ZAMBIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,775	1	17,234	+ 7,540
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,538	2	9,517	+ 4,021
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,266	10	4,432	+ 6,834
Stroke	4	10,562	3	7,948	+ 2,614
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,388	14	2,395	+ 7,993
Tuberculosis	6	7,559	6	5,941	+ 1,617
Violence	7	7,226	23	1,153	+ 6,073
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,452	5	6,275	- 823
Kidney Disease	9	5,266	18	1,760	+ 3,505
Suicide	10	4,740	20	1,303	+ 3,437
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,478	11	3,654	+ 824
Hypertension	12	4,401	13	2,616	+ 1,784
Lung Disease	13	4,093	21	1,273	+ 2,821
Liver Disease	14	3,102	9	4,501	- 1,399
Lung Cancers	15	2,652	41	226	+ 2,426
Low Birth Weight	16	2,151	8	4,857	- 2,706
Other Injuries	17	2,069	19	1,729	+ 341
Asthma	18	2,053	26	741	+ 1,312
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,027	37	354	+ 1,673
Cervical Cancer	20	1,912	17	1,799	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,861	33	501	+ 1,360
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,609	29	590	+ 1,019
Breast Cancer	23	1,560	35	366	+ 1,194
Prostate Cancer	24	1,505	30	561	+ 944
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,497	12	3,146	- 1,649
Meningitis	26	1,260	16	1,976	- 716
Fires	27	1,245	32	546	+ 699
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,234	43	203	+ 1,032
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,199	36	359	+ 841
Birth Trauma	30	1,034	7	5,062	- 4,028
Lymphomas	31	970	31	548	+ 422
Drownings	32	827	27	689	+ 138
Liver Cancer	33	820	46	177	+ 643
Malnutrition	34	819	15	2,303	- 1,483
Pancreas Cancer	35	691	62	42	+ 648
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	652	40	246	+ 406
Epilepsy	37	643	38	332	+ 311
Maternal Conditions	38	585	22	1,188	- 603
Stomach Cancer	39	528	42	206	+ 322
Leukemia	40	504	39	261	+ 242
Oral Cancer	41	484	48	155	+ 329
Falls	42	481	28	596	- 115
Pertussis	43	393	25	743	- 350
Syphilis	44	389	24	885	- 496
Skin Disease	45	379	52	126	+ 253
Parkinson's Disease	46	371	47	164	+ 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	349	45	190	+ 159
Skin Cancers	48	342	54	108	+ 234
Alcohol	49	340	49	140	+ 200
Poisonings	50	336	34	456	- 120
Ovary Cancer	51	327	57	82	+ 245
Bladder Cancer	52	285	50	132	+ 154
Drug Use	53	265	53	122	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	54	176	64	30	+ 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	129	63	30	+ 99
Appendicitis	56	94	56	84	+ 10
Measles	57	93	61	48	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	58	92	65	20	+ 72
Encephalitis	59	81	59	70	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	60	77	60	68	+ 9
Hepatitis B	61	48	55	104	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	62	39	67	13	+ 25
Malaria	63	28	4	7,882	- 7,854
War	64	23	69	6	+ 16
Tetanus	65	13	44	190	- 177
Schistosomiasis	66	12	51	128	- 116
Otitis Media	67	7	70	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	6	71	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	6	73	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	3	66	18	- 15
Ascariasis	71	1	68	9	- 8
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

South 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.