MEXICO VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	108,333	28	4,128	+ 104,205
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	59,822	8	24,816	+ 35,006
Stroke	3	49,959	4	39,790	+ 10,169
Malaria	4	49,545	84	0	+ 49,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	39,445	29	3,476	+ 35,970
Tuberculosis	6	37,345	38	1,943	+ 35,402
Birth Trauma	7	31,816	36	2,552	+ 29,264
Low Birth Weight	8	30,530	18	7,163	+ 23,368
Liver Disease	9	28,291	6	29,838	- 1,547
Coronary Heart Disease	10	27,857	1	116,238	- 88,380
Road Traffic Accidents	11	22,968	10	16,303	+ 6,665
Congenital Anomalies	12	19,774	13	10,457	+ 9,317
Hypertension	13	16,446	9	17,806	- 1,360
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,055	2	86,110	- 71,055
Malnutrition	15	14,474	14	7,552	+ 6,922
Meningitis	16	12,420	58	357	+ 12,063
Cervical Cancer	17	11,306	26	4,787	+ 6,518
Kidney Disease	18	11,065	3	44,622	- 33,557
Other Injuries	19	10,866	11	12,175	- 1,309
Suicide	20	8,187	22	6,772	+ 1,416
Lung Disease	21	7,999	7	29,123	- 21,124
Maternal Conditions	22	7,467	54	750	+ 6,718
Violence	23	7,249	5	32,450	- 25,201
Syphilis	24	5,561	73	5	+ 5,557
Pertussis	25	4,668	70	21	+ 4,647
Asthma	26	4,657	47	1,342	+ 3,314
Drownings	27	4,330	42	1,799	+ 2,531
Falls	28	3,748	35	2,628	+ 1,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,707	30	3,447	+ 260
Prostate Cancer	30	3,529	15	7,494	- 3,965
Lymphomas	31	3,443	24	4,961	- 1,518
Fires	32	3,434	56	604	+ 2,830
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,151	41	1,866	+ 1,285
Poisonings	34	2,867	57	531	+ 2,337
Breast Cancer	35	2,300	16	7,380	- 5,080
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,254	49	1,252	+ 1,003
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,223	12	11,310	- 9,088
Epilepsy	38	2,087	39	1,912	+ 175
Leukemia	39	1,641	25	4,830	- 3,189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,543	33	2,734	- 1,191
Lung Cancers	41	1,419	17	7,349	- 5,930
Stomach Cancer	42	1,298	19	6,939	- 5,641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,274	20	6,871	- 5,597
Tetanus	44	1,193	71	10	+ 1,183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,192	52	859	+ 333
Liver Cancer	46	1,111	21	6,817	- 5,706
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,031	43	1,567	- 537
Oral Cancer	48	975	46	1,355	- 379
Alcohol	49	880	32	2,945	- 2,066
Bladder Cancer	50	828	48	1,272	- 445
Schistosomiasis	51	806	83	0	+ 806
Skin Disease	52	791	31	3,029	- 2,238
Drug Use	53	770	44	1,470	- 700
Skin Cancers	54	679	40	1,909	- 1,230
Hepatitis B	55	655	61	210	+ 445
Appendicitis	56	527	53	774	- 247
Ovary Cancer	57	519	34	2,649	- 2,131
Leishmaniasis	58	455	76	1	+ 454
Encephalitis	59	440	62	140	+ 300
Upper Respiratory	60	425	64	127	+ 299
Measles	61	304	80	0	+ 304
Pancreas Cancer	62	266	27	4,510	- 4,244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	188	45	1,415	- 1,227
Uterin Cancer	64	187	50	902	- 715
Other Neoplasms	65	125	23	6,204	- 6,080
Hepatitis C	66	111	55	625	- 514
Multiple Sclerosis	67	84	60	295	- 211
Ascariasis	68	54	72	5	+ 49
War	69	41	66	112	- 71
Otitis Media	70	31	68	29	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	22	77	0	+ 21
Trypanosomiasis	72	20	82	0	+ 20
Diphtheria	73	17	79	0	+ 17
Dengue	74	7	67	30	- 24
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Zambia

Mexico

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.