ZAMBIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,533	10	4,432	+ 16,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,217	29	590	+ 11,628
Stroke	3	9,584	3	7,948	+ 1,636
Lung Cancers	4	7,550	41	226	+ 7,324
Lung Disease	5	7,314	21	1,273	+ 6,041
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,023	43	203	+ 5,821
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,708	2	9,517	- 5,809
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,097	14	2,395	+ 702
Prostate Cancer	9	2,977	30	561	+ 2,416
Breast Cancer	10	2,969	35	366	+ 2,603
Falls	11	2,525	28	596	+ 1,929
Skin Cancers	12	2,464	54	108	+ 2,356
Lymphomas	13	2,451	31	548	+ 1,903
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,188	62	42	+ 2,145
Suicide	15	2,129	20	1,303	+ 827
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,845	11	3,654	- 1,808
Kidney Disease	17	1,741	18	1,760	- 19
Leukemia	18	1,576	39	261	+ 1,315
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,423	47	164	+ 1,259
Hypertension	20	1,317	13	2,616	- 1,299
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,308	37	354	+ 954
Stomach Cancer	22	1,301	42	206	+ 1,094
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,261	33	501	+ 760
Liver Cancer	24	1,160	46	177	+ 983
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,124	36	359	+ 766
Bladder Cancer	26	1,075	50	132	+ 944
Other Neoplasms	27	987	65	20	+ 967
Other Injuries	28	879	19	1,729	- 850
Ovary Cancer	29	834	57	82	+ 751
Congenital Anomalies	30	707	12	3,146	- 2,438
Oral Cancer	31	659	48	155	+ 504
Liver Disease	32	635	9	4,501	- 3,866
Uterin Cancer	33	582	64	30	+ 553
Skin Disease	34	475	52	126	+ 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	454	45	190	+ 264
Asthma	36	365	26	741	- 376
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	326	5	6,275	- 5,950
Low Birth Weight	38	316	8	4,857	- 4,541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	283	40	246	+ 37
Drug Use	40	279	53	122	+ 156
Cervical Cancer	41	245	17	1,799	- 1,554
Violence	42	231	23	1,153	- 922
Epilepsy	43	222	38	332	- 110
Drownings	44	219	27	689	- 470
Alcohol	45	207	49	140	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	190	63	30	+ 160
Multiple Sclerosis	47	175	67	13	+ 161
Hepatitis C	48	119	66	18	+ 102
Osteoarthritis	49	97	85	0	+ 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	89	84	0	+ 89
Anemia	51	70	83	0	+ 70
Tuberculosis	52	69	6	5,941	- 5,872
Fires	53	68	32	546	- 478
Birth Trauma	54	59	7	5,062	- 5,003
Malnutrition	55	57	15	2,303	- 2,246
Hepatitis B	56	56	55	104	- 48
HIV/AIDS	57	42	1	17,234	- 17,193
Poisonings	58	37	34	456	- 419
Meningitis	59	36	16	1,976	- 1,940
Schizophrenia	60	32	81	0	+ 32
Oral conditions	61	31	86	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	62	24	56	84	- 60
Maternal Conditions	63	19	22	1,188	- 1,169
Upper Respiratory	64	15	60	68	- 53
Pertussis	65	3	25	743	- 740
Encephalitis	66	3	59	70	- 67
Otitis Media	67	3	70	5	- 2
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Tetanus	69	1	44	190	- 188
Syphilis	70	1	24	885	- 883
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	68	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	78	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Measles	82	0	61	48	- 48
Diphtheria	83	0	73	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

New Zealand

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.