FINLAND VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,662	59	6	+ 4,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,574	21	436	+ 2,138
Stroke	3	2,150	3	4,115	- 1,965
Malaria	4	2,132	74	0	+ 2,132
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,698	52	15	+ 1,682
Tuberculosis	6	1,607	46	32	+ 1,575
Birth Trauma	7	1,369	56	8	+ 1,361
Low Birth Weight	8	1,314	48	26	+ 1,288
Liver Disease	9	1,218	10	1,068	+ 149
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,199	2	9,831	- 8,632
Road Traffic Accidents	11	988	33	215	+ 773
Congenital Anomalies	12	851	35	192	+ 659
Hypertension	13	708	5	2,030	- 1,322
Diabetes Mellitus	14	648	22	418	+ 230
Malnutrition	15	623	57	7	+ 616
Meningitis	16	535	55	9	+ 525
Cervical Cancer	17	487	44	62	+ 424
Kidney Disease	18	476	26	342	+ 134
Other Injuries	19	468	20	437	+ 31
Suicide	20	352	15	846	- 494
Lung Disease	21	344	8	1,289	- 945
Maternal Conditions	22	321	64	2	+ 320
Violence	23	312	43	64	+ 248
Syphilis	24	239	67	0	+ 239
Pertussis	25	201	69	0	+ 201
Asthma	26	200	40	85	+ 116
Drownings	27	186	37	106	+ 80
Falls	28	161	7	1,325	- 1,164
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	160	1	11,120	- 10,961
Prostate Cancer	30	152	11	970	- 818
Lymphomas	31	148	14	851	- 703
Fires	32	148	45	62	+ 86
Inflammatory/Heart	33	136	17	518	- 382
Poisonings	34	123	49	25	+ 99
Breast Cancer	35	99	12	948	- 849
Oesophagus Cancer	36	97	27	320	- 223
Endocrine Disorders	37	96	31	257	- 161
Epilepsy	38	90	38	104	- 14
Leukemia	39	71	24	371	- 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	66	36	151	- 85
Lung Cancers	41	61	4	2,312	- 2,251
Stomach Cancer	42	56	19	447	- 391
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	55	6	1,433	- 1,378
Tetanus	44	51	70	0	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	51	50	19	+ 32
Liver Cancer	46	48	16	545	- 497
Parkinson's Disease	47	44	13	853	- 809
Oral Cancer	48	42	34	207	- 165
Alcohol	49	38	18	464	- 427
Bladder Cancer	50	36	28	308	- 273
Schistosomiasis	51	35	77	0	+ 35
Skin Disease	52	34	47	27	+ 7
Drug Use	53	33	30	269	- 236
Skin Cancers	54	29	29	297	- 268
Hepatitis B	55	28	63	2	+ 27
Appendicitis	56	23	54	10	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	57	22	25	344	- 322
Leishmaniasis	58	20	75	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	59	19	66	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	60	18	62	2	+ 16
Measles	61	13	72	0	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	62	11	9	1,247	- 1,236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	41	83	- 75
Uterin Cancer	64	8	32	225	- 217
Other Neoplasms	65	5	23	377	- 372
Hepatitis C	66	5	60	5	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	42	80	- 77
Ascariasis	68	2	81	0	+ 2
War	69	2	65	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Zambia

Finland

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.