ZIMBABWE VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,315	3	8,493	+ 14,823
Stroke	2	15,621	5	5,126	+ 10,495
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,430	9	3,344	+ 10,086
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,098	2	10,779	- 2,681
Prostate Cancer	5	7,258	32	628	+ 6,630
Kidney Disease	6	6,008	12	2,214	+ 3,794
Endocrine Disorders	7	4,189	34	553	+ 3,635
Hypertension	8	4,038	24	1,146	+ 2,892
Breast Cancer	9	3,730	28	839	+ 2,891
Other Injuries	10	3,209	20	1,656	+ 1,553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	2,981	40	505	+ 2,476
Skin Disease	12	2,706	52	173	+ 2,533
Lung Disease	13	2,341	23	1,163	+ 1,178
Lung Cancers	14	2,247	43	286	+ 1,962
Uterin Cancer	15	1,809	50	182	+ 1,627
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,673	47	217	+ 1,456
Birth Trauma	17	1,611	8	3,405	- 1,795
Liver Disease	18	1,594	17	1,941	- 347
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,552	31	768	+ 785
Cervical Cancer	20	1,526	14	2,023	- 497
Lymphomas	21	1,494	26	960	+ 534
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,335	4	6,037	- 4,703
Stomach Cancer	23	1,216	33	559	+ 657
Violence	24	1,106	18	1,916	- 811
Liver Cancer	25	1,048	38	510	+ 538
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,010	11	2,217	- 1,208
Low Birth Weight	27	1,009	7	4,038	- 3,028
Oral Cancer	28	991	49	208	+ 783
Other Neoplasms	29	973	62	37	+ 936
Oesophagus Cancer	30	890	29	801	+ 89
Alcohol	31	875	61	48	+ 827
Anemia	32	828	84	0	+ 828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	702	35	548	+ 154
Falls	34	687	41	465	+ 223
Ovary Cancer	35	657	51	173	+ 483
Inflammatory/Heart	36	645	25	1,047	- 402
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	636	80	0	+ 636
Leukemia	38	611	45	244	+ 367
Drownings	39	608	27	956	- 348
Malnutrition	40	535	10	2,396	- 1,861
Bladder Cancer	41	534	54	125	+ 410
HIV/AIDS	42	500	1	19,988	- 19,488
Asthma	43	443	21	1,531	- 1,088
Parkinson's Disease	44	410	46	226	+ 184
Epilepsy	45	314	39	508	- 194
Fires	46	277	30	793	- 516
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	260	36	542	- 282
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	239	6	4,595	- 4,356
Drug Use	49	187	48	213	- 25
Osteoarthritis	50	156	81	0	+ 156
Tuberculosis	51	144	16	1,999	- 1,855
Suicide	52	110	13	2,069	- 1,959
Appendicitis	53	93	58	66	+ 26
Skin Cancers	54	93	44	264	- 171
Maternal Conditions	55	80	19	1,749	- 1,669
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	66	64	26	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	57	61	59	65	- 4
Hepatitis B	58	46	60	57	- 11
Syphilis	59	43	55	124	- 82
Poisonings	60	13	37	515	- 502
War	61	2	65	26	- 24
Pertussis	62	0	42	419	- 419
Dengue	63	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	65	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	69	3	- 3
Meningitis	68	0	22	1,325	- 1,325
Hepatitis C	69	0	66	14	- 14
Encephalitis	70	0	56	117	- 117
Malaria	71	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	73	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	77	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	78	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	3	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	67	14	- 14
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Grenada

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.