USA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	283,356	42	5,660	+ 277,695
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	156,469	11	60,317	+ 96,152
Stroke	3	130,674	4	158,520	- 27,846
Malaria	4	129,590	77	0	+ 129,590
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	103,174	37	9,955	+ 93,219
Tuberculosis	6	97,680	62	546	+ 97,133
Birth Trauma	7	83,219	54	1,233	+ 81,985
Low Birth Weight	8	79,854	39	6,924	+ 72,930
Liver Disease	9	73,998	16	43,402	+ 30,595
Coronary Heart Disease	10	72,864	1	504,904	- 432,040
Road Traffic Accidents	11	60,075	17	41,694	+ 18,381
Congenital Anomalies	12	51,720	34	11,762	+ 39,959
Hypertension	13	43,016	8	65,960	- 22,945
Diabetes Mellitus	14	39,377	10	61,418	- 22,041
Malnutrition	15	37,858	40	6,762	+ 31,096
Meningitis	16	32,486	60	606	+ 31,881
Cervical Cancer	17	29,571	38	6,984	+ 22,586
Kidney Disease	18	28,943	6	85,861	- 56,918
Other Injuries	19	28,420	25	25,997	+ 2,423
Suicide	20	21,415	12	53,099	- 31,684
Lung Disease	21	20,922	3	195,387	- 174,465
Maternal Conditions	22	19,531	56	779	+ 18,753
Violence	23	18,960	27	18,976	- 16
Syphilis	24	14,546	66	49	+ 14,497
Pertussis	25	12,211	69	16	+ 12,195
Asthma	26	12,180	46	3,818	+ 8,362
Drownings	27	11,326	45	4,070	+ 7,256
Falls	28	9,804	18	40,418	- 30,614
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9,695	2	287,198	- 277,503
Prostate Cancer	30	9,232	20	35,612	- 26,381
Lymphomas	31	9,006	19	40,281	- 31,274
Fires	32	8,981	49	3,183	+ 5,798
Inflammatory/Heart	33	8,241	22	32,529	- 24,288
Poisonings	34	7,500	53	1,674	+ 5,826
Breast Cancer	35	6,015	13	48,671	- 42,656
Oesophagus Cancer	36	5,896	28	17,829	- 11,933
Endocrine Disorders	37	5,814	14	46,985	- 41,171
Epilepsy	38	5,458	50	3,162	+ 2,296
Leukemia	39	4,293	24	26,966	- 22,672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4,037	48	3,461	+ 575
Lung Cancers	41	3,712	5	155,533	- 151,821
Stomach Cancer	42	3,394	33	13,077	- 9,683
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	3,332	9	61,827	- 58,495
Tetanus	44	3,121	71	2	+ 3,118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3,119	47	3,646	- 527
Liver Cancer	46	2,906	23	27,064	- 24,158
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,696	21	34,491	- 31,796
Oral Cancer	48	2,551	35	11,555	- 9,003
Alcohol	49	2,300	30	14,659	- 12,359
Bladder Cancer	50	2,164	26	19,622	- 17,458
Schistosomiasis	51	2,108	72	1	+ 2,107
Skin Disease	52	2,069	43	5,409	- 3,340
Drug Use	53	2,013	7	74,435	- 72,421
Skin Cancers	54	1,776	32	14,311	- 12,535
Hepatitis B	55	1,713	59	608	+ 1,105
Appendicitis	56	1,378	63	424	+ 954
Ovary Cancer	57	1,356	31	14,591	- 13,235
Leishmaniasis	58	1,191	79	0	+ 1,191
Encephalitis	59	1,152	68	25	+ 1,127
Upper Respiratory	60	1,113	65	229	+ 884
Measles	61	794	80	0	+ 794
Pancreas Cancer	62	696	15	44,293	- 43,597
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	492	52	2,461	- 1,969
Uterin Cancer	64	490	36	10,063	- 9,573
Other Neoplasms	65	326	29	17,743	- 17,417
Hepatitis C	66	291	41	5,684	- 5,393
Multiple Sclerosis	67	221	44	5,059	- 4,838
Ascariasis	68	141	82	0	+ 141
War	69	106	55	1,198	- 1,092
Otitis Media	70	82	67	34	+ 48
Chlamydia	71	57	84	0	+ 57
Trypanosomiasis	72	52	78	0	+ 52
Diphtheria	73	45	75	0	+ 45
Dengue	74	17	76	0	+ 17
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Zambia

United States

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.