AUSTRALIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,181	57	50	+ 22,131
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,248	8	4,446	+ 7,802
Stroke	3	10,229	3	10,331	- 102
Malaria	4	10,144	82	0	+ 10,144
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,076	40	296	+ 7,781
Tuberculosis	6	7,646	56	53	+ 7,594
Birth Trauma	7	6,514	50	140	+ 6,374
Low Birth Weight	8	6,251	43	248	+ 6,003
Liver Disease	9	5,792	26	1,421	+ 4,371
Coronary Heart Disease	10	5,704	1	21,548	- 15,845
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,703	29	1,245	+ 3,458
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,049	33	711	+ 3,338
Hypertension	13	3,367	23	1,631	+ 1,736
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,082	7	4,471	- 1,389
Malnutrition	15	2,963	51	117	+ 2,847
Meningitis	16	2,543	60	37	+ 2,506
Cervical Cancer	17	2,315	39	342	+ 1,973
Kidney Disease	18	2,266	12	3,139	- 874
Other Injuries	19	2,225	22	1,642	+ 582
Suicide	20	1,676	11	3,150	- 1,473
Lung Disease	21	1,638	5	8,487	- 6,850
Maternal Conditions	22	1,529	63	20	+ 1,509
Violence	23	1,484	44	243	+ 1,241
Syphilis	24	1,139	67	3	+ 1,136
Pertussis	25	956	69	1	+ 954
Asthma	26	953	36	455	+ 498
Drownings	27	887	47	177	+ 709
Falls	28	767	14	3,116	- 2,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	759	2	15,588	- 14,830
Prostate Cancer	30	723	9	3,766	- 3,044
Lymphomas	31	705	15	3,039	- 2,334
Fires	32	703	55	55	+ 648
Inflammatory/Heart	33	645	24	1,571	- 926
Poisonings	34	587	61	35	+ 552
Breast Cancer	35	471	10	3,405	- 2,935
Oesophagus Cancer	36	462	25	1,494	- 1,032
Endocrine Disorders	37	455	16	2,328	- 1,873
Epilepsy	38	427	41	285	+ 143
Leukemia	39	336	18	2,126	- 1,790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	316	42	276	+ 40
Lung Cancers	41	291	4	8,769	- 8,478
Stomach Cancer	42	266	27	1,288	- 1,022
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	261	6	6,209	- 5,948
Tetanus	44	244	70	1	+ 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	244	38	379	- 135
Liver Cancer	46	227	20	2,036	- 1,809
Parkinson's Disease	47	211	19	2,036	- 1,825
Oral Cancer	48	200	32	972	- 772
Alcohol	49	180	37	380	- 200
Bladder Cancer	50	169	30	1,187	- 1,018
Schistosomiasis	51	165	79	0	+ 165
Skin Disease	52	162	34	594	- 432
Drug Use	53	158	21	1,783	- 1,625
Skin Cancers	54	139	17	2,319	- 2,180
Hepatitis B	55	134	58	41	+ 93
Appendicitis	56	108	62	26	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	57	106	31	1,003	- 896
Leishmaniasis	58	93	81	0	+ 93
Encephalitis	59	90	68	3	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	60	87	64	17	+ 70
Measles	61	62	78	0	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	62	54	13	3,118	- 3,063
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	38	45	229	- 190
Uterin Cancer	64	38	35	524	- 486
Other Neoplasms	65	26	28	1,252	- 1,227
Hepatitis C	66	23	48	173	- 150
Multiple Sclerosis	67	17	46	188	- 170
Ascariasis	68	11	75	0	+ 11
War	69	8	65	8	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	6	66	6	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	4	83	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	73	4	71	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Zambia

Australia

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.