ZIMBABWE VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,006	3	8,493	+ 10,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,920	31	768	+ 13,152
Stroke	3	6,623	5	5,126	+ 1,497
Lung Cancers	4	6,322	43	286	+ 6,036
Lung Disease	5	6,063	23	1,163	+ 4,900
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,878	2	10,779	- 6,901
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,460	40	505	+ 2,955
Prostate Cancer	8	2,866	32	628	+ 2,238
Breast Cancer	9	2,514	28	839	+ 1,674
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,496	46	226	+ 2,270
Other Injuries	11	2,356	20	1,656	+ 701
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,040	47	217	+ 1,824
Suicide	13	1,896	13	2,069	- 173
Lymphomas	14	1,732	26	960	+ 772
Kidney Disease	15	1,566	12	2,214	- 647
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,397	9	3,344	- 1,947
Hypertension	17	1,141	24	1,146	- 5
Falls	18	1,116	41	465	+ 651
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,061	29	801	+ 260
Liver Cancer	20	1,054	38	510	+ 544
Bladder Cancer	21	959	54	125	+ 834
Leukemia	22	890	45	244	+ 647
Stomach Cancer	23	827	33	559	+ 268
Drug Use	24	792	48	213	+ 579
Ovary Cancer	25	774	51	173	+ 601
Inflammatory/Heart	26	736	25	1,047	- 311
Endocrine Disorders	27	734	34	553	+ 181
Alcohol	28	666	61	48	+ 618
Skin Cancers	29	612	44	264	+ 348
Other Neoplasms	30	458	62	37	+ 421
Liver Disease	31	446	17	1,941	- 1,496
Cervical Cancer	32	433	14	2,023	- 1,590
Oral Cancer	33	402	49	208	+ 195
Congenital Anomalies	34	351	11	2,217	- 1,866
Road Traffic Accidents	35	327	4	6,037	- 5,710
Uterin Cancer	36	326	50	182	+ 144
Epilepsy	37	255	39	508	- 252
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	199	64	26	+ 173
Violence	39	189	18	1,916	- 1,727
Anemia	40	173	84	0	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	153	35	548	- 395
Poisonings	42	152	37	515	- 363
Low Birth Weight	43	142	7	4,038	- 3,896
Multiple Sclerosis	44	130	67	14	+ 116
Skin Disease	45	124	52	173	- 49
Birth Trauma	46	117	8	3,405	- 3,288
Osteoarthritis	47	98	81	0	+ 98
Asthma	48	78	21	1,531	- 1,452
Schizophrenia	49	69	86	0	+ 69
Meningitis	50	60	22	1,325	- 1,265
Upper Respiratory	51	52	59	65	- 13
Hepatitis C	52	52	66	14	+ 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	50	80	0	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	49	36	542	- 493
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	46	6	4,595	- 4,549
Drownings	56	43	27	956	- 913
Malnutrition	57	26	10	2,396	- 2,370
Fires	58	25	30	793	- 767
HIV/AIDS	59	22	1	19,988	- 19,966
Maternal Conditions	60	17	19	1,749	- 1,732
War	61	2	65	26	- 24
Pertussis	62	1	42	419	- 418
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	57	- 57
Otitis Media	64	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	65	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	67	0	63	30	- 30
Tetanus	68	0	57	102	- 102
Ascariasis	69	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	56	117	- 117
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	55	124	- 124
Chlamydia	81	0	69	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	16	1,999	- 1,999
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	66	- 66
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Iceland

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.