SOUTH AFRICA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,084	1	71,996	- 21,912
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,656	2	39,341	- 11,685
Stroke	3	23,097	4	30,693	- 7,597
Malaria	4	22,905	63	83	+ 22,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,236	8	15,843	+ 2,393
Tuberculosis	6	17,265	6	21,965	- 4,700
Birth Trauma	7	14,709	30	3,004	+ 11,705
Low Birth Weight	8	14,114	16	6,250	+ 7,864
Liver Disease	9	13,079	14	9,013	+ 4,066
Coronary Heart Disease	10	12,879	3	32,739	- 19,860
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,618	11	13,014	- 2,396
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,142	25	4,351	+ 4,791
Hypertension	13	7,603	12	12,789	- 5,186
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,960	5	30,188	- 23,228
Malnutrition	15	6,691	34	2,381	+ 4,311
Meningitis	16	5,742	26	3,660	+ 2,082
Cervical Cancer	17	5,227	20	5,555	- 329
Kidney Disease	18	5,116	9	15,302	- 10,186
Other Injuries	19	5,023	17	6,014	- 990
Suicide	20	3,785	10	13,774	- 9,989
Lung Disease	21	3,698	13	11,895	- 8,197
Maternal Conditions	22	3,452	38	1,700	+ 1,753
Violence	23	3,351	7	21,000	- 17,648
Syphilis	24	2,571	44	1,130	+ 1,441
Pertussis	25	2,158	43	1,142	+ 1,016
Asthma	26	2,153	18	5,966	- 3,813
Drownings	27	2,002	32	2,403	- 401
Falls	28	1,733	42	1,399	+ 334
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,714	22	4,676	- 2,962
Prostate Cancer	30	1,632	24	4,374	- 2,742
Lymphomas	31	1,592	31	2,818	- 1,226
Fires	32	1,587	27	3,618	- 2,030
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,457	21	5,408	- 3,952
Poisonings	34	1,326	50	975	+ 350
Breast Cancer	35	1,063	23	4,533	- 3,470
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,042	29	3,486	- 2,443
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,028	19	5,890	- 4,862
Epilepsy	38	965	37	1,870	- 905
Leukemia	39	759	40	1,464	- 705
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	714	36	1,894	- 1,181
Lung Cancers	41	656	15	7,705	- 7,049
Stomach Cancer	42	600	39	1,535	- 935
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	589	28	3,587	- 2,998
Tetanus	44	552	65	38	+ 514
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	551	47	1,015	- 463
Liver Cancer	46	514	33	2,383	- 1,870
Parkinson's Disease	47	476	46	1,077	- 601
Oral Cancer	48	451	41	1,406	- 955
Alcohol	49	407	49	987	- 580
Bladder Cancer	50	383	52	829	- 447
Schistosomiasis	51	373	66	35	+ 338
Skin Disease	52	366	45	1,101	- 736
Drug Use	53	356	53	770	- 414
Skin Cancers	54	314	48	993	- 679
Hepatitis B	55	303	61	139	+ 163
Appendicitis	56	244	56	274	- 30
Ovary Cancer	57	240	51	951	- 711
Leishmaniasis	58	210	77	0	+ 210
Encephalitis	59	204	59	234	- 30
Upper Respiratory	60	197	60	223	- 26
Measles	61	140	57	270	- 130
Pancreas Cancer	62	123	35	2,007	- 1,884
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	87	55	376	- 289
Uterin Cancer	64	87	54	512	- 426
Other Neoplasms	65	58	58	267	- 209
Hepatitis C	66	51	70	8	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	67	39	62	113	- 74
Ascariasis	68	25	71	3	+ 22
War	69	19	64	66	- 47
Otitis Media	70	14	67	19	- 5
Chlamydia	71	10	68	18	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	72	9	76	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	73	8	69	16	- 8
Dengue	74	3	73	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Zambia

South Africa

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.