ZIMBABWE VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SPAIN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,748	3	8,493	+ 10,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,358	31	768	+ 14,590
Stroke	3	10,521	5	5,126	+ 5,395
Lung Cancers	4	8,028	43	286	+ 7,742
Lung Disease	5	6,865	23	1,163	+ 5,702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,151	40	505	+ 5,646
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,976	2	10,779	- 5,804
Kidney Disease	8	3,527	12	2,214	+ 1,314
Hypertension	9	3,306	24	1,146	+ 2,160
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,820	9	3,344	- 524
Breast Cancer	11	2,564	28	839	+ 1,725
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,449	47	217	+ 2,233
Prostate Cancer	13	2,329	32	628	+ 1,701
Stomach Cancer	14	2,103	33	559	+ 1,544
Other Injuries	15	2,008	20	1,656	+ 353
Lymphomas	16	1,935	26	960	+ 975
Bladder Cancer	17	1,894	54	125	+ 1,770
Liver Cancer	18	1,849	38	510	+ 1,340
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,808	25	1,047	+ 761
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,793	46	226	+ 1,567
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,764	34	553	+ 1,211
Other Neoplasms	22	1,722	62	37	+ 1,685
Liver Disease	23	1,535	17	1,941	- 406
Leukemia	24	1,368	45	244	+ 1,125
Suicide	25	1,309	13	2,069	- 759
Falls	26	1,178	41	465	+ 713
Oral Cancer	27	937	49	208	+ 729
Ovary Cancer	28	735	51	173	+ 561
Oesophagus Cancer	29	730	29	801	- 72
Skin Disease	30	668	52	173	+ 495
Road Traffic Accidents	31	664	4	6,037	- 5,374
Skin Cancers	32	654	44	264	+ 390
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	585	36	542	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	34	585	50	182	+ 403
Asthma	35	411	21	1,531	- 1,120
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	386	6	4,595	- 4,209
Anemia	37	332	84	0	+ 332
Congenital Anomalies	38	313	11	2,217	- 1,904
Cervical Cancer	39	310	14	2,023	- 1,713
Epilepsy	40	299	39	508	- 209
Drug Use	41	282	48	213	+ 69
Hepatitis C	42	237	66	14	+ 222
HIV/AIDS	43	195	1	19,988	- 19,793
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	172	35	548	- 376
Drownings	45	162	27	956	- 794
Alcohol	46	121	61	48	+ 73
Malnutrition	47	110	10	2,396	- 2,286
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	107	64	26	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	49	104	67	14	+ 90
Tuberculosis	50	98	16	1,999	- 1,901
Violence	51	95	18	1,916	- 1,821
Low Birth Weight	52	92	7	4,038	- 3,946
Osteoarthritis	53	77	81	0	+ 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	74	80	0	+ 74
Fires	55	67	30	793	- 726
Schizophrenia	56	65	86	0	+ 65
Poisonings	57	62	37	515	- 453
Hepatitis B	58	59	60	57	+ 2
Meningitis	59	47	22	1,325	- 1,278
Birth Trauma	60	41	8	3,405	- 3,365
Appendicitis	61	29	58	66	- 37
Upper Respiratory	62	17	59	65	- 48
Oral conditions	63	16	82	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	64	5	19	1,749	- 1,744
Leishmaniasis	65	4	77	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	68	3	- 0
Syphilis	67	3	55	124	- 121
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	56	117	- 116
Chagas disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	57	102	- 101
Pertussis	73	1	42	419	- 418
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	63	30	- 30
Chlamydia	82	0	69	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Spain

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.