PAKISTAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	209,112	32	6,797	+ 202,315
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	115,472	6	83,483	+ 31,989
Stroke	3	96,435	2	141,432	- 44,997
Malaria	4	95,635	63	587	+ 95,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	76,141	3	104,383	- 28,242
Tuberculosis	6	72,086	11	42,103	+ 29,983
Birth Trauma	7	61,414	8	59,559	+ 1,855
Low Birth Weight	8	58,931	4	93,373	- 34,442
Liver Disease	9	54,609	10	54,835	- 226
Coronary Heart Disease	10	53,772	1	240,720	- 186,947
Road Traffic Accidents	11	44,334	12	28,170	+ 16,164
Congenital Anomalies	12	38,169	14	26,320	+ 11,849
Hypertension	13	31,745	16	22,917	+ 8,828
Diabetes Mellitus	14	29,060	7	63,852	- 34,793
Malnutrition	15	27,939	27	8,852	+ 19,087
Meningitis	16	23,974	19	18,025	+ 5,949
Cervical Cancer	17	21,823	44	4,009	+ 17,814
Kidney Disease	18	21,359	9	56,796	- 35,437
Other Injuries	19	20,974	13	27,010	- 6,036
Suicide	20	15,804	18	19,331	- 3,527
Lung Disease	21	15,440	5	86,968	- 71,528
Maternal Conditions	22	14,414	24	12,392	+ 2,021
Violence	23	13,992	23	12,925	+ 1,067
Syphilis	24	10,735	57	1,289	+ 9,446
Pertussis	25	9,011	34	6,358	+ 2,653
Asthma	26	8,989	17	20,750	- 11,762
Drownings	27	8,358	37	5,376	+ 2,982
Falls	28	7,236	28	8,642	- 1,407
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	7,155	22	15,216	- 8,061
Prostate Cancer	30	6,813	45	3,559	+ 3,253
Lymphomas	31	6,647	31	7,020	- 373
Fires	32	6,628	42	4,305	+ 2,323
Inflammatory/Heart	33	6,082	52	2,318	+ 3,764
Poisonings	34	5,535	47	3,364	+ 2,171
Breast Cancer	35	4,439	20	18,009	- 13,570
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,351	29	7,866	- 3,514
Endocrine Disorders	37	4,290	25	11,439	- 7,149
Epilepsy	38	4,028	40	4,873	- 845
Leukemia	39	3,168	39	5,254	- 2,086
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,979	36	5,450	- 2,471
Lung Cancers	41	2,739	26	9,688	- 6,948
Stomach Cancer	42	2,505	43	4,044	- 1,540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,459	38	5,279	- 2,820
Tetanus	44	2,303	30	7,541	- 5,238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,302	15	26,017	- 23,715
Liver Cancer	46	2,145	41	4,427	- 2,282
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,989	35	6,145	- 4,156
Oral Cancer	48	1,883	21	17,181	- 15,298
Alcohol	49	1,698	50	2,520	- 822
Bladder Cancer	50	1,597	48	2,727	- 1,129
Schistosomiasis	51	1,556	74	0	+ 1,556
Skin Disease	52	1,527	67	132	+ 1,395
Drug Use	53	1,486	61	829	+ 657
Skin Cancers	54	1,311	54	1,539	- 229
Hepatitis B	55	1,264	53	2,267	- 1,003
Appendicitis	56	1,017	51	2,472	- 1,455
Ovary Cancer	57	1,001	46	3,533	- 2,532
Leishmaniasis	58	879	72	4	+ 874
Encephalitis	59	850	33	6,651	- 5,801
Upper Respiratory	60	821	66	288	+ 533
Measles	61	586	49	2,579	- 1,993
Pancreas Cancer	62	513	60	1,069	- 556
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	363	56	1,388	- 1,025
Uterin Cancer	64	361	59	1,191	- 830
Other Neoplasms	65	241	64	412	- 171
Hepatitis C	66	215	58	1,227	- 1,012
Multiple Sclerosis	67	163	65	411	- 248
Ascariasis	68	104	68	75	+ 29
War	69	78	62	597	- 518
Otitis Media	70	60	71	28	+ 32
Chlamydia	71	42	70	44	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	38	73	0	+ 38
Diphtheria	73	33	69	68	- 35
Dengue	74	13	55	1,429	- 1,417
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	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 PAKISTAN

Zambia

Pakistan

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.