ZIMBABWE VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,532	3	8,493	+ 60,039
Stroke	2	39,849	5	5,126	+ 34,723
Lung Cancers	3	6,621	43	286	+ 6,335
Inflammatory/Heart	4	6,584	25	1,047	+ 5,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,909	31	768	+ 5,142
Liver Disease	6	5,537	17	1,941	+ 3,596
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,192	40	505	+ 4,687
Suicide	8	4,461	13	2,069	+ 2,392
Lung Disease	9	4,458	23	1,163	+ 3,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,946	2	10,779	- 6,833
Stomach Cancer	11	3,579	33	559	+ 3,020
Alcohol	12	3,408	61	48	+ 3,360
Breast Cancer	13	2,831	28	839	+ 1,991
Other Injuries	14	2,742	20	1,656	+ 1,087
HIV/AIDS	15	2,589	1	19,988	- 17,399
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,470	47	217	+ 2,253
Hypertension	17	2,235	24	1,146	+ 1,089
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,234	9	3,344	- 1,110
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,132	4	6,037	- 3,905
Prostate Cancer	20	1,718	32	628	+ 1,090
Falls	21	1,425	41	465	+ 961
Kidney Disease	22	1,410	12	2,214	- 803
Violence	23	1,394	18	1,916	- 522
Liver Cancer	24	1,360	38	510	+ 850
Oral Cancer	25	1,325	49	208	+ 1,117
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,141	46	226	+ 916
Drug Use	27	1,110	48	213	+ 897
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,089	35	548	+ 540
Lymphomas	29	1,086	26	960	+ 127
Tuberculosis	30	1,026	16	1,999	- 973
Leukemia	31	1,003	45	244	+ 760
Ovary Cancer	32	989	51	173	+ 816
Oesophagus Cancer	33	905	29	801	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	34	904	14	2,023	- 1,119
Uterin Cancer	35	836	50	182	+ 654
Drownings	36	807	27	956	- 148
Fires	37	778	30	793	- 15
Bladder Cancer	38	768	54	125	+ 643
Skin Cancers	39	683	44	264	+ 419
Poisonings	40	678	37	515	+ 163
Congenital Anomalies	41	512	11	2,217	- 1,706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	337	36	542	- 205
Skin Disease	43	333	52	173	+ 160
Low Birth Weight	44	262	7	4,038	- 3,775
Endocrine Disorders	45	244	34	553	- 309
Asthma	46	215	21	1,531	- 1,316
Encephalitis	47	131	56	117	+ 14
Meningitis	48	126	22	1,325	- 1,199
Multiple Sclerosis	49	101	67	14	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	91	64	26	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	51	89	62	37	+ 52
Epilepsy	52	87	39	508	- 420
Birth Trauma	53	87	8	3,405	- 3,319
Appendicitis	54	50	58	66	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	49	6	4,595	- 4,546
Maternal Conditions	56	33	19	1,749	- 1,716
Malnutrition	57	30	10	2,396	- 2,367
Upper Respiratory	58	19	59	65	- 46
War	59	15	65	26	- 11
Hepatitis B	60	5	60	57	- 51
Chlamydia	61	3	69	3	- 0
Syphilis	62	2	55	124	- 122
Tetanus	63	0	57	102	- 101
Otitis Media	64	0	68	3	- 3
Pertussis	65	0	42	419	- 418
Hepatitis C	66	0	66	14	- 14
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	68	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	172	- 172
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.