BHUTAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	733	18	58	+ 675
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	405	4	177	+ 228
Stroke	3	338	3	360	- 22
Malaria	4	335	81	0	+ 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	267	5	169	+ 98
Tuberculosis	6	253	9	138	+ 115
Birth Trauma	7	215	19	51	+ 164
Low Birth Weight	8	207	14	79	+ 127
Liver Disease	9	191	6	166	+ 26
Coronary Heart Disease	10	188	1	702	- 514
Road Traffic Accidents	11	155	10	123	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	12	134	20	50	+ 84
Hypertension	13	111	16	77	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	14	102	7	164	- 62
Malnutrition	15	98	54	3	+ 94
Meningitis	16	84	36	17	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	17	76	29	30	+ 46
Kidney Disease	18	75	8	149	- 74
Other Injuries	19	74	24	43	+ 31
Suicide	20	55	26	35	+ 20
Lung Disease	21	54	2	524	- 470
Maternal Conditions	22	51	42	9	+ 41
Violence	23	49	35	18	+ 31
Syphilis	24	38	40	11	+ 27
Pertussis	25	32	63	1	+ 31
Asthma	26	32	15	78	- 46
Drownings	27	29	32	20	+ 9
Falls	28	25	12	111	- 86
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	25	13	105	- 79
Prostate Cancer	30	24	55	3	+ 20
Lymphomas	31	23	52	5	+ 18
Fires	32	23	44	8	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	33	21	45	8	+ 14
Poisonings	34	19	59	2	+ 18
Breast Cancer	35	16	43	8	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	36	15	22	44	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	37	15	39	11	+ 4
Epilepsy	38	14	38	14	+ 0
Leukemia	39	11	34	19	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	10	25	39	- 28
Lung Cancers	41	10	21	44	- 34
Stomach Cancer	42	9	11	118	- 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	9	31	24	- 16
Tetanus	44	8	60	1	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	8	17	68	- 60
Liver Cancer	46	8	27	35	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	47	7	28	31	- 24
Oral Cancer	48	7	23	43	- 36
Alcohol	49	6	49	6	- 0
Bladder Cancer	50	6	48	6	- 1
Schistosomiasis	51	5	82	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	52	5	46	7	- 2
Drug Use	53	5	47	7	- 2
Skin Cancers	54	5	41	9	- 5
Hepatitis B	55	4	53	4	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	4	51	5	- 1
Ovary Cancer	57	4	37	14	- 11
Leishmaniasis	58	3	65	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	3	30	28	- 25
Upper Respiratory	60	3	61	1	+ 2
Measles	61	2	58	2	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	62	2	33	20	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	50	5	- 4
Uterin Cancer	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	1	57	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	62	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
War	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	56	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	86	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Zambia

Bhutan

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.