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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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Compare United Kingdom and Zambia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Zambia
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Zambia ZAMBIA
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Zambia ZAMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
     
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
     
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
     
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
     
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
     
    42.1
    45.6
    43.8
    181
    181
    181
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
     
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
     
    59.5
    65.4
    62.5
    172
    161
    168
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Zambia ZAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    59.5
    65.4
    172
    161
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    63.8
    69.3
    172
    164
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    64.2
    69.7
    172
    164
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    64.5
    69.9
    172
    166
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    64.9
    70.2
    171
    166
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    65.5
    70.7
    172
    166
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    66.1
    71.3
    172
    166
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    66.9
    72.0
    172
    166
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    67.9
    72.9
    171
    165
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    69.2
    74.0
    170
    162
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    70.8
    75.2
    170
    159
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    72.6
    76.6
    170
    155
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    74.7
    78.1
    171
    153
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    77.0
    79.7
    168
    149
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    79.7
    81.7
    167
    146
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    82.6
    84.0
    160
    144
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    85.8
    86.7
    155
    139
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    89.3
    89.9
    150
    142
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Zambia ZAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    85.40
    126
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    18.87
    72
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    4.41
    142
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    87.45
    35
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    156.50
    19
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    25.95
    72
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    9.51
    164
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    37.64
    19
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    2.98
    177
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    63.86
    4
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    14.43
    32
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    0.68
    175
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    6.38
    29
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    5.61
    32
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    2.00
    173
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    4.09
    94
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    9.14
    30
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    1.19
    92
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    2.22
    179
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    13.38
    34
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    42.93
    53
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.93
    124
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.36
    75
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    3.21
    149
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    8.15
    24
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    0.90
    164
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    56.20
    6
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    29.46
    63
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    3.28
    99
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    32.93
    43
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    1.87
    93
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    6.33
    60
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.39
    110
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    9.64
    36
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.36
    116
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    48.42
    6
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    1.90
    63
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.17
    108
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    3.48
    77
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    2.68
    38
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    7.04
    67
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    1.69
    87
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    10.81
    57
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    54.75
    30
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.60
    37
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    2.70
    47
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    3.21
    69
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    10.07
    26
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    3.87
    31
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.24
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    590
    0.53
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    4,432
    3.97
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    9,517
    8.52
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    7,948
    7.12
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    226
    0.20
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    1,273
    1.14
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    203
    0.18
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    561
    0.50
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    366
    0.33
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    548
    0.49
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    42
    0.04
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    359
    0.32
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    164
    0.15
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    4,501
    4.03
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    596
    0.53
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    132
    0.12
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    2,395
    2.14
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    1,760
    1.58
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    1,729
    1.55
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    1,303
    1.17
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    177
    0.16
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    261
    0.23
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    2,616
    2.34
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    206
    0.18
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    82
    0.07
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    20
    0.02
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    108
    0.10
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    354
    0.32
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    501
    0.45
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    155
    0.14
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    122
    0.11
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    30
    0.03
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    3,654
    3.27
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    126
    0.11
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    3,146
    2.82
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    246
    0.22
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    13
    0.01
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    6,275
    5.62
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    140
    0.13
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    4,857
    4.35
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    741
    0.66
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    332
    0.30
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    1,799
    1.61
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    30
    0.03
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    190
    0.17
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    1,153
    1.03
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    5,941
    5.32
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    546
    0.49
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    689
    0.62
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    4.41
    142
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    9.51
    164
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    37.64
    19
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    2.98
    177
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    0.68
    175
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    6.38
    29
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    5.61
    32
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    2.00
    173
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    2.22
    179
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.93
    124
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    2.36
    75
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    3.21
    149
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    0.90
    164
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    1.87
    93
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.39
    110
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    48.42
    6
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.