ITALY VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,516	46	520	+ 49,997
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,895	9	16,339	+ 11,557
Stroke	3	23,296	2	62,633	- 39,337
Malaria	4	23,103	79	0	+ 23,103
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,394	36	1,622	+ 16,772
Tuberculosis	6	17,414	53	336	+ 17,078
Birth Trauma	7	14,836	59	140	+ 14,696
Low Birth Weight	8	14,236	51	357	+ 13,879
Liver Disease	9	13,192	23	5,559	+ 7,633
Coronary Heart Disease	10	12,990	1	97,116	- 84,126
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,710	30	3,221	+ 7,489
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,221	37	1,443	+ 7,778
Hypertension	13	7,669	6	29,931	- 22,262
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,020	8	19,836	- 12,816
Malnutrition	15	6,749	41	775	+ 5,974
Meningitis	16	5,792	60	128	+ 5,664
Cervical Cancer	17	5,272	40	1,154	+ 4,118
Kidney Disease	18	5,160	11	12,726	- 7,566
Other Injuries	19	5,067	12	12,112	- 7,046
Suicide	20	3,818	26	4,042	- 224
Lung Disease	21	3,730	5	32,382	- 28,653
Maternal Conditions	22	3,482	67	6	+ 3,476
Violence	23	3,380	50	409	+ 2,972
Syphilis	24	2,593	69	4	+ 2,589
Pertussis	25	2,177	73	1	+ 2,176
Asthma	26	2,171	47	494	+ 1,678
Drownings	27	2,019	52	344	+ 1,675
Falls	28	1,748	25	4,222	- 2,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,728	3	41,445	- 39,716
Prostate Cancer	30	1,646	20	8,409	- 6,763
Lymphomas	31	1,606	16	9,670	- 8,065
Fires	32	1,601	56	271	+ 1,330
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,469	24	5,531	- 4,062
Poisonings	34	1,337	58	154	+ 1,183
Breast Cancer	35	1,072	10	13,868	- 12,796
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,051	34	2,045	- 994
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,036	18	8,431	- 7,394
Epilepsy	38	973	39	1,337	- 363
Leukemia	39	765	21	6,728	- 5,963
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	720	43	690	+ 30
Lung Cancers	41	662	4	34,152	- 33,491
Stomach Cancer	42	605	14	10,252	- 9,647
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	594	7	21,254	- 20,660
Tetanus	44	556	63	22	+ 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	556	32	2,216	- 1,660
Liver Cancer	46	518	17	9,620	- 9,102
Parkinson's Disease	47	481	19	8,428	- 7,947
Oral Cancer	48	455	27	3,343	- 2,888
Alcohol	49	410	55	277	+ 133
Bladder Cancer	50	386	22	6,711	- 6,325
Schistosomiasis	51	376	78	0	+ 376
Skin Disease	52	369	38	1,440	- 1,071
Drug Use	53	359	45	654	- 295
Skin Cancers	54	317	29	3,239	- 2,922
Hepatitis B	55	305	54	334	- 29
Appendicitis	56	246	61	49	+ 197
Ovary Cancer	57	242	28	3,282	- 3,040
Leishmaniasis	58	212	70	3	+ 209
Encephalitis	59	205	68	5	+ 201
Upper Respiratory	60	198	64	20	+ 178
Measles	61	142	71	1	+ 140
Pancreas Cancer	62	124	13	12,095	- 11,970
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	88	42	701	- 614
Uterin Cancer	64	87	33	2,198	- 2,111
Other Neoplasms	65	58	15	9,984	- 9,926
Hepatitis C	66	52	31	2,451	- 2,399
Multiple Sclerosis	67	39	44	677	- 637
Ascariasis	68	25	80	0	+ 25
War	69	19	66	6	+ 13
Otitis Media	70	15	65	16	- 1
Chlamydia	71	10	84	0	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	72	9	77	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	73	8	76	0	+ 8
Dengue	74	3	81	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Zambia

Italy

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.