ZIMBABWE VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,226	3	8,493	+ 34,733
Hypertension	2	38,792	24	1,146	+ 37,647
Stroke	3	16,032	5	5,126	+ 10,907
Lung Cancers	4	9,441	43	286	+ 9,155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,570	40	505	+ 7,065
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,010	2	10,779	- 5,769
Liver Disease	7	4,719	17	1,941	+ 2,778
Prostate Cancer	8	4,288	32	628	+ 3,660
Stomach Cancer	9	4,163	33	559	+ 3,605
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,856	47	217	+ 3,639
Breast Cancer	11	3,734	28	839	+ 2,895
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,296	31	768	+ 2,528
Lung Disease	13	3,286	23	1,163	+ 2,123
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,117	25	1,047	+ 2,070
Lymphomas	15	3,058	26	960	+ 2,099
Suicide	16	2,836	13	2,069	+ 767
Kidney Disease	17	2,535	12	2,214	+ 321
Alcohol	18	2,132	61	48	+ 2,084
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,099	9	3,344	- 1,245
Other Injuries	20	2,029	20	1,656	+ 373
Bladder Cancer	21	1,807	54	125	+ 1,682
Leukemia	22	1,805	45	244	+ 1,561
Other Neoplasms	23	1,772	62	37	+ 1,735
Falls	24	1,703	41	465	+ 1,239
Oral Cancer	25	1,586	49	208	+ 1,379
Liver Cancer	26	1,540	38	510	+ 1,031
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,415	29	801	+ 614
Ovary Cancer	28	1,253	51	173	+ 1,079
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,177	46	226	+ 952
Skin Cancers	30	1,133	44	264	+ 869
Drug Use	31	1,077	48	213	+ 865
Cervical Cancer	32	971	14	2,023	- 1,052
Endocrine Disorders	33	947	34	553	+ 394
Uterin Cancer	34	864	50	182	+ 682
Road Traffic Accidents	35	850	4	6,037	- 5,187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	790	35	548	+ 242
Epilepsy	37	639	39	508	+ 132
Fires	38	588	30	793	- 205
HIV/AIDS	39	579	1	19,988	- 19,409
Drownings	40	431	27	956	- 525
Skin Disease	41	410	52	173	+ 237
Violence	42	409	18	1,916	- 1,507
Congenital Anomalies	43	360	11	2,217	- 1,858
Asthma	44	346	21	1,531	- 1,185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	309	36	542	- 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	247	64	26	+ 221
Tuberculosis	47	236	16	1,999	- 1,763
Multiple Sclerosis	48	234	67	14	+ 219
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	174	80	0	+ 174
Osteoarthritis	50	146	81	0	+ 146
Anemia	51	131	84	0	+ 131
Poisonings	52	120	37	515	- 396
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	119	6	4,595	- 4,476
Meningitis	54	106	22	1,325	- 1,219
Low Birth Weight	55	97	7	4,038	- 3,940
Schizophrenia	56	88	86	0	+ 88
Birth Trauma	57	72	8	3,405	- 3,333
Hepatitis C	58	58	66	14	+ 44
Appendicitis	59	29	58	66	- 37
Oral conditions	60	29	82	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	61	17	19	1,749	- 1,732
Syphilis	62	14	55	124	- 110
Encephalitis	63	3	56	117	- 115
War	64	2	65	26	- 24
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	57	- 57
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	65	- 65
Otitis Media	67	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	73	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Ascariasis	74	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	10	2,396	- 2,396
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	57	102	- 102
Diphtheria	82	0	72	2	- 2
Pertussis	83	0	42	419	- 419
Measles	84	0	63	30	- 30
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.