AUSTRIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,431	49	41	+ 7,390
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,103	13	1,563	+ 2,540
Stroke	3	3,427	2	5,208	- 1,782
Malaria	4	3,398	75	0	+ 3,398
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,706	40	152	+ 2,554
Tuberculosis	6	2,562	50	41	+ 2,521
Birth Trauma	7	2,182	54	34	+ 2,149
Low Birth Weight	8	2,094	51	40	+ 2,054
Liver Disease	9	1,941	16	1,366	+ 575
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,911	1	17,638	- 15,727
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,575	31	436	+ 1,140
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,356	34	327	+ 1,030
Hypertension	13	1,128	6	3,601	- 2,473
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,033	9	2,093	- 1,061
Malnutrition	15	993	46	71	+ 922
Meningitis	16	852	58	22	+ 830
Cervical Cancer	17	775	37	205	+ 570
Kidney Disease	18	759	8	2,247	- 1,488
Other Injuries	19	745	12	1,700	- 955
Suicide	20	562	17	1,307	- 746
Lung Disease	21	549	5	4,107	- 3,558
Maternal Conditions	22	512	64	4	+ 508
Violence	23	497	47	47	+ 450
Syphilis	24	381	66	1	+ 380
Pertussis	25	320	70	0	+ 320
Asthma	26	319	45	81	+ 239
Drownings	27	297	48	42	+ 255
Falls	28	257	21	982	- 725
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	254	4	4,174	- 3,920
Prostate Cancer	30	242	15	1,501	- 1,259
Lymphomas	31	236	18	1,167	- 931
Fires	32	236	52	36	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	33	216	14	1,515	- 1,299
Poisonings	34	197	60	15	+ 182
Breast Cancer	35	158	11	1,857	- 1,699
Oesophagus Cancer	36	155	32	406	- 251
Endocrine Disorders	37	152	20	1,077	- 925
Epilepsy	38	143	36	222	- 79
Leukemia	39	113	23	878	- 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	106	42	142	- 36
Lung Cancers	41	97	3	4,217	- 4,119
Stomach Cancer	42	89	24	817	- 728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	87	7	2,324	- 2,237
Tetanus	44	82	72	0	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	82	33	379	- 297
Liver Cancer	46	76	22	922	- 845
Parkinson's Disease	47	71	19	1,102	- 1,032
Oral Cancer	48	67	27	614	- 547
Alcohol	49	60	29	538	- 478
Bladder Cancer	50	57	26	617	- 561
Schistosomiasis	51	55	74	0	+ 55
Skin Disease	52	54	43	99	- 45
Drug Use	53	53	39	161	- 109
Skin Cancers	54	47	28	585	- 538
Hepatitis B	55	45	62	8	+ 37
Appendicitis	56	36	59	15	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	57	36	30	513	- 478
Leishmaniasis	58	31	69	0	+ 31
Encephalitis	59	30	68	1	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	60	29	55	26	+ 3
Measles	61	21	73	0	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	62	18	10	1,901	- 1,883
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	53	35	- 22
Uterin Cancer	64	13	35	275	- 263
Other Neoplasms	65	9	25	814	- 806
Hepatitis C	66	8	41	147	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	38	170	- 164
Ascariasis	68	4	79	0	+ 4
War	69	3	67	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	65	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	99	- 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Zambia

Austria

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.