ZIMBABWE VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,711	3	8,493	+ 9,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,691	31	768	+ 12,923
Lung Cancers	3	9,256	43	286	+ 8,970
Lung Disease	4	6,283	23	1,163	+ 5,120
Stroke	5	6,259	5	5,126	+ 1,133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,266	40	505	+ 3,761
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,285	2	10,779	- 7,494
Breast Cancer	8	2,613	28	839	+ 1,774
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,528	9	3,344	- 816
Lymphomas	10	2,275	26	960	+ 1,315
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,236	47	217	+ 2,019
Falls	12	2,135	41	465	+ 1,670
Prostate Cancer	13	2,083	32	628	+ 1,455
Kidney Disease	14	2,024	12	2,214	- 190
Suicide	15	1,952	13	2,069	- 116
Drug Use	16	1,630	48	213	+ 1,417
Liver Disease	17	1,602	17	1,941	- 339
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,485	46	226	+ 1,259
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,429	34	553	+ 876
Liver Cancer	20	1,376	38	510	+ 866
Leukemia	21	1,370	45	244	+ 1,126
Hypertension	22	1,133	24	1,146	- 13
Bladder Cancer	23	1,114	54	125	+ 990
Other Injuries	24	1,058	20	1,656	- 598
Oesophagus Cancer	25	986	29	801	+ 184
Stomach Cancer	26	963	33	559	+ 404
Inflammatory/Heart	27	911	25	1,047	- 137
Road Traffic Accidents	28	883	4	6,037	- 5,154
Ovary Cancer	29	841	51	173	+ 667
Skin Cancers	30	776	44	264	+ 512
Other Neoplasms	31	742	62	37	+ 705
Oral Cancer	32	704	49	208	+ 496
Alcohol	33	659	61	48	+ 611
Uterin Cancer	34	523	50	182	+ 341
Congenital Anomalies	35	478	11	2,217	- 1,739
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	372	6	4,595	- 4,223
Multiple Sclerosis	37	306	67	14	+ 292
Skin Disease	38	300	52	173	+ 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	281	36	542	- 261
Violence	40	267	18	1,916	- 1,649
Cervical Cancer	41	256	14	2,023	- 1,767
Low Birth Weight	42	245	7	4,038	- 3,793
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	195	35	548	- 353
Epilepsy	44	170	39	508	- 338
Hepatitis C	45	160	66	14	+ 146
Anemia	46	152	84	0	+ 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	143	64	26	+ 116
Drownings	48	125	27	956	- 831
Asthma	49	116	21	1,531	- 1,415
Birth Trauma	50	85	8	3,405	- 3,320
Malnutrition	51	85	10	2,396	- 2,311
Fires	52	85	30	793	- 708
HIV/AIDS	53	72	1	19,988	- 19,916
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	63	80	0	+ 63
Osteoarthritis	55	61	81	0	+ 61
Poisonings	56	54	37	515	- 462
Schizophrenia	57	52	86	0	+ 52
Tuberculosis	58	43	16	1,999	- 1,956
Meningitis	59	30	22	1,325	- 1,295
Hepatitis B	60	29	60	57	- 28
Oral conditions	61	22	82	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	62	22	58	66	- 44
Upper Respiratory	63	21	59	65	- 44
Maternal Conditions	64	20	19	1,749	- 1,729
War	65	9	65	26	- 17
Otitis Media	66	3	68	3	+ 0
Syphilis	67	2	55	124	- 122
Encephalitis	68	1	56	117	- 116
Pertussis	69	0	42	419	- 418
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	57	102	- 102
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	63	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	172	- 172
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	83	0	69	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.