CROATIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,439	59	8	+ 3,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,899	10	1,021	+ 878
Stroke	3	1,586	2	6,275	- 4,690
Malaria	4	1,573	77	0	+ 1,573
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,252	39	82	+ 1,170
Tuberculosis	6	1,185	44	61	+ 1,124
Birth Trauma	7	1,010	55	11	+ 999
Low Birth Weight	8	969	56	10	+ 959
Liver Disease	9	898	13	924	- 26
Coronary Heart Disease	10	884	1	12,307	- 11,423
Road Traffic Accidents	11	729	27	328	+ 401
Congenital Anomalies	12	628	37	94	+ 533
Hypertension	13	522	8	1,102	- 580
Diabetes Mellitus	14	478	6	1,963	- 1,485
Malnutrition	15	459	70	0	+ 459
Meningitis	16	394	52	16	+ 378
Cervical Cancer	17	359	34	156	+ 203
Kidney Disease	18	351	7	1,392	- 1,041
Other Injuries	19	345	23	428	- 83
Suicide	20	260	17	676	- 416
Lung Disease	21	254	5	2,111	- 1,857
Maternal Conditions	22	237	61	2	+ 235
Violence	23	230	48	45	+ 185
Syphilis	24	177	71	0	+ 177
Pertussis	25	148	69	0	+ 148
Asthma	26	148	41	74	+ 74
Drownings	27	137	38	86	+ 52
Falls	28	119	12	974	- 855
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	118	9	1,066	- 949
Prostate Cancer	30	112	14	852	- 740
Lymphomas	31	109	18	556	- 447
Fires	32	109	50	34	+ 75
Inflammatory/Heart	33	100	21	457	- 357
Poisonings	34	91	54	16	+ 75
Breast Cancer	35	73	11	1,019	- 946
Oesophagus Cancer	36	72	33	189	- 118
Endocrine Disorders	37	71	42	72	- 2
Epilepsy	38	66	36	94	- 28
Leukemia	39	52	22	435	- 383
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	49	31	207	- 158
Lung Cancers	41	45	3	2,842	- 2,797
Stomach Cancer	42	41	15	786	- 745
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	40	4	2,189	- 2,149
Tetanus	44	38	68	0	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	38	35	137	- 99
Liver Cancer	46	35	19	501	- 466
Parkinson's Disease	47	33	24	423	- 390
Oral Cancer	48	31	25	338	- 307
Alcohol	49	28	30	219	- 191
Bladder Cancer	50	26	20	499	- 473
Schistosomiasis	51	26	75	0	+ 26
Skin Disease	52	25	58	8	+ 17
Drug Use	53	24	43	70	- 46
Skin Cancers	54	22	26	332	- 310
Hepatitis B	55	21	51	17	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	17	57	9	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	57	16	28	308	- 292
Leishmaniasis	58	14	66	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	59	14	65	1	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	60	14	63	2	+ 12
Measles	61	10	73	0	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	62	8	16	754	- 746
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	46	47	- 41
Uterin Cancer	64	6	32	199	- 193
Other Neoplasms	65	4	29	283	- 279
Hepatitis C	66	4	47	45	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	67	3	45	55	- 52
Ascariasis	68	2	83	0	+ 2
War	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	60	3	- 2
Chlamydia	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	62	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	40	79	- 79
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	16	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	43	- 43
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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.