ZIMBABWE VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,322	3	8,493	+ 16,829
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,404	31	768	+ 13,636
Lung Disease	3	9,799	23	1,163	+ 8,636
Stroke	4	7,950	5	5,126	+ 2,824
Lung Cancers	5	7,800	43	286	+ 7,515
Kidney Disease	6	4,306	12	2,214	+ 2,093
Drug Use	7	3,733	48	213	+ 3,521
Hypertension	8	3,308	24	1,146	+ 2,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,101	40	505	+ 2,596
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,080	9	3,344	- 264
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	3,025	2	10,779	- 7,754
Suicide	12	2,663	13	2,069	+ 595
Breast Cancer	13	2,441	28	839	+ 1,602
Endocrine Disorders	14	2,356	34	553	+ 1,803
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,221	47	217	+ 2,005
Liver Disease	16	2,177	17	1,941	+ 235
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,091	4	6,037	- 3,946
Falls	18	2,027	41	465	+ 1,562
Lymphomas	19	2,020	26	960	+ 1,060
Prostate Cancer	20	1,786	32	628	+ 1,158
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,730	46	226	+ 1,504
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,631	25	1,047	+ 584
Liver Cancer	23	1,357	38	510	+ 848
Leukemia	24	1,352	45	244	+ 1,109
Other Injuries	25	1,304	20	1,656	- 352
Bladder Cancer	26	984	54	125	+ 859
Violence	27	952	18	1,916	- 964
Oesophagus Cancer	28	894	29	801	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	29	890	62	37	+ 853
Alcohol	30	735	61	48	+ 687
Ovary Cancer	31	732	51	173	+ 558
Skin Cancers	32	718	44	264	+ 454
Stomach Cancer	33	656	33	559	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	34	590	11	2,217	- 1,627
Oral Cancer	35	580	49	208	+ 372
Uterin Cancer	36	505	50	182	+ 323
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	499	6	4,595	- 4,095
Cervical Cancer	38	350	14	2,023	- 1,673
Low Birth Weight	39	347	7	4,038	- 3,690
Malnutrition	40	339	10	2,396	- 2,057
Hepatitis C	41	285	66	14	+ 271
HIV/AIDS	42	284	1	19,988	- 19,704
Skin Disease	43	271	52	173	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	44	254	67	14	+ 240
Drownings	45	204	27	956	- 752
Asthma	46	191	21	1,531	- 1,339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	183	36	542	- 359
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	174	35	548	- 375
Fires	49	160	30	793	- 633
Epilepsy	50	159	39	508	- 349
Anemia	51	156	84	0	+ 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	123	64	26	+ 97
Poisonings	53	84	37	515	- 431
Birth Trauma	54	62	8	3,405	- 3,344
War	55	60	65	26	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	56	39	19	1,749	- 1,710
Schizophrenia	57	36	86	0	+ 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	34	80	0	+ 34
Hepatitis B	59	30	60	57	- 26
Meningitis	60	30	22	1,325	- 1,295
Osteoarthritis	61	29	81	0	+ 29
Tuberculosis	62	27	16	1,999	- 1,972
Appendicitis	63	21	58	66	- 45
Oral conditions	64	14	82	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	65	11	59	65	- 54
Syphilis	66	2	55	124	- 122
Otitis Media	67	2	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	56	117	- 116
Pertussis	69	1	42	419	- 418
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	57	102	- 102
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	172	- 172
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	63	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

United States

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.