ZIMBABWE VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,858	2	10,779	- 1,921
Stroke	2	6,932	5	5,126	+ 1,806
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,196	6	4,595	+ 1,602
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,822	3	8,493	- 2,670
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,585	4	6,037	- 2,452
Liver Disease	6	3,284	17	1,941	+ 1,343
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,553	9	3,344	- 791
Hypertension	8	2,502	24	1,146	+ 1,357
Lung Disease	9	1,789	23	1,163	+ 626
Malnutrition	10	1,783	10	2,396	- 613
Birth Trauma	11	1,666	8	3,405	- 1,739
Kidney Disease	12	1,562	12	2,214	- 652
Maternal Conditions	13	1,469	19	1,749	- 280
Tuberculosis	14	1,469	16	1,999	- 530
Other Injuries	15	1,460	20	1,656	- 196
Low Birth Weight	16	1,436	7	4,038	- 2,602
Malaria	17	1,181	15	2,003	- 822
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,168	11	2,217	- 1,049
Meningitis	19	1,093	22	1,325	- 232
Violence	20	1,039	18	1,916	- 877
Suicide	21	1,032	13	2,069	- 1,037
Asthma	22	882	21	1,531	- 649
Breast Cancer	23	842	28	839	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	837	31	768	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	25	831	1	19,988	- 19,157
Falls	26	454	41	465	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	397	35	548	- 151
Lymphomas	28	397	26	960	- 563
Leukemia	29	389	45	244	+ 146
Cervical Cancer	30	358	14	2,023	- 1,665
Fires	31	356	30	793	- 436
Inflammatory/Heart	32	332	25	1,047	- 715
Drownings	33	318	27	956	- 638
Poisonings	34	309	37	515	- 206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	306	40	505	- 199
Pertussis	36	242	42	419	- 177
Parkinson's Disease	37	229	46	226	+ 4
Epilepsy	38	220	39	508	- 287
Oesophagus Cancer	39	219	29	801	- 582
Ovary Cancer	40	215	51	173	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	207	36	542	- 335
Schistosomiasis	42	197	53	172	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	43	193	34	553	- 361
Oral Cancer	44	192	49	208	- 16
Liver Cancer	45	187	38	510	- 323
Lung Cancers	46	167	43	286	- 119
Prostate Cancer	47	146	32	628	- 482
Stomach Cancer	48	131	33	559	- 428
Alcohol	49	123	61	48	+ 75
Skin Disease	50	121	52	173	- 52
Bladder Cancer	51	113	54	125	- 11
Tetanus	52	101	57	102	- 0
Drug Use	53	98	48	213	- 115
Syphilis	54	94	55	124	- 30
Appendicitis	55	85	58	66	+ 19
Skin Cancers	56	81	44	264	- 183
Hepatitis B	57	74	60	57	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	58	53	47	217	- 164
Leishmaniasis	59	51	77	0	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	60	48	59	65	- 17
Uterin Cancer	61	47	50	182	- 135
Encephalitis	62	42	56	117	- 75
Measles	63	34	63	30	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	32	64	26	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	17	66	14	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	16	62	37	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	67	10	67	14	- 4
Ascariasis	68	5	70	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	5	68	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	3	69	3	- 0
War	71	1	65	26	- 25
Diphtheria	72	1	72	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Eritrea

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.