ROMANIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,038	47	219	+ 14,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,304	5	9,357	- 1,053
Stroke	3	6,935	2	49,707	- 42,772
Malaria	4	6,877	75	0	+ 6,877
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,475	46	223	+ 5,252
Tuberculosis	6	5,184	28	1,015	+ 4,168
Birth Trauma	7	4,416	57	38	+ 4,378
Low Birth Weight	8	4,238	41	317	+ 3,921
Liver Disease	9	3,927	6	8,920	- 4,993
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,867	1	71,810	- 67,943
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,188	20	1,992	+ 1,196
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,745	38	367	+ 2,378
Hypertension	13	2,283	3	11,007	- 8,724
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,090	18	2,230	- 141
Malnutrition	15	2,009	50	142	+ 1,868
Meningitis	16	1,724	54	76	+ 1,648
Cervical Cancer	17	1,569	22	1,870	- 301
Kidney Disease	18	1,536	9	5,175	- 3,639
Other Injuries	19	1,508	19	2,139	- 631
Suicide	20	1,137	21	1,886	- 750
Lung Disease	21	1,110	7	7,359	- 6,249
Maternal Conditions	22	1,037	58	35	+ 1,001
Violence	23	1,006	44	255	+ 751
Syphilis	24	772	66	1	+ 771
Pertussis	25	648	69	0	+ 648
Asthma	26	646	45	225	+ 421
Drownings	27	601	32	596	+ 5
Falls	28	520	24	1,504	- 984
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	515	15	2,839	- 2,325
Prostate Cancer	30	490	16	2,449	- 1,959
Lymphomas	31	478	25	1,385	- 907
Fires	32	477	36	421	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	33	437	10	4,433	- 3,996
Poisonings	34	398	39	366	+ 32
Breast Cancer	35	319	11	3,851	- 3,531
Oesophagus Cancer	36	313	30	755	- 442
Endocrine Disorders	37	309	48	193	+ 116
Epilepsy	38	290	42	314	- 25
Leukemia	39	228	26	1,342	- 1,114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	214	33	531	- 317
Lung Cancers	41	197	4	10,113	- 9,916
Stomach Cancer	42	180	12	3,457	- 3,277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	177	8	6,835	- 6,658
Tetanus	44	166	67	1	+ 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	166	35	440	- 275
Liver Cancer	46	154	13	3,114	- 2,959
Parkinson's Disease	47	143	31	741	- 598
Oral Cancer	48	135	17	2,290	- 2,154
Alcohol	49	122	37	409	- 287
Bladder Cancer	50	115	23	1,715	- 1,600
Schistosomiasis	51	112	74	0	+ 112
Skin Disease	52	110	53	97	+ 12
Drug Use	53	107	40	346	- 239
Skin Cancers	54	94	29	1,003	- 909
Hepatitis B	55	91	59	30	+ 60
Appendicitis	56	73	60	21	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	57	72	27	1,109	- 1,037
Leishmaniasis	58	63	70	0	+ 63
Encephalitis	59	61	62	6	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	60	59	63	3	+ 56
Measles	61	42	61	7	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	62	37	14	2,935	- 2,898
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	26	85	0	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	64	26	34	522	- 496
Other Neoplasms	65	17	43	289	- 271
Hepatitis C	66	15	52	98	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	55	66	- 55
Ascariasis	68	8	82	0	+ 8
War	69	6	65	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	4	68	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	78	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	77	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Zambia

Romania

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.