OMAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,233	41	31	+ 3,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,785	4	701	+ 1,085
Stroke	3	1,491	2	1,648	- 157
Malaria	4	1,479	74	0	+ 1,479
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,177	28	78	+ 1,099
Tuberculosis	6	1,115	48	18	+ 1,097
Birth Trauma	7	950	29	77	+ 872
Low Birth Weight	8	911	15	207	+ 704
Liver Disease	9	844	6	406	+ 438
Coronary Heart Disease	10	831	1	5,287	- 4,456
Road Traffic Accidents	11	685	5	527	+ 158
Congenital Anomalies	12	590	7	386	+ 204
Hypertension	13	491	8	360	+ 131
Diabetes Mellitus	14	449	3	1,029	- 580
Malnutrition	15	432	60	2	+ 430
Meningitis	16	371	47	21	+ 350
Cervical Cancer	17	337	34	42	+ 295
Kidney Disease	18	330	11	312	+ 18
Other Injuries	19	324	20	130	+ 194
Suicide	20	244	13	241	+ 3
Lung Disease	21	239	9	325	- 86
Maternal Conditions	22	223	46	22	+ 201
Violence	23	216	39	34	+ 182
Syphilis	24	166	61	2	+ 164
Pertussis	25	139	51	13	+ 126
Asthma	26	139	55	11	+ 128
Drownings	27	129	14	211	- 82
Falls	28	112	12	292	- 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	111	10	323	- 213
Prostate Cancer	30	105	37	37	+ 68
Lymphomas	31	103	19	138	- 35
Fires	32	102	36	38	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	33	94	21	127	- 33
Poisonings	34	86	33	47	+ 39
Breast Cancer	35	69	18	141	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	36	67	40	32	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	37	66	32	53	+ 13
Epilepsy	38	62	44	22	+ 40
Leukemia	39	49	22	127	- 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	46	38	36	+ 10
Lung Cancers	41	42	25	113	- 70
Stomach Cancer	42	39	17	185	- 147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	38	16	205	- 167
Tetanus	44	36	63	1	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	36	53	12	+ 24
Liver Cancer	46	33	24	116	- 83
Parkinson's Disease	47	31	26	110	- 79
Oral Cancer	48	29	31	70	- 41
Alcohol	49	26	50	13	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	50	25	35	41	- 17
Schistosomiasis	51	24	59	2	+ 22
Skin Disease	52	24	27	92	- 68
Drug Use	53	23	42	29	- 6
Skin Cancers	54	20	45	22	- 2
Hepatitis B	55	20	64	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	56	16	57	5	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	57	15	43	26	- 11
Leishmaniasis	58	14	66	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	59	13	23	126	- 113
Upper Respiratory	60	13	67	0	+ 13
Measles	61	9	76	0	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	62	8	30	77	- 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	6	62	2	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	64	6	54	11	- 6
Other Neoplasms	65	4	56	7	- 3
Hepatitis C	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	3	52	12	- 9
Ascariasis	68	2	65	0	+ 1
War	69	1	58	4	- 3
Otitis Media	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	49	16	- 15
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Zambia

Oman

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.