ZAMBIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	29,815	29	590	+ 29,225
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,792	10	4,432	+ 17,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,317	2	9,517	+ 2,800
Stroke	4	11,432	3	7,948	+ 3,484
Lung Cancers	5	10,851	41	226	+ 10,625
Lung Disease	6	9,994	21	1,273	+ 8,722
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,604	43	203	+ 5,402
Prostate Cancer	8	4,038	30	561	+ 3,476
Breast Cancer	9	3,864	35	366	+ 3,498
Lymphomas	10	2,841	31	548	+ 2,293
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,733	62	42	+ 2,691
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,651	36	359	+ 2,293
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,605	47	164	+ 2,441
Liver Disease	14	2,329	9	4,501	- 2,172
Falls	15	2,315	28	596	+ 1,718
Bladder Cancer	16	1,863	50	132	+ 1,732
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,775	14	2,395	- 620
Kidney Disease	18	1,662	18	1,760	- 98
Other Injuries	19	1,660	19	1,729	- 69
Suicide	20	1,618	20	1,303	+ 315
Liver Cancer	21	1,591	46	177	+ 1,414
Leukemia	22	1,583	39	261	+ 1,322
Hypertension	23	1,582	13	2,616	- 1,034
Stomach Cancer	24	1,519	42	206	+ 1,312
Ovary Cancer	25	1,221	57	82	+ 1,138
Other Neoplasms	26	1,211	65	20	+ 1,191
Skin Cancers	27	1,132	54	108	+ 1,024
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,002	37	354	+ 648
Inflammatory/Heart	29	950	33	501	+ 449
Oral Cancer	30	945	48	155	+ 789
Drug Use	31	858	53	122	+ 736
Uterin Cancer	32	713	64	30	+ 683
Road Traffic Accidents	33	659	11	3,654	- 2,995
Skin Disease	34	648	52	126	+ 522
Congenital Anomalies	35	646	12	3,146	- 2,500
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	635	40	246	+ 389
Multiple Sclerosis	37	564	67	13	+ 550
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	486	5	6,275	- 5,790
Alcohol	39	472	49	140	+ 332
Low Birth Weight	40	399	8	4,857	- 4,458
Asthma	41	396	26	741	- 345
Epilepsy	42	363	38	332	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	43	334	17	1,799	- 1,465
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	308	63	30	+ 278
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	266	45	190	+ 76
Violence	46	264	23	1,153	- 890
Tuberculosis	47	107	6	5,941	- 5,834
Fires	48	102	32	546	- 445
Drownings	49	91	27	689	- 597
Anemia	50	84	83	0	+ 84
Hepatitis C	51	81	66	18	+ 64
Meningitis	52	71	16	1,976	- 1,905
Poisonings	53	67	34	456	- 389
Birth Trauma	54	58	7	5,062	- 5,004
HIV/AIDS	55	57	1	17,234	- 17,177
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	56	84	0	+ 56
Osteoarthritis	57	51	85	0	+ 51
Malnutrition	58	35	15	2,303	- 2,267
Appendicitis	59	32	56	84	- 52
Schizophrenia	60	31	81	0	+ 31
Oral conditions	61	16	86	0	+ 16
Syphilis	62	15	24	885	- 870
Upper Respiratory	63	15	60	68	- 53
Maternal Conditions	64	14	22	1,188	- 1,174
Hepatitis B	65	12	55	104	- 92
Otitis Media	66	5	70	5	- 0
War	67	3	69	6	- 4
Encephalitis	68	2	59	70	- 68
Pertussis	69	1	25	743	- 742
Leishmaniasis	70	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	44	190	- 190
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	73	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	61	48	- 48
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Chlamydia	79	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
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

United Kingdom

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.