PHILIPPINES VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	98,006	66	204	+ 97,802
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	54,119	2	93,807	- 39,688
Stroke	3	45,197	3	74,167	- 28,969
Malaria	4	44,822	69	94	+ 44,728
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	35,685	22	6,189	+ 29,497
Tuberculosis	6	33,785	8	27,061	+ 6,724
Birth Trauma	7	28,783	18	7,960	+ 20,823
Low Birth Weight	8	27,620	14	10,141	+ 17,479
Liver Disease	9	25,594	20	7,076	+ 18,518
Coronary Heart Disease	10	25,202	1	129,955	- 104,753
Road Traffic Accidents	11	20,779	10	13,017	+ 7,762
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,889	17	8,051	+ 9,838
Hypertension	13	14,878	5	34,500	- 19,622
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,620	7	32,260	- 18,641
Malnutrition	15	13,094	24	4,311	+ 8,783
Meningitis	16	11,236	47	1,041	+ 10,195
Cervical Cancer	17	10,228	33	3,076	+ 7,152
Kidney Disease	18	10,011	4	39,380	- 29,370
Other Injuries	19	9,830	31	3,536	+ 6,294
Suicide	20	7,407	35	2,325	+ 5,082
Lung Disease	21	7,236	6	32,559	- 25,323
Maternal Conditions	22	6,755	38	2,042	+ 4,714
Violence	23	6,558	9	14,835	- 8,277
Syphilis	24	5,031	44	1,157	+ 3,874
Pertussis	25	4,223	43	1,760	+ 2,464
Asthma	26	4,213	11	11,404	- 7,191
Drownings	27	3,917	27	3,881	+ 36
Falls	28	3,391	28	3,861	- 470
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,353	39	2,010	+ 1,343
Prostate Cancer	30	3,193	26	4,149	- 956
Lymphomas	31	3,115	36	2,279	+ 836
Fires	32	3,106	54	600	+ 2,507
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,850	30	3,545	- 695
Poisonings	34	2,594	65	226	+ 2,368
Breast Cancer	35	2,080	15	9,802	- 7,722
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,039	53	672	+ 1,368
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,011	12	10,464	- 8,453
Epilepsy	38	1,888	45	1,120	+ 768
Leukemia	39	1,485	29	3,596	- 2,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,396	21	6,865	- 5,469
Lung Cancers	41	1,284	13	10,296	- 9,012
Stomach Cancer	42	1,174	41	1,868	- 695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,152	16	8,063	- 6,911
Tetanus	44	1,079	59	521	+ 558
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,079	42	1,807	- 728
Liver Cancer	46	1,005	19	7,663	- 6,658
Parkinson's Disease	47	932	55	594	+ 338
Oral Cancer	48	882	34	2,916	- 2,034
Alcohol	49	796	60	401	+ 395
Bladder Cancer	50	749	58	569	+ 179
Schistosomiasis	51	729	64	233	+ 496
Skin Disease	52	716	25	4,229	- 3,514
Drug Use	53	696	52	695	+ 2
Skin Cancers	54	614	61	368	+ 246
Hepatitis B	55	592	56	590	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	477	63	276	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	57	469	40	1,994	- 1,525
Leishmaniasis	58	412	82	0	+ 412
Encephalitis	59	398	67	185	+ 214
Upper Respiratory	60	385	70	39	+ 346
Measles	61	275	48	894	- 619
Pancreas Cancer	62	241	37	2,121	- 1,880
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	170	62	323	- 153
Uterin Cancer	64	169	50	761	- 591
Other Neoplasms	65	113	23	5,146	- 5,034
Hepatitis C	66	101	81	0	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	67	76	72	31	+ 45
Ascariasis	68	49	76	13	+ 36
War	69	37	49	817	- 780
Otitis Media	70	28	74	23	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	20	78	4	+ 16
Trypanosomiasis	72	18	83	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	73	16	75	14	+ 2
Dengue	74	6	46	1,060	- 1,054
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Zambia

Philippines

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.