ZIMBABWE VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,248	3	8,493	+ 6,755
Diabetes Mellitus	2	11,296	9	3,344	+ 7,952
Kidney Disease	3	5,853	12	2,214	+ 3,640
Stroke	4	5,220	5	5,126	+ 94
Violence	5	4,257	18	1,916	+ 2,341
Liver Disease	6	3,914	17	1,941	+ 1,973
Lung Disease	7	3,820	23	1,163	+ 2,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,255	2	10,779	- 7,524
Hypertension	9	2,336	24	1,146	+ 1,190
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,139	4	6,037	- 3,899
Other Injuries	11	1,597	20	1,656	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,484	34	553	+ 930
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,372	11	2,217	- 846
Malnutrition	14	991	10	2,396	- 1,405
Prostate Cancer	15	983	32	628	+ 355
Breast Cancer	16	968	28	839	+ 129
Lung Cancers	17	964	43	286	+ 678
Low Birth Weight	18	940	7	4,038	- 3,098
Stomach Cancer	19	910	33	559	+ 351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	901	40	505	+ 396
Liver Cancer	21	894	38	510	+ 385
Suicide	22	888	13	2,069	- 1,180
Other Neoplasms	23	814	62	37	+ 777
Lymphomas	24	651	26	960	- 309
Leukemia	25	634	45	244	+ 390
Cervical Cancer	26	628	14	2,023	- 1,395
Pancreas Cancer	27	592	47	217	+ 375
HIV/AIDS	28	541	1	19,988	- 19,447
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	456	6	4,595	- 4,139
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	452	31	768	- 315
Skin Disease	31	397	52	173	+ 224
Alcohol	32	386	61	48	+ 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	359	35	548	- 189
Ovary Cancer	34	348	51	173	+ 174
Falls	35	345	41	465	- 120
Birth Trauma	36	335	8	3,405	- 3,071
Anemia	37	286	84	0	+ 286
Tuberculosis	38	255	16	1,999	- 1,744
Epilepsy	39	251	39	508	- 257
Skin Cancers	40	250	44	264	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	41	245	25	1,047	- 802
Drownings	42	236	27	956	- 720
Parkinson's Disease	43	206	46	226	- 20
Drug Use	44	193	48	213	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	186	64	26	+ 159
Oral Cancer	46	178	49	208	- 30
Asthma	47	176	21	1,531	- 1,355
Bladder Cancer	48	167	54	125	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	49	164	29	801	- 637
Uterin Cancer	50	118	50	182	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	117	80	0	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	113	36	542	- 429
Appendicitis	53	102	58	66	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	54	98	19	1,749	- 1,651
Hepatitis C	55	82	66	14	+ 68
Fires	56	79	30	793	- 713
Poisonings	57	70	37	515	- 446
Meningitis	58	47	22	1,325	- 1,278
Osteoarthritis	59	40	81	0	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	60	39	67	14	+ 25
Hepatitis B	61	28	60	57	- 29
Encephalitis	62	18	56	117	- 99
Schizophrenia	63	17	86	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	64	17	59	65	- 48
Oral conditions	65	16	82	0	+ 16
War	66	15	65	26	- 11
Dengue	67	4	73	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	4	68	3	+ 1
Chagas disease	69	3	76	0	+ 3
Pertussis	70	3	42	419	- 416
Tetanus	71	1	57	102	- 100
Ascariasis	72	1	70	2	- 2
Syphilis	73	1	55	124	- 124
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	80	0	63	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	83	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	84	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.