ZIMBABWE VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,320	3	8,493	+ 18,827
Stroke	2	17,620	5	5,126	+ 12,494
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	11,659	31	768	+ 10,891
Lung Cancers	4	9,608	43	286	+ 9,322
Lung Disease	5	9,110	23	1,163	+ 7,946
Hypertension	6	8,420	24	1,146	+ 7,274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,979	40	505	+ 5,474
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,580	9	3,344	+ 2,236
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,596	2	10,779	- 6,183
Breast Cancer	10	3,901	28	839	+ 3,062
Kidney Disease	11	3,580	12	2,214	+ 1,366
Other Injuries	12	3,407	20	1,656	+ 1,752
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,402	47	217	+ 3,186
Stomach Cancer	14	2,884	33	559	+ 2,325
Other Neoplasms	15	2,809	62	37	+ 2,771
Lymphomas	16	2,720	26	960	+ 1,761
Liver Cancer	17	2,706	38	510	+ 2,197
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,372	34	553	+ 1,818
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,371	46	226	+ 2,145
Prostate Cancer	20	2,366	32	628	+ 1,738
Leukemia	21	1,893	45	244	+ 1,649
Bladder Cancer	22	1,888	54	125	+ 1,763
Liver Disease	23	1,564	17	1,941	- 377
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,556	25	1,047	+ 509
Falls	25	1,188	41	465	+ 723
Suicide	26	1,137	13	2,069	- 931
Oral Cancer	27	941	49	208	+ 733
Ovary Cancer	28	923	51	173	+ 750
Skin Cancers	29	911	44	264	+ 647
Road Traffic Accidents	30	906	4	6,037	- 5,131
Hepatitis C	31	689	66	14	+ 675
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	623	36	542	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	33	618	50	182	+ 436
Oesophagus Cancer	34	575	29	801	- 226
Anemia	35	470	84	0	+ 470
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	456	6	4,595	- 4,138
Congenital Anomalies	37	406	11	2,217	- 1,811
Skin Disease	38	405	52	173	+ 232
Epilepsy	39	376	39	508	- 132
Cervical Cancer	40	325	14	2,023	- 1,698
Malnutrition	41	218	10	2,396	- 2,178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	197	64	26	+ 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	194	35	548	- 354
Multiple Sclerosis	44	190	67	14	+ 176
Drug Use	45	184	48	213	- 29
HIV/AIDS	46	146	1	19,988	- 19,842
Asthma	47	139	21	1,531	- 1,392
Osteoarthritis	48	135	81	0	+ 135
Schizophrenia	49	119	86	0	+ 119
Violence	50	115	18	1,916	- 1,801
Low Birth Weight	51	101	7	4,038	- 3,937
Drownings	52	97	27	956	- 859
Tuberculosis	53	95	16	1,999	- 1,905
Hepatitis B	54	94	60	57	+ 37
Alcohol	55	78	61	48	+ 30
Fires	56	76	30	793	- 716
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	68	80	0	+ 68
Poisonings	58	43	37	515	- 472
Birth Trauma	59	39	8	3,405	- 3,366
Meningitis	60	36	22	1,325	- 1,289
Appendicitis	61	14	58	66	- 53
Oral conditions	62	13	82	0	+ 13
Tetanus	63	6	57	102	- 96
Upper Respiratory	64	6	59	65	- 59
Otitis Media	65	4	68	3	+ 1
War	66	2	65	26	- 24
Maternal Conditions	67	2	19	1,749	- 1,747
Encephalitis	68	1	56	117	- 116
Syphilis	69	1	55	124	- 123
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	63	30	- 30
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	42	419	- 419
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Ascariasis	80	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
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.