ERITREA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,257	25	308	+ 4,949
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,903	1	3,277	- 374
Stroke	3	2,424	2	2,564	- 140
Malaria	4	2,404	17	437	+ 1,967
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,914	3	2,292	- 378
Tuberculosis	6	1,812	14	543	+ 1,269
Birth Trauma	7	1,544	11	616	+ 928
Low Birth Weight	8	1,481	16	531	+ 950
Liver Disease	9	1,373	6	1,215	+ 158
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,352	4	2,154	- 802
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,114	5	1,326	- 212
Congenital Anomalies	12	959	18	432	+ 527
Hypertension	13	798	8	926	- 128
Diabetes Mellitus	14	731	7	944	- 214
Malnutrition	15	702	10	660	+ 43
Meningitis	16	603	19	404	+ 198
Cervical Cancer	17	549	30	132	+ 416
Kidney Disease	18	537	12	578	- 41
Other Injuries	19	527	15	540	- 13
Suicide	20	397	21	382	+ 16
Lung Disease	21	388	9	662	- 274
Maternal Conditions	22	362	13	544	- 181
Violence	23	352	20	384	- 33
Syphilis	24	270	54	35	+ 235
Pertussis	25	227	36	90	+ 137
Asthma	26	226	22	326	- 100
Drownings	27	210	33	118	+ 92
Falls	28	182	26	168	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	180	24	310	- 130
Prostate Cancer	30	171	47	54	+ 117
Lymphomas	31	167	28	147	+ 20
Fires	32	167	31	132	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	33	153	32	123	+ 30
Poisonings	34	139	34	114	+ 25
Breast Cancer	35	112	23	311	- 200
Oesophagus Cancer	36	109	39	81	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	37	108	43	71	+ 37
Epilepsy	38	101	38	81	+ 20
Leukemia	39	80	29	144	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	75	27	147	- 72
Lung Cancers	41	69	46	62	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	42	63	48	48	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	62	35	113	- 51
Tetanus	44	58	52	37	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	58	41	77	- 19
Liver Cancer	46	54	45	69	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	47	50	37	85	- 35
Oral Cancer	48	47	44	71	- 24
Alcohol	49	43	49	45	- 3
Bladder Cancer	50	40	51	42	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	39	42	73	- 34
Skin Disease	52	38	50	45	- 6
Drug Use	53	37	53	36	+ 1
Skin Cancers	54	33	56	30	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	32	57	28	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	26	55	31	- 6
Ovary Cancer	57	25	40	79	- 54
Leishmaniasis	58	22	59	19	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	21	62	16	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	60	21	60	18	+ 3
Measles	61	15	63	13	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	13	58	20	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	64	12	- 3
Uterin Cancer	64	9	61	18	- 8
Other Neoplasms	65	6	66	6	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	5	65	6	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	67	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	3	68	2	+ 1
War	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	69	2	- 0
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Zambia

Eritrea

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.