PORTUGAL VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,458	35	320	+ 8,138
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,670	4	6,851	- 2,181
Stroke	3	3,900	2	12,339	- 8,439
Malaria	4	3,868	78	0	+ 3,868
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,080	36	231	+ 2,849
Tuberculosis	6	2,916	38	213	+ 2,703
Birth Trauma	7	2,484	60	24	+ 2,460
Low Birth Weight	8	2,384	52	79	+ 2,305
Liver Disease	9	2,209	22	1,126	+ 1,083
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,175	1	12,878	- 10,703
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,793	27	838	+ 955
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,544	40	196	+ 1,347
Hypertension	13	1,284	14	1,880	- 596
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,175	8	3,601	- 2,426
Malnutrition	15	1,130	53	79	+ 1,051
Meningitis	16	970	56	43	+ 927
Cervical Cancer	17	883	34	329	+ 554
Kidney Disease	18	864	9	2,803	- 1,939
Other Injuries	19	848	13	1,937	- 1,089
Suicide	20	639	19	1,172	- 533
Lung Disease	21	624	7	4,286	- 3,661
Maternal Conditions	22	583	63	7	+ 576
Violence	23	566	48	96	+ 470
Syphilis	24	434	64	3	+ 431
Pertussis	25	364	72	0	+ 364
Asthma	26	364	43	146	+ 217
Drownings	27	338	51	79	+ 259
Falls	28	293	23	1,033	- 740
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	289	3	7,191	- 6,902
Prostate Cancer	30	276	11	2,124	- 1,848
Lymphomas	31	269	16	1,608	- 1,339
Fires	32	268	46	108	+ 160
Inflammatory/Heart	33	246	26	909	- 663
Poisonings	34	224	57	29	+ 195
Breast Cancer	35	180	12	1,997	- 1,817
Oesophagus Cancer	36	176	29	623	- 447
Endocrine Disorders	37	174	17	1,547	- 1,373
Epilepsy	38	163	31	415	- 252
Leukemia	39	128	24	1,015	- 887
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	120	37	229	- 108
Lung Cancers	41	111	5	4,406	- 4,295
Stomach Cancer	42	101	10	2,532	- 2,431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	99	6	4,389	- 4,290
Tetanus	44	93	73	0	+ 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	93	41	169	- 76
Liver Cancer	46	87	18	1,270	- 1,184
Parkinson's Disease	47	80	21	1,139	- 1,059
Oral Cancer	48	76	25	912	- 836
Alcohol	49	69	45	111	- 42
Bladder Cancer	50	65	20	1,171	- 1,106
Schistosomiasis	51	63	77	0	+ 63
Skin Disease	52	62	39	202	- 141
Drug Use	53	60	44	128	- 68
Skin Cancers	54	53	30	523	- 470
Hepatitis B	55	51	59	26	+ 25
Appendicitis	56	41	61	21	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	57	40	33	397	- 357
Leishmaniasis	58	36	68	1	+ 34
Encephalitis	59	34	67	1	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	60	33	62	15	+ 18
Measles	61	24	71	0	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	62	21	15	1,669	- 1,648
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	47	99	- 84
Uterin Cancer	64	15	32	406	- 391
Other Neoplasms	65	10	28	652	- 642
Hepatitis C	66	9	49	87	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	54	56	- 50
Ascariasis	68	4	83	0	+ 4
War	69	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	66	2	- 0
Chlamydia	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	84	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Zambia

Portugal

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.