ZAMBIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,254	2	9,517	+ 9,737
Tuberculosis	2	17,313	6	5,941	+ 11,372
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,239	5	6,275	+ 10,964
HIV/AIDS	4	13,812	1	17,234	- 3,422
Stroke	5	12,086	3	7,948	+ 4,138
Malaria	6	12,070	4	7,882	+ 4,188
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,674	10	4,432	+ 6,242
Low Birth Weight	8	8,200	8	4,857	+ 3,343
Birth Trauma	9	8,067	7	5,062	+ 3,005
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,588	11	3,654	+ 2,934
Measles	11	5,981	61	48	+ 5,933
Hypertension	12	4,609	13	2,616	+ 1,993
Maternal Conditions	13	4,322	22	1,188	+ 3,134
Liver Disease	14	4,245	9	4,501	- 256
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,201	14	2,395	+ 1,806
Meningitis	16	3,735	16	1,976	+ 1,759
Violence	17	3,712	23	1,153	+ 2,559
Lung Disease	18	3,519	21	1,273	+ 2,246
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,854	12	3,146	- 291
Asthma	20	2,800	26	741	+ 2,059
Kidney Disease	21	2,614	18	1,760	+ 853
Malnutrition	22	2,542	15	2,303	+ 240
Other Injuries	23	2,284	19	1,729	+ 555
Suicide	24	2,153	20	1,303	+ 850
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,557	37	354	+ 1,203
Breast Cancer	26	1,267	35	366	+ 901
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,167	40	246	+ 922
War	28	1,154	69	6	+ 1,148
Tetanus	29	1,032	44	190	+ 842
Inflammatory/Heart	30	993	33	501	+ 492
Pertussis	31	976	25	743	+ 233
Cervical Cancer	32	847	17	1,799	- 952
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	750	29	590	+ 161
Drownings	34	744	27	689	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	714	45	190	+ 524
Falls	36	667	28	596	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	37	623	51	128	+ 495
Prostate Cancer	38	575	30	561	+ 14
Fires	39	522	32	546	- 24
Poisonings	40	493	34	456	+ 37
Syphilis	41	442	24	885	- 443
Lymphomas	42	438	31	548	- 110
Epilepsy	43	437	38	332	+ 105
Liver Cancer	44	429	46	177	+ 253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	429	43	203	+ 226
Oral Cancer	46	335	48	155	+ 180
Leukemia	47	324	39	261	+ 63
Parkinson's Disease	48	247	47	164	+ 83
Stomach Cancer	49	241	42	206	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	50	236	57	82	+ 153
Appendicitis	51	228	56	84	+ 144
Alcohol	52	227	49	140	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	53	177	36	359	- 181
Skin Disease	54	177	52	126	+ 51
Lung Cancers	55	172	41	226	- 54
Leishmaniasis	56	167	58	72	+ 95
Drug Use	57	161	53	122	+ 39
Skin Cancers	58	158	54	108	+ 50
Trypanosomiasis	59	146	72	3	+ 143
Pancreas Cancer	60	135	62	42	+ 92
Hepatitis B	61	121	55	104	+ 17
Encephalitis	62	103	59	70	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	63	90	60	68	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	64	86	50	132	- 46
Uterin Cancer	65	72	64	30	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	55	63	30	+ 25
Diphtheria	67	39	73	3	+ 36
Otitis Media	68	23	70	5	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	21	66	18	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	70	18	65	20	- 2
Ascariasis	71	18	68	9	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	14	67	13	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	7	71	3	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Central Africa

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.