ZIMBABWE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,512	3	8,493	+ 16,019
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,680	31	768	+ 16,912
Stroke	3	9,773	5	5,126	+ 4,647
Lung Disease	4	7,036	23	1,163	+ 5,872
Lung Cancers	5	6,028	43	286	+ 5,742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,939	40	505	+ 4,433
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,306	2	10,779	- 6,474
Prostate Cancer	8	4,247	32	628	+ 3,619
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,994	47	217	+ 2,777
Hypertension	10	2,977	24	1,146	+ 1,832
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,971	9	3,344	- 373
Kidney Disease	12	2,638	12	2,214	+ 425
Breast Cancer	13	2,563	28	839	+ 1,724
Suicide	14	2,396	13	2,069	+ 328
Other Injuries	15	2,224	20	1,656	+ 569
Lymphomas	16	2,197	26	960	+ 1,237
Falls	17	1,796	41	465	+ 1,331
Other Neoplasms	18	1,678	62	37	+ 1,641
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,527	46	226	+ 1,302
Leukemia	20	1,337	45	244	+ 1,093
Bladder Cancer	21	1,231	54	125	+ 1,106
Liver Cancer	22	1,218	38	510	+ 708
Liver Disease	23	1,172	17	1,941	- 770
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,137	34	553	+ 583
Skin Cancers	25	1,053	44	264	+ 789
Stomach Cancer	26	992	33	559	+ 433
Ovary Cancer	27	895	51	173	+ 722
Inflammatory/Heart	28	886	25	1,047	- 162
Oesophagus Cancer	29	871	29	801	+ 70
Drug Use	30	686	48	213	+ 473
Oral Cancer	31	614	49	208	+ 407
Alcohol	32	581	61	48	+ 533
Uterin Cancer	33	558	50	182	+ 376
Road Traffic Accidents	34	510	4	6,037	- 5,527
Congenital Anomalies	35	498	11	2,217	- 1,719
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	469	6	4,595	- 4,126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	449	35	548	- 99
Cervical Cancer	38	368	14	2,023	- 1,654
Skin Disease	39	356	52	173	+ 183
Anemia	40	283	84	0	+ 283
Multiple Sclerosis	41	276	67	14	+ 262
Asthma	42	256	21	1,531	- 1,274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	209	64	26	+ 182
Epilepsy	44	195	39	508	- 313
Malnutrition	45	190	10	2,396	- 2,207
Drownings	46	185	27	956	- 770
Violence	47	183	18	1,916	- 1,733
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	179	36	542	- 363
Fires	49	105	30	793	- 688
Schizophrenia	50	103	86	0	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	51	81	7	4,038	- 3,956
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	74	80	0	+ 74
Hepatitis C	53	71	66	14	+ 57
Meningitis	54	57	22	1,325	- 1,268
Birth Trauma	55	54	8	3,405	- 3,351
Tuberculosis	56	39	16	1,999	- 1,960
Osteoarthritis	57	39	81	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	58	32	59	65	- 34
Appendicitis	59	29	58	66	- 37
Poisonings	60	29	37	515	- 486
HIV/AIDS	61	21	1	19,988	- 19,968
Hepatitis B	62	15	60	57	- 41
Oral conditions	63	14	82	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	8	19	1,749	- 1,741
War	65	3	65	26	- 23
Otitis Media	66	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	42	419	- 418
Tetanus	68	1	57	102	- 101
Schistosomiasis	69	1	53	172	- 171
Diphtheria	70	1	72	2	- 1
Encephalitis	71	0	56	117	- 117
Syphilis	72	0	55	124	- 124
Chlamydia	73	0	69	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	30	- 30
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Sweden

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.