BELGIUM VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,925	57	36	+ 9,889
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,481	6	5,677	- 197
Stroke	3	4,577	3	7,408	- 2,831
Malaria	4	4,539	75	0	+ 4,539
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,614	33	418	+ 3,196
Tuberculosis	6	3,421	54	46	+ 3,376
Birth Trauma	7	2,915	53	47	+ 2,868
Low Birth Weight	8	2,797	50	70	+ 2,727
Liver Disease	9	2,592	17	1,433	+ 1,159
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,552	1	15,281	- 12,728
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,104	29	666	+ 1,438
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,812	40	282	+ 1,530
Hypertension	13	1,507	27	740	+ 767
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,379	20	1,269	+ 110
Malnutrition	15	1,326	38	291	+ 1,035
Meningitis	16	1,138	58	28	+ 1,109
Cervical Cancer	17	1,036	41	243	+ 793
Kidney Disease	18	1,014	8	2,952	- 1,938
Other Injuries	19	995	11	2,006	- 1,011
Suicide	20	750	10	2,111	- 1,361
Lung Disease	21	733	5	6,438	- 5,705
Maternal Conditions	22	684	64	6	+ 678
Violence	23	664	44	149	+ 515
Syphilis	24	509	70	0	+ 509
Pertussis	25	428	68	1	+ 427
Asthma	26	427	46	128	+ 299
Drownings	27	397	47	79	+ 318
Falls	28	343	15	1,756	- 1,412
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	340	2	9,416	- 9,076
Prostate Cancer	30	323	13	1,824	- 1,501
Lymphomas	31	315	16	1,552	- 1,237
Fires	32	315	48	75	+ 240
Inflammatory/Heart	33	289	23	1,060	- 772
Poisonings	34	263	55	41	+ 222
Breast Cancer	35	211	9	2,587	- 2,376
Oesophagus Cancer	36	207	25	898	- 692
Endocrine Disorders	37	204	18	1,432	- 1,228
Epilepsy	38	191	36	348	- 157
Leukemia	39	150	21	1,199	- 1,049
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	141	42	213	- 71
Lung Cancers	41	130	4	6,777	- 6,647
Stomach Cancer	42	119	26	863	- 744
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	117	7	3,329	- 3,212
Tetanus	44	109	78	0	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	109	37	293	- 184
Liver Cancer	46	102	24	976	- 874
Parkinson's Disease	47	94	19	1,378	- 1,283
Oral Cancer	48	89	28	675	- 585
Alcohol	49	81	32	500	- 419
Bladder Cancer	50	76	22	1,078	- 1,003
Schistosomiasis	51	74	76	0	+ 74
Skin Disease	52	72	35	380	- 307
Drug Use	53	71	39	287	- 217
Skin Cancers	54	62	31	522	- 460
Hepatitis B	55	60	63	17	+ 43
Appendicitis	56	48	62	17	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	57	48	30	653	- 605
Leishmaniasis	58	42	73	0	+ 42
Encephalitis	59	40	66	1	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	60	39	59	22	+ 17
Measles	61	28	79	0	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	62	24	14	1,809	- 1,785
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	17	49	73	- 55
Uterin Cancer	64	17	34	384	- 367
Other Neoplasms	65	11	12	1,828	- 1,816
Hepatitis C	66	10	52	53	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	45	147	- 139
Ascariasis	68	5	82	0	+ 5
War	69	4	67	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	3	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Zambia

Belgium

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.