VENEZUELA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,894	6	7,490	+ 18,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,299	7	7,188	+ 7,111
Stroke	3	11,942	3	12,133	- 191
Malaria	4	11,843	42	402	+ 11,441
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,429	22	1,359	+ 8,069
Tuberculosis	6	8,926	31	748	+ 8,179
Birth Trauma	7	7,605	24	1,087	+ 6,518
Low Birth Weight	8	7,297	12	3,088	+ 4,210
Liver Disease	9	6,762	16	2,340	+ 4,422
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,659	1	26,905	- 20,247
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,490	5	11,127	- 5,637
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,726	14	2,846	+ 1,881
Hypertension	13	3,931	9	5,195	- 1,264
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,598	4	11,176	- 7,578
Malnutrition	15	3,460	32	629	+ 2,831
Meningitis	16	2,969	49	251	+ 2,718
Cervical Cancer	17	2,702	20	1,986	+ 716
Kidney Disease	18	2,645	8	5,932	- 3,287
Other Injuries	19	2,597	21	1,693	+ 904
Suicide	20	1,957	34	585	+ 1,372
Lung Disease	21	1,912	10	5,150	- 3,238
Maternal Conditions	22	1,785	39	422	+ 1,363
Violence	23	1,733	2	18,132	- 16,399
Syphilis	24	1,329	67	15	+ 1,314
Pertussis	25	1,116	64	26	+ 1,090
Asthma	26	1,113	46	311	+ 802
Drownings	27	1,035	43	388	+ 647
Falls	28	896	28	865	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	886	35	572	+ 314
Prostate Cancer	30	844	13	2,848	- 2,005
Lymphomas	31	823	23	1,248	- 425
Fires	32	821	54	144	+ 676
Inflammatory/Heart	33	753	33	599	+ 154
Poisonings	34	685	58	68	+ 618
Breast Cancer	35	550	15	2,563	- 2,013
Oesophagus Cancer	36	539	44	370	+ 169
Endocrine Disorders	37	531	30	760	- 229
Epilepsy	38	499	41	411	+ 88
Leukemia	39	392	27	1,007	- 615
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	369	40	418	- 49
Lung Cancers	41	339	11	3,900	- 3,561
Stomach Cancer	42	310	17	2,175	- 1,865
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	304	19	2,037	- 1,733
Tetanus	44	285	68	8	+ 278
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	285	57	80	+ 205
Liver Cancer	46	266	26	1,029	- 764
Parkinson's Disease	47	246	48	252	- 5
Oral Cancer	48	233	38	544	- 311
Alcohol	49	210	62	34	+ 176
Bladder Cancer	50	198	45	365	- 167
Schistosomiasis	51	193	76	1	+ 192
Skin Disease	52	189	66	18	+ 171
Drug Use	53	184	50	225	- 41
Skin Cancers	54	162	37	553	- 391
Hepatitis B	55	157	63	30	+ 127
Appendicitis	56	126	56	98	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	57	124	36	563	- 439
Leishmaniasis	58	109	73	3	+ 106
Encephalitis	59	105	61	37	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	60	102	74	1	+ 100
Measles	61	73	79	0	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	62	64	25	1,082	- 1,019
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	45	52	180	- 135
Uterin Cancer	64	45	47	309	- 265
Other Neoplasms	65	30	18	2,167	- 2,138
Hepatitis C	66	27	65	21	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	20	60	51	- 30
Ascariasis	68	13	70	5	+ 8
War	69	10	51	185	- 175
Otitis Media	70	7	75	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	5	82	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	83	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	4	78	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	2	59	65	- 63
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Zambia

Venezuela

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.