ZIMBABWE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,428	1	19,988	+ 440
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,163	2	10,779	+ 383
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,290	3	8,493	+ 797
Stroke	4	8,709	5	5,126	+ 3,583
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,566	9	3,344	+ 5,222
Tuberculosis	6	6,233	16	1,999	+ 4,234
Violence	7	5,959	18	1,916	+ 4,042
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,495	6	4,595	- 99
Kidney Disease	9	4,342	12	2,214	+ 2,128
Suicide	10	3,908	13	2,069	+ 1,840
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,693	4	6,037	- 2,345
Hypertension	12	3,629	24	1,146	+ 2,483
Lung Disease	13	3,375	23	1,163	+ 2,212
Liver Disease	14	2,558	17	1,941	+ 616
Lung Cancers	15	2,186	43	286	+ 1,901
Low Birth Weight	16	1,773	7	4,038	- 2,264
Other Injuries	17	1,706	20	1,656	+ 51
Asthma	18	1,693	21	1,531	+ 162
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,671	34	553	+ 1,118
Cervical Cancer	20	1,576	14	2,023	- 447
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,535	25	1,047	+ 487
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,327	31	768	+ 559
Breast Cancer	23	1,286	28	839	+ 447
Prostate Cancer	24	1,241	32	628	+ 613
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,234	11	2,217	- 983
Meningitis	26	1,039	22	1,325	- 286
Fires	27	1,026	30	793	+ 234
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,018	40	505	+ 513
Oesophagus Cancer	29	989	29	801	+ 188
Birth Trauma	30	852	8	3,405	- 2,553
Lymphomas	31	800	26	960	- 160
Drownings	32	682	27	956	- 274
Liver Cancer	33	676	38	510	+ 167
Malnutrition	34	675	10	2,396	- 1,721
Pancreas Cancer	35	569	47	217	+ 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	537	35	548	- 11
Epilepsy	37	531	39	508	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	38	482	19	1,749	- 1,267
Stomach Cancer	39	435	33	559	- 123
Leukemia	40	415	45	244	+ 172
Oral Cancer	41	399	49	208	+ 191
Falls	42	397	41	465	- 68
Pertussis	43	324	42	419	- 95
Syphilis	44	321	55	124	+ 196
Skin Disease	45	313	52	173	+ 140
Parkinson's Disease	46	306	46	226	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	288	36	542	- 254
Skin Cancers	48	282	44	264	+ 18
Alcohol	49	280	61	48	+ 232
Poisonings	50	277	37	515	- 238
Ovary Cancer	51	270	51	173	+ 96
Bladder Cancer	52	235	54	125	+ 111
Drug Use	53	218	48	213	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	54	145	50	182	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	107	64	26	+ 80
Appendicitis	56	78	58	66	+ 11
Measles	57	77	63	30	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	58	76	62	37	+ 38
Encephalitis	59	66	56	117	- 51
Upper Respiratory	60	63	59	65	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	40	60	57	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	32	67	14	+ 18
Malaria	63	23	15	2,003	- 1,980
War	64	19	65	26	- 7
Tetanus	65	11	57	102	- 91
Schistosomiasis	66	10	53	172	- 162
Otitis Media	67	5	68	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	5	69	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	5	72	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	2	66	14	- 12
Ascariasis	71	1	70	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

South Africa

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.