CHILE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,466	33	539	+ 14,926
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,540	6	3,920	+ 4,620
Stroke	3	7,132	2	9,731	- 2,599
Malaria	4	7,073	82	0	+ 7,073
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,631	39	334	+ 5,297
Tuberculosis	6	5,331	38	410	+ 4,921
Birth Trauma	7	4,542	54	87	+ 4,455
Low Birth Weight	8	4,359	36	437	+ 3,921
Liver Disease	9	4,039	13	2,647	+ 1,391
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,977	1	10,685	- 6,708
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,279	12	2,826	+ 452
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,823	25	858	+ 1,965
Hypertension	13	2,348	7	3,817	- 1,469
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,149	10	3,177	- 1,027
Malnutrition	15	2,066	37	420	+ 1,646
Meningitis	16	1,773	53	95	+ 1,678
Cervical Cancer	17	1,614	27	780	+ 834
Kidney Disease	18	1,580	3	4,065	- 2,485
Other Injuries	19	1,551	21	1,310	+ 241
Suicide	20	1,169	15	1,700	- 531
Lung Disease	21	1,142	4	4,062	- 2,921
Maternal Conditions	22	1,066	63	24	+ 1,042
Violence	23	1,035	29	744	+ 291
Syphilis	24	794	66	5	+ 789
Pertussis	25	666	68	3	+ 664
Asthma	26	665	42	295	+ 370
Drownings	27	618	44	283	+ 335
Falls	28	535	23	904	- 369
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	529	5	4,000	- 3,471
Prostate Cancer	30	504	14	2,435	- 1,931
Lymphomas	31	492	18	1,394	- 902
Fires	32	490	41	295	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	33	450	31	709	- 259
Poisonings	34	409	57	68	+ 341
Breast Cancer	35	328	16	1,689	- 1,360
Oesophagus Cancer	36	322	30	722	- 400
Endocrine Disorders	37	317	22	1,286	- 969
Epilepsy	38	298	43	294	+ 4
Leukemia	39	234	24	879	- 645
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	220	46	223	- 3
Lung Cancers	41	203	9	3,452	- 3,250
Stomach Cancer	42	185	8	3,631	- 3,445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	182	11	3,022	- 2,840
Tetanus	44	170	69	2	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	170	52	104	+ 66
Liver Cancer	46	159	19	1,369	- 1,211
Parkinson's Disease	47	147	26	790	- 643
Oral Cancer	48	139	40	307	- 168
Alcohol	49	126	47	207	- 81
Bladder Cancer	50	118	32	641	- 523
Schistosomiasis	51	115	84	0	+ 115
Skin Disease	52	113	28	763	- 650
Drug Use	53	110	50	149	- 39
Skin Cancers	54	97	34	526	- 429
Hepatitis B	55	93	60	30	+ 64
Appendicitis	56	75	59	37	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	57	74	35	514	- 440
Leishmaniasis	58	65	81	0	+ 65
Encephalitis	59	63	70	2	+ 61
Upper Respiratory	60	61	67	4	+ 56
Measles	61	43	75	0	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	62	38	17	1,567	- 1,529
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	27	48	187	- 160
Uterin Cancer	64	27	45	275	- 248
Other Neoplasms	65	18	20	1,358	- 1,340
Hepatitis C	66	16	61	27	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	62	27	- 14
Ascariasis	68	8	72	0	+ 8
War	69	6	64	14	- 8
Otitis Media	70	4	71	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	83	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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.