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Zambia
COUNTRY #1
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ZAMBIA VS BHUTAN

Compare Zambia and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Zambia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    1970
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    		  
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    1980
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    		  
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    1990
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    		  
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    2000
    42.1
    45.6
    43.8
    181
    181
    181
    		  
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    2010
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    		  
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    2019
    59.5
    65.4
    62.5
    172
    161
    168
    		  
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.5
    65.4
    172
    161
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    Age 5
    63.8
    69.3
    172
    164
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    Age 10
    64.2
    69.7
    172
    164
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    Age 15
    64.5
    69.9
    172
    166
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    Age 20
    64.9
    70.2
    171
    166
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    Age 25
    65.5
    70.7
    172
    166
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    Age 30
    66.1
    71.3
    172
    166
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    Age 35
    66.9
    72.0
    172
    166
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.9
    171
    165
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    Age 45
    69.2
    74.0
    170
    162
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    Age 50
    70.8
    75.2
    170
    159
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    Age 55
    72.6
    76.6
    170
    155
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    Age 60
    74.7
    78.1
    171
    153
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    Age 65
    77.0
    79.7
    168
    149
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    Age 70
    79.7
    81.7
    167
    146
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.0
    160
    144
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.7
    155
    139
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.9
    150
    142
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    156.50
    19
    60.70
    117
    2. HIV/AIDS
    132.99
    8
    8.08
    64
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    87.45
    35
    27.08
    92
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.40
    126
    117.54
    84
    5. Liver Disease
    63.86
    4
    26.66
    70
    6. Hypertension
    56.20
    6
    12.74
    117
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    54.75
    30
    26.23
    55
    8. Malaria
    54.16
    2
    0.00
    85
    9. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    19
    18.33
    53
    10. Cervical Cancer
    48.42
    6
    10.80
    80
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.93
    53
    27.56
    94
    12. Prostate Cancer
    37.64
    19
    1.13
    181
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    32.93
    43
    17.35
    85
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.46
    63
    24.53
    78
    15. Lung Disease
    25.95
    72
    87.76
    4
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.87
    72
    16.73
    112
    17. Malnutrition
    17.63
    11
    0.49
    116
    18. Meningitis
    15.31
    15
    2.45
    56
    19. Suicide
    14.43
    32
    5.07
    142
    20. Other Injuries
    13.38
    34
    6.45
    108
    21. Asthma
    10.81
    57
    12.98
    49
    22. Birth Trauma
    10.07
    26
    4.78
    68
    23. Low Birth Weight
    9.64
    36
    7.39
    59
    24. Breast Cancer
    9.51
    164
    2.89
    183
    25. Falls
    9.14
    30
    17.91
    4
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    8.15
    24
    5.36
    102
    27. Maternal Conditions
    7.77
    38
    1.04
    83
    28. Violence
    7.04
    67
    2.26
    126
    29. Lymphomas
    6.38
    29
    0.81
    180
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.33
    60
    1.24
    179
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.61
    32
    7.67
    20
    32. Lung Cancers
    4.41
    142
    7.68
    118
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.09
    94
    5.20
    43
    34. Fires
    3.87
    31
    1.13
    106
    35. Poisonings
    3.48
    11
    0.26
    133
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    77
    6.37
    39
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    3.28
    99
    1.66
    158
    38. Drownings
    3.21
    69
    2.83
    76
    39. Stomach Cancer
    3.21
    149
    20.62
    2
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.98
    177
    4.09
    168
    41. Leukemia
    2.93
    124
    2.69
    136
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.70
    47
    10.92
    9
    43. Epilepsy
    2.68
    38
    2.00
    69
    44. Syphilis
    2.49
    3
    1.37
    26
    45. Oral Cancer
    2.39
    110
    7.12
    15
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.36
    75
    1.12
    149
    47. Pertussis
    2.30
    37
    0.13
    101
    48. Liver Cancer
    2.22
    179
    5.90
    80
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2.00
    173
    5.31
    57
    50. Alcohol
    1.90
    63
    0.92
    123
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    17,234
    15.43
    58
    1.41
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,517
    8.52
    177
    4.30
    3. Stroke
    7,948
    7.12
    360
    8.75
    4. Malaria
    7,882
    7.06
    0
    0.00
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,275
    5.62
    169
    4.11
    6. Tuberculosis
    5,941
    5.32
    138
    3.35
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,062
    4.53
    51
    1.24
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,857
    4.35
    79
    1.92
    9. Liver Disease
    4,501
    4.03
    166
    4.03
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,432
    3.97
    702
    17.06
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    3.27
    123
    2.99
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    3,146
    2.82
    50
    1.22
    13. Hypertension
    2,616
    2.34
    77
    1.87
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    2.14
    164
    3.99
    15. Malnutrition
    2,303
    2.06
    3
    0.07
    16. Meningitis
    1,976
    1.77
    17
    0.41
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,799
    1.61
    30
    0.73
    18. Kidney Disease
    1,760
    1.58
    149
    3.62
    19. Other Injuries
    1,729
    1.55
    43
    1.04
    20. Suicide
    1,303
    1.17
    35
    0.85
    21. Lung Disease
    1,273
    1.14
    524
    12.73
    22. Maternal Conditions
    1,188
    1.06
    9
    0.22
    23. Violence
    1,153
    1.03
    18
    0.44
    24. Syphilis
    885
    0.79
    11
    0.27
    25. Pertussis
    743
    0.67
    1
    0.02
    26. Asthma
    741
    0.66
    78
    1.90
    27. Drownings
    689
    0.62
    20
    0.49
    28. Falls
    596
    0.53
    111
    2.70
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    590
    0.53
    105
    2.55
    30. Prostate Cancer
    561
    0.50
    3
    0.07
    31. Lymphomas
    548
    0.49
    5
    0.12
    32. Fires
    546
    0.49
    8
    0.19
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    501
    0.45
    8
    0.19
    34. Poisonings
    456
    0.41
    2
    0.05
    35. Breast Cancer
    366
    0.33
    8
    0.19
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    359
    0.32
    44
    1.07
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    354
    0.32
    11
    0.27
    38. Epilepsy
    332
    0.30
    14
    0.34
    39. Leukemia
    261
    0.23
    19
    0.46
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    246
    0.22
    39
    0.95
    41. Lung Cancers
    226
    0.20
    44
    1.07
    42. Stomach Cancer
    206
    0.18
    118
    2.87
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    203
    0.18
    24
    0.58
    44. Tetanus
    190
    0.17
    1
    0.02
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    190
    0.17
    68
    1.65
    46. Liver Cancer
    177
    0.16
    35
    0.85
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    164
    0.15
    31
    0.75
    48. Oral Cancer
    155
    0.14
    43
    1.04
    49. Alcohol
    140
    0.13
    6
    0.15
    50. Bladder Cancer
    132
    0.12
    6
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    48.42
    6
    10.80
    80
    2. Prostate Cancer
    37.64
    19
    1.13
    181
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.51
    164
    2.89
    183
    4. Lymphomas
    6.38
    29
    0.81
    180
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.61
    32
    7.67
    20
    6. Lung Cancers
    4.41
    142
    7.68
    118
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.21
    149
    20.62
    2
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.98
    177
    4.09
    168
    9. Leukemia
    2.93
    124
    2.69
    136
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.39
    110
    7.12
    15
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.36
    75
    1.12
    149
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.22
    179
    5.90
    80
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.00
    173
    5.31
    57
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.87
    93
    1.61
    109
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.90
    164
    0.00
    182
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.68
    175
    3.57
    97
    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.