HAITI VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ZAMBIA		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,739	5	2,706	+ 7,034
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,378	3	7,064	- 1,686
Stroke	3	4,492	2	11,779	- 7,288
Malaria	4	4,454	59	36	+ 4,418
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,546	8	2,540	+ 1,007
Tuberculosis	6	3,357	22	1,007	+ 2,350
Birth Trauma	7	2,860	14	2,100	+ 760
Low Birth Weight	8	2,745	9	2,516	+ 229
Liver Disease	9	2,543	10	2,425	+ 118
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,504	1	13,208	- 10,704
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,065	13	2,115	- 50
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,778	15	1,819	- 42
Hypertension	13	1,479	7	2,632	- 1,153
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,353	4	5,026	- 3,672
Malnutrition	15	1,301	29	717	+ 584
Meningitis	16	1,117	28	780	+ 337
Cervical Cancer	17	1,016	34	573	+ 444
Kidney Disease	18	995	6	2,701	- 1,706
Other Injuries	19	977	16	1,499	- 522
Suicide	20	736	21	1,085	- 349
Lung Disease	21	719	11	2,334	- 1,615
Maternal Conditions	22	671	18	1,349	- 677
Violence	23	652	12	2,330	- 1,678
Syphilis	24	500	46	251	+ 249
Pertussis	25	420	38	446	- 27
Asthma	26	419	20	1,107	- 689
Drownings	27	389	19	1,306	- 917
Falls	28	337	35	549	- 212
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	333	23	955	- 622
Prostate Cancer	30	317	17	1,356	- 1,039
Lymphomas	31	310	47	235	+ 74
Fires	32	309	37	470	- 161
Inflammatory/Heart	33	283	25	941	- 658
Poisonings	34	258	50	154	+ 103
Breast Cancer	35	207	30	705	- 498
Oesophagus Cancer	36	203	49	155	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	37	200	24	951	- 752
Epilepsy	38	188	41	409	- 221
Leukemia	39	148	43	300	- 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	139	31	704	- 565
Lung Cancers	41	128	36	492	- 364
Stomach Cancer	42	117	26	863	- 746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	115	32	680	- 566
Tetanus	44	107	53	119	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	107	27	814	- 707
Liver Cancer	46	100	33	662	- 563
Parkinson's Disease	47	93	42	329	- 237
Oral Cancer	48	88	45	261	- 173
Alcohol	49	79	39	428	- 348
Bladder Cancer	50	74	55	92	- 18
Schistosomiasis	51	72	76	0	+ 72
Skin Disease	52	71	40	425	- 353
Drug Use	53	69	52	140	- 71
Skin Cancers	54	61	56	56	+ 5
Hepatitis B	55	59	62	26	+ 33
Appendicitis	56	47	48	172	- 124
Ovary Cancer	57	47	51	153	- 107
Leishmaniasis	58	41	79	0	+ 41
Encephalitis	59	40	54	118	- 78
Upper Respiratory	60	38	63	19	+ 19
Measles	61	27	74	0	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	62	24	44	268	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	17	58	37	- 20
Uterin Cancer	64	17	57	42	- 25
Other Neoplasms	65	11	60	31	- 19
Hepatitis C	66	10	65	7	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	61	28	- 21
Ascariasis	68	5	67	5	- 0
War	69	4	66	5	- 2
Otitis Media	70	3	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	68	5	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	69	3	- 2
Dengue	74	1	64	17	- 16
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Zambia

Haiti

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.