ZAMBIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	21,239	29	590	+ 20,649
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,598	10	4,432	+ 16,166
Lung Cancers	3	12,849	41	226	+ 12,624
Stroke	4	11,360	3	7,948	+ 3,412
Lung Disease	5	11,197	21	1,273	+ 9,924
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,822	43	203	+ 6,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,789	2	9,517	- 3,728
Falls	8	4,834	28	596	+ 4,238
Breast Cancer	9	4,137	35	366	+ 3,771
Prostate Cancer	10	3,821	30	561	+ 3,260
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,505	62	42	+ 3,463
Kidney Disease	12	2,961	18	1,760	+ 1,201
Lymphomas	13	2,939	31	548	+ 2,391
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,792	14	2,395	+ 397
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,511	36	359	+ 2,152
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,481	47	164	+ 2,317
Suicide	17	2,370	20	1,303	+ 1,067
Other Neoplasms	18	2,143	65	20	+ 2,123
Other Injuries	19	1,929	19	1,729	+ 200
Leukemia	20	1,847	39	261	+ 1,586
Bladder Cancer	21	1,722	50	132	+ 1,590
Stomach Cancer	22	1,593	42	206	+ 1,386
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,405	33	501	+ 904
Liver Cancer	24	1,361	46	177	+ 1,184
Ovary Cancer	25	1,248	57	82	+ 1,166
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,234	37	354	+ 881
Skin Cancers	27	1,199	54	108	+ 1,091
Liver Disease	28	1,095	9	4,501	- 3,406
Hypertension	29	957	13	2,616	- 1,659
Oral Cancer	30	898	48	155	+ 743
Road Traffic Accidents	31	797	11	3,654	- 2,857
Alcohol	32	717	49	140	+ 577
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	683	5	6,275	- 5,592
Uterin Cancer	34	663	64	30	+ 633
Congenital Anomalies	35	636	12	3,146	- 2,509
Skin Disease	36	346	52	126	+ 220
Multiple Sclerosis	37	345	67	13	+ 331
Epilepsy	38	338	38	332	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	39	312	17	1,799	- 1,487
Anemia	40	292	83	0	+ 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	278	45	190	+ 88
Drug Use	42	270	53	122	+ 148
Osteoarthritis	43	257	85	0	+ 257
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	251	63	30	+ 221
Low Birth Weight	45	196	8	4,857	- 4,661
Asthma	46	193	26	741	- 548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	152	40	246	- 93
Violence	48	126	23	1,153	- 1,028
Drownings	49	115	27	689	- 574
Schizophrenia	50	112	81	0	+ 112
Meningitis	51	92	16	1,976	- 1,884
Birth Trauma	52	86	7	5,062	- 4,975
Fires	53	58	32	546	- 489
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	49	84	0	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	55	38	1	17,234	- 17,196
Tuberculosis	56	34	6	5,941	- 5,908
Upper Respiratory	57	33	60	68	- 35
Appendicitis	58	30	56	84	- 54
Oral conditions	59	25	86	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	60	24	66	18	+ 6
Poisonings	61	20	34	456	- 436
Hepatitis B	62	16	55	104	- 88
Malnutrition	63	14	15	2,303	- 2,288
Otitis Media	64	12	70	5	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	65	10	22	1,188	- 1,178
War	66	2	69	6	- 4
Pertussis	67	1	25	743	- 742
Encephalitis	68	1	59	70	- 69
Syphilis	69	1	24	885	- 884
Leishmaniasis	70	0	58	72	- 72
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	73	0	61	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chlamydia	78	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Netherlands

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.