INDIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,167,623	31	44,406	+ 1,123,217
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	644,763	6	392,425	+ 252,339
Stroke	3	538,468	3	697,038	- 158,570
Malaria	4	534,001	57	7,705	+ 526,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	425,148	4	670,315	- 245,167
Tuberculosis	6	402,508	5	435,882	- 33,374
Birth Trauma	7	342,919	20	102,819	+ 240,100
Low Birth Weight	8	329,056	9	238,739	+ 90,317
Liver Disease	9	304,922	8	268,580	+ 36,342
Coronary Heart Disease	10	300,250	1	1,520,034	- 1,219,784
Road Traffic Accidents	11	247,551	12	212,596	+ 34,956
Congenital Anomalies	12	213,123	23	82,769	+ 130,354
Hypertension	13	177,255	19	108,050	+ 69,205
Diabetes Mellitus	14	162,261	7	271,495	- 109,234
Malnutrition	15	156,001	55	8,626	+ 147,375
Meningitis	16	133,866	36	33,337	+ 100,530
Cervical Cancer	17	121,852	30	45,319	+ 76,533
Kidney Disease	18	119,264	11	222,903	- 103,639
Other Injuries	19	117,111	15	149,570	- 32,459
Suicide	20	88,245	14	173,347	- 85,103
Lung Disease	21	86,213	2	879,732	- 793,520
Maternal Conditions	22	80,482	41	25,917	+ 54,565
Violence	23	78,129	27	51,767	+ 26,363
Syphilis	24	59,941	64	2,007	+ 57,933
Pertussis	25	50,317	54	10,094	+ 40,224
Asthma	26	50,189	13	196,051	- 145,861
Drownings	27	46,671	28	48,774	- 2,103
Falls	28	40,401	10	225,755	- 185,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	39,950	17	126,593	- 86,643
Prostate Cancer	30	38,041	38	30,945	+ 7,096
Lymphomas	31	37,113	33	40,159	- 3,046
Fires	32	37,009	42	23,265	+ 13,744
Inflammatory/Heart	33	33,960	49	12,651	+ 21,309
Poisonings	34	30,905	61	3,540	+ 27,365
Breast Cancer	35	24,785	22	82,821	- 58,036
Oesophagus Cancer	36	24,297	34	38,898	- 14,600
Endocrine Disorders	37	23,956	47	15,264	+ 8,692
Epilepsy	38	22,491	40	30,307	- 7,817
Leukemia	39	17,691	35	33,383	- 15,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	16,634	26	68,108	- 51,473
Lung Cancers	41	15,296	21	88,276	- 72,979
Stomach Cancer	42	13,986	24	81,058	- 67,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	13,729	25	77,368	- 63,639
Tetanus	44	12,859	58	7,093	+ 5,766
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	12,851	18	126,079	- 113,228
Liver Cancer	46	11,975	39	30,369	- 18,394
Parkinson's Disease	47	11,107	32	43,398	- 32,291
Oral Cancer	48	10,514	16	134,187	- 123,673
Alcohol	49	9,480	43	23,097	- 13,617
Bladder Cancer	50	8,919	48	14,081	- 5,161
Schistosomiasis	51	8,686	76	0	+ 8,686
Skin Disease	52	8,525	45	17,857	- 9,333
Drug Use	53	8,296	52	11,747	- 3,451
Skin Cancers	54	7,317	60	5,054	+ 2,264
Hepatitis B	55	7,058	56	8,184	- 1,126
Appendicitis	56	5,680	53	11,245	- 5,565
Ovary Cancer	57	5,589	44	21,947	- 16,358
Leishmaniasis	58	4,906	66	973	+ 3,932
Encephalitis	59	4,747	29	48,080	- 43,333
Upper Respiratory	60	4,586	68	584	+ 4,002
Measles	61	3,272	51	11,923	- 8,651
Pancreas Cancer	62	2,867	37	32,812	- 29,944
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2,027	50	11,931	- 9,904
Uterin Cancer	64	2,017	59	6,841	- 4,823
Other Neoplasms	65	1,344	62	2,968	- 1,624
Hepatitis C	66	1,198	65	1,364	- 166
Multiple Sclerosis	67	910	63	2,328	- 1,418
Ascariasis	68	582	70	126	+ 456
War	69	438	67	890	- 452
Otitis Media	70	336	71	68	+ 268
Chlamydia	71	233	69	379	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	72	213	78	0	+ 213
Diphtheria	73	187	72	65	+ 122
Dengue	74	71	46	17,546	- 17,475
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Zambia

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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.