TRINIDAD/TOB. VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,167	12	196	+ 971
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	645	10	205	+ 439
Stroke	3	538	3	822	- 284
Malaria	4	534	72	0	+ 534
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	425	45	18	+ 407
Tuberculosis	6	402	43	22	+ 381
Birth Trauma	7	343	40	25	+ 318
Low Birth Weight	8	329	23	83	+ 246
Liver Disease	9	305	14	136	+ 169
Coronary Heart Disease	10	300	1	1,476	- 1,175
Road Traffic Accidents	11	248	15	130	+ 117
Congenital Anomalies	12	213	22	93	+ 120
Hypertension	13	177	11	201	- 24
Diabetes Mellitus	14	162	2	1,275	- 1,113
Malnutrition	15	156	47	17	+ 139
Meningitis	16	134	52	9	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	17	122	21	97	+ 25
Kidney Disease	18	119	5	439	- 320
Other Injuries	19	117	30	61	+ 56
Suicide	20	88	17	121	- 33
Lung Disease	21	86	16	129	- 43
Maternal Conditions	22	80	50	10	+ 70
Violence	23	78	4	549	- 471
Syphilis	24	60	61	0	+ 60
Pertussis	25	50	67	0	+ 50
Asthma	26	50	35	40	+ 10
Drownings	27	47	39	31	+ 16
Falls	28	40	33	43	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	40	9	215	- 175
Prostate Cancer	30	38	6	330	- 292
Lymphomas	31	37	20	111	- 74
Fires	32	37	48	16	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	33	34	25	72	- 38
Poisonings	34	31	59	1	+ 29
Breast Cancer	35	25	7	258	- 233
Oesophagus Cancer	36	24	41	24	- 0
Endocrine Disorders	37	24	18	119	- 95
Epilepsy	38	22	37	32	- 10
Leukemia	39	18	29	62	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	17	31	52	- 35
Lung Cancers	41	15	8	217	- 202
Stomach Cancer	42	14	26	69	- 55
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	14	13	196	- 182
Tetanus	44	13	65	0	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	13	49	11	+ 2
Liver Cancer	46	12	28	66	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	47	11	32	51	- 40
Oral Cancer	48	11	38	31	- 20
Alcohol	49	9	42	23	- 14
Bladder Cancer	50	9	34	41	- 32
Schistosomiasis	51	9	71	0	+ 9
Skin Disease	52	9	36	39	- 30
Drug Use	53	8	44	19	- 10
Skin Cancers	54	7	57	4	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	7	60	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	56	6	56	4	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	57	6	24	80	- 75
Leishmaniasis	58	5	73	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	59	5	54	6	- 1
Upper Respiratory	60	5	64	0	+ 5
Measles	61	3	76	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	19	114	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2	53	8	- 6
Uterin Cancer	64	2	27	68	- 66
Other Neoplasms	65	1	51	10	- 9
Hepatitis C	66	1	62	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	58	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	66	0	+ 1
War	69	0	46	17	- 16
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	63	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Zambia

Trinidad/Tob.

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.