MONGOLIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MONGOLIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,719	49	21	+ 2,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,502	11	410	+ 1,092
Stroke	3	1,254	2	4,401	- 3,147
Malaria	4	1,244	79	0	+ 1,244
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	990	36	66	+ 924
Tuberculosis	6	937	14	327	+ 610
Birth Trauma	7	799	24	160	+ 638
Low Birth Weight	8	766	20	204	+ 563
Liver Disease	9	710	4	1,723	- 1,013
Coronary Heart Disease	10	699	1	5,202	- 4,502
Road Traffic Accidents	11	577	5	679	- 102
Congenital Anomalies	12	496	17	262	+ 234
Hypertension	13	413	21	199	+ 214
Diabetes Mellitus	14	378	27	145	+ 233
Malnutrition	15	363	64	0	+ 363
Meningitis	16	312	48	21	+ 290
Cervical Cancer	17	284	25	155	+ 128
Kidney Disease	18	278	12	408	- 131
Other Injuries	19	273	9	442	- 169
Suicide	20	206	8	577	- 371
Lung Disease	21	201	15	327	- 126
Maternal Conditions	22	187	40	49	+ 139
Violence	23	182	22	197	- 15
Syphilis	24	140	44	34	+ 105
Pertussis	25	117	53	15	+ 102
Asthma	26	117	29	112	+ 4
Drownings	27	109	26	151	- 43
Falls	28	94	18	244	- 150
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	93	19	243	- 150
Prostate Cancer	30	89	52	18	+ 71
Lymphomas	31	86	42	43	+ 43
Fires	32	86	31	94	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	33	79	16	263	- 184
Poisonings	34	72	33	89	- 17
Breast Cancer	35	58	38	61	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	36	57	13	366	- 309
Endocrine Disorders	37	56	35	69	- 14
Epilepsy	38	52	34	80	- 28
Leukemia	39	41	46	30	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	39	23	192	- 154
Lung Cancers	41	36	10	411	- 376
Stomach Cancer	42	33	6	617	- 585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	32	32	93	- 61
Tetanus	44	30	60	2	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	30	28	129	- 99
Liver Cancer	46	28	3	1,834	- 1,806
Parkinson's Disease	47	26	39	55	- 29
Oral Cancer	48	24	37	61	- 37
Alcohol	49	22	7	582	- 560
Bladder Cancer	50	21	50	19	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	51	20	78	0	+ 20
Skin Disease	52	20	51	18	+ 2
Drug Use	53	19	45	33	- 13
Skin Cancers	54	17	54	13	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	16	55	10	+ 6
Appendicitis	56	13	47	25	- 12
Ovary Cancer	57	13	41	45	- 32
Leishmaniasis	58	11	76	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	59	11	43	40	- 29
Upper Respiratory	60	11	61	1	+ 9
Measles	61	8	69	0	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	62	7	30	94	- 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	5	56	8	- 4
Uterin Cancer	64	5	57	7	- 3
Other Neoplasms	65	3	58	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	3	62	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	59	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	67	0	+ 1
War	69	1	63	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	65	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 MONGOLIA

Zambia

Mongolia

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.