ZIMBABWE VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,766	3	8,493	+ 6,273
Violence	2	9,951	18	1,916	+ 8,035
Stroke	3	6,659	5	5,126	+ 1,533
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,134	9	3,344	+ 2,790
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,107	4	6,037	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	6	4,111	1	19,988	- 15,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,945	2	10,779	- 6,835
Kidney Disease	8	3,255	12	2,214	+ 1,042
Hypertension	9	2,851	24	1,146	+ 1,705
Lung Disease	10	2,826	23	1,163	+ 1,663
Lung Cancers	11	2,140	43	286	+ 1,854
Low Birth Weight	12	1,695	7	4,038	- 2,343
Prostate Cancer	13	1,563	32	628	+ 935
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,562	11	2,217	- 656
Breast Cancer	15	1,407	28	839	+ 568
Liver Disease	16	1,284	17	1,941	- 657
Stomach Cancer	17	1,194	33	559	+ 635
Other Neoplasms	18	1,189	62	37	+ 1,152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,118	40	505	+ 613
Cervical Cancer	20	1,090	14	2,023	- 933
Other Injuries	21	929	20	1,656	- 726
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	746	6	4,595	- 3,849
Lymphomas	23	685	26	960	- 275
Birth Trauma	24	597	8	3,405	- 2,809
Pancreas Cancer	25	594	47	217	+ 377
Liver Cancer	26	565	38	510	+ 55
Leukemia	27	553	45	244	+ 309
Falls	28	475	41	465	+ 10
Chagas disease	29	453	76	0	+ 453
Endocrine Disorders	30	417	34	553	- 136
Tuberculosis	31	410	16	1,999	- 1,589
Malnutrition	32	345	10	2,396	- 2,051
Inflammatory/Heart	33	329	25	1,047	- 719
Suicide	34	321	13	2,069	- 1,747
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	314	31	768	- 454
Ovary Cancer	36	309	51	173	+ 135
Skin Cancers	37	304	44	264	+ 40
Oral Cancer	38	299	49	208	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	39	232	19	1,749	- 1,517
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	229	35	548	- 319
Epilepsy	41	225	39	508	- 282
Malaria	42	221	15	2,003	- 1,782
Drownings	43	213	27	956	- 743
Oesophagus Cancer	44	203	29	801	- 599
Bladder Cancer	45	200	54	125	+ 75
Asthma	46	171	21	1,531	- 1,360
Uterin Cancer	47	170	50	182	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	48	138	46	226	- 88
Meningitis	49	138	22	1,325	- 1,188
Drug Use	50	124	48	213	- 89
War	51	102	65	26	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	99	64	26	+ 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	83	80	0	+ 83
Fires	54	79	30	793	- 713
Anemia	55	69	84	0	+ 69
Appendicitis	56	54	58	66	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	44	36	542	- 498
Poisonings	58	37	37	515	- 478
Dengue	59	36	73	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	60	28	67	14	+ 14
Encephalitis	61	20	56	117	- 97
Alcohol	62	19	61	48	- 29
Hepatitis B	63	16	60	57	- 41
Pertussis	64	14	42	419	- 405
Hepatitis C	65	12	66	14	- 3
Skin Disease	66	10	52	173	- 163
Syphilis	67	8	55	124	- 116
Tetanus	68	4	57	102	- 98
Schizophrenia	69	3	86	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	70	2	+ 0
Leprosy	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	2	81	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	1	59	65	- 64
Otitis Media	75	1	68	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	172	- 172
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	63	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.