ZIMBABWE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,877	2	10,779	+ 5,097
Tuberculosis	2	14,276	16	1,999	+ 12,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,215	6	4,595	+ 9,621
HIV/AIDS	4	11,389	1	19,988	- 8,599
Stroke	5	9,966	5	5,126	+ 4,840
Malaria	6	9,953	15	2,003	+ 7,950
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,801	3	8,493	+ 308
Low Birth Weight	8	6,761	7	4,038	+ 2,724
Birth Trauma	9	6,651	8	3,405	+ 3,246
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,432	4	6,037	- 605
Measles	11	4,932	63	30	+ 4,902
Hypertension	12	3,800	24	1,146	+ 2,655
Maternal Conditions	13	3,564	19	1,749	+ 1,815
Liver Disease	14	3,500	17	1,941	+ 1,559
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,464	9	3,344	+ 120
Meningitis	16	3,080	22	1,325	+ 1,754
Violence	17	3,061	18	1,916	+ 1,145
Lung Disease	18	2,902	23	1,163	+ 1,738
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,354	11	2,217	+ 136
Asthma	20	2,309	21	1,531	+ 778
Kidney Disease	21	2,155	12	2,214	- 58
Malnutrition	22	2,096	10	2,396	- 300
Other Injuries	23	1,883	20	1,656	+ 228
Suicide	24	1,775	13	2,069	- 293
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,284	34	553	+ 730
Breast Cancer	26	1,045	28	839	+ 206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	963	35	548	+ 414
War	28	952	65	26	+ 925
Tetanus	29	851	57	102	+ 749
Inflammatory/Heart	30	819	25	1,047	- 228
Pertussis	31	805	42	419	+ 386
Cervical Cancer	32	698	14	2,023	- 1,325
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	619	31	768	- 149
Drownings	34	614	27	956	- 342
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	588	36	542	+ 46
Falls	36	550	41	465	+ 85
Schistosomiasis	37	514	53	172	+ 342
Prostate Cancer	38	474	32	628	- 153
Fires	39	430	30	793	- 362
Poisonings	40	407	37	515	- 109
Syphilis	41	364	55	124	+ 240
Lymphomas	42	361	26	960	- 599
Epilepsy	43	361	39	508	- 147
Liver Cancer	44	354	38	510	- 156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	353	40	505	- 152
Oral Cancer	46	276	49	208	+ 69
Leukemia	47	267	45	244	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	48	204	46	226	- 22
Stomach Cancer	49	199	33	559	- 360
Ovary Cancer	50	194	51	173	+ 21
Appendicitis	51	188	58	66	+ 121
Alcohol	52	187	61	48	+ 139
Oesophagus Cancer	53	146	29	801	- 655
Skin Disease	54	146	52	173	- 27
Lung Cancers	55	142	43	286	- 144
Leishmaniasis	56	138	77	0	+ 138
Drug Use	57	133	48	213	- 80
Skin Cancers	58	130	44	264	- 134
Trypanosomiasis	59	120	71	2	+ 118
Pancreas Cancer	60	111	47	217	- 106
Hepatitis B	61	100	60	57	+ 43
Encephalitis	62	85	56	117	- 32
Upper Respiratory	63	74	59	65	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	64	71	54	125	- 54
Uterin Cancer	65	59	50	182	- 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	46	64	26	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	32	72	2	+ 30
Otitis Media	68	19	68	3	+ 15
Hepatitis C	69	17	66	14	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	70	15	62	37	- 23
Ascariasis	71	15	70	2	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	72	12	67	14	- 3
Chlamydia	73	6	69	3	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Central Africa

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.