SPAIN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,177	43	538	+ 38,639
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,634	7	13,717	+ 7,917
Stroke	3	18,067	3	29,004	- 10,936
Malaria	4	17,917	83	0	+ 17,917
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,265	36	1,064	+ 13,201
Tuberculosis	6	13,505	50	270	+ 13,235
Birth Trauma	7	11,506	60	113	+ 11,393
Low Birth Weight	8	11,041	52	253	+ 10,788
Liver Disease	9	10,231	23	4,231	+ 6,000
Coronary Heart Disease	10	10,074	1	51,684	- 41,610
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,306	31	1,829	+ 6,477
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,151	38	863	+ 6,288
Hypertension	13	5,947	9	9,115	- 3,167
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,444	10	7,773	- 2,329
Malnutrition	15	5,234	47	302	+ 4,932
Meningitis	16	4,492	59	129	+ 4,363
Cervical Cancer	17	4,089	39	855	+ 3,233
Kidney Disease	18	4,002	8	9,725	- 5,723
Other Injuries	19	3,929	15	5,536	- 1,607
Suicide	20	2,961	25	3,609	- 649
Lung Disease	21	2,893	5	18,926	- 16,034
Maternal Conditions	22	2,700	64	14	+ 2,687
Violence	23	2,621	51	262	+ 2,360
Syphilis	24	2,011	67	9	+ 2,002
Pertussis	25	1,688	73	2	+ 1,687
Asthma	26	1,684	35	1,133	+ 551
Drownings	27	1,566	45	446	+ 1,120
Falls	28	1,356	26	3,246	- 1,891
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,340	2	42,339	- 40,998
Prostate Cancer	30	1,276	13	6,420	- 5,143
Lymphomas	31	1,245	16	5,335	- 4,089
Fires	32	1,242	55	185	+ 1,057
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,139	19	4,984	- 3,845
Poisonings	34	1,037	57	170	+ 867
Breast Cancer	35	832	11	7,067	- 6,236
Oesophagus Cancer	36	815	29	2,011	- 1,196
Endocrine Disorders	37	804	21	4,863	- 4,059
Epilepsy	38	755	40	824	- 69
Leukemia	39	594	24	3,772	- 3,179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	558	44	475	+ 83
Lung Cancers	41	513	4	22,131	- 21,617
Stomach Cancer	42	469	14	5,796	- 5,327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	461	6	16,957	- 16,497
Tetanus	44	431	72	2	+ 430
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	431	33	1,612	- 1,181
Liver Cancer	46	402	18	5,098	- 4,697
Parkinson's Disease	47	373	20	4,943	- 4,570
Oral Cancer	48	353	27	2,583	- 2,230
Alcohol	49	318	46	333	- 15
Bladder Cancer	50	299	17	5,222	- 4,923
Schistosomiasis	51	291	74	0	+ 291
Skin Disease	52	286	30	1,840	- 1,554
Drug Use	53	278	41	776	- 498
Skin Cancers	54	246	32	1,803	- 1,557
Hepatitis B	55	237	58	162	+ 75
Appendicitis	56	191	61	79	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	57	188	28	2,026	- 1,838
Leishmaniasis	58	165	65	11	+ 154
Encephalitis	59	159	70	4	+ 156
Upper Respiratory	60	154	62	47	+ 107
Measles	61	110	81	0	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	62	96	12	6,752	- 6,656
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	68	48	294	- 226
Uterin Cancer	64	68	34	1,612	- 1,544
Other Neoplasms	65	45	22	4,748	- 4,703
Hepatitis C	66	40	42	652	- 612
Multiple Sclerosis	67	31	49	287	- 256
Ascariasis	68	20	78	0	+ 20
War	69	15	68	6	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	11	66	9	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	8	82	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	72	7	84	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	73	6	76	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	2	77	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Zambia

Spain

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.