COLOMBIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,090	17	2,683	+ 38,406
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,690	5	10,773	+ 11,916
Stroke	3	18,949	3	16,573	+ 2,376
Malaria	4	18,792	67	26	+ 18,766
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,961	38	747	+ 14,214
Tuberculosis	6	14,165	32	1,272	+ 12,893
Birth Trauma	7	12,068	41	648	+ 11,419
Low Birth Weight	8	11,580	23	2,095	+ 9,484
Liver Disease	9	10,730	19	2,426	+ 8,304
Coronary Heart Disease	10	10,566	1	43,066	- 32,500
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,712	6	7,765	+ 947
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,500	16	2,963	+ 4,537
Hypertension	13	6,238	8	6,400	- 162
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,710	11	5,028	+ 682
Malnutrition	15	5,490	27	1,878	+ 3,612
Meningitis	16	4,711	50	244	+ 4,467
Cervical Cancer	17	4,288	20	2,266	+ 2,022
Kidney Disease	18	4,197	7	6,834	- 2,637
Other Injuries	19	4,121	28	1,592	+ 2,529
Suicide	20	3,105	26	1,965	+ 1,141
Lung Disease	21	3,034	4	15,928	- 12,894
Maternal Conditions	22	2,832	46	394	+ 2,438
Violence	23	2,749	2	19,268	- 16,519
Syphilis	24	2,109	65	30	+ 2,079
Pertussis	25	1,771	69	18	+ 1,753
Asthma	26	1,766	54	191	+ 1,575
Drownings	27	1,642	40	689	+ 953
Falls	28	1,422	29	1,518	- 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,406	22	2,157	- 751
Prostate Cancer	30	1,339	14	3,584	- 2,246
Lymphomas	31	1,306	18	2,603	- 1,297
Fires	32	1,302	56	127	+ 1,176
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,195	31	1,329	- 134
Poisonings	34	1,088	61	61	+ 1,027
Breast Cancer	35	872	13	3,669	- 2,797
Oesophagus Cancer	36	855	36	835	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	37	843	30	1,367	- 524
Epilepsy	38	791	43	597	+ 194
Leukemia	39	623	21	2,208	- 1,586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	585	39	698	- 113
Lung Cancers	41	538	10	5,250	- 4,712
Stomach Cancer	42	492	9	6,112	- 5,620
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	483	12	4,371	- 3,888
Tetanus	44	453	71	14	+ 438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	452	63	38	+ 414
Liver Cancer	46	421	24	2,065	- 1,643
Parkinson's Disease	47	391	47	383	+ 8
Oral Cancer	48	370	37	807	- 437
Alcohol	49	334	68	23	+ 311
Bladder Cancer	50	314	42	609	- 295
Schistosomiasis	51	306	77	1	+ 305
Skin Disease	52	300	34	1,102	- 802
Drug Use	53	292	44	492	- 200
Skin Cancers	54	258	35	1,028	- 771
Hepatitis B	55	248	62	50	+ 198
Appendicitis	56	200	52	213	- 13
Ovary Cancer	57	197	33	1,122	- 926
Leishmaniasis	58	173	74	7	+ 165
Encephalitis	59	167	64	38	+ 129
Upper Respiratory	60	161	66	27	+ 135
Measles	61	115	78	0	+ 115
Pancreas Cancer	62	101	25	2,022	- 1,921
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	71	51	242	- 171
Uterin Cancer	64	71	45	423	- 352
Other Neoplasms	65	47	15	3,205	- 3,157
Hepatitis C	66	42	59	65	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	32	60	62	- 30
Ascariasis	68	20	76	5	+ 16
War	69	15	49	260	- 245
Otitis Media	70	12	73	7	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	8	81	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	72	7	84	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	73	7	80	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	3	55	133	- 131
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Zambia

Colombia

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.