SWEDEN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,775	61	13	+ 8,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,846	7	2,659	+ 2,187
Stroke	3	4,047	3	6,035	- 1,988
Malaria	4	4,013	74	0	+ 4,013
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,195	36	289	+ 2,906
Tuberculosis	6	3,025	56	24	+ 3,001
Birth Trauma	7	2,577	55	34	+ 2,544
Low Birth Weight	8	2,473	51	50	+ 2,423
Liver Disease	9	2,292	23	723	+ 1,568
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,256	1	15,136	- 12,879
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,860	34	315	+ 1,545
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,602	35	308	+ 1,294
Hypertension	13	1,332	10	1,838	- 506
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,219	11	1,834	- 615
Malnutrition	15	1,172	45	117	+ 1,055
Meningitis	16	1,006	54	35	+ 971
Cervical Cancer	17	916	38	228	+ 688
Kidney Disease	18	896	12	1,629	- 733
Other Injuries	19	880	15	1,374	- 493
Suicide	20	663	14	1,479	- 816
Lung Disease	21	648	4	4,344	- 3,696
Maternal Conditions	22	605	64	5	+ 600
Violence	23	587	47	113	+ 474
Syphilis	24	450	72	0	+ 450
Pertussis	25	378	67	0	+ 378
Asthma	26	377	42	158	+ 219
Drownings	27	351	46	114	+ 236
Falls	28	304	17	1,109	- 805
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	300	2	10,917	- 10,617
Prostate Cancer	30	286	8	2,622	- 2,336
Lymphomas	31	279	16	1,357	- 1,078
Fires	32	278	49	65	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	33	255	28	547	- 292
Poisonings	34	232	60	18	+ 215
Breast Cancer	35	186	13	1,582	- 1,396
Oesophagus Cancer	36	183	29	538	- 356
Endocrine Disorders	37	180	24	702	- 522
Epilepsy	38	169	44	121	+ 48
Leukemia	39	133	20	825	- 693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	125	37	277	- 152
Lung Cancers	41	115	5	3,722	- 3,607
Stomach Cancer	42	105	26	612	- 507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	103	6	3,049	- 2,946
Tetanus	44	97	68	0	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	97	48	110	- 14
Liver Cancer	46	90	22	752	- 662
Parkinson's Disease	47	83	19	943	- 860
Oral Cancer	48	79	31	379	- 300
Alcohol	49	71	32	359	- 287
Bladder Cancer	50	67	21	760	- 693
Schistosomiasis	51	65	69	0	+ 65
Skin Disease	52	64	39	220	- 156
Drug Use	53	62	30	423	- 361
Skin Cancers	54	55	25	650	- 595
Hepatitis B	55	53	62	9	+ 44
Appendicitis	56	43	59	18	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	57	42	27	553	- 511
Leishmaniasis	58	37	75	0	+ 37
Encephalitis	59	36	71	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	60	34	58	20	+ 15
Measles	61	25	83	0	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	62	22	9	1,849	- 1,827
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	43	129	- 114
Uterin Cancer	64	15	33	345	- 330
Other Neoplasms	65	10	18	1,036	- 1,026
Hepatitis C	66	9	53	44	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	41	170	- 163
Ascariasis	68	4	81	0	+ 4
War	69	3	65	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	66	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	80	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Zambia

Sweden

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.