RUSSIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	116,686	15	21,262	+ 95,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	64,434	10	32,404	+ 32,030
Stroke	3	53,812	2	327,199	- 273,387
Malaria	4	53,365	74	0	+ 53,365
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	42,487	55	403	+ 42,084
Tuberculosis	6	40,225	30	8,422	+ 31,803
Birth Trauma	7	34,270	53	714	+ 33,556
Low Birth Weight	8	32,884	44	2,153	+ 30,731
Liver Disease	9	30,472	6	45,463	- 14,990
Coronary Heart Disease	10	30,005	1	562,711	- 532,706
Road Traffic Accidents	11	24,739	19	17,507	+ 7,232
Congenital Anomalies	12	21,298	41	4,201	+ 17,097
Hypertension	13	17,714	17	18,348	- 634
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,216	18	18,345	- 2,129
Malnutrition	15	15,590	57	242	+ 15,348
Meningitis	16	13,378	48	1,037	+ 12,340
Cervical Cancer	17	12,177	34	7,423	+ 4,754
Kidney Disease	18	11,919	22	11,581	+ 338
Other Injuries	19	11,703	14	22,517	- 10,813
Suicide	20	8,819	8	36,625	- 27,807
Lung Disease	21	8,616	9	36,600	- 27,985
Maternal Conditions	22	8,043	56	267	+ 7,776
Violence	23	7,808	23	11,450	- 3,642
Syphilis	24	5,990	62	19	+ 5,972
Pertussis	25	5,028	65	2	+ 5,026
Asthma	26	5,016	46	1,764	+ 3,252
Drownings	27	4,664	36	6,629	- 1,965
Falls	28	4,037	21	11,705	- 7,667
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,992	5	48,522	- 44,529
Prostate Cancer	30	3,802	20	14,107	- 10,305
Lymphomas	31	3,709	29	8,919	- 5,210
Fires	32	3,698	37	6,387	- 2,689
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,394	4	54,060	- 50,666
Poisonings	34	3,089	40	5,565	- 2,476
Breast Cancer	35	2,477	13	23,242	- 20,765
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,428	33	7,431	- 5,003
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,394	45	2,004	+ 390
Epilepsy	38	2,248	52	718	+ 1,529
Leukemia	39	1,768	31	8,238	- 6,470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,662	28	8,938	- 7,276
Lung Cancers	41	1,529	3	54,361	- 52,833
Stomach Cancer	42	1,398	11	29,386	- 27,988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,372	7	42,633	- 41,261
Tetanus	44	1,285	63	3	+ 1,282
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,284	42	2,770	- 1,486
Liver Cancer	46	1,197	24	11,165	- 9,968
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,110	26	9,371	- 8,261
Oral Cancer	48	1,051	25	10,880	- 9,829
Alcohol	49	947	12	27,984	- 27,037
Bladder Cancer	50	891	38	6,307	- 5,416
Schistosomiasis	51	868	72	0	+ 868
Skin Disease	52	852	43	2,735	- 1,884
Drug Use	53	829	27	9,113	- 8,284
Skin Cancers	54	731	39	5,612	- 4,880
Hepatitis B	55	705	60	43	+ 662
Appendicitis	56	568	54	409	+ 159
Ovary Cancer	57	559	32	8,123	- 7,564
Leishmaniasis	58	490	73	0	+ 490
Encephalitis	59	474	47	1,076	- 602
Upper Respiratory	60	458	58	158	+ 300
Measles	61	327	68	0	+ 327
Pancreas Cancer	62	287	16	20,282	- 19,995
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	203	50	750	- 548
Uterin Cancer	64	202	35	6,867	- 6,666
Other Neoplasms	65	134	51	729	- 594
Hepatitis C	66	120	66	2	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	67	91	49	827	- 736
Ascariasis	68	58	77	0	+ 58
War	69	44	59	123	- 79
Otitis Media	70	34	64	3	+ 30
Chlamydia	71	23	61	25	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	21	70	0	+ 21
Diphtheria	73	19	67	0	+ 18
Dengue	74	7	79	0	+ 7
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Zambia

Russia

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.