ZAMBIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,535	10	4,432	+ 22,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,351	29	590	+ 15,761
Stroke	3	12,863	3	7,948	+ 4,915
Lung Cancers	4	11,768	41	226	+ 11,542
Lung Disease	5	11,180	21	1,273	+ 9,907
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,859	2	9,517	+ 342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,780	43	203	+ 5,578
Kidney Disease	8	5,126	18	1,760	+ 3,365
Breast Cancer	9	4,492	35	366	+ 4,126
Suicide	10	3,666	20	1,303	+ 2,363
Other Injuries	11	3,484	19	1,729	+ 1,755
Other Neoplasms	12	3,174	65	20	+ 3,154
Prostate Cancer	13	3,168	30	561	+ 2,607
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,142	62	42	+ 3,100
Falls	15	3,048	28	596	+ 2,452
Lymphomas	16	2,696	31	548	+ 2,148
Liver Disease	17	2,488	9	4,501	- 2,013
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,486	37	354	+ 2,133
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,392	47	164	+ 2,228
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,204	14	2,395	- 191
Leukemia	21	2,083	39	261	+ 1,822
Bladder Cancer	22	1,873	50	132	+ 1,741
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,842	33	501	+ 1,340
Liver Cancer	24	1,694	46	177	+ 1,518
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,560	36	359	+ 1,201
Stomach Cancer	26	1,499	42	206	+ 1,292
Hypertension	27	1,284	13	2,616	- 1,332
Oral Cancer	28	1,172	48	155	+ 1,016
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,157	11	3,654	- 2,497
Ovary Cancer	30	1,133	57	82	+ 1,051
Skin Cancers	31	907	54	108	+ 799
Alcohol	32	868	49	140	+ 728
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	725	5	6,275	- 5,550
Uterin Cancer	34	667	64	30	+ 637
Skin Disease	35	659	52	126	+ 533
Epilepsy	36	604	38	332	+ 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	508	45	190	+ 319
Malnutrition	38	505	15	2,303	- 1,798
Drug Use	39	499	53	122	+ 377
Congenital Anomalies	40	489	12	3,146	- 2,656
Cervical Cancer	41	422	17	1,799	- 1,377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	369	40	246	+ 124
Anemia	43	345	83	0	+ 345
Violence	44	260	23	1,153	- 894
Multiple Sclerosis	45	255	67	13	+ 242
Asthma	46	222	26	741	- 519
Drownings	47	137	27	689	- 552
Fires	48	130	32	546	- 416
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	126	63	30	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	50	121	8	4,857	- 4,736
Osteoarthritis	51	102	85	0	+ 102
Hepatitis C	52	92	66	18	+ 74
Birth Trauma	53	82	7	5,062	- 4,980
Tuberculosis	54	79	6	5,941	- 5,862
Poisonings	55	71	34	456	- 385
Schizophrenia	56	69	81	0	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	57	63	1	17,234	- 17,172
Meningitis	58	49	16	1,976	- 1,926
Upper Respiratory	59	38	60	68	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	35	84	0	+ 35
Oral conditions	61	33	86	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	62	29	56	84	- 55
Hepatitis B	63	29	55	104	- 75
Maternal Conditions	64	10	22	1,188	- 1,178
Otitis Media	65	3	70	5	- 2
Encephalitis	66	2	59	70	- 68
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Pertussis	68	1	25	743	- 741
Diphtheria	69	0	73	3	- 3
Syphilis	70	0	24	885	- 885
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	75	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	79	0	61	48	- 48
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
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

Belgium

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.