ZIMBABWE VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,844	3	8,493	+ 10,351
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,602	2	10,779	+ 2,823
Stroke	3	10,754	5	5,126	+ 5,628
Kidney Disease	4	5,710	12	2,214	+ 3,497
Hypertension	5	5,003	24	1,146	+ 3,857
Lung Disease	6	4,721	23	1,163	+ 3,558
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,678	9	3,344	+ 1,334
Tuberculosis	8	3,924	16	1,999	+ 1,925
Violence	9	2,151	18	1,916	+ 235
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,887	4	6,037	- 4,150
Asthma	11	1,654	21	1,531	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,517	34	553	+ 964
Lung Cancers	13	1,493	43	286	+ 1,207
Low Birth Weight	14	1,470	7	4,038	- 2,567
Breast Cancer	15	1,421	28	839	+ 582
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,169	40	505	+ 664
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,167	11	2,217	- 1,050
Birth Trauma	18	1,154	8	3,405	- 2,251
Liver Cancer	19	1,111	38	510	+ 602
Liver Disease	20	1,026	17	1,941	- 915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	995	35	548	+ 447
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	897	6	4,595	- 3,697
Other Neoplasms	23	746	62	37	+ 709
Malnutrition	24	625	10	2,396	- 1,771
Skin Disease	25	613	52	173	+ 440
Prostate Cancer	26	602	32	628	- 26
Drownings	27	563	27	956	- 393
Falls	28	560	41	465	+ 95
Leukemia	29	521	45	244	+ 278
Inflammatory/Heart	30	514	25	1,047	- 533
Other Injuries	31	513	20	1,656	- 1,143
Anemia	32	498	84	0	+ 498
Cervical Cancer	33	446	14	2,023	- 1,577
Oral Cancer	34	423	49	208	+ 215
Suicide	35	337	13	2,069	- 1,731
Lymphomas	36	330	26	960	- 629
Pancreas Cancer	37	308	47	217	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	38	296	19	1,749	- 1,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	291	31	768	- 476
Ovary Cancer	40	289	51	173	+ 116
Stomach Cancer	41	271	33	559	- 288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	262	36	542	- 280
Pertussis	43	255	42	419	- 164
Syphilis	44	168	55	124	+ 43
Epilepsy	45	162	39	508	- 345
Dengue	46	154	73	0	+ 154
Meningitis	47	151	22	1,325	- 1,174
Measles	48	130	63	30	+ 99
War	49	118	65	26	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	50	110	50	182	- 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	109	80	0	+ 109
Drug Use	52	101	48	213	- 112
Oesophagus Cancer	53	97	29	801	- 704
Fires	54	87	30	793	- 706
Parkinson's Disease	55	86	46	226	- 140
Hepatitis B	56	85	60	57	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	57	83	81	0	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	58	83	54	125	- 42
Tetanus	59	76	57	102	- 26
Alcohol	60	58	61	48	+ 10
Skin Cancers	61	53	44	264	- 211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	47	64	26	+ 21
Appendicitis	63	40	58	66	- 26
Schistosomiasis	64	34	53	172	- 138
Poisonings	65	33	37	515	- 482
HIV/AIDS	66	30	1	19,988	- 19,959
Encephalitis	67	27	56	117	- 91
Schizophrenia	68	18	86	0	+ 18
Malaria	69	14	15	2,003	- 1,989
Upper Respiratory	70	6	59	65	- 59
Leprosy	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	67	14	- 10
Oral conditions	73	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	74	3	68	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	2	72	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	2	70	2	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	69	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	66	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Philippines

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.