	10,013	1	48,765	- 38,751
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,256	10	6,298	+ 1,958
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,108	26	2,419	+ 4,688
Hypertension	13	5,911	11	5,799	+ 113
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,411	9	6,838	- 1,426
Malnutrition	15	5,203	38	929	+ 4,273
Meningitis	16	4,464	51	316	+ 4,148
Cervical Cancer	17	4,064	25	2,480	+ 1,584
Kidney Disease	18	3,977	5	13,588	- 9,610
Other Injuries	19	3,906	12	5,642	- 1,736
Suicide	20	2,943	18	3,747	- 804
Lung Disease	21	2,875	3	23,234	- 20,359
Maternal Conditions	22	2,684	53	279	+ 2,405
Violence	23	2,606	23	2,712	- 106
Syphilis	24	1,999	65	15	+ 1,984
Pertussis	25	1,678	68	10	+ 1,668
Asthma	26	1,674	47	403	+ 1,271
Drownings	27	1,556	48	380	+ 1,176
Falls	28	1,347	43	506	+ 841
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,332	19	3,737	- 2,405
Prostate Cancer	30	1,269	15	4,507	- 3,239
Lymphomas	31	1,238	24	2,708	- 1,470
Fires	32	1,234	52	280	+ 954
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,133	13	5,495	- 4,362
Poisonings	34	1,031	55	193	+ 837
Breast Cancer	35	827	8	7,063	- 6,236
Oesophagus Cancer	36	810	29	2,054	- 1,244
Endocrine Disorders	37	799	17	3,987	- 3,188
Epilepsy	38	750	50	332	+ 418
Leukemia	39	590	27	2,189	- 1,599
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	555	44	488	+ 67
Lung Cancers	41	510	6	10,014	- 9,503
Stomach Cancer	42	466	20	3,523	- 3,057
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	458	7	8,931	- 8,473
Tetanus	44	429	71	3	+ 426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	429	56	139	+ 289
Liver Cancer	46	399	30	2,045	- 1,646
Parkinson's Disease	47	370	36	965	- 594
Oral Cancer	48	351	35	1,073	- 722
Alcohol	49	316	46	442	- 125
Bladder Cancer	50	297	31	1,675	- 1,378
Schistosomiasis	51	290	84	0	+ 290
Skin Disease	52	284	22	3,171	- 2,886
Drug Use	53	277	39	826	- 549
Skin Cancers	54	244	34	1,073	- 829
Hepatitis B	55	235	62	56	+ 179
Appendicitis	56	189	60	71	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	57	186	33	1,307	- 1,121
Leishmaniasis	58	164	72	2	+ 161
Encephalitis	59	158	64	17	+ 141
Upper Respiratory	60	153	67	12	+ 141
Measles	61	109	79	0	+ 109
Pancreas Cancer	62	96	14	4,607	- 4,511
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	68	54	243	- 176
Uterin Cancer	64	67	37	944	- 876
Other Neoplasms	65	45	21	3,224	- 3,179
Hepatitis C	66	40	57	113	- 73
Multiple Sclerosis	67	30	58	101	- 71
Ascariasis	68	19	77	0	+ 19
War	69	15	70	5	+ 10
Otitis Media	70	11	73	2	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	8	82	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	72	7	76	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	73	6	78	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	2	80	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	45	451	- 451
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Zambia

Argentina

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.