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ZAMBIA VS FINLAND
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Compare Zambia and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    38.9
    40.3
    39.6
    182
    184
    184
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    59.0
    64.7
    61.8
    162
    152
    157
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.0
    64.7
    162
    152
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    63.3
    68.7
    163
    153
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    64.1
    69.4
    166
    152
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    64.6
    69.9
    166
    152
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    65.2
    70.4
    166
    152
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    66.1
    71.1
    167
    150
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    67.1
    71.9
    168
    150
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    68.4
    72.8
    167
    148
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    70.0
    73.8
    161
    145
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    71.7
    74.9
    143
    141
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    73.4
    76.0
    128
    140
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    75.2
    77.2
    115
    132
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.4
    110
    131
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.8
    105
    127
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.5
    105
    125
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    83.1
    83.7
    106
    125
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.4
    110
    124
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.7
    110
    125
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.4
    115
    119
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.5
    117
    112
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    121
    113
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    361.95
    5
    		  
    0.06
    154
    2. Stroke
    119.23
    53
    		  
    35.04
    146
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.86
    49
    		  
    3.77
    171
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.91
    124
    		  
    94.14
    79
    5. Malaria
    51.91
    22
    		  
    0.00
    172
    6. Falls
    46.08
    1
    		  
    10.91
    39
    7. Malnutrition
    40.84
    19
    		  
    0.04
    162
    8. Cervical Cancer
    36.40
    6
    		  
    1.43
    164
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    35.64
    64
    		  
    4.66
    166
    10. Tuberculosis
    33.84
    35
    		  
    0.48
    144
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27.61
    50
    		  
    0.55
    146
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.51
    29
    		  
    4.31
    158
    13. Liver Disease
    26.02
    42
    		  
    15.59
    86
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.59
    37
    		  
    17.49
    75
    15. Birth Trauma
    20.72
    19
    		  
    0.35
    167
    16. Meningitis
    20.08
    30
    		  
    0.25
    157
    17. Low Birth Weight
    18.46
    37
    		  
    1.02
    167
    18. Hypertension
    18.39
    69
    		  
    10.32
    133
    19. Other Injuries
    16.82
    52
    		  
    5.01
    151
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.60
    31
    		  
    0.04
    163
    21. Kidney Disease
    16.37
    65
    		  
    2.35
    171
    22. Suicide
    14.80
    34
    		  
    15.11
    31
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.03
    28
    		  
    6.57
    96
    24. Fires
    12.38
    18
    		  
    0.84
    127
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    12.23
    41
    		  
    2.17
    146
    26. Violence
    11.75
    42
    		  
    2.00
    130
    27. Drownings
    11.19
    12
    		  
    1.68
    132
    28. Breast Cancer
    11.00
    132
    		  
    16.90
    82
    29. Epilepsy
    10.01
    24
    		  
    1.72
    93
    30. Lung Disease
    9.83
    150
    		  
    9.45
    151
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.70
    17
    		  
    2.62
    83
    32. Skin Disease
    8.80
    13
    		  
    0.31
    149
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    8.55
    88
    		  
    3.49
    150
    34. Poisonings
    8.34
    5
    		  
    1.21
    89
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.32
    58
    		  
    0.47
    162
    36. Asthma
    6.21
    74
    		  
    0.94
    140
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.83
    11
    		  
    0.68
    76
    38. Schistosomiasis
    5.65
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    39. Stomach Cancer
    4.97
    102
    		  
    4.77
    105
    40. Other Neoplasms
    4.76
    19
    		  
    2.97
    74
    41. Syphilis
    4.72
    5
    		  
    0.01
    131
    42. Lymphomas
    4.39
    86
    		  
    7.31
    27
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.13
    134
    		  
    11.00
    60
    44. Drug Use
    3.84
    18
    		  
    4.87
    10
    45. Measles
    3.72
    17
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    122
    		  
    6.88
    23
    47. Liver Cancer
    3.31
    146
    		  
    3.96
    123
    48. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    		  
    2.24
    111
    49. Hepatitis B
    2.83
    36
    		  
    0.01
    168
    50. Encephalitis
    2.60
    19
    		  
    0.03
    143
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    35,990
    26.54
    		  
    5
    0.01
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,049
    8.15
    		  
    379
    0.87
    3. Malaria
    10,733
    7.91
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Birth Trauma
    6,021
    4.44
    		  
    12
    0.03
    5. Stroke
    5,826
    4.30
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,662
    4.18
    		  
    68
    0.16
    7. Low Birth Weight
    5,366
    3.96
    		  
    35
    0.08
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,715
    2.74
    		  
    59
    0.14
    9. Malnutrition
    3,698
    2.73
    		  
    4
    0.01
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,546
    2.61
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    11. Falls
    3,428
    2.53
    		  
    1,214
    2.79
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,055
    2.25
    		  
    263
    0.61
    13. Meningitis
    2,832
    2.09
    		  
    15
    0.03
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,233
    1.65
    		  
    182
    0.42
    15. Other Injuries
    1,943
    1.43
    		  
    403
    0.93
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,839
    1.36
    		  
    456
    1.05
    17. Maternal Conditions
    1,781
    1.31
    		  
    2
    0.01
    18. Fires
    1,722
    1.27
    		  
    65
    0.15
    19. Liver Disease
    1,704
    1.26
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    20. Drownings
    1,623
    1.20
    		  
    125
    0.29
    21. Violence
    1,487
    1.10
    		  
    114
    0.26
    22. Suicide
    1,346
    0.99
    		  
    903
    2.08
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,265
    0.93
    		  
    182
    0.42
    24. Epilepsy
    1,251
    0.92
    		  
    126
    0.29
    25. Syphilis
    1,210
    0.89
    		  
    1
    0.00
    26. Cervical Cancer
    1,165
    0.86
    		  
    63
    0.14
    27. Kidney Disease
    1,130
    0.83
    		  
    288
    0.66
    28. Poisonings
    1,107
    0.82
    		  
    79
    0.18
    29. Measles
    999
    0.74
    		  
    0
    0.00
    30. Hypertension
    910
    0.67
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    737
    0.54
    		  
    584
    1.34
    32. Pertussis
    641
    0.47
    		  
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Disease
    615
    0.45
    		  
    33
    0.07
    34. Lung Disease
    567
    0.42
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    510
    0.38
    		  
    270
    0.62
    36. Prostate Cancer
    505
    0.37
    		  
    879
    2.02
    37. Drug Use
    430
    0.32
    		  
    263
    0.60
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    422
    0.31
    		  
    56
    0.13
    39. Asthma
    369
    0.27
    		  
    101
    0.23
    40. Schistosomiasis
    358
    0.26
    		  
    0
    0.00
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    352
    0.26
    		  
    80
    0.18
    42. Breast Cancer
    350
    0.26
    		  
    887
    2.04
    43. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.24
    		  
    330
    0.76
    44. Leishmaniasis
    315
    0.23
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. Encephalitis
    306
    0.23
    		  
    2
    0.00
    46. Lymphomas
    305
    0.22
    		  
    806
    1.85
    47. Tetanus
    270
    0.20
    		  
    1
    0.00
    48. Stomach Cancer
    254
    0.19
    		  
    498
    1.15
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    234
    0.17
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    50. Anemia
    212
    0.16
    		  
    4
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    36.40
    6
    		  
    1.43
    164
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.59
    37
    		  
    17.49
    75
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.00
    132
    		  
    16.90
    82
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.70
    17
    		  
    2.62
    83
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.97
    102
    		  
    4.77
    105
    6. Lymphomas
    4.39
    86
    		  
    7.31
    27
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.13
    134
    		  
    11.00
    60
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    122
    		  
    6.88
    23
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.31
    146
    		  
    3.96
    123
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    		  
    2.24
    111
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.23
    80
    		  
    2.46
    71
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.90
    149
    		  
    20.15
    57
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.72
    124
    		  
    9.42
    11
    14. Leukemia
    1.69
    145
    		  
    3.41
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.49
    110
    		  
    3.09
    41
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.48
    97
    		  
    2.65
    29
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.