CHINA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ZAMBIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,173,353	34	28,746	+ 1,144,607
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	647,927	12	183,342	+ 464,585
Stroke	3	541,111	1	2,043,210	- 1,502,100
Malaria	4	536,622	75	0	+ 536,622
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	427,234	50	8,719	+ 418,515
Tuberculosis	6	404,483	32	34,802	+ 369,681
Birth Trauma	7	344,602	43	17,644	+ 326,957
Low Birth Weight	8	330,671	40	21,631	+ 309,040
Liver Disease	9	306,418	15	145,603	+ 160,815
Coronary Heart Disease	10	301,724	2	1,771,525	- 1,469,802
Road Traffic Accidents	11	248,766	8	250,272	- 1,506
Congenital Anomalies	12	214,169	31	36,613	+ 177,556
Hypertension	13	178,125	7	301,183	- 123,058
Diabetes Mellitus	14	163,058	14	161,672	+ 1,385
Malnutrition	15	156,767	44	12,995	+ 143,772
Meningitis	16	134,523	51	5,704	+ 128,820
Cervical Cancer	17	122,450	27	51,650	+ 70,801
Kidney Disease	18	119,849	11	192,302	- 72,453
Other Injuries	19	117,686	25	54,087	+ 63,599
Suicide	20	88,678	17	116,324	- 27,646
Lung Disease	21	86,636	3	968,607	- 881,971
Maternal Conditions	22	80,877	54	3,596	+ 77,281
Violence	23	78,513	47	11,115	+ 67,398
Syphilis	24	60,235	58	1,824	+ 58,411
Pertussis	25	50,564	64	484	+ 50,081
Asthma	26	50,436	39	23,147	+ 27,288
Drownings	27	46,900	26	52,807	- 5,907
Falls	28	40,599	16	138,878	- 98,278
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	40,146	6	304,455	- 264,308
Prostate Cancer	30	38,227	28	51,056	- 12,829
Lymphomas	31	37,295	23	57,838	- 20,543
Fires	32	37,191	48	10,498	+ 26,692
Inflammatory/Heart	33	34,127	33	29,954	+ 4,173
Poisonings	34	31,057	36	25,762	+ 5,295
Breast Cancer	35	24,907	19	92,757	- 67,850
Oesophagus Cancer	36	24,417	10	242,891	- 218,474
Endocrine Disorders	37	24,074	37	25,613	- 1,539
Epilepsy	38	22,601	46	11,365	+ 11,236
Leukemia	39	17,778	22	58,145	- 40,366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	16,716	30	37,723	- 21,007
Lung Cancers	41	15,371	4	714,311	- 698,939
Stomach Cancer	42	14,054	5	398,439	- 384,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	13,797	9	248,388	- 234,592
Tetanus	44	12,922	63	491	+ 12,431
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	12,914	21	65,350	- 52,436
Liver Cancer	46	12,034	13	180,952	- 168,918
Parkinson's Disease	47	11,162	20	70,699	- 59,537
Oral Cancer	48	10,565	24	54,695	- 44,130
Alcohol	49	9,526	42	19,071	- 9,545
Bladder Cancer	50	8,963	29	37,873	- 28,910
Schistosomiasis	51	8,729	65	400	+ 8,329
Skin Disease	52	8,566	52	5,222	+ 3,344
Drug Use	53	8,337	38	24,214	- 15,877
Skin Cancers	54	7,353	41	19,669	- 12,316
Hepatitis B	55	7,093	56	2,757	+ 4,335
Appendicitis	56	5,708	60	1,468	+ 4,240
Ovary Cancer	57	5,616	35	28,078	- 22,462
Leishmaniasis	58	4,930	78	0	+ 4,930
Encephalitis	59	4,771	55	2,796	+ 1,974
Upper Respiratory	60	4,608	57	2,663	+ 1,946
Measles	61	3,288	62	558	+ 2,730
Pancreas Cancer	62	2,881	18	111,537	- 108,656
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2,037	49	10,108	- 8,072
Uterin Cancer	64	2,027	45	11,751	- 9,724
Other Neoplasms	65	1,351	53	4,374	- 3,023
Hepatitis C	66	1,204	66	86	+ 1,118
Multiple Sclerosis	67	915	59	1,734	- 819
Ascariasis	68	585	68	34	+ 551
War	69	440	61	900	- 460
Otitis Media	70	338	69	15	+ 323
Chlamydia	71	234	67	55	+ 179
Trypanosomiasis	72	214	77	0	+ 214
Diphtheria	73	187	71	11	+ 177
Dengue	74	71	70	12	+ 60
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Zambia

China

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.