CANADA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,146	53	163	+ 31,983
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,751	7	7,431	+ 10,320
Stroke	3	14,825	5	14,159	+ 666
Malaria	4	14,702	76	0	+ 14,702
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,705	36	840	+ 10,864
Tuberculosis	6	11,081	58	97	+ 10,984
Birth Trauma	7	9,441	50	193	+ 9,248
Low Birth Weight	8	9,059	42	553	+ 8,506
Liver Disease	9	8,395	17	3,624	+ 4,771
Coronary Heart Disease	10	8,266	1	40,063	- 31,797
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,815	28	1,998	+ 4,818
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,868	35	1,081	+ 4,786
Hypertension	13	4,880	22	2,563	+ 2,317
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,467	9	5,718	- 1,251
Malnutrition	15	4,295	51	192	+ 4,103
Meningitis	16	3,685	59	68	+ 3,617
Cervical Cancer	17	3,355	41	578	+ 2,777
Kidney Disease	18	3,283	14	4,578	- 1,294
Other Injuries	19	3,224	24	2,392	+ 832
Suicide	20	2,429	15	4,417	- 1,987
Lung Disease	21	2,374	4	14,212	- 11,839
Maternal Conditions	22	2,216	64	45	+ 2,171
Violence	23	2,151	40	605	+ 1,546
Syphilis	24	1,650	67	5	+ 1,645
Pertussis	25	1,385	69	1	+ 1,385
Asthma	26	1,382	49	262	+ 1,120
Drownings	27	1,285	48	283	+ 1,002
Falls	28	1,112	12	4,829	- 3,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,100	2	30,970	- 29,870
Prostate Cancer	30	1,047	13	4,711	- 3,664
Lymphomas	31	1,022	10	5,146	- 4,124
Fires	32	1,019	52	192	+ 827
Inflammatory/Heart	33	935	27	2,060	- 1,125
Poisonings	34	851	56	121	+ 729
Breast Cancer	35	682	8	5,910	- 5,228
Oesophagus Cancer	36	669	25	2,230	- 1,561
Endocrine Disorders	37	660	19	3,233	- 2,573
Epilepsy	38	619	44	384	+ 235
Leukemia	39	487	21	3,098	- 2,611
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	458	43	442	+ 16
Lung Cancers	41	421	3	20,937	- 20,516
Stomach Cancer	42	385	26	2,177	- 1,792
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	378	6	9,651	- 9,273
Tetanus	44	354	71	0	+ 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	354	39	636	- 282
Liver Cancer	46	330	20	3,113	- 2,783
Parkinson's Disease	47	306	18	3,359	- 3,053
Oral Cancer	48	289	32	1,592	- 1,303
Alcohol	49	261	33	1,491	- 1,230
Bladder Cancer	50	246	23	2,521	- 2,275
Schistosomiasis	51	239	78	0	+ 239
Skin Disease	52	235	38	679	- 444
Drug Use	53	228	16	3,686	- 3,458
Skin Cancers	54	201	30	1,756	- 1,555
Hepatitis B	55	194	60	66	+ 128
Appendicitis	56	156	62	49	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	57	154	29	1,902	- 1,748
Leishmaniasis	58	135	77	0	+ 135
Encephalitis	59	131	68	3	+ 128
Upper Respiratory	60	126	63	47	+ 80
Measles	61	90	74	0	+ 90
Pancreas Cancer	62	79	11	5,057	- 4,979
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	56	47	322	- 267
Uterin Cancer	64	56	34	1,183	- 1,127
Other Neoplasms	65	37	31	1,679	- 1,642
Hepatitis C	66	33	45	363	- 330
Multiple Sclerosis	67	25	37	692	- 667
Ascariasis	68	16	82	0	+ 16
War	69	12	65	21	- 9
Otitis Media	70	9	66	8	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	6	83	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	72	6	75	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	73	5	73	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	2	72	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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.