ZIMBABWE VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,806	3	8,493	+ 5,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,987	31	768	+ 9,220
Stroke	3	6,619	5	5,126	+ 1,493
Lung Cancers	4	5,618	43	286	+ 5,332
Lung Disease	5	5,438	23	1,163	+ 4,274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,978	40	505	+ 3,473
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,865	9	3,344	- 479
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,849	2	10,779	- 7,931
Prostate Cancer	9	2,413	32	628	+ 1,785
Breast Cancer	10	2,182	28	839	+ 1,343
Suicide	11	2,018	13	2,069	- 50
Kidney Disease	12	2,011	12	2,214	- 202
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,997	47	217	+ 1,781
Falls	14	1,996	41	465	+ 1,531
Lymphomas	15	1,947	26	960	+ 987
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,492	34	553	+ 938
Skin Cancers	17	1,485	44	264	+ 1,221
Leukemia	18	1,362	45	244	+ 1,119
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,305	46	226	+ 1,079
Liver Cancer	20	1,305	38	510	+ 795
Drug Use	21	1,142	48	213	+ 930
Other Injuries	22	1,052	20	1,656	- 603
Hypertension	23	1,045	24	1,146	- 101
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,007	25	1,047	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	25	957	29	801	+ 155
Liver Disease	26	911	17	1,941	- 1,031
Stomach Cancer	27	825	33	559	+ 266
Other Neoplasms	28	802	62	37	+ 765
Road Traffic Accidents	29	798	4	6,037	- 5,240
Bladder Cancer	30	761	54	125	+ 636
Ovary Cancer	31	642	51	173	+ 469
Oral Cancer	32	623	49	208	+ 415
Congenital Anomalies	33	455	11	2,217	- 1,762
Skin Disease	34	381	52	173	+ 208
Uterin Cancer	35	336	50	182	+ 154
Asthma	36	292	21	1,531	- 1,239
Alcohol	37	243	61	48	+ 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	243	36	542	- 299
Cervical Cancer	39	219	14	2,023	- 1,804
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	189	6	4,595	- 4,405
Epilepsy	41	182	39	508	- 325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	177	35	548	- 371
Low Birth Weight	43	159	7	4,038	- 3,879
Violence	44	156	18	1,916	- 1,760
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	147	64	26	+ 120
Multiple Sclerosis	46	120	67	14	+ 106
Drownings	47	113	27	956	- 842
Hepatitis C	48	111	66	14	+ 97
Anemia	49	101	84	0	+ 101
Birth Trauma	50	90	8	3,405	- 3,316
Malnutrition	51	75	10	2,396	- 2,321
Osteoarthritis	52	73	81	0	+ 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	46	80	0	+ 46
Schizophrenia	54	41	86	0	+ 41
Fires	55	35	30	793	- 758
Tuberculosis	56	34	16	1,999	- 1,965
HIV/AIDS	57	32	1	19,988	- 19,956
Hepatitis B	58	26	60	57	- 30
Oral conditions	59	26	82	0	+ 26
Meningitis	60	24	22	1,325	- 1,301
Poisonings	61	22	37	515	- 493
Appendicitis	62	17	58	66	- 49
Maternal Conditions	63	13	19	1,749	- 1,736
Upper Respiratory	64	11	59	65	- 54
War	65	5	65	26	- 21
Otitis Media	66	4	68	3	+ 1
Syphilis	67	2	55	124	- 123
Encephalitis	68	2	56	117	- 116
Pertussis	69	1	42	419	- 418
Tetanus	70	1	57	102	- 101
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	63	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	79	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Australia

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.