PARAGUAY VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,233	21	448	+ 5,785
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,442	4	1,661	+ 1,781
Stroke	3	2,875	2	3,007	- 133
Malaria	4	2,851	81	0	+ 2,851
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,270	31	192	+ 2,077
Tuberculosis	6	2,149	26	273	+ 1,876
Birth Trauma	7	1,831	30	213	+ 1,618
Low Birth Weight	8	1,757	12	644	+ 1,112
Liver Disease	9	1,628	17	524	+ 1,104
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,603	1	4,327	- 2,724
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,322	6	1,552	- 230
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,138	11	662	+ 476
Hypertension	13	946	8	895	+ 51
Diabetes Mellitus	14	866	3	2,361	- 1,495
Malnutrition	15	833	25	330	+ 503
Meningitis	16	715	53	52	+ 662
Cervical Cancer	17	651	18	516	+ 135
Kidney Disease	18	637	5	1,592	- 956
Other Injuries	19	625	9	843	- 218
Suicide	20	471	22	425	+ 46
Lung Disease	21	460	7	1,181	- 720
Maternal Conditions	22	430	49	64	+ 365
Violence	23	417	13	566	- 148
Syphilis	24	320	42	119	+ 201
Pertussis	25	269	59	30	+ 239
Asthma	26	268	39	126	+ 142
Drownings	27	249	32	178	+ 71
Falls	28	216	43	100	+ 115
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	213	36	144	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	30	203	15	546	- 343
Lymphomas	31	198	29	245	- 47
Fires	32	198	50	63	+ 134
Inflammatory/Heart	33	181	34	154	+ 27
Poisonings	34	165	63	14	+ 151
Breast Cancer	35	132	20	481	- 348
Oesophagus Cancer	36	130	33	173	- 44
Endocrine Disorders	37	128	14	562	- 434
Epilepsy	38	120	44	98	+ 22
Leukemia	39	94	27	272	- 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	89	47	69	+ 20
Lung Cancers	41	82	10	738	- 656
Stomach Cancer	42	75	24	355	- 280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	73	16	543	- 470
Tetanus	44	69	64	12	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	69	55	43	+ 25
Liver Cancer	46	64	35	152	- 88
Parkinson's Disease	47	59	41	122	- 62
Oral Cancer	48	56	38	134	- 77
Alcohol	49	51	23	410	- 359
Bladder Cancer	50	48	51	57	- 9
Schistosomiasis	51	46	80	0	+ 46
Skin Disease	52	46	37	144	- 98
Drug Use	53	44	56	38	+ 7
Skin Cancers	54	39	40	125	- 86
Hepatitis B	55	38	67	10	+ 28
Appendicitis	56	30	57	37	- 7
Ovary Cancer	57	30	45	85	- 55
Leishmaniasis	58	26	61	17	+ 9
Encephalitis	59	25	66	11	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	60	24	70	4	+ 20
Measles	61	17	78	0	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	62	15	28	258	- 243
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	11	48	66	- 55
Uterin Cancer	64	11	54	45	- 35
Other Neoplasms	65	7	19	487	- 480
Hepatitis C	66	6	72	3	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	68	8	- 4
Ascariasis	68	3	76	0	+ 3
War	69	2	71	3	- 0
Otitis Media	70	2	74	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	62	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	65	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	60	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	82	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Zambia

Paraguay

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.