SWITZERLAND VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,342	54	29	+ 7,313
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,054	8	1,949	+ 2,105
Stroke	3	3,386	3	3,918	- 532
Malaria	4	3,358	77	0	+ 3,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,673	35	186	+ 2,487
Tuberculosis	6	2,531	56	21	+ 2,510
Birth Trauma	7	2,156	52	32	+ 2,124
Low Birth Weight	8	2,069	43	105	+ 1,964
Liver Disease	9	1,917	21	677	+ 1,240
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,888	1	10,713	- 8,825
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,557	34	193	+ 1,364
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,340	31	305	+ 1,035
Hypertension	13	1,115	6	2,471	- 1,357
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,020	17	1,022	- 2
Malnutrition	15	981	47	84	+ 897
Meningitis	16	842	57	20	+ 822
Cervical Cancer	17	766	42	105	+ 661
Kidney Disease	18	750	13	1,261	- 511
Other Injuries	19	736	30	410	+ 327
Suicide	20	555	14	1,249	- 694
Lung Disease	21	542	5	2,902	- 2,360
Maternal Conditions	22	506	64	4	+ 502
Violence	23	491	51	42	+ 449
Syphilis	24	377	65	2	+ 375
Pertussis	25	316	73	0	+ 316
Asthma	26	316	46	95	+ 221
Drownings	27	293	50	49	+ 244
Falls	28	254	9	1,919	- 1,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	251	2	7,192	- 6,941
Prostate Cancer	30	239	10	1,579	- 1,340
Lymphomas	31	233	15	1,131	- 898
Fires	32	233	55	21	+ 211
Inflammatory/Heart	33	214	16	1,027	- 813
Poisonings	34	194	60	13	+ 181
Breast Cancer	35	156	11	1,577	- 1,421
Oesophagus Cancer	36	153	28	491	- 338
Endocrine Disorders	37	151	25	593	- 442
Epilepsy	38	141	39	159	- 17
Leukemia	39	111	22	671	- 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	105	41	122	- 18
Lung Cancers	41	96	4	3,520	- 3,423
Stomach Cancer	42	88	24	614	- 526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	86	7	1,995	- 1,908
Tetanus	44	81	70	0	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	81	48	78	+ 3
Liver Cancer	46	75	19	805	- 730
Parkinson's Disease	47	70	18	857	- 787
Oral Cancer	48	66	26	500	- 434
Alcohol	49	60	32	229	- 169
Bladder Cancer	50	56	23	669	- 613
Schistosomiasis	51	55	72	0	+ 54
Skin Disease	52	54	40	129	- 76
Drug Use	53	52	36	176	- 124
Skin Cancers	54	46	27	493	- 447
Hepatitis B	55	44	63	5	+ 40
Appendicitis	56	36	59	15	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	57	35	29	457	- 422
Leishmaniasis	58	31	71	0	+ 30
Encephalitis	59	30	68	1	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	60	29	61	11	+ 18
Measles	61	21	75	0	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	62	18	12	1,486	- 1,468
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	49	68	- 55
Uterin Cancer	64	13	33	224	- 211
Other Neoplasms	65	8	20	681	- 673
Hepatitis C	66	8	58	15	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	38	160	- 154
Ascariasis	68	4	82	0	+ 4
War	69	3	67	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Zambia

Switzerland

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.