ZIMBABWE VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,619	3	8,493	+ 5,126
Lung Disease	2	10,168	23	1,163	+ 9,005
Stroke	3	6,985	5	5,126	+ 1,859
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,434	2	10,779	- 7,346
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,284	6	4,595	- 1,311
Liver Disease	6	3,210	17	1,941	+ 1,269
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,179	9	3,344	- 165
Kidney Disease	8	2,882	12	2,214	+ 668
Tuberculosis	9	2,671	16	1,999	+ 672
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,394	4	6,037	- 3,643
Stomach Cancer	11	2,290	33	559	+ 1,732
Falls	12	2,151	41	465	+ 1,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,027	31	768	+ 1,259
Low Birth Weight	14	1,536	7	4,038	- 2,501
Asthma	15	1,507	21	1,531	- 23
Hypertension	16	1,484	24	1,146	+ 338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,310	36	542	+ 768
HIV/AIDS	18	1,125	1	19,988	- 18,864
Birth Trauma	19	994	8	3,405	- 2,412
Congenital Anomalies	20	975	11	2,217	- 1,243
Lung Cancers	21	854	43	286	+ 568
Oesophagus Cancer	22	848	29	801	+ 47
Oral Cancer	23	835	49	208	+ 627
Other Injuries	24	826	20	1,656	- 829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	749	35	548	+ 201
Suicide	26	681	13	2,069	- 1,387
Liver Cancer	27	677	38	510	+ 167
Parkinson's Disease	28	609	46	226	+ 383
Cervical Cancer	29	591	14	2,023	- 1,432
Encephalitis	30	543	56	117	+ 426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	469	40	505	- 37
Drownings	32	394	27	956	- 562
Pancreas Cancer	33	387	47	217	+ 170
Leukemia	34	360	45	244	+ 116
Violence	35	355	18	1,916	- 1,561
Meningitis	36	334	22	1,325	- 991
Ovary Cancer	37	276	51	173	+ 103
Epilepsy	38	268	39	508	- 240
Endocrine Disorders	39	213	34	553	- 341
Syphilis	40	206	55	124	+ 82
Skin Cancers	41	179	44	264	- 85
Maternal Conditions	42	177	19	1,749	- 1,572
Breast Cancer	43	154	28	839	- 686
Fires	44	153	30	793	- 640
Inflammatory/Heart	45	149	25	1,047	- 899
Skin Disease	46	141	52	173	- 32
Drug Use	47	133	48	213	- 80
Bladder Cancer	48	126	54	125	+ 1
Alcohol	49	116	61	48	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	103	64	26	+ 77
Appendicitis	51	97	58	66	+ 31
Lymphomas	52	94	26	960	- 866
Hepatitis B	53	78	60	57	+ 22
Malnutrition	54	67	10	2,396	- 2,329
Prostate Cancer	55	66	32	628	- 562
Dengue	56	64	73	0	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	57	42	62	37	+ 5
Measles	58	40	63	30	+ 9
Poisonings	59	37	37	515	- 478
Tetanus	60	27	57	102	- 75
Upper Respiratory	61	20	59	65	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	62	19	67	14	+ 5
Pertussis	63	18	42	419	- 400
Hepatitis C	64	18	66	14	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	65	18	77	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	66	3	70	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	69	3	- 1
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Otitis Media	69	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Uterin Cancer	71	0	50	182	- 182
Anemia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	82	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	85	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Bhutan

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.