ZAMBIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,743	10	4,432	+ 12,311
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,112	29	590	+ 11,523
Stroke	3	8,027	3	7,948	+ 79
Lung Cancers	4	6,813	41	226	+ 6,587
Lung Disease	5	6,595	21	1,273	+ 5,322
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,824	43	203	+ 4,622
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,474	14	2,395	+ 1,079
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,455	2	9,517	- 6,062
Prostate Cancer	9	2,926	30	561	+ 2,365
Breast Cancer	10	2,646	35	366	+ 2,280
Suicide	11	2,447	20	1,303	+ 1,145
Kidney Disease	12	2,439	18	1,760	+ 679
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,422	62	42	+ 2,380
Falls	14	2,421	28	596	+ 1,825
Lymphomas	15	2,361	31	548	+ 1,813
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,809	37	354	+ 1,456
Skin Cancers	17	1,801	54	108	+ 1,693
Leukemia	18	1,652	39	261	+ 1,391
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,582	47	164	+ 1,418
Liver Cancer	20	1,582	46	177	+ 1,405
Drug Use	21	1,385	53	122	+ 1,263
Other Injuries	22	1,276	19	1,729	- 452
Hypertension	23	1,268	13	2,616	- 1,349
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,221	33	501	+ 719
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,161	36	359	+ 802
Liver Disease	26	1,104	9	4,501	- 3,396
Stomach Cancer	27	1,001	42	206	+ 794
Other Neoplasms	28	973	65	20	+ 953
Road Traffic Accidents	29	967	11	3,654	- 2,687
Bladder Cancer	30	923	50	132	+ 791
Ovary Cancer	31	779	57	82	+ 696
Oral Cancer	32	755	48	155	+ 600
Congenital Anomalies	33	552	12	3,146	- 2,594
Skin Disease	34	462	52	126	+ 336
Uterin Cancer	35	407	64	30	+ 377
Asthma	36	354	26	741	- 387
Alcohol	37	295	49	140	+ 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	294	45	190	+ 105
Cervical Cancer	39	265	17	1,799	- 1,533
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	230	5	6,275	- 6,046
Epilepsy	41	221	38	332	- 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	214	40	246	- 31
Low Birth Weight	43	193	8	4,857	- 4,664
Violence	44	189	23	1,153	- 964
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	178	63	30	+ 148
Multiple Sclerosis	46	146	67	13	+ 132
Drownings	47	138	27	689	- 551
Hepatitis C	48	134	66	18	+ 117
Anemia	49	122	83	0	+ 122
Birth Trauma	50	109	7	5,062	- 4,953
Malnutrition	51	91	15	2,303	- 2,212
Osteoarthritis	52	89	85	0	+ 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	55	84	0	+ 55
Schizophrenia	54	50	81	0	+ 50
Fires	55	42	32	546	- 504
Tuberculosis	56	41	6	5,941	- 5,900
HIV/AIDS	57	39	1	17,234	- 17,196
Hepatitis B	58	32	55	104	- 72
Oral conditions	59	31	86	0	+ 31
Meningitis	60	29	16	1,976	- 1,947
Poisonings	61	27	34	456	- 429
Appendicitis	62	21	56	84	- 63
Maternal Conditions	63	16	22	1,188	- 1,172
Upper Respiratory	64	13	60	68	- 54
War	65	6	69	6	- 0
Otitis Media	66	5	70	5	- 0
Syphilis	67	2	24	885	- 883
Encephalitis	68	2	59	70	- 68
Pertussis	69	1	25	743	- 742
Tetanus	70	1	44	190	- 189
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	9	- 9
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	61	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	79	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	82	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Australia

Zambia

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.