ZAMBIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,148	10	4,432	+ 20,716
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,883	29	590	+ 16,293
Stroke	3	9,196	3	7,948	+ 1,248
Lung Cancers	4	8,262	41	226	+ 8,036
Lung Disease	5	6,812	21	1,273	+ 5,540
Hypertension	6	5,801	13	2,616	+ 3,185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,682	43	203	+ 4,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,576	2	9,517	- 4,941
Falls	9	4,505	28	596	+ 3,909
Prostate Cancer	10	3,707	30	561	+ 3,146
Breast Cancer	11	3,702	35	366	+ 3,336
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,488	62	42	+ 3,446
Kidney Disease	13	2,960	18	1,760	+ 1,200
Suicide	14	2,932	20	1,303	+ 1,629
Lymphomas	15	2,655	31	548	+ 2,108
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,410	33	501	+ 1,909
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,399	14	2,395	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,012	47	164	+ 1,848
Liver Cancer	19	1,890	46	177	+ 1,713
Other Neoplasms	20	1,599	65	20	+ 1,579
Liver Disease	21	1,590	9	4,501	- 2,911
Leukemia	22	1,576	39	261	+ 1,315
Bladder Cancer	23	1,572	50	132	+ 1,440
Stomach Cancer	24	1,440	42	206	+ 1,234
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,392	37	354	+ 1,038
Oral Cancer	26	1,175	48	155	+ 1,019
Skin Cancers	27	1,158	54	108	+ 1,050
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,152	36	359	+ 794
Ovary Cancer	29	1,073	57	82	+ 991
Other Injuries	30	962	19	1,729	- 767
Congenital Anomalies	31	716	12	3,146	- 2,429
Alcohol	32	537	49	140	+ 397
Uterin Cancer	33	525	64	30	+ 495
Road Traffic Accidents	34	453	11	3,654	- 3,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	436	5	6,275	- 5,839
Drug Use	36	413	53	122	+ 291
Osteoarthritis	37	398	85	0	+ 398
Multiple Sclerosis	38	375	67	13	+ 362
Epilepsy	39	372	38	332	+ 40
Skin Disease	40	303	52	126	+ 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	287	40	246	+ 42
Cervical Cancer	42	247	17	1,799	- 1,552
Low Birth Weight	43	246	8	4,857	- 4,611
Anemia	44	239	83	0	+ 239
Schizophrenia	45	226	81	0	+ 226
Asthma	46	222	26	741	- 518
Malnutrition	47	197	15	2,303	- 2,105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	183	45	190	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	159	63	30	+ 129
Drownings	50	116	27	689	- 573
Violence	51	99	23	1,153	- 1,054
Birth Trauma	52	75	7	5,062	- 4,987
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	75	84	0	+ 75
HIV/AIDS	54	68	1	17,234	- 17,166
Fires	55	50	32	546	- 496
Tuberculosis	56	50	6	5,941	- 5,891
Meningitis	57	47	16	1,976	- 1,929
Hepatitis C	58	35	66	18	+ 18
Appendicitis	59	34	56	84	- 50
Poisonings	60	30	34	456	- 426
Upper Respiratory	61	26	60	68	- 42
Oral conditions	62	19	86	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	63	11	55	104	- 94
Maternal Conditions	64	10	22	1,188	- 1,178
Syphilis	65	4	24	885	- 881
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	78	0	+ 3
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Encephalitis	68	2	59	70	- 69
Otitis Media	69	1	70	5	- 4
Tetanus	70	1	44	190	- 189
Leishmaniasis	71	1	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	72	1	51	128	- 127
Pertussis	73	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	74	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	61	48	- 48
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chlamydia	79	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	77	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
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Switzerland

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.