AUSTRALIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	31,198	57	50	+ 31,148
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,825	8	4,446	+ 12,379
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,256	1	21,548	- 8,292
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,423	29	1,245	+ 8,178
Stroke	5	8,001	3	10,331	- 2,330
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,171	40	296	+ 6,876
Low Birth Weight	7	6,302	43	248	+ 6,054
Birth Trauma	8	5,315	50	140	+ 5,175
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,219	7	4,471	+ 748
Malnutrition	10	3,740	51	117	+ 3,623
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,461	33	711	+ 2,750
Kidney Disease	12	3,455	12	3,139	+ 316
Suicide	13	3,229	11	3,150	+ 79
Cervical Cancer	14	3,157	39	342	+ 2,816
Malaria	15	3,126	82	0	+ 3,126
Tuberculosis	16	3,120	56	53	+ 3,068
Liver Disease	17	3,030	26	1,421	+ 1,608
Violence	18	2,991	44	243	+ 2,747
Maternal Conditions	19	2,730	63	20	+ 2,710
Other Injuries	20	2,584	22	1,642	+ 942
Asthma	21	2,389	36	455	+ 1,934
Meningitis	22	2,068	60	37	+ 2,031
Lung Disease	23	1,816	5	8,487	- 6,672
Hypertension	24	1,788	23	1,631	+ 157
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,635	24	1,571	+ 64
Lymphomas	26	1,498	15	3,039	- 1,541
Drownings	27	1,492	47	177	+ 1,315
Breast Cancer	28	1,310	10	3,405	- 2,096
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,251	25	1,494	- 243
Fires	30	1,237	55	55	+ 1,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,198	2	15,588	- 14,390
Prostate Cancer	32	980	9	3,766	- 2,786
Stomach Cancer	33	872	27	1,288	- 416
Endocrine Disorders	34	864	16	2,328	- 1,465
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	855	42	276	+ 580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	846	38	379	+ 467
Poisonings	37	804	61	35	+ 769
Liver Cancer	38	796	20	2,036	- 1,241
Epilepsy	39	793	41	285	+ 508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	788	6	6,209	- 5,420
Falls	41	725	14	3,116	- 2,390
Pertussis	42	654	69	1	+ 652
Lung Cancers	43	446	4	8,769	- 8,322
Skin Cancers	44	412	17	2,319	- 1,906
Leukemia	45	380	18	2,126	- 1,746
Parkinson's Disease	46	352	19	2,036	- 1,684
Pancreas Cancer	47	338	13	3,118	- 2,779
Drug Use	48	332	21	1,783	- 1,451
Oral Cancer	49	324	32	972	- 648
Uterin Cancer	50	284	35	524	- 240
Ovary Cancer	51	271	31	1,003	- 732
Skin Disease	52	270	34	594	- 324
Schistosomiasis	53	268	79	0	+ 268
Bladder Cancer	54	195	30	1,187	- 993
Syphilis	55	194	67	3	+ 191
Encephalitis	56	183	68	3	+ 181
Tetanus	57	159	70	1	+ 157
Appendicitis	58	103	62	26	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	59	102	64	17	+ 85
Hepatitis B	60	89	58	41	+ 48
Alcohol	61	75	37	380	- 305
Other Neoplasms	62	58	28	1,252	- 1,194
Measles	63	47	78	0	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	41	45	229	- 188
War	65	41	65	8	+ 33
Hepatitis C	66	22	48	173	- 151
Multiple Sclerosis	67	22	46	188	- 166
Otitis Media	68	5	66	6	- 1
Chlamydia	69	5	77	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	83	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.