LUXEMBOURG VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	556	52	2	+ 554
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	307	8	111	+ 196
Stroke	3	257	4	257	- 0
Malaria	4	254	81	0	+ 254
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	203	42	6	+ 196
Tuberculosis	6	192	55	2	+ 190
Birth Trauma	7	163	59	1	+ 163
Low Birth Weight	8	157	49	3	+ 154
Liver Disease	9	145	12	75	+ 70
Coronary Heart Disease	10	143	1	655	- 512
Road Traffic Accidents	11	118	30	25	+ 93
Congenital Anomalies	12	102	37	10	+ 91
Hypertension	13	84	19	54	+ 31
Diabetes Mellitus	14	77	17	61	+ 16
Malnutrition	15	74	32	19	+ 55
Meningitis	16	64	58	1	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	17	58	38	10	+ 48
Kidney Disease	18	57	9	91	- 34
Other Injuries	19	56	10	88	- 33
Suicide	20	42	13	69	- 27
Lung Disease	21	41	5	242	- 201
Maternal Conditions	22	38	63	0	+ 38
Violence	23	37	48	3	+ 34
Syphilis	24	29	66	0	+ 28
Pertussis	25	24	68	0	+ 24
Asthma	26	24	45	5	+ 19
Drownings	27	22	54	2	+ 20
Falls	28	19	18	61	- 41
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	19	2	298	- 279
Prostate Cancer	30	18	15	64	- 45
Lymphomas	31	18	14	64	- 47
Fires	32	18	51	3	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	33	16	23	49	- 33
Poisonings	34	15	56	1	+ 13
Breast Cancer	35	12	7	113	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	36	12	28	32	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	37	11	21	53	- 41
Epilepsy	38	11	35	17	- 6
Leukemia	39	8	20	53	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	8	41	7	+ 1
Lung Cancers	41	7	3	260	- 252
Stomach Cancer	42	7	22	51	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	7	6	131	- 125
Tetanus	44	6	69	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	6	34	19	- 13
Liver Cancer	46	6	25	49	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	47	5	16	62	- 57
Oral Cancer	48	5	33	19	- 14
Alcohol	49	5	29	25	- 21
Bladder Cancer	50	4	26	44	- 40
Schistosomiasis	51	4	80	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	52	4	44	5	- 1
Drug Use	53	4	39	9	- 5
Skin Cancers	54	3	31	22	- 18
Hepatitis B	55	3	60	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	3	62	0	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	57	3	27	35	- 33
Leishmaniasis	58	2	83	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	2	65	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	2	61	0	+ 2
Measles	61	2	70	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	11	82	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	53	2	- 1
Uterin Cancer	64	1	36	16	- 15
Other Neoplasms	65	1	24	49	- 48
Hepatitis C	66	1	47	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	46	4	- 4
Ascariasis	68	0	76	0	+ 0
War	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	43	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Zambia

Luxembourg

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.