NETHERLANDS VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,726	55	33	+ 14,694
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,132	7	4,946	+ 3,186
Stroke	3	6,791	4	9,707	- 2,916
Malaria	4	6,735	77	0	+ 6,735
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,362	33	584	+ 4,778
Tuberculosis	6	5,077	56	29	+ 5,048
Birth Trauma	7	4,325	52	74	+ 4,251
Low Birth Weight	8	4,150	45	167	+ 3,983
Liver Disease	9	3,846	28	936	+ 2,910
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,787	2	17,601	- 13,814
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,122	31	681	+ 2,441
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,688	35	544	+ 2,144
Hypertension	13	2,236	29	818	+ 1,417
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,046	14	2,386	- 340
Malnutrition	15	1,968	63	12	+ 1,955
Meningitis	16	1,688	51	78	+ 1,610
Cervical Cancer	17	1,537	39	266	+ 1,271
Kidney Disease	18	1,504	12	2,530	- 1,026
Other Injuries	19	1,477	19	1,648	- 171
Suicide	20	1,113	17	2,025	- 912
Lung Disease	21	1,087	5	9,567	- 8,480
Maternal Conditions	22	1,015	65	8	+ 1,007
Violence	23	985	48	107	+ 878
Syphilis	24	756	69	1	+ 755
Pertussis	25	635	67	1	+ 634
Asthma	26	633	46	165	+ 468
Drownings	27	589	49	98	+ 491
Falls	28	510	8	4,131	- 3,621
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	504	1	18,148	- 17,644
Prostate Cancer	30	480	10	3,265	- 2,785
Lymphomas	31	468	13	2,511	- 2,043
Fires	32	467	53	49	+ 418
Inflammatory/Heart	33	428	23	1,201	- 772
Poisonings	34	390	61	17	+ 372
Breast Cancer	35	313	9	3,535	- 3,222
Oesophagus Cancer	36	306	15	2,145	- 1,839
Endocrine Disorders	37	302	26	1,055	- 752
Epilepsy	38	284	38	289	- 5
Leukemia	39	223	20	1,578	- 1,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	210	47	130	+ 80
Lung Cancers	41	193	3	10,980	- 10,787
Stomach Cancer	42	176	22	1,361	- 1,184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	173	6	5,829	- 5,656
Tetanus	44	162	72	0	+ 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	162	41	238	- 75
Liver Cancer	46	151	24	1,163	- 1,012
Parkinson's Disease	47	140	16	2,120	- 1,980
Oral Cancer	48	133	30	768	- 635
Alcohol	49	120	32	612	- 493
Bladder Cancer	50	112	21	1,471	- 1,359
Schistosomiasis	51	110	74	0	+ 110
Skin Disease	52	108	36	295	- 188
Drug Use	53	105	42	231	- 126
Skin Cancers	54	92	27	1,024	- 932
Hepatitis B	55	89	62	14	+ 76
Appendicitis	56	72	58	26	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	57	70	25	1,067	- 996
Leishmaniasis	58	62	70	0	+ 62
Encephalitis	59	60	68	1	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	60	58	57	28	+ 30
Measles	61	41	73	0	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	62	36	11	2,995	- 2,959
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	26	44	214	- 189
Uterin Cancer	64	25	34	566	- 541
Other Neoplasms	65	17	18	1,831	- 1,814
Hepatitis C	66	15	60	20	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	37	295	- 283
Ascariasis	68	7	82	0	+ 7
War	69	6	66	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	4	64	10	- 6
Chlamydia	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Zambia

Netherlands

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.