ZIMBABWE VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,033	3	8,493	+ 91,540
Stroke	2	36,824	5	5,126	+ 31,699
Lung Cancers	3	8,671	43	286	+ 8,385
Hypertension	4	8,412	24	1,146	+ 7,266
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,007	40	505	+ 6,501
Suicide	6	4,708	13	2,069	+ 2,639
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,269	2	10,779	- 6,511
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,235	31	768	+ 3,467
Liver Disease	9	4,199	17	1,941	+ 2,258
Stomach Cancer	10	4,171	33	559	+ 3,612
Breast Cancer	11	4,104	28	839	+ 3,265
Prostate Cancer	12	3,902	32	628	+ 3,274
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,771	47	217	+ 3,555
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,427	9	3,344	+ 83
Falls	15	3,381	41	465	+ 2,916
Lung Disease	16	3,347	23	1,163	+ 2,184
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,158	25	1,047	+ 2,111
Other Injuries	18	2,711	20	1,656	+ 1,056
Kidney Disease	19	2,426	12	2,214	+ 213
Oral Cancer	20	2,206	49	208	+ 1,998
Lymphomas	21	2,098	26	960	+ 1,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,041	35	548	+ 1,493
Bladder Cancer	23	1,908	54	125	+ 1,784
Leukemia	24	1,852	45	244	+ 1,608
Liver Cancer	25	1,559	38	510	+ 1,049
Ovary Cancer	26	1,522	51	173	+ 1,348
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,465	4	6,037	- 4,572
Cervical Cancer	28	1,464	14	2,023	- 559
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,451	46	226	+ 1,225
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,428	29	801	+ 626
Other Neoplasms	31	1,383	62	37	+ 1,346
Skin Cancers	32	1,283	44	264	+ 1,019
Alcohol	33	1,250	61	48	+ 1,202
Uterin Cancer	34	1,040	50	182	+ 858
Drownings	35	978	27	956	+ 23
Violence	36	858	18	1,916	- 1,058
Drug Use	37	798	48	213	+ 585
Tuberculosis	38	775	16	1,999	- 1,224
Endocrine Disorders	39	470	34	553	- 83
Epilepsy	40	405	39	508	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	41	402	11	2,217	- 1,815
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	387	6	4,595	- 4,207
Fires	43	334	30	793	- 458
Skin Disease	44	312	52	173	+ 139
Poisonings	45	301	37	515	- 214
Asthma	46	296	21	1,531	- 1,235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	268	64	26	+ 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	190	36	542	- 352
Multiple Sclerosis	49	188	67	14	+ 174
Hepatitis C	50	153	66	14	+ 138
HIV/AIDS	51	145	1	19,988	- 19,843
Meningitis	52	126	22	1,325	- 1,199
Birth Trauma	53	67	8	3,405	- 3,338
Appendicitis	54	64	58	66	- 3
Low Birth Weight	55	58	7	4,038	- 3,980
Schizophrenia	56	55	86	0	+ 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	52	80	0	+ 52
Malnutrition	58	46	10	2,396	- 2,350
Osteoarthritis	59	41	81	0	+ 41
Anemia	60	35	84	0	+ 35
Hepatitis B	61	31	60	57	- 26
Tetanus	62	16	57	102	- 86
Maternal Conditions	63	14	19	1,749	- 1,735
Oral conditions	64	13	82	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	10	56	117	- 107
Otitis Media	66	7	68	3	+ 3
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Upper Respiratory	68	0	59	65	- 65
Pertussis	69	0	42	419	- 419
Syphilis	70	0	55	124	- 124
Chlamydia	71	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	81	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Diphtheria	82	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Lithuania

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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.