UNITED KINGDOM VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	56,726	55	188	+ 56,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,324	3	40,540	- 9,216
Stroke	3	26,160	4	37,626	- 11,466
Malaria	4	25,943	76	0	+ 25,943
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,655	38	1,599	+ 19,056
Tuberculosis	6	19,555	47	351	+ 19,204
Birth Trauma	7	16,660	54	190	+ 16,470
Low Birth Weight	8	15,986	40	1,313	+ 14,673
Liver Disease	9	14,814	14	7,666	+ 7,148
Coronary Heart Disease	10	14,587	2	71,728	- 57,141
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,027	33	2,169	+ 9,858
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,354	35	2,127	+ 8,227
Hypertension	13	8,612	23	5,208	+ 3,403
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,883	17	5,842	+ 2,041
Malnutrition	15	7,579	58	116	+ 7,463
Meningitis	16	6,504	52	232	+ 6,271
Cervical Cancer	17	5,920	43	1,099	+ 4,821
Kidney Disease	18	5,794	18	5,471	+ 323
Other Injuries	19	5,690	19	5,464	+ 226
Suicide	20	4,287	20	5,325	- 1,038
Lung Disease	21	4,188	6	32,896	- 28,707
Maternal Conditions	22	3,910	64	47	+ 3,863
Violence	23	3,796	46	868	+ 2,928
Syphilis	24	2,912	62	49	+ 2,863
Pertussis	25	2,445	69	3	+ 2,442
Asthma	26	2,438	41	1,302	+ 1,136
Drownings	27	2,267	49	301	+ 1,967
Falls	28	1,963	15	7,618	- 5,655
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,941	1	98,135	- 96,194
Prostate Cancer	30	1,848	8	13,289	- 11,441
Lymphomas	31	1,803	10	9,350	- 7,547
Fires	32	1,798	48	334	+ 1,464
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,650	29	3,126	- 1,477
Poisonings	34	1,501	53	221	+ 1,281
Breast Cancer	35	1,204	9	12,718	- 11,514
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,180	12	8,727	- 7,546
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,164	28	3,297	- 2,133
Epilepsy	38	1,093	42	1,193	- 101
Leukemia	39	859	22	5,211	- 4,352
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	808	36	2,090	- 1,282
Lung Cancers	41	743	5	35,715	- 34,972
Stomach Cancer	42	679	24	4,999	- 4,320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	667	7	18,446	- 17,779
Tetanus	44	625	72	0	+ 624
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	624	45	876	- 252
Liver Cancer	46	582	21	5,237	- 4,655
Parkinson's Disease	47	540	13	8,573	- 8,033
Oral Cancer	48	511	30	3,109	- 2,598
Alcohol	49	461	39	1,555	- 1,094
Bladder Cancer	50	433	16	6,133	- 5,700
Schistosomiasis	51	422	78	0	+ 422
Skin Disease	52	414	34	2,134	- 1,720
Drug Use	53	403	31	2,824	- 2,421
Skin Cancers	54	356	27	3,727	- 3,372
Hepatitis B	55	343	65	40	+ 303
Appendicitis	56	276	59	105	+ 171
Ovary Cancer	57	272	25	4,019	- 3,747
Leishmaniasis	58	238	70	0	+ 238
Encephalitis	59	231	68	6	+ 225
Upper Respiratory	60	223	63	48	+ 174
Measles	61	159	75	0	+ 159
Pancreas Cancer	62	139	11	8,995	- 8,856
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	98	44	1,014	- 915
Uterin Cancer	64	98	32	2,346	- 2,248
Other Neoplasms	65	65	26	3,986	- 3,921
Hepatitis C	66	58	51	267	- 209
Multiple Sclerosis	67	44	37	1,856	- 1,812
Ascariasis	68	28	80	0	+ 28
War	69	21	67	10	+ 12
Otitis Media	70	16	66	16	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	11	79	0	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	72	10	77	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	73	9	74	0	+ 9
Dengue	74	3	73	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Zambia

United Kingdom

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.