ICELAND VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	302	59	0	+ 301
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	167	6	82	+ 84
Stroke	3	139	3	141	- 1
Malaria	4	138	73	0	+ 138
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	110	55	1	+ 109
Tuberculosis	6	104	82	0	+ 104
Birth Trauma	7	89	46	2	+ 86
Low Birth Weight	8	85	43	3	+ 82
Liver Disease	9	79	31	9	+ 69
Coronary Heart Disease	10	78	1	403	- 326
Road Traffic Accidents	11	64	35	7	+ 57
Congenital Anomalies	12	55	34	7	+ 48
Hypertension	13	46	17	24	+ 22
Diabetes Mellitus	14	42	16	30	+ 12
Malnutrition	15	40	57	1	+ 40
Meningitis	16	35	50	1	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	17	31	32	9	+ 22
Kidney Disease	18	31	15	33	- 2
Other Injuries	19	30	11	50	- 20
Suicide	20	23	13	40	- 17
Lung Disease	21	22	5	129	- 106
Maternal Conditions	22	21	60	0	+ 20
Violence	23	20	39	4	+ 16
Syphilis	24	15	80	0	+ 15
Pertussis	25	13	62	0	+ 13
Asthma	26	13	48	2	+ 11
Drownings	27	12	56	1	+ 11
Falls	28	10	18	24	- 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10	2	295	- 285
Prostate Cancer	30	10	8	61	- 51
Lymphomas	31	10	14	37	- 27
Fires	32	10	58	1	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	33	9	26	16	- 7
Poisonings	34	8	42	3	+ 5
Breast Cancer	35	6	9	53	- 47
Oesophagus Cancer	36	6	19	23	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	37	6	27	16	- 9
Epilepsy	38	6	37	5	+ 0
Leukemia	39	5	22	19	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4	41	3	+ 1
Lung Cancers	41	4	4	134	- 130
Stomach Cancer	42	4	23	18	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	4	7	73	- 70
Tetanus	44	3	68	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3	54	1	+ 2
Liver Cancer	46	3	20	22	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	47	3	10	53	- 50
Oral Cancer	48	3	33	9	- 6
Alcohol	49	2	28	14	- 12
Bladder Cancer	50	2	21	20	- 18
Schistosomiasis	51	2	75	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	52	2	45	3	- 0
Drug Use	53	2	24	17	- 15
Skin Cancers	54	2	29	13	- 11
Hepatitis B	55	2	63	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	1	86	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	57	1	25	16	- 15
Leishmaniasis	58	1	77	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	51	1	+ 0
Measles	61	1	67	0	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	12	43	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	38	4	- 4
Uterin Cancer	64	1	36	7	- 6
Other Neoplasms	65	0	30	10	- 9
Hepatitis C	66	0	52	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	44	3	- 3
Ascariasis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
War	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	47	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Zambia

Iceland

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.