CHILE VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,753	33	539	+ 21,214
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,731	6	3,920	+ 7,811
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,243	1	10,685	- 1,442
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,570	12	2,826	+ 3,744
Stroke	5	5,579	2	9,731	- 4,153
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,000	39	334	+ 4,666
Low Birth Weight	7	4,394	36	437	+ 3,957
Birth Trauma	8	3,706	54	87	+ 3,619
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,639	10	3,177	+ 462
Malnutrition	10	2,608	37	420	+ 2,188
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,413	25	858	+ 1,555
Kidney Disease	12	2,409	3	4,065	- 1,656
Suicide	13	2,251	15	1,700	+ 551
Cervical Cancer	14	2,202	27	780	+ 1,422
Malaria	15	2,180	82	0	+ 2,180
Tuberculosis	16	2,176	38	410	+ 1,765
Liver Disease	17	2,113	13	2,647	- 535
Violence	18	2,085	29	744	+ 1,342
Maternal Conditions	19	1,903	63	24	+ 1,880
Other Injuries	20	1,802	21	1,310	+ 492
Asthma	21	1,666	42	295	+ 1,371
Meningitis	22	1,442	53	95	+ 1,347
Lung Disease	23	1,266	4	4,062	- 2,796
Hypertension	24	1,247	7	3,817	- 2,570
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,140	31	709	+ 431
Lymphomas	26	1,044	18	1,394	- 349
Drownings	27	1,040	44	283	+ 757
Breast Cancer	28	913	16	1,689	- 775
Oesophagus Cancer	29	872	30	722	+ 150
Fires	30	863	41	295	+ 567
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	835	5	4,000	- 3,165
Prostate Cancer	32	683	14	2,435	- 1,752
Stomach Cancer	33	608	8	3,631	- 3,022
Endocrine Disorders	34	602	22	1,286	- 684
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	596	46	223	+ 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	590	52	104	+ 485
Poisonings	37	561	57	68	+ 492
Liver Cancer	38	555	19	1,369	- 814
Epilepsy	39	553	43	294	+ 258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	550	11	3,022	- 2,473
Falls	41	506	23	904	- 398
Pertussis	42	456	68	3	+ 453
Lung Cancers	43	311	9	3,452	- 3,141
Skin Cancers	44	287	34	526	- 238
Leukemia	45	265	24	879	- 614
Parkinson's Disease	46	246	26	790	- 544
Pancreas Cancer	47	236	17	1,567	- 1,331
Drug Use	48	231	50	149	+ 83
Oral Cancer	49	226	40	307	- 81
Uterin Cancer	50	198	45	275	- 77
Ovary Cancer	51	189	35	514	- 326
Skin Disease	52	188	28	763	- 575
Schistosomiasis	53	187	84	0	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	54	136	32	641	- 505
Syphilis	55	135	66	5	+ 131
Encephalitis	56	128	70	2	+ 126
Tetanus	57	111	69	2	+ 109
Appendicitis	58	72	59	37	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	59	71	67	4	+ 66
Hepatitis B	60	62	60	30	+ 32
Alcohol	61	52	47	207	- 155
Other Neoplasms	62	40	20	1,358	- 1,317
Measles	63	33	75	0	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	29	48	187	- 158
War	65	28	64	14	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	16	61	27	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	62	27	- 11
Otitis Media	68	4	71	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	83	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	38	- 38
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.