ZIMBABWE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,211	1	19,988	- 5,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,847	2	10,779	- 2,932
Stroke	3	6,554	5	5,126	+ 1,428
Malaria	4	6,499	15	2,003	+ 4,496
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,174	6	4,595	+ 580
Tuberculosis	6	4,899	16	1,999	+ 2,900
Birth Trauma	7	4,174	8	3,405	+ 768
Low Birth Weight	8	4,005	7	4,038	- 33
Liver Disease	9	3,711	17	1,941	+ 1,770
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,654	3	8,493	- 4,839
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,013	4	6,037	- 3,024
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,594	11	2,217	+ 377
Hypertension	13	2,157	24	1,146	+ 1,012
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,975	9	3,344	- 1,369
Malnutrition	15	1,899	10	2,396	- 497
Meningitis	16	1,629	22	1,325	+ 304
Cervical Cancer	17	1,483	14	2,023	- 540
Kidney Disease	18	1,452	12	2,214	- 762
Other Injuries	19	1,425	20	1,656	- 230
Suicide	20	1,074	13	2,069	- 994
Lung Disease	21	1,049	23	1,163	- 114
Maternal Conditions	22	980	19	1,749	- 770
Violence	23	951	18	1,916	- 965
Syphilis	24	730	55	124	+ 605
Pertussis	25	612	42	419	+ 194
Asthma	26	611	21	1,531	- 920
Drownings	27	568	27	956	- 388
Falls	28	492	41	465	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	486	31	768	- 281
Prostate Cancer	30	463	32	628	- 165
Lymphomas	31	452	26	960	- 508
Fires	32	450	30	793	- 342
Inflammatory/Heart	33	413	25	1,047	- 634
Poisonings	34	376	37	515	- 139
Breast Cancer	35	302	28	839	- 537
Oesophagus Cancer	36	296	29	801	- 506
Endocrine Disorders	37	292	34	553	- 262
Epilepsy	38	274	39	508	- 234
Leukemia	39	215	45	244	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	202	35	548	- 346
Lung Cancers	41	186	43	286	- 100
Stomach Cancer	42	170	33	559	- 389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	167	40	505	- 338
Tetanus	44	157	57	102	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	156	36	542	- 386
Liver Cancer	46	146	38	510	- 364
Parkinson's Disease	47	135	46	226	- 90
Oral Cancer	48	128	49	208	- 80
Alcohol	49	115	61	48	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	50	109	54	125	- 16
Schistosomiasis	51	106	53	172	- 66
Skin Disease	52	104	52	173	- 69
Drug Use	53	101	48	213	- 112
Skin Cancers	54	89	44	264	- 175
Hepatitis B	55	86	60	57	+ 29
Appendicitis	56	69	58	66	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	57	68	51	173	- 105
Leishmaniasis	58	60	77	0	+ 60
Encephalitis	59	58	56	117	- 60
Upper Respiratory	60	56	59	65	- 9
Measles	61	40	63	30	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	62	35	47	217	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	25	64	26	- 2
Uterin Cancer	64	25	50	182	- 157
Other Neoplasms	65	16	62	37	- 21
Hepatitis C	66	15	66	14	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	67	14	- 3
Ascariasis	68	7	70	2	+ 5
War	69	5	65	26	- 21
Otitis Media	70	4	68	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	3	69	3	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	71	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	2	72	2	+ 0
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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.