HONDURAS VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,896	14	794	+ 7,102
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,360	9	1,335	+ 3,025
Stroke	3	3,641	3	5,667	- 2,026
Malaria	4	3,611	71	0	+ 3,611
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,875	11	923	+ 1,953
Tuberculosis	6	2,722	22	453	+ 2,269
Birth Trauma	7	2,319	33	310	+ 2,009
Low Birth Weight	8	2,225	16	755	+ 1,470
Liver Disease	9	2,062	6	2,721	- 659
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,030	1	8,063	- 6,032
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,674	7	1,572	+ 102
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,441	15	793	+ 648
Hypertension	13	1,199	13	838	+ 361
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,097	10	1,075	+ 22
Malnutrition	15	1,055	39	181	+ 874
Meningitis	16	905	46	92	+ 814
Cervical Cancer	17	824	19	493	+ 331
Kidney Disease	18	807	4	3,056	- 2,249
Other Injuries	19	792	12	845	- 53
Suicide	20	597	37	201	+ 396
Lung Disease	21	583	5	2,997	- 2,414
Maternal Conditions	22	544	48	90	+ 454
Violence	23	528	2	6,520	- 5,992
Syphilis	24	405	61	18	+ 387
Pertussis	25	340	53	58	+ 283
Asthma	26	339	30	346	- 7
Drownings	27	316	38	183	+ 133
Falls	28	273	35	289	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	270	8	1,413	- 1,142
Prostate Cancer	30	257	25	378	- 121
Lymphomas	31	251	24	390	- 139
Fires	32	250	57	40	+ 210
Inflammatory/Heart	33	230	28	366	- 137
Poisonings	34	209	55	45	+ 164
Breast Cancer	35	168	20	478	- 310
Oesophagus Cancer	36	164	50	81	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	37	162	31	334	- 172
Epilepsy	38	152	36	201	- 49
Leukemia	39	120	21	475	- 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	112	17	657	- 544
Lung Cancers	41	103	27	369	- 266
Stomach Cancer	42	95	18	643	- 548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	93	29	354	- 261
Tetanus	44	87	59	26	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	87	54	47	+ 40
Liver Cancer	46	81	26	376	- 295
Parkinson's Disease	47	75	23	429	- 354
Oral Cancer	48	71	44	99	- 28
Alcohol	49	64	34	308	- 244
Bladder Cancer	50	60	49	82	- 21
Schistosomiasis	51	59	76	0	+ 59
Skin Disease	52	58	40	167	- 110
Drug Use	53	56	42	129	- 73
Skin Cancers	54	49	52	68	- 18
Hepatitis B	55	48	64	5	+ 43
Appendicitis	56	38	41	139	- 101
Ovary Cancer	57	38	45	98	- 60
Leishmaniasis	58	33	69	1	+ 32
Encephalitis	59	32	51	79	- 47
Upper Respiratory	60	31	63	9	+ 22
Measles	61	22	79	0	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	62	19	32	325	- 306
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	47	91	- 78
Uterin Cancer	64	14	60	23	- 9
Other Neoplasms	65	9	56	41	- 32
Hepatitis C	66	8	66	3	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	62	11	- 4
Ascariasis	68	4	67	2	+ 2
War	69	3	65	4	- 1
Otitis Media	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	68	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	43	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	58	27	- 27
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

Zambia

Honduras

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.