JAPAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	102,087	63	48	+ 102,039
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	56,373	3	107,899	- 51,526
Stroke	3	47,079	2	121,823	- 74,744
Malaria	4	46,688	79	0	+ 46,688
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	37,171	37	2,731	+ 34,440
Tuberculosis	6	35,192	34	3,459	+ 31,733
Birth Trauma	7	29,982	61	104	+ 29,877
Low Birth Weight	8	28,770	55	202	+ 28,568
Liver Disease	9	26,660	17	14,195	+ 12,464
Coronary Heart Disease	10	26,251	1	163,905	- 137,654
Road Traffic Accidents	11	21,644	31	4,566	+ 17,078
Congenital Anomalies	12	18,634	40	2,473	+ 16,161
Hypertension	13	15,498	28	6,673	+ 8,825
Diabetes Mellitus	14	14,187	29	5,433	+ 8,754
Malnutrition	15	13,639	43	1,910	+ 11,730
Meningitis	16	11,704	52	308	+ 11,396
Cervical Cancer	17	10,654	32	3,799	+ 6,855
Kidney Disease	18	10,427	9	44,779	- 34,352
Other Injuries	19	10,239	12	22,068	- 11,829
Suicide	20	7,715	13	19,466	- 11,751
Lung Disease	21	7,538	5	78,169	- 70,632
Maternal Conditions	22	7,037	64	39	+ 6,998
Violence	23	6,831	53	266	+ 6,565
Syphilis	24	5,241	65	16	+ 5,225
Pertussis	25	4,399	71	1	+ 4,398
Asthma	26	4,388	42	1,922	+ 2,466
Drownings	27	4,081	25	8,409	- 4,328
Falls	28	3,532	23	9,736	- 6,204
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,493	7	56,937	- 53,444
Prostate Cancer	30	3,326	19	13,515	- 10,189
Lymphomas	31	3,245	14	19,273	- 16,028
Fires	32	3,236	48	1,007	+ 2,229
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,969	27	8,232	- 5,263
Poisonings	34	2,702	54	255	+ 2,448
Breast Cancer	35	2,167	15	15,805	- 13,638
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,124	20	12,316	- 10,192
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,095	21	11,486	- 9,392
Epilepsy	38	1,966	45	1,558	+ 408
Leukemia	39	1,547	24	9,607	- 8,060
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,454	35	2,922	- 1,467
Lung Cancers	41	1,337	4	79,688	- 78,351
Stomach Cancer	42	1,223	8	50,433	- 49,210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,200	6	57,340	- 56,140
Tetanus	44	1,124	67	9	+ 1,115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,124	39	2,555	- 1,431
Liver Cancer	46	1,047	11	29,384	- 28,337
Parkinson's Disease	47	971	18	14,007	- 13,036
Oral Cancer	48	919	26	8,333	- 7,414
Alcohol	49	829	51	576	+ 253
Bladder Cancer	50	780	22	9,936	- 9,157
Schistosomiasis	51	759	72	0	+ 759
Skin Disease	52	745	36	2,806	- 2,061
Drug Use	53	725	50	732	- 7
Skin Cancers	54	640	44	1,843	- 1,203
Hepatitis B	55	617	46	1,423	- 806
Appendicitis	56	497	58	126	+ 371
Ovary Cancer	57	489	30	5,061	- 4,573
Leishmaniasis	58	429	77	0	+ 429
Encephalitis	59	415	69	5	+ 410
Upper Respiratory	60	401	57	159	+ 242
Measles	61	286	75	0	+ 286
Pancreas Cancer	62	251	10	37,027	- 36,776
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	177	38	2,618	- 2,441
Uterin Cancer	64	176	33	3,461	- 3,285
Other Neoplasms	65	118	16	15,120	- 15,002
Hepatitis C	66	105	41	2,220	- 2,115
Multiple Sclerosis	67	80	59	108	- 28
Ascariasis	68	51	82	0	+ 51
War	69	38	66	15	+ 24
Otitis Media	70	29	68	8	+ 22
Chlamydia	71	20	80	0	+ 20
Trypanosomiasis	72	19	76	0	+ 19
Diphtheria	73	16	74	0	+ 16
Dengue	74	6	83	0	+ 6
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Zambia

Japan

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.