CHAD VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,821	13	3,219	+ 12,603
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,736	1	23,230	- 14,493
Stroke	3	7,296	6	6,058	+ 1,238
Malaria	4	7,236	3	8,630	- 1,394
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,761	2	14,842	- 9,081
Tuberculosis	6	5,454	12	3,499	+ 1,955
Birth Trauma	7	4,647	4	8,314	- 3,667
Low Birth Weight	8	4,459	5	7,027	- 2,569
Liver Disease	9	4,132	14	3,069	+ 1,062
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,068	7	5,639	- 1,571
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,354	8	5,171	- 1,817
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,888	10	3,725	- 837
Hypertension	13	2,402	23	1,258	+ 1,144
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,199	20	1,880	+ 319
Malnutrition	15	2,114	18	2,150	- 37
Meningitis	16	1,814	9	4,803	- 2,989
Cervical Cancer	17	1,651	35	634	+ 1,018
Kidney Disease	18	1,616	19	1,893	- 277
Other Injuries	19	1,587	15	2,664	- 1,077
Suicide	20	1,196	27	1,027	+ 169
Lung Disease	21	1,168	22	1,430	- 261
Maternal Conditions	22	1,091	11	3,672	- 2,582
Violence	23	1,059	21	1,430	- 371
Syphilis	24	812	30	718	+ 94
Pertussis	25	682	16	2,498	- 1,816
Asthma	26	680	24	1,254	- 574
Drownings	27	632	26	1,063	- 431
Falls	28	547	34	643	- 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	541	32	664	- 123
Prostate Cancer	30	515	41	340	+ 176
Lymphomas	31	503	39	389	+ 114
Fires	32	501	29	722	- 221
Inflammatory/Heart	33	460	37	468	- 7
Poisonings	34	419	36	553	- 134
Breast Cancer	35	336	28	1,013	- 677
Oesophagus Cancer	36	329	56	121	+ 208
Endocrine Disorders	37	325	25	1,156	- 831
Epilepsy	38	305	38	449	- 144
Leukemia	39	240	46	277	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	225	33	650	- 425
Lung Cancers	41	207	59	100	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	42	190	51	187	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	186	42	334	- 148
Tetanus	44	174	31	684	- 509
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	174	45	286	- 112
Liver Cancer	46	162	40	387	- 225
Parkinson's Disease	47	151	50	204	- 54
Oral Cancer	48	142	43	294	- 151
Alcohol	49	128	60	91	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	50	121	61	82	+ 38
Schistosomiasis	51	118	52	185	- 68
Skin Disease	52	116	53	142	- 27
Drug Use	53	112	48	231	- 119
Skin Cancers	54	99	54	137	- 37
Hepatitis B	55	96	47	267	- 171
Appendicitis	56	77	62	76	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	57	76	49	220	- 144
Leishmaniasis	58	66	64	60	+ 6
Encephalitis	59	64	57	121	- 56
Upper Respiratory	60	62	66	36	+ 27
Measles	61	44	17	2,372	- 2,328
Pancreas Cancer	62	39	58	109	- 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	27	71	12	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	64	27	65	55	- 28
Other Neoplasms	65	18	68	18	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	16	67	31	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	69	15	- 3
Ascariasis	68	8	63	72	- 64
War	69	6	44	287	- 281
Otitis Media	70	5	73	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	72	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	70	13	- 10
Diphtheria	73	3	55	132	- 130
Dengue	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

Zambia

Chad

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.