GERMANY VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ZAMBIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,702	54	345	+ 69,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	38,490	9	20,712	+ 17,777
Stroke	3	32,144	3	49,794	- 17,649
Malaria	4	31,878	79	0	+ 31,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,380	32	3,830	+ 21,549
Tuberculosis	6	24,028	56	281	+ 23,747
Birth Trauma	7	20,471	57	239	+ 20,232
Low Birth Weight	8	19,643	45	770	+ 18,873
Liver Disease	9	18,203	15	15,194	+ 3,009
Coronary Heart Disease	10	17,924	1	147,055	- 129,131
Road Traffic Accidents	11	14,778	34	3,160	+ 11,618
Congenital Anomalies	12	12,723	36	2,291	+ 10,431
Hypertension	13	10,581	6	26,796	- 16,214
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,686	13	15,560	- 5,873
Malnutrition	15	9,313	50	450	+ 8,863
Meningitis	16	7,991	60	168	+ 7,824
Cervical Cancer	17	7,274	39	2,131	+ 5,143
Kidney Disease	18	7,120	8	22,770	- 15,651
Other Injuries	19	6,991	23	8,248	- 1,257
Suicide	20	5,268	19	10,284	- 5,016
Lung Disease	21	5,147	5	42,797	- 37,650
Maternal Conditions	22	4,804	64	38	+ 4,766
Violence	23	4,664	46	769	+ 3,895
Syphilis	24	3,578	68	6	+ 3,573
Pertussis	25	3,004	69	2	+ 3,001
Asthma	26	2,996	44	924	+ 2,072
Drownings	27	2,786	49	459	+ 2,328
Falls	28	2,412	14	15,325	- 12,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,385	2	51,168	- 48,783
Prostate Cancer	30	2,271	12	16,487	- 14,216
Lymphomas	31	2,215	17	12,249	- 10,033
Fires	32	2,209	53	359	+ 1,851
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,027	21	8,891	- 6,864
Poisonings	34	1,845	58	216	+ 1,628
Breast Cancer	35	1,480	10	18,842	- 17,362
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,450	27	6,212	- 4,762
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,430	18	10,677	- 9,247
Epilepsy	38	1,343	35	3,091	- 1,749
Leukemia	39	1,056	22	8,737	- 7,681
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	993	38	2,166	- 1,173
Lung Cancers	41	913	4	46,560	- 45,647
Stomach Cancer	42	835	20	9,658	- 8,823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	820	7	26,026	- 25,206
Tetanus	44	768	75	1	+ 767
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	767	33	3,615	- 2,848
Liver Cancer	46	715	25	8,057	- 7,342
Parkinson's Disease	47	663	16	12,594	- 11,931
Oral Cancer	48	628	29	6,023	- 5,395
Alcohol	49	566	26	6,257	- 5,692
Bladder Cancer	50	532	28	6,193	- 5,660
Schistosomiasis	51	519	73	1	+ 518
Skin Disease	52	509	42	1,543	- 1,034
Drug Use	53	495	40	1,930	- 1,435
Skin Cancers	54	437	31	4,055	- 3,619
Hepatitis B	55	421	59	182	+ 240
Appendicitis	56	339	62	129	+ 210
Ovary Cancer	57	334	30	5,192	- 4,859
Leishmaniasis	58	293	72	1	+ 292
Encephalitis	59	283	67	8	+ 276
Upper Respiratory	60	274	61	138	+ 135
Measles	61	195	70	2	+ 193
Pancreas Cancer	62	171	11	17,971	- 17,800
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	121	47	543	- 422
Uterin Cancer	64	120	37	2,231	- 2,110
Other Neoplasms	65	80	24	8,161	- 8,081
Hepatitis C	66	72	48	507	- 435
Multiple Sclerosis	67	54	41	1,571	- 1,516
Ascariasis	68	35	81	0	+ 35
War	69	26	66	10	+ 16
Otitis Media	70	20	65	16	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	14	85	0	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	72	13	78	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	73	11	77	0	+ 11
Dengue	74	4	83	0	+ 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

Zambia

Germany

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.