ZIMBABWE VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,149	3	8,493	+ 9,656
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,078	2	10,779	+ 2,299
Stroke	3	11,615	5	5,126	+ 6,489
Kidney Disease	4	7,451	12	2,214	+ 5,238
Hypertension	5	7,325	24	1,146	+ 6,179
Liver Disease	6	5,462	17	1,941	+ 3,520
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,461	9	3,344	+ 1,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,313	40	505	+ 3,808
Lung Disease	9	3,922	23	1,163	+ 2,759
Prostate Cancer	10	3,498	32	628	+ 2,871
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,270	31	768	+ 2,503
Lung Cancers	12	3,178	43	286	+ 2,893
Breast Cancer	13	2,530	28	839	+ 1,691
Violence	14	2,528	18	1,916	+ 612
Oral Cancer	15	2,328	49	208	+ 2,121
Drownings	16	2,037	27	956	+ 1,081
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,923	4	6,037	- 4,114
Inflammatory/Heart	18	1,738	25	1,047	+ 691
Cervical Cancer	19	1,586	14	2,023	- 437
Lymphomas	20	1,477	26	960	+ 518
Suicide	21	1,381	13	2,069	- 687
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,307	47	217	+ 1,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,224	35	548	+ 676
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,218	11	2,217	- 1,000
Stomach Cancer	25	1,195	33	559	+ 637
Leukemia	26	1,093	45	244	+ 850
Asthma	27	1,079	21	1,531	- 452
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,046	46	226	+ 820
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,035	6	4,595	- 3,560
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,031	34	553	+ 478
Liver Cancer	31	1,024	38	510	+ 514
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,016	29	801	+ 214
Low Birth Weight	33	980	7	4,038	- 3,057
Falls	34	973	41	465	+ 508
Ovary Cancer	35	880	51	173	+ 706
Bladder Cancer	36	774	54	125	+ 649
Other Injuries	37	744	20	1,656	- 911
Meningitis	38	413	22	1,325	- 912
Birth Trauma	39	318	8	3,405	- 3,088
Skin Disease	40	315	52	173	+ 142
Fires	41	311	30	793	- 482
Malnutrition	42	296	10	2,396	- 2,100
Uterin Cancer	43	296	50	182	+ 114
Skin Cancers	44	207	44	264	- 57
Maternal Conditions	45	165	19	1,749	- 1,584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	147	36	542	- 395
Drug Use	47	144	48	213	- 69
Encephalitis	48	141	56	117	+ 24
Alcohol	49	111	61	48	+ 63
Epilepsy	50	96	39	508	- 412
Poisonings	51	90	37	515	- 425
Appendicitis	52	87	58	66	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	53	74	62	37	+ 36
Pertussis	54	67	42	419	- 352
Multiple Sclerosis	55	44	67	14	+ 30
Hepatitis B	56	40	60	57	- 17
Syphilis	57	37	55	124	- 87
Dengue	58	26	73	0	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	15	64	26	- 11
Tetanus	60	14	57	102	- 87
War	61	13	65	26	- 13
Hepatitis C	62	7	66	14	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	3	59	65	- 62
Chlamydia	64	3	69	3	- 0
Ascariasis	65	1	70	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	66	1	16	1,999	- 1,998
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	69	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	19,988	- 19,988
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Seychelles

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.