ZIMBABWE VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,500	3	8,493	+ 10,007
Lung Disease	2	10,707	23	1,163	+ 9,544
Stroke	3	8,484	5	5,126	+ 3,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	8,158	6	4,595	+ 3,564
Tuberculosis	5	5,305	16	1,999	+ 3,306
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,776	2	10,779	- 6,003
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,304	9	3,344	- 39
Liver Disease	8	3,269	17	1,941	+ 1,328
Low Birth Weight	9	2,906	7	4,038	- 1,132
Falls	10	2,748	41	465	+ 2,283
Kidney Disease	11	2,713	12	2,214	+ 499
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,587	4	6,037	- 3,450
Asthma	13	2,386	21	1,531	+ 856
Suicide	14	2,110	13	2,069	+ 41
Other Injuries	15	1,820	20	1,656	+ 165
Oral Cancer	16	1,633	49	208	+ 1,426
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,541	31	768	+ 773
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	1,534	36	542	+ 993
Hypertension	19	1,315	24	1,146	+ 169
Birth Trauma	20	1,251	8	3,405	- 2,154
Lung Cancers	21	1,074	43	286	+ 789
Breast Cancer	22	1,008	28	839	+ 169
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,007	11	2,217	- 1,210
Stomach Cancer	24	987	33	559	+ 428
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	942	40	505	+ 437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	829	35	548	+ 281
Violence	27	630	18	1,916	- 1,286
Drownings	28	594	27	956	- 362
Encephalitis	29	585	56	117	+ 468
Cervical Cancer	30	552	14	2,023	- 1,471
HIV/AIDS	31	540	1	19,988	- 19,448
Parkinson's Disease	32	528	46	226	+ 303
Lymphomas	33	489	26	960	- 471
Oesophagus Cancer	34	473	29	801	- 328
Leukemia	35	406	45	244	+ 163
Meningitis	36	406	22	1,325	- 919
Pancreas Cancer	37	399	47	217	+ 183
Prostate Cancer	38	377	32	628	- 251
Liver Cancer	39	370	38	510	- 140
Epilepsy	40	369	39	508	- 139
Maternal Conditions	41	315	19	1,749	- 1,434
Fires	42	283	30	793	- 509
Alcohol	43	281	61	48	+ 233
Ovary Cancer	44	267	51	173	+ 94
Skin Disease	45	217	52	173	+ 44
Dengue	46	214	73	0	+ 213
Endocrine Disorders	47	186	34	553	- 368
Bladder Cancer	48	171	54	125	+ 47
Inflammatory/Heart	49	154	25	1,047	- 893
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	145	64	26	+ 119
Measles	51	145	63	30	+ 115
Drug Use	52	143	48	213	- 70
Appendicitis	53	137	58	66	+ 71
Pertussis	54	123	42	419	- 296
Malnutrition	55	105	10	2,396	- 2,291
Hepatitis B	56	100	60	57	+ 43
Malaria	57	94	15	2,003	- 1,909
Tetanus	58	86	57	102	- 15
Uterin Cancer	59	83	50	182	- 99
Skin Cancers	60	62	44	264	- 202
Poisonings	61	43	37	515	- 472
Other Neoplasms	62	36	62	37	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	28	67	14	+ 14
Syphilis	64	24	55	124	- 100
Hepatitis C	65	17	66	14	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	66	12	77	0	+ 12
War	67	11	65	26	- 15
Upper Respiratory	68	7	59	65	- 58
Chlamydia	69	5	69	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	72	1	72	2	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	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.