FRANCE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	56,656	54	362	+ 56,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,286	6	19,771	+ 11,515
Stroke	3	26,128	3	36,354	- 10,227
Malaria	4	25,911	82	0	+ 25,911
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,629	38	1,807	+ 18,822
Tuberculosis	6	19,531	50	435	+ 19,096
Birth Trauma	7	16,639	55	309	+ 16,331
Low Birth Weight	8	15,967	47	651	+ 15,316
Liver Disease	9	14,796	22	7,382	+ 7,414
Coronary Heart Disease	10	14,569	1	63,181	- 48,612
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,012	31	3,339	+ 8,673
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,341	35	2,012	+ 8,329
Hypertension	13	8,601	23	7,109	+ 1,492
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,873	12	10,912	- 3,038
Malnutrition	15	7,570	29	4,212	+ 3,358
Meningitis	16	6,496	58	163	+ 6,332
Cervical Cancer	17	5,913	40	1,574	+ 4,339
Kidney Disease	18	5,787	11	11,477	- 5,690
Other Injuries	19	5,683	9	15,119	- 9,437
Suicide	20	4,282	16	8,961	- 4,679
Lung Disease	21	4,183	7	18,232	- 14,048
Maternal Conditions	22	3,905	64	52	+ 3,853
Violence	23	3,791	49	538	+ 3,253
Syphilis	24	2,908	68	4	+ 2,905
Pertussis	25	2,442	69	3	+ 2,439
Asthma	26	2,435	42	1,039	+ 1,396
Drownings	27	2,265	45	868	+ 1,397
Falls	28	1,960	18	8,284	- 6,324
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,938	2	53,157	- 51,219
Prostate Cancer	30	1,846	13	10,873	- 9,027
Lymphomas	31	1,801	14	10,067	- 8,266
Fires	32	1,796	53	403	+ 1,393
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,648	25	6,065	- 4,418
Poisonings	34	1,500	57	228	+ 1,272
Breast Cancer	35	1,203	8	15,536	- 14,333
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,179	28	4,673	- 3,494
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,162	19	8,086	- 6,924
Epilepsy	38	1,091	37	1,865	- 774
Leukemia	39	858	21	7,457	- 6,598
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	807	43	986	- 179
Lung Cancers	41	742	4	35,657	- 34,915
Stomach Cancer	42	679	26	5,530	- 4,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	666	5	21,854	- 21,187
Tetanus	44	624	70	2	+ 622
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	624	41	1,384	- 761
Liver Cancer	46	581	15	9,573	- 8,992
Parkinson's Disease	47	539	20	7,570	- 7,031
Oral Cancer	48	510	27	4,676	- 4,166
Alcohol	49	460	33	3,189	- 2,729
Bladder Cancer	50	433	24	6,566	- 6,133
Schistosomiasis	51	421	71	1	+ 421
Skin Disease	52	414	39	1,598	- 1,184
Drug Use	53	403	36	1,881	- 1,478
Skin Cancers	54	355	32	3,256	- 2,901
Hepatitis B	55	342	59	135	+ 207
Appendicitis	56	276	61	90	+ 186
Ovary Cancer	57	271	30	3,964	- 3,693
Leishmaniasis	58	238	73	1	+ 237
Encephalitis	59	230	66	8	+ 222
Upper Respiratory	60	223	63	54	+ 169
Measles	61	159	77	0	+ 158
Pancreas Cancer	62	139	10	12,360	- 12,221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	98	51	426	- 328
Uterin Cancer	64	98	34	2,721	- 2,623
Other Neoplasms	65	65	17	8,771	- 8,705
Hepatitis C	66	58	52	416	- 358
Multiple Sclerosis	67	44	46	752	- 708
Ascariasis	68	28	79	0	+ 28
War	69	21	67	7	+ 14
Otitis Media	70	16	65	16	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	11	78	0	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	72	10	83	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	73	9	75	1	+ 8
Dengue	74	3	76	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.