World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare Australia 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Australia Population Pyramid
32,814,106
Zambia Population Pyramid
39,120,906
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
AUSTRALIA | ZAMBIA | ||||||||||||
AUSTRALIA | ZAMBIA | ||||||||||||
World Rank
|
World Rank
|
||||||||||||
M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | ||
1960 |
67.8
|
74.0
|
70.8
|
11
|
7
|
10
|
43.8
|
46.8
|
45.3
|
119
|
116
|
118
|
|
1970 |
67.8
|
74.4
|
71.0
|
22
|
17
|
19
|
47.6
|
50.8
|
49.2
|
125
|
123
|
126
|
|
1980 |
70.9
|
78.0
|
74.3
|
14
|
9
|
10
|
50.0
|
53.4
|
51.7
|
139
|
138
|
137
|
|
1990 |
74.0
|
80.2
|
77.0
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
45.9
|
50.3
|
48.0
|
171
|
165
|
166
|
|
2000 |
76.7
|
82.2
|
79.5
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
42.1
|
45.6
|
43.8
|
181
|
181
|
181
|
|
2010 |
79.6
|
84.1
|
81.9
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
56.1
|
60.0
|
58.0
|
163
|
156
|
158
|
|
2019 |
81.3
|
84.8
|
83.0
|
3
|
9
|
7
|
59.5
|
65.4
|
62.5
|
172
|
161
|
168
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
AUSTRALIA | ZAMBIA | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
81.3
|
84.8
|
3
|
9
|
59.5
|
65.4
|
172
|
161
|
|
Age 5 |
81.6
|
85.1
|
3
|
9
|
63.8
|
69.3
|
172
|
164
|
|
Age 10 |
81.6
|
85.1
|
3
|
9
|
64.2
|
69.7
|
172
|
164
|
|
Age 15 |
81.6
|
85.2
|
3
|
9
|
64.5
|
69.9
|
172
|
166
|
|
Age 20 |
81.7
|
85.2
|
3
|
9
|
64.9
|
70.2
|
171
|
166
|
|
Age 25 |
81.9
|
85.3
|
3
|
9
|
65.5
|
70.7
|
172
|
166
|
|
Age 30 |
82.1
|
85.4
|
3
|
8
|
66.1
|
71.3
|
172
|
166
|
|
Age 35 |
82.3
|
85.5
|
2
|
8
|
66.9
|
72.0
|
172
|
166
|
|
Age 40 |
82.5
|
85.6
|
2
|
7
|
67.9
|
72.9
|
171
|
165
|
|
Age 45 |
82.8
|
85.8
|
2
|
7
|
69.2
|
74.0
|
170
|
162
|
|
Age 50 |
83.2
|
86.0
|
1
|
6
|
70.8
|
75.2
|
170
|
159
|
|
Age 55 |
83.7
|
86.4
|
1
|
6
|
72.6
|
76.6
|
170
|
155
|
|
Age 60 |
84.4
|
86.8
|
1
|
7
|
74.7
|
78.1
|
171
|
153
|
|
Age 65 |
85.2
|
87.4
|
1
|
7
|
77.0
|
79.7
|
168
|
149
|
|
Age 70 |
86.2
|
88.1
|
1
|
7
|
79.7
|
81.7
|
167
|
146
|
|
Age 75 |
87.5
|
89.0
|
1
|
9
|
82.6
|
84.0
|
160
|
144
|
|
Age 80 |
89.2
|
90.2
|
3
|
12
|
85.8
|
86.7
|
155
|
139
|
|
Age 85 |
91.3
|
91.9
|
10
|
17
|
89.3
|
89.9
|
150
|
142
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
AUSTRALIA | ZAMBIA | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
37.36
|
176
|
85.40
|
126
|
|
2. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
22.63
|
23
|
18.87
|
72
|
|
3. | Lung Cancers |
18.97
|
58
|
4.41
|
142
|
|
4. | Stroke |
17.13
|
179
|
156.50
|
19
|
|
5. | Lung Disease |
15.32
|
141
|
25.95
|
72
|
|
6. | Breast Cancer |
14.85
|
119
|
9.51
|
164
|
|
7. | Prostate Cancer |
14.71
|
105
|
37.64
|
19
|
|
8. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
12.81
|
43
|
2.98
|
177
|
|
9. | Suicide |
11.25
|
57
|
14.43
|
32
|
|
10. | Diabetes Mellitus |
8.50
|
149
|
42.93
|
53
|
|
11. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
6.99
|
176
|
87.45
|
35
|
|
12. | Pancreas Cancer |
6.62
|
46
|
0.68
|
175
|
|
13. | Drug Use |
6.56
|
3
|
1.19
|
92
|
|
14. | Lymphomas |
6.10
|
38
|
6.38
|
29
|
|
15. | Kidney Disease |
5.16
|
166
|
29.46
|
63
|
|
16. | Falls |
4.99
|
102
|
9.14
|
30
|
|
17. | Endocrine Disorders |
4.82
|
63
|
3.28
|
99
|
|
18. | Skin Cancers |
4.76
|
4
|
1.87
|
93
|
|
19. | Liver Cancer |
4.61
|
112
|
2.22
|
179
|
|
20. | Road Traffic Accidents |
4.46
|
158
|
32.93
|
43
|
|
21. | Leukemia |
4.40
|
52
|
2.93
|
124
|
|
22. | Ovary Cancer |
4.28
|
99
|
2.00
|
173
|
|
23. | Liver Disease |
3.89
|
172
|
63.86
|
4
|
|
24. | Inflammatory/Heart |
3.42
|
125
|
6.33
|
60
|
|
25. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.35
|
131
|
4.09
|
94
|
|
26. | Other Injuries |
3.28
|
166
|
13.38
|
34
|
|
27. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.26
|
62
|
5.61
|
32
|
|
28. | Stomach Cancer |
2.80
|
162
|
3.21
|
149
|
|
29. | Congenital Anomalies |
2.62
|
163
|
8.15
|
24
|
|
30. | Hypertension |
2.60
|
172
|
56.20
|
6
|
|
31. | Other Neoplasms |
2.28
|
47
|
0.36
|
116
|
|
32. | Oral Cancer |
2.22
|
120
|
2.39
|
110
|
|
33. | Uterin Cancer |
2.12
|
101
|
0.90
|
164
|
|
34. | Bladder Cancer |
2.11
|
89
|
2.36
|
75
|
|
35. | Cervical Cancer |
1.78
|
173
|
48.42
|
6
|
|
36. | Alcohol |
1.07
|
110
|
1.90
|
63
|
|
37. | Low Birth Weight |
1.02
|
166
|
9.64
|
36
|
|
38. | Violence |
0.98
|
156
|
7.04
|
67
|
|
39. | Skin Disease |
0.98
|
111
|
1.69
|
87
|
|
40. | Asthma |
0.96
|
136
|
10.81
|
57
|
|
41. | Epilepsy |
0.86
|
145
|
2.68
|
38
|
|
42. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
0.71
|
136
|
2.70
|
47
|
|
43. | Drownings |
0.66
|
165
|
3.21
|
69
|
|
44. | Birth Trauma |
0.57
|
146
|
10.07
|
26
|
|
45. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
0.52
|
173
|
3.48
|
77
|
|
46. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
0.51
|
162
|
54.75
|
30
|
|
47. | Hepatitis C |
0.51
|
18
|
0.24
|
45
|
|
48. | Multiple Sclerosis |
0.47
|
37
|
0.17
|
108
|
|
49. | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
0.42
|
72
|
0.60
|
37
|
|
50. | Anemia |
0.23
|
43
|
0.00
|
182
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
AUSTRALIA | ZAMBIA | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
21,548
|
15.79
|
4,432
|
3.97
|
|
2. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
15,588
|
11.42
|
590
|
0.53
|
|
3. | Stroke |
10,331
|
7.57
|
7,948
|
7.12
|
|
4. | Lung Cancers |
8,769
|
6.43
|
226
|
0.20
|
|
5. | Lung Disease |
8,487
|
6.22
|
1,273
|
1.14
|
|
6. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
6,209
|
4.55
|
203
|
0.18
|
|
7. | Diabetes Mellitus |
4,471
|
3.28
|
2,395
|
2.14
|
|
8. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
4,446
|
3.26
|
9,517
|
8.52
|
|
9. | Prostate Cancer |
3,766
|
2.76
|
561
|
0.50
|
|
10. | Breast Cancer |
3,405
|
2.49
|
366
|
0.33
|
|
11. | Suicide |
3,150
|
2.31
|
1,303
|
1.17
|
|
12. | Kidney Disease |
3,139
|
2.30
|
1,760
|
1.58
|
|
13. | Pancreas Cancer |
3,118
|
2.28
|
42
|
0.04
|
|
14. | Falls |
3,116
|
2.28
|
596
|
0.53
|
|
15. | Lymphomas |
3,039
|
2.23
|
548
|
0.49
|
|
16. | Endocrine Disorders |
2,328
|
1.71
|
354
|
0.32
|
|
17. | Skin Cancers |
2,319
|
1.70
|
108
|
0.10
|
|
18. | Leukemia |
2,126
|
1.56
|
261
|
0.23
|
|
19. | Liver Cancer |
2,036
|
1.49
|
177
|
0.16
|
|
20. | Parkinson's Disease |
2,036
|
1.49
|
164
|
0.15
|
|
21. | Drug Use |
1,783
|
1.31
|
122
|
0.11
|
|
22. | Other Injuries |
1,642
|
1.20
|
1,729
|
1.55
|
|
23. | Hypertension |
1,631
|
1.20
|
2,616
|
2.34
|
|
24. | Inflammatory/Heart |
1,571
|
1.15
|
501
|
0.45
|
|
25. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1,494
|
1.09
|
359
|
0.32
|
|
26. | Liver Disease |
1,421
|
1.04
|
4,501
|
4.03
|
|
27. | Stomach Cancer |
1,288
|
0.94
|
206
|
0.18
|
|
28. | Other Neoplasms |
1,252
|
0.92
|
20
|
0.02
|
|
29. | Road Traffic Accidents |
1,245
|
0.91
|
3,654
|
3.27
|
|
30. | Bladder Cancer |
1,187
|
0.87
|
132
|
0.12
|
|
31. | Ovary Cancer |
1,003
|
0.73
|
82
|
0.07
|
|
32. | Oral Cancer |
972
|
0.71
|
155
|
0.14
|
|
33. | Congenital Anomalies |
711
|
0.52
|
3,146
|
2.82
|
|
34. | Skin Disease |
594
|
0.44
|
126
|
0.11
|
|
35. | Uterin Cancer |
524
|
0.38
|
30
|
0.03
|
|
36. | Asthma |
455
|
0.33
|
741
|
0.66
|
|
37. | Alcohol |
380
|
0.28
|
140
|
0.13
|
|
38. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
379
|
0.28
|
190
|
0.17
|
|
39. | Cervical Cancer |
342
|
0.25
|
1,799
|
1.61
|
|
40. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
296
|
0.22
|
6,275
|
5.62
|
|
41. | Epilepsy |
285
|
0.21
|
332
|
0.30
|
|
42. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
276
|
0.20
|
246
|
0.22
|
|
43. | Low Birth Weight |
248
|
0.18
|
4,857
|
4.35
|
|
44. | Violence |
243
|
0.18
|
1,153
|
1.03
|
|
45. | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
229
|
0.17
|
30
|
0.03
|
|
46. | Multiple Sclerosis |
188
|
0.14
|
13
|
0.01
|
|
47. | Drownings |
177
|
0.13
|
689
|
0.62
|
|
48. | Hepatitis C |
173
|
0.13
|
18
|
0.02
|
|
49. | Anemia |
157
|
0.12
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
50. | Birth Trauma |
140
|
0.10
|
5,062
|
4.53
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
AUSTRALIA | ZAMBIA | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Lung Cancers |
18.97
|
58
|
4.41
|
142
|
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
14.85
|
119
|
9.51
|
164
|
|
3. | Prostate Cancer |
14.71
|
105
|
37.64
|
19
|
|
4. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
12.81
|
43
|
2.98
|
177
|
|
5. | Pancreas Cancer |
6.62
|
46
|
0.68
|
175
|
|
6. | Lymphomas |
6.10
|
38
|
6.38
|
29
|
|
7. | Skin Cancers |
4.76
|
4
|
1.87
|
93
|
|
8. | Liver Cancer |
4.61
|
112
|
2.22
|
179
|
|
9. | Leukemia |
4.40
|
52
|
2.93
|
124
|
|
10. | Ovary Cancer |
4.28
|
99
|
2.00
|
173
|
|
11. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.26
|
62
|
5.61
|
32
|
|
12. | Stomach Cancer |
2.80
|
162
|
3.21
|
149
|
|
13. | Oral Cancer |
2.22
|
120
|
2.39
|
110
|
|
14. | Uterin Cancer |
2.12
|
101
|
0.90
|
164
|
|
15. | Bladder Cancer |
2.11
|
89
|
2.36
|
75
|
|
16. | Cervical Cancer |
1.78
|
173
|
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.
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.