DENMARK VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,949	55	23	+ 4,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,733	6	2,244	+ 490
Stroke	3	2,283	5	3,662	- 1,380
Malaria	4	2,264	79	0	+ 2,264
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,802	38	145	+ 1,658
Tuberculosis	6	1,706	57	16	+ 1,691
Birth Trauma	7	1,454	56	21	+ 1,432
Low Birth Weight	8	1,395	41	116	+ 1,278
Liver Disease	9	1,293	14	692	+ 600
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,273	1	5,341	- 4,069
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,049	33	213	+ 836
Congenital Anomalies	12	903	36	153	+ 750
Hypertension	13	751	15	642	+ 109
Diabetes Mellitus	14	688	10	1,284	- 596
Malnutrition	15	661	59	14	+ 647
Meningitis	16	567	52	25	+ 542
Cervical Cancer	17	517	37	153	+ 364
Kidney Disease	18	506	12	911	- 405
Other Injuries	19	496	30	347	+ 149
Suicide	20	374	16	617	- 243
Lung Disease	21	365	3	4,387	- 4,021
Maternal Conditions	22	341	64	2	+ 339
Violence	23	331	47	63	+ 268
Syphilis	24	254	70	0	+ 254
Pertussis	25	213	72	0	+ 213
Asthma	26	213	44	82	+ 130
Drownings	27	198	50	37	+ 161
Falls	28	171	22	541	- 369
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	169	2	5,218	- 5,048
Prostate Cancer	30	161	8	1,480	- 1,319
Lymphomas	31	157	13	730	- 572
Fires	32	157	49	53	+ 104
Inflammatory/Heart	33	144	31	284	- 140
Poisonings	34	131	62	6	+ 125
Breast Cancer	35	105	9	1,299	- 1,194
Oesophagus Cancer	36	103	24	477	- 374
Endocrine Disorders	37	102	19	575	- 473
Epilepsy	38	95	40	125	- 30
Leukemia	39	75	20	558	- 483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	71	32	216	- 146
Lung Cancers	41	65	4	3,721	- 3,656
Stomach Cancer	42	59	23	484	- 425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	58	7	2,147	- 2,089
Tetanus	44	55	68	0	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	54	42	96	- 42
Liver Cancer	46	51	25	464	- 414
Parkinson's Disease	47	47	17	600	- 553
Oral Cancer	48	45	28	371	- 326
Alcohol	49	40	18	598	- 558
Bladder Cancer	50	38	21	545	- 508
Schistosomiasis	51	37	75	0	+ 37
Skin Disease	52	36	45	79	- 43
Drug Use	53	35	34	197	- 162
Skin Cancers	54	31	26	388	- 357
Hepatitis B	55	30	61	6	+ 24
Appendicitis	56	24	54	23	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	57	24	29	367	- 343
Leishmaniasis	58	21	78	0	+ 21
Encephalitis	59	20	67	1	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	19	58	15	+ 4
Measles	61	14	71	0	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	62	12	11	1,096	- 1,084
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	43	84	- 76
Uterin Cancer	64	9	35	156	- 147
Other Neoplasms	65	6	27	378	- 372
Hepatitis C	66	5	60	9	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	39	132	- 128
Ascariasis	68	2	81	0	+ 2
War	69	2	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	2	- 0
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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.