ZIMBABWE VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,982	3	8,493	+ 21,489
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,432	31	768	+ 9,665
Stroke	3	10,152	5	5,126	+ 5,026
Lung Cancers	4	9,493	43	286	+ 9,207
Lung Disease	5	8,726	23	1,163	+ 7,562
Hypertension	6	5,463	24	1,146	+ 4,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,306	40	505	+ 4,801
Kidney Disease	8	4,642	12	2,214	+ 2,429
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,223	2	10,779	- 6,557
Breast Cancer	10	3,842	28	839	+ 3,002
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,664	47	217	+ 3,447
Prostate Cancer	12	3,361	32	628	+ 2,733
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,172	9	3,344	- 171
Falls	14	3,124	41	465	+ 2,660
Liver Disease	15	3,098	17	1,941	+ 1,156
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,568	46	226	+ 2,342
Lymphomas	17	2,497	26	960	+ 1,538
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,177	34	553	+ 1,623
Suicide	19	2,097	13	2,069	+ 28
Stomach Cancer	20	1,969	33	559	+ 1,410
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,813	25	1,047	+ 765
Leukemia	22	1,781	45	244	+ 1,538
Other Injuries	23	1,682	20	1,656	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	24	1,664	62	37	+ 1,627
Liver Cancer	25	1,643	38	510	+ 1,133
Alcohol	26	1,276	61	48	+ 1,228
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,267	29	801	+ 465
Bladder Cancer	28	1,263	54	125	+ 1,138
Oral Cancer	29	1,228	49	208	+ 1,020
Ovary Cancer	30	1,059	51	173	+ 885
Skin Cancers	31	827	44	264	+ 563
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	781	6	4,595	- 3,814
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	737	36	542	+ 195
Road Traffic Accidents	34	644	4	6,037	- 5,393
Epilepsy	35	630	39	508	+ 122
Congenital Anomalies	36	467	11	2,217	- 1,750
Uterin Cancer	37	455	50	182	+ 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	442	35	548	- 106
Cervical Cancer	39	435	14	2,023	- 1,588
Drug Use	40	394	48	213	+ 181
Multiple Sclerosis	41	320	67	14	+ 306
Skin Disease	42	315	52	173	+ 142
Anemia	43	203	84	0	+ 203
Asthma	44	188	21	1,531	- 1,342
Low Birth Weight	45	157	7	4,038	- 3,881
Violence	46	157	18	1,916	- 1,759
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	111	64	26	+ 84
Hepatitis C	48	103	66	14	+ 89
Drownings	49	93	27	956	- 862
Malnutrition	50	92	10	2,396	- 2,304
Schizophrenia	51	80	86	0	+ 80
Osteoarthritis	52	74	81	0	+ 74
Fires	53	73	30	793	- 719
HIV/AIDS	54	70	1	19,988	- 19,918
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	59	80	0	+ 59
Tuberculosis	56	57	16	1,999	- 1,942
Birth Trauma	57	49	8	3,405	- 3,357
Poisonings	58	44	37	515	- 471
Hepatitis B	59	37	60	57	- 20
Meningitis	60	34	22	1,325	- 1,291
Upper Respiratory	61	28	59	65	- 37
Appendicitis	62	26	58	66	- 40
Oral conditions	63	13	82	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	8	19	1,749	- 1,741
Otitis Media	65	3	68	3	- 0
War	66	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	67	2	56	117	- 116
Syphilis	68	1	55	124	- 123
Pertussis	69	0	42	419	- 418
Measles	70	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	57	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	3	- 3
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.