GREECE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,668	50	47	+ 8,621
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,787	3	8,282	- 3,496
Stroke	3	3,997	2	14,077	- 10,080
Malaria	4	3,964	78	0	+ 3,964
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,156	44	95	+ 3,061
Tuberculosis	6	2,988	46	66	+ 2,922
Birth Trauma	7	2,546	57	17	+ 2,529
Low Birth Weight	8	2,443	41	127	+ 2,316
Liver Disease	9	2,264	23	809	+ 1,454
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,229	1	21,124	- 18,895
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,838	22	870	+ 967
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,582	38	174	+ 1,408
Hypertension	13	1,316	9	2,922	- 1,606
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,205	20	1,266	- 61
Malnutrition	15	1,158	66	1	+ 1,157
Meningitis	16	994	53	33	+ 961
Cervical Cancer	17	905	36	243	+ 661
Kidney Disease	18	885	6	4,759	- 3,873
Other Injuries	19	869	17	1,453	- 584
Suicide	20	655	28	533	+ 122
Lung Disease	21	640	5	5,526	- 4,886
Maternal Conditions	22	597	61	2	+ 595
Violence	23	580	42	104	+ 476
Syphilis	24	445	65	1	+ 444
Pertussis	25	374	69	0	+ 374
Asthma	26	373	55	27	+ 345
Drownings	27	346	32	435	- 89
Falls	28	300	21	1,245	- 945
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	297	7	3,940	- 3,643
Prostate Cancer	30	282	12	2,023	- 1,741
Lymphomas	31	276	19	1,268	- 993
Fires	32	275	39	146	+ 128
Inflammatory/Heart	33	252	24	725	- 473
Poisonings	34	229	56	19	+ 210
Breast Cancer	35	184	11	2,520	- 2,336
Oesophagus Cancer	36	180	35	246	- 65
Endocrine Disorders	37	178	29	526	- 348
Epilepsy	38	167	34	249	- 82
Leukemia	39	131	18	1,354	- 1,223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	123	26	611	- 487
Lung Cancers	41	114	4	7,355	- 7,242
Stomach Cancer	42	104	16	1,535	- 1,432
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	102	8	3,264	- 3,162
Tetanus	44	95	62	2	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	95	43	100	- 5
Liver Cancer	46	89	14	1,566	- 1,477
Parkinson's Disease	47	82	10	2,646	- 2,563
Oral Cancer	48	78	30	440	- 362
Alcohol	49	70	49	50	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	50	66	15	1,551	- 1,484
Schistosomiasis	51	64	75	0	+ 64
Skin Disease	52	63	47	56	+ 7
Drug Use	53	62	37	193	- 132
Skin Cancers	54	54	31	438	- 384
Hepatitis B	55	52	48	56	- 4
Appendicitis	56	42	58	9	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	57	41	27	557	- 516
Leishmaniasis	58	36	60	4	+ 33
Encephalitis	59	35	67	1	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	60	34	59	8	+ 26
Measles	61	24	68	0	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	62	21	13	1,904	- 1,883
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	45	67	- 52
Uterin Cancer	64	15	33	373	- 358
Other Neoplasms	65	10	25	679	- 669
Hepatitis C	66	9	52	38	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	40	135	- 128
Ascariasis	68	4	73	0	+ 4
War	69	3	64	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	80	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	71	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Zambia

Greece

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.