ZIMBABWE VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,632	3	8,493	+ 26,139
Stroke	2	23,079	5	5,126	+ 17,953
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,578	2	10,779	+ 2,799
Lung Cancers	4	12,059	43	286	+ 11,773
Lung Disease	5	9,060	23	1,163	+ 7,897
Kidney Disease	6	7,801	12	2,214	+ 5,588
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,459	31	768	+ 5,691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,350	40	505	+ 4,845
Hypertension	9	4,791	24	1,146	+ 3,645
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,338	46	226	+ 4,112
Breast Cancer	11	4,132	28	839	+ 3,293
Prostate Cancer	12	3,317	32	628	+ 2,689
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,122	47	217	+ 2,905
Liver Cancer	14	2,567	38	510	+ 2,057
Bladder Cancer	15	2,542	54	125	+ 2,417
Stomach Cancer	16	2,517	33	559	+ 1,958
Other Injuries	17	2,383	20	1,656	+ 727
Leukemia	18	2,220	45	244	+ 1,976
Lymphomas	19	2,080	26	960	+ 1,120
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,075	9	3,344	- 1,269
Falls	21	2,041	41	465	+ 1,576
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,427	4	6,037	- 4,611
Liver Disease	23	1,327	17	1,941	- 615
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,188	25	1,047	+ 141
Other Neoplasms	25	1,112	62	37	+ 1,075
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,001	35	548	+ 453
Ovary Cancer	27	913	51	173	+ 740
Suicide	28	873	13	2,069	- 1,195
Endocrine Disorders	29	862	34	553	+ 309
Oral Cancer	30	722	49	208	+ 514
Skin Cancers	31	718	44	264	+ 454
Drownings	32	714	27	956	- 242
Uterin Cancer	33	611	50	182	+ 429
Epilepsy	34	408	39	508	- 99
Oesophagus Cancer	35	403	29	801	- 399
Cervical Cancer	36	399	14	2,023	- 1,624
Drug Use	37	317	48	213	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	38	285	11	2,217	- 1,932
Fires	39	240	30	793	- 553
Multiple Sclerosis	40	222	67	14	+ 208
Low Birth Weight	41	209	7	4,038	- 3,829
Violence	42	170	18	1,916	- 1,746
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	164	36	542	- 378
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	156	6	4,595	- 4,439
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	109	64	26	+ 83
Tuberculosis	46	109	16	1,999	- 1,890
Skin Disease	47	92	52	173	- 81
Hepatitis B	48	92	60	57	+ 35
Alcohol	49	83	61	48	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	50	77	1	19,988	- 19,911
Anemia	51	77	84	0	+ 77
Hepatitis C	52	63	66	14	+ 49
Meningitis	53	55	22	1,325	- 1,271
Schizophrenia	54	45	86	0	+ 45
Asthma	55	45	21	1,531	- 1,486
Poisonings	56	32	37	515	- 483
Birth Trauma	57	28	8	3,405	- 3,378
Appendicitis	58	16	58	66	- 51
Upper Respiratory	59	13	59	65	- 52
Leishmaniasis	60	6	77	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	4	19	1,749	- 1,745
Tetanus	62	3	57	102	- 99
Oral conditions	63	3	82	0	+ 3
War	64	2	65	26	- 24
Syphilis	65	2	55	124	- 123
Malnutrition	66	1	10	2,396	- 2,395
Encephalitis	67	1	56	117	- 116
Measles	68	0	63	30	- 30
Pertussis	69	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.