ZIMBABWE VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	24,585	31	768	+ 23,817
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,969	3	8,493	+ 9,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,156	2	10,779	- 623
Stroke	4	9,426	5	5,126	+ 4,300
Lung Cancers	5	8,947	43	286	+ 8,661
Lung Disease	6	8,241	23	1,163	+ 7,078
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,621	40	505	+ 4,116
Prostate Cancer	8	3,329	32	628	+ 2,701
Breast Cancer	9	3,186	28	839	+ 2,347
Lymphomas	10	2,342	26	960	+ 1,383
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,254	47	217	+ 2,037
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,186	29	801	+ 1,385
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,148	46	226	+ 1,922
Liver Disease	14	1,920	17	1,941	- 21
Falls	15	1,909	41	465	+ 1,444
Bladder Cancer	16	1,537	54	125	+ 1,412
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,464	9	3,344	- 1,880
Kidney Disease	18	1,371	12	2,214	- 843
Other Injuries	19	1,369	20	1,656	- 287
Suicide	20	1,334	13	2,069	- 734
Liver Cancer	21	1,312	38	510	+ 802
Leukemia	22	1,305	45	244	+ 1,062
Hypertension	23	1,305	24	1,146	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	24	1,252	33	559	+ 694
Ovary Cancer	25	1,007	51	173	+ 833
Other Neoplasms	26	999	62	37	+ 961
Skin Cancers	27	934	44	264	+ 670
Endocrine Disorders	28	826	34	553	+ 272
Inflammatory/Heart	29	783	25	1,047	- 264
Oral Cancer	30	779	49	208	+ 571
Drug Use	31	708	48	213	+ 495
Uterin Cancer	32	588	50	182	+ 406
Road Traffic Accidents	33	543	4	6,037	- 5,494
Skin Disease	34	535	52	173	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	35	533	11	2,217	- 1,685
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	524	35	548	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	37	465	67	14	+ 451
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	401	6	4,595	- 4,194
Alcohol	39	389	61	48	+ 341
Low Birth Weight	40	329	7	4,038	- 3,709
Asthma	41	326	21	1,531	- 1,204
Epilepsy	42	299	39	508	- 209
Cervical Cancer	43	275	14	2,023	- 1,748
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	254	64	26	+ 228
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	219	36	542	- 323
Violence	46	217	18	1,916	- 1,699
Tuberculosis	47	88	16	1,999	- 1,911
Fires	48	84	30	793	- 709
Drownings	49	75	27	956	- 880
Anemia	50	69	84	0	+ 69
Hepatitis C	51	67	66	14	+ 53
Meningitis	52	58	22	1,325	- 1,267
Poisonings	53	55	37	515	- 460
Birth Trauma	54	48	8	3,405	- 3,358
HIV/AIDS	55	47	1	19,988	- 19,941
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	46	80	0	+ 46
Osteoarthritis	57	42	81	0	+ 42
Malnutrition	58	29	10	2,396	- 2,367
Appendicitis	59	26	58	66	- 40
Schizophrenia	60	25	86	0	+ 25
Oral conditions	61	13	82	0	+ 13
Syphilis	62	12	55	124	- 112
Upper Respiratory	63	12	59	65	- 53
Maternal Conditions	64	12	19	1,749	- 1,737
Hepatitis B	65	10	60	57	- 47
Otitis Media	66	4	68	3	+ 1
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	68	1	56	117	- 116
Pertussis	69	1	42	419	- 418
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	57	102	- 102
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	63	30	- 30
Malaria	76	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	172	- 172
Chlamydia	79	0	69	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

United Kingdom

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.