NICARAGUA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,533	35	139	+ 5,393
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,055	7	1,152	+ 1,904
Stroke	3	2,551	3	2,225	+ 327
Malaria	4	2,530	83	0	+ 2,530
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,014	36	122	+ 1,892
Tuberculosis	6	1,907	37	115	+ 1,793
Birth Trauma	7	1,625	25	198	+ 1,427
Low Birth Weight	8	1,559	13	490	+ 1,070
Liver Disease	9	1,445	6	1,203	+ 242
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,423	1	5,843	- 4,421
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,173	8	1,109	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,010	11	571	+ 439
Hypertension	13	840	9	1,103	- 263
Diabetes Mellitus	14	769	4	2,068	- 1,299
Malnutrition	15	739	30	163	+ 576
Meningitis	16	634	51	29	+ 605
Cervical Cancer	17	577	16	374	+ 203
Kidney Disease	18	565	2	3,533	- 2,968
Other Injuries	19	555	17	358	+ 197
Suicide	20	418	19	285	+ 134
Lung Disease	21	409	5	1,570	- 1,161
Maternal Conditions	22	381	39	88	+ 293
Violence	23	370	10	619	- 248
Syphilis	24	284	60	9	+ 275
Pertussis	25	238	67	3	+ 235
Asthma	26	238	38	105	+ 133
Drownings	27	221	32	157	+ 64
Falls	28	191	22	276	- 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	189	33	149	+ 40
Prostate Cancer	30	180	15	386	- 206
Lymphomas	31	176	29	164	+ 12
Fires	32	175	57	16	+ 159
Inflammatory/Heart	33	161	34	139	+ 22
Poisonings	34	146	55	18	+ 129
Breast Cancer	35	117	20	283	- 166
Oesophagus Cancer	36	115	47	42	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	37	114	28	164	- 50
Epilepsy	38	107	41	74	+ 32
Leukemia	39	84	24	227	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	79	40	85	- 7
Lung Cancers	41	72	23	274	- 201
Stomach Cancer	42	66	14	478	- 411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	65	18	315	- 250
Tetanus	44	61	79	0	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	61	54	20	+ 41
Liver Cancer	46	57	12	509	- 452
Parkinson's Disease	47	53	42	67	- 14
Oral Cancer	48	50	43	64	- 14
Alcohol	49	45	21	279	- 234
Bladder Cancer	50	42	52	28	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	51	41	84	0	+ 41
Skin Disease	52	40	31	162	- 121
Drug Use	53	39	46	50	- 11
Skin Cancers	54	35	45	59	- 24
Hepatitis B	55	33	62	5	+ 28
Appendicitis	56	27	49	32	- 5
Ovary Cancer	57	26	44	61	- 35
Leishmaniasis	58	23	76	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	59	22	58	10	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	60	22	72	1	+ 21
Measles	61	16	78	0	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	62	14	27	178	- 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	50	31	- 21
Uterin Cancer	64	10	48	39	- 29
Other Neoplasms	65	6	26	192	- 186
Hepatitis C	66	6	68	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	61	7	- 2
Ascariasis	68	3	69	1	+ 2
War	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	2	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Zambia

Nicaragua

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.