SERBIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,512	56	25	+ 5,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,044	11	1,832	+ 1,211
Stroke	3	2,542	2	16,241	- 13,699
Malaria	4	2,521	77	0	+ 2,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,007	39	167	+ 1,840
Tuberculosis	6	1,900	46	100	+ 1,800
Birth Trauma	7	1,619	52	45	+ 1,574
Low Birth Weight	8	1,553	38	187	+ 1,366
Liver Disease	9	1,439	19	887	+ 552
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,417	1	21,776	- 20,359
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,169	24	655	+ 513
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,006	40	162	+ 844
Hypertension	13	837	12	1,621	- 784
Diabetes Mellitus	14	766	7	3,611	- 2,845
Malnutrition	15	736	61	10	+ 727
Meningitis	16	632	54	35	+ 597
Cervical Cancer	17	575	25	638	- 63
Kidney Disease	18	563	5	4,169	- 3,606
Other Injuries	19	553	30	406	+ 146
Suicide	20	417	16	996	- 580
Lung Disease	21	407	6	3,853	- 3,446
Maternal Conditions	22	380	59	12	+ 368
Violence	23	369	45	108	+ 261
Syphilis	24	283	67	2	+ 281
Pertussis	25	238	63	6	+ 231
Asthma	26	237	31	390	- 153
Drownings	27	220	48	73	+ 147
Falls	28	191	33	362	- 171
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	189	9	2,876	- 2,687
Prostate Cancer	30	180	14	1,317	- 1,138
Lymphomas	31	175	20	831	- 656
Fires	32	175	50	64	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	33	160	3	15,274	- 15,113
Poisonings	34	146	57	23	+ 123
Breast Cancer	35	117	10	2,284	- 2,167
Oesophagus Cancer	36	115	35	332	- 217
Endocrine Disorders	37	113	36	309	- 196
Epilepsy	38	106	37	223	- 117
Leukemia	39	84	22	710	- 627
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	79	28	594	- 516
Lung Cancers	41	72	4	6,539	- 6,466
Stomach Cancer	42	66	15	1,203	- 1,137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	65	8	3,429	- 3,365
Tetanus	44	61	65	2	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	61	47	78	- 17
Liver Cancer	46	57	17	918	- 862
Parkinson's Disease	47	52	21	804	- 751
Oral Cancer	48	50	23	680	- 631
Alcohol	49	45	34	341	- 296
Bladder Cancer	50	42	18	893	- 851
Schistosomiasis	51	41	78	0	+ 41
Skin Disease	52	40	43	113	- 73
Drug Use	53	39	49	72	- 33
Skin Cancers	54	35	26	638	- 604
Hepatitis B	55	33	53	36	- 3
Appendicitis	56	27	58	16	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	57	26	29	555	- 529
Leishmaniasis	58	23	74	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	59	22	66	2	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	22	64	3	+ 19
Measles	61	15	72	1	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	62	14	13	1,402	- 1,388
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	55	34	- 25
Uterin Cancer	64	10	32	369	- 359
Other Neoplasms	65	6	27	601	- 595
Hepatitis C	66	6	60	12	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	42	146	- 142
Ascariasis	68	3	84	0	+ 3
War	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	2	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	44	109	- 109
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	41	152	- 152
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	69	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Zambia

Serbia

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.