NORWAY VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,565	61	10	+ 4,555
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,521	6	1,797	+ 724
Stroke	3	2,105	4	2,475	- 370
Malaria	4	2,088	84	0	+ 2,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,662	37	128	+ 1,535
Tuberculosis	6	1,574	56	15	+ 1,559
Birth Trauma	7	1,341	54	17	+ 1,323
Low Birth Weight	8	1,287	52	23	+ 1,263
Liver Disease	9	1,192	30	214	+ 979
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,174	1	5,321	- 4,147
Road Traffic Accidents	11	968	42	114	+ 854
Congenital Anomalies	12	833	34	136	+ 697
Hypertension	13	693	28	230	+ 463
Diabetes Mellitus	14	634	16	560	+ 75
Malnutrition	15	610	35	135	+ 475
Meningitis	16	523	58	14	+ 510
Cervical Cancer	17	476	39	125	+ 351
Kidney Disease	18	466	14	611	- 144
Other Injuries	19	458	15	583	- 125
Suicide	20	345	13	633	- 288
Lung Disease	21	337	3	2,723	- 2,386
Maternal Conditions	22	315	66	1	+ 314
Violence	23	305	50	32	+ 274
Syphilis	24	234	67	1	+ 234
Pertussis	25	197	64	1	+ 195
Asthma	26	196	43	85	+ 112
Drownings	27	182	45	65	+ 118
Falls	28	158	9	777	- 619
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	156	2	4,464	- 4,308
Prostate Cancer	30	149	8	1,172	- 1,023
Lymphomas	31	145	12	646	- 501
Fires	32	145	48	45	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	33	133	29	221	- 88
Poisonings	34	121	57	14	+ 106
Breast Cancer	35	97	11	698	- 601
Oesophagus Cancer	36	95	27	248	- 153
Endocrine Disorders	37	94	19	359	- 265
Epilepsy	38	88	40	119	- 31
Leukemia	39	69	21	354	- 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	65	33	160	- 95
Lung Cancers	41	60	5	2,320	- 2,260
Stomach Cancer	42	55	22	343	- 289
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	54	7	1,787	- 1,733
Tetanus	44	50	69	0	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	50	46	61	- 11
Liver Cancer	46	47	26	259	- 212
Parkinson's Disease	47	43	17	554	- 511
Oral Cancer	48	41	32	168	- 127
Alcohol	49	37	31	205	- 168
Bladder Cancer	50	35	20	356	- 321
Schistosomiasis	51	34	83	0	+ 34
Skin Disease	52	33	38	128	- 94
Drug Use	53	32	25	264	- 231
Skin Cancers	54	29	18	407	- 379
Hepatitis B	55	28	63	3	+ 24
Appendicitis	56	22	59	12	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	57	22	24	309	- 287
Leishmaniasis	58	19	81	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	59	19	70	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	60	18	60	12	+ 6
Measles	61	13	72	0	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	62	11	10	770	- 759
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	47	60	- 53
Uterin Cancer	64	8	36	134	- 126
Other Neoplasms	65	5	23	324	- 319
Hepatitis C	66	5	55	17	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	41	119	- 116
Ascariasis	68	2	76	0	+ 2
War	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	75	- 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Zambia

Norway

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.