DJIBOUTI VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	824	5	348	+ 476
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	455	3	671	- 215
Stroke	3	380	2	680	- 299
Malaria	4	377	23	66	+ 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	300	4	364	- 64
Tuberculosis	6	284	9	243	+ 41
Birth Trauma	7	242	15	166	+ 76
Low Birth Weight	8	232	8	251	- 19
Liver Disease	9	215	6	295	- 79
Coronary Heart Disease	10	212	1	687	- 475
Road Traffic Accidents	11	175	11	229	- 54
Congenital Anomalies	12	150	18	113	+ 38
Hypertension	13	125	12	211	- 86
Diabetes Mellitus	14	115	7	284	- 170
Malnutrition	15	110	14	170	- 59
Meningitis	16	95	17	117	- 22
Cervical Cancer	17	86	29	40	+ 46
Kidney Disease	18	84	13	186	- 102
Other Injuries	19	83	10	233	- 150
Suicide	20	62	19	94	- 32
Lung Disease	21	61	16	120	- 59
Maternal Conditions	22	57	31	40	+ 17
Violence	23	55	24	64	- 9
Syphilis	24	42	52	13	+ 29
Pertussis	25	36	25	50	- 14
Asthma	26	35	22	68	- 32
Drownings	27	33	35	28	+ 5
Falls	28	29	26	45	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	28	21	90	- 62
Prostate Cancer	30	27	44	17	+ 10
Lymphomas	31	26	30	40	- 14
Fires	32	26	33	33	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	33	24	28	45	- 21
Poisonings	34	22	39	25	- 3
Breast Cancer	35	18	20	91	- 73
Oesophagus Cancer	36	17	36	27	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	37	17	38	25	- 8
Epilepsy	38	16	37	26	- 10
Leukemia	39	12	27	45	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	12	34	32	- 20
Lung Cancers	41	11	42	20	- 9
Stomach Cancer	42	10	50	14	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	10	32	38	- 28
Tetanus	44	9	46	16	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	9	48	15	- 6
Liver Cancer	46	8	43	19	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	47	8	41	23	- 15
Oral Cancer	48	7	45	17	- 9
Alcohol	49	7	49	15	- 8
Bladder Cancer	50	6	47	15	- 9
Schistosomiasis	51	6	64	3	+ 4
Skin Disease	52	6	55	12	- 6
Drug Use	53	6	54	12	- 6
Skin Cancers	54	5	53	12	- 7
Hepatitis B	55	5	56	8	- 3
Appendicitis	56	4	57	6	- 2
Ovary Cancer	57	4	40	23	- 19
Leishmaniasis	58	3	51	14	- 10
Encephalitis	59	3	59	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	60	3	61	4	- 1
Measles	61	2	66	2	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	62	2	58	6	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	62	3	- 2
Uterin Cancer	64	1	60	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	65	1	65	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	68	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
War	69	0	63	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 DJIBOUTI

Zambia

Djibouti

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.