ZAMBIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,727	10	4,432	+ 25,296
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,441	29	590	+ 20,852
Stroke	3	11,853	3	7,948	+ 3,905
Lung Disease	4	8,533	21	1,273	+ 7,260
Lung Cancers	5	7,311	41	226	+ 7,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,989	43	203	+ 5,787
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,222	2	9,517	- 4,295
Prostate Cancer	8	5,150	30	561	+ 4,589
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,631	62	42	+ 3,588
Hypertension	10	3,611	13	2,616	+ 994
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,603	14	2,395	+ 1,208
Kidney Disease	12	3,200	18	1,760	+ 1,439
Breast Cancer	13	3,108	35	366	+ 2,742
Suicide	14	2,906	20	1,303	+ 1,603
Other Injuries	15	2,698	19	1,729	+ 969
Lymphomas	16	2,665	31	548	+ 2,117
Falls	17	2,178	28	596	+ 1,582
Other Neoplasms	18	2,035	65	20	+ 2,015
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,852	47	164	+ 1,688
Leukemia	20	1,621	39	261	+ 1,360
Bladder Cancer	21	1,493	50	132	+ 1,361
Liver Cancer	22	1,477	46	177	+ 1,300
Liver Disease	23	1,421	9	4,501	- 3,080
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,379	37	354	+ 1,025
Skin Cancers	25	1,277	54	108	+ 1,169
Stomach Cancer	26	1,203	42	206	+ 997
Ovary Cancer	27	1,086	57	82	+ 1,003
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,074	33	501	+ 573
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,057	36	359	+ 698
Drug Use	30	832	53	122	+ 709
Oral Cancer	31	745	48	155	+ 590
Alcohol	32	704	49	140	+ 564
Uterin Cancer	33	677	64	30	+ 647
Road Traffic Accidents	34	619	11	3,654	- 3,035
Congenital Anomalies	35	604	12	3,146	- 2,541
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	568	5	6,275	- 5,707
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	544	40	246	+ 299
Cervical Cancer	38	447	17	1,799	- 1,352
Skin Disease	39	432	52	126	+ 306
Anemia	40	343	83	0	+ 343
Multiple Sclerosis	41	334	67	13	+ 321
Asthma	42	311	26	741	- 430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	253	63	30	+ 223
Epilepsy	44	237	38	332	- 95
Malnutrition	45	230	15	2,303	- 2,073
Drownings	46	225	27	689	- 464
Violence	47	222	23	1,153	- 931
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	217	45	190	+ 27
Fires	49	127	32	546	- 419
Schizophrenia	50	125	81	0	+ 125
Low Birth Weight	51	99	8	4,857	- 4,758
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	90	84	0	+ 90
Hepatitis C	53	87	66	18	+ 69
Meningitis	54	69	16	1,976	- 1,907
Birth Trauma	55	66	7	5,062	- 4,996
Tuberculosis	56	47	6	5,941	- 5,894
Osteoarthritis	57	47	85	0	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	58	38	60	68	- 29
Appendicitis	59	35	56	84	- 48
Poisonings	60	35	34	456	- 421
HIV/AIDS	61	25	1	17,234	- 17,210
Hepatitis B	62	19	55	104	- 86
Oral conditions	63	16	86	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	64	10	22	1,188	- 1,178
War	65	3	69	6	- 3
Otitis Media	66	1	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	1	25	743	- 742
Tetanus	68	1	44	190	- 189
Schistosomiasis	69	1	51	128	- 128
Diphtheria	70	1	73	3	- 2
Encephalitis	71	0	59	70	- 70
Syphilis	72	0	24	885	- 885
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	48	- 48
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Sweden

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.