ZIMBABWE VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,848	3	8,493	+ 7,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,333	31	768	+ 12,566
Stroke	3	9,119	5	5,126	+ 3,993
Lung Cancers	4	8,944	43	286	+ 8,658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,482	40	505	+ 4,976
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,959	2	10,779	- 5,820
Lung Disease	7	4,573	23	1,163	+ 3,410
Breast Cancer	8	3,897	28	839	+ 3,058
Other Injuries	9	3,792	20	1,656	+ 2,137
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,100	47	217	+ 2,883
Kidney Disease	11	2,879	12	2,214	+ 665
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,737	9	3,344	- 607
Prostate Cancer	13	2,727	32	628	+ 2,099
Lymphomas	14	2,525	26	960	+ 1,565
Liver Cancer	15	2,401	38	510	+ 1,891
Suicide	16	2,248	13	2,069	+ 179
Other Neoplasms	17	2,200	62	37	+ 2,163
Falls	18	2,078	41	465	+ 1,613
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,028	34	553	+ 1,475
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,899	46	226	+ 1,673
Leukemia	21	1,870	45	244	+ 1,627
Liver Disease	22	1,852	17	1,941	- 90
Hypertension	23	1,783	24	1,146	+ 637
Bladder Cancer	24	1,647	54	125	+ 1,522
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,521	25	1,047	+ 474
Stomach Cancer	26	1,387	33	559	+ 828
Oral Cancer	27	1,173	49	208	+ 965
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,172	29	801	+ 371
Malnutrition	29	1,056	10	2,396	- 1,340
Ovary Cancer	30	994	51	173	+ 821
Road Traffic Accidents	31	838	4	6,037	- 5,200
Skin Cancers	32	817	44	264	+ 553
Alcohol	33	800	61	48	+ 752
Uterin Cancer	34	682	50	182	+ 500
Congenital Anomalies	35	505	11	2,217	- 1,713
Drug Use	36	472	48	213	+ 259
Epilepsy	37	468	39	508	- 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	453	6	4,595	- 4,141
Skin Disease	39	401	52	173	+ 228
Cervical Cancer	40	395	14	2,023	- 1,628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	347	36	542	- 195
Asthma	42	261	21	1,531	- 1,270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	247	35	548	- 301
Anemia	44	244	84	0	+ 244
Drownings	45	218	27	956	- 738
Multiple Sclerosis	46	189	67	14	+ 175
Low Birth Weight	47	163	7	4,038	- 3,874
Schizophrenia	48	162	86	0	+ 162
Violence	49	135	18	1,916	- 1,781
Tuberculosis	50	109	16	1,999	- 1,890
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	107	64	26	+ 81
Hepatitis C	52	104	66	14	+ 90
Fires	53	101	30	793	- 691
HIV/AIDS	54	91	1	19,988	- 19,897
Birth Trauma	55	77	8	3,405	- 3,328
Osteoarthritis	56	62	81	0	+ 62
Poisonings	57	57	37	515	- 458
Meningitis	58	41	22	1,325	- 1,284
Hepatitis B	59	34	60	57	- 23
Oral conditions	60	30	82	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	61	23	58	66	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	19	80	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	63	13	59	65	- 52
Maternal Conditions	64	13	19	1,749	- 1,736
Otitis Media	65	4	68	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	2	56	117	- 115
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Syphilis	68	1	55	124	- 124
Pertussis	69	1	42	419	- 418
Tetanus	70	1	57	102	- 101
Schistosomiasis	71	0	53	172	- 172
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	63	30	- 30
Chlamydia	78	0	69	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	84	0	76	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.