ZIMBABWE VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	24,746	5	5,126	+ 19,620
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,456	3	8,493	+ 12,963
Lung Disease	3	11,731	23	1,163	+ 10,568
Lung Cancers	4	8,651	43	286	+ 8,366
Stomach Cancer	5	4,826	33	559	+ 4,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,687	31	768	+ 2,920
Hypertension	7	3,648	24	1,146	+ 2,502
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,031	4	6,037	- 3,006
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,008	40	505	+ 2,503
Oesophagus Cancer	10	2,942	29	801	+ 2,140
Kidney Disease	11	2,329	12	2,214	+ 115
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,221	2	10,779	- 8,559
Liver Cancer	13	2,192	38	510	+ 1,682
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,958	9	3,344	- 1,386
Liver Disease	15	1,763	17	1,941	- 178
Falls	16	1,682	41	465	+ 1,217
Suicide	17	1,409	13	2,069	- 660
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,351	47	217	+ 1,134
Breast Cancer	19	1,123	28	839	+ 284
Parkinson's Disease	20	856	46	226	+ 631
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	791	36	542	+ 250
Leukemia	22	704	45	244	+ 461
Lymphomas	23	701	26	960	- 259
Oral Cancer	24	662	49	208	+ 455
Other Injuries	25	655	20	1,656	- 1,001
Drownings	26	640	27	956	- 316
Cervical Cancer	27	626	14	2,023	- 1,397
Prostate Cancer	28	618	32	628	- 10
Bladder Cancer	29	459	54	125	+ 334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	457	35	548	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	31	443	11	2,217	- 1,774
Tuberculosis	32	422	16	1,999	- 1,578
Inflammatory/Heart	33	363	25	1,047	- 685
HIV/AIDS	34	348	1	19,988	- 19,640
Ovary Cancer	35	340	51	173	+ 167
Poisonings	36	312	37	515	- 203
Endocrine Disorders	37	310	34	553	- 243
Drug Use	38	293	48	213	+ 81
Asthma	39	280	21	1,531	- 1,250
Low Birth Weight	40	262	7	4,038	- 3,776
Skin Cancers	41	238	44	264	- 26
Alcohol	42	231	61	48	+ 183
Birth Trauma	43	214	8	3,405	- 3,192
Malnutrition	44	157	10	2,396	- 2,239
Uterin Cancer	45	142	50	182	- 40
Epilepsy	46	138	39	508	- 370
Violence	47	135	18	1,916	- 1,782
Fires	48	127	30	793	- 665
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	122	64	26	+ 96
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	106	6	4,595	- 4,489
Meningitis	51	69	22	1,325	- 1,256
Skin Disease	52	63	52	173	- 110
Other Neoplasms	53	53	62	37	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	54	44	19	1,749	- 1,706
Encephalitis	55	34	56	117	- 84
Hepatitis B	56	33	60	57	- 23
Upper Respiratory	57	32	59	65	- 33
Syphilis	58	22	55	124	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	59	21	67	14	+ 7
Appendicitis	60	18	58	66	- 48
War	61	11	65	26	- 15
Measles	62	7	63	30	- 24
Tetanus	63	6	57	102	- 96
Pertussis	64	6	42	419	- 413
Schistosomiasis	65	5	53	172	- 167
Hepatitis C	66	1	66	14	- 13
Chlamydia	67	1	69	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	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.