CHINA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,650,358	34	28,746	+ 1,621,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	890,020	12	183,342	+ 706,678
Coronary Heart Disease	3	701,228	2	1,771,525	- 1,070,297
Road Traffic Accidents	4	498,486	8	250,272	+ 248,215
Stroke	5	423,231	1	2,043,210	- 1,619,979
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	379,360	50	8,719	+ 370,641
Low Birth Weight	7	333,370	40	21,631	+ 311,739
Birth Trauma	8	281,177	43	17,644	+ 263,532
Diabetes Mellitus	9	276,086	14	161,672	+ 114,413
Malnutrition	10	197,835	44	12,995	+ 184,840
Congenital Anomalies	11	183,075	31	36,613	+ 146,463
Kidney Disease	12	182,767	11	192,302	- 9,535
Suicide	13	170,789	17	116,324	+ 54,466
Cervical Cancer	14	167,024	27	51,650	+ 115,375
Malaria	15	165,381	75	0	+ 165,381
Tuberculosis	16	165,056	32	34,802	+ 130,253
Liver Disease	17	160,283	15	145,603	+ 14,680
Violence	18	158,209	47	11,115	+ 147,095
Maternal Conditions	19	144,414	54	3,596	+ 140,817
Other Injuries	20	136,695	25	54,087	+ 82,608
Asthma	21	126,377	39	23,147	+ 103,229
Meningitis	22	109,410	51	5,704	+ 103,706
Lung Disease	23	96,049	3	968,607	- 872,558
Hypertension	24	94,603	7	301,183	- 206,580
Inflammatory/Heart	25	86,471	33	29,954	+ 56,518
Lymphomas	26	79,243	23	57,838	+ 21,404
Drownings	27	78,914	26	52,807	+ 26,107
Breast Cancer	28	69,282	19	92,757	- 23,475
Oesophagus Cancer	29	66,176	10	242,891	- 176,715
Fires	30	65,439	48	10,498	+ 54,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	63,376	6	304,455	- 241,079
Prostate Cancer	32	51,848	28	51,056	+ 792
Stomach Cancer	33	46,137	5	398,439	- 352,302
Endocrine Disorders	34	45,697	37	25,613	+ 20,084
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	45,254	30	37,723	+ 7,531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	44,750	21	65,350	- 20,601
Poisonings	37	42,537	36	25,762	+ 16,775
Liver Cancer	38	42,084	13	180,952	- 138,868
Epilepsy	39	41,926	46	11,365	+ 30,561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	41,702	9	248,388	- 206,686
Falls	41	38,377	16	138,878	- 100,501
Pertussis	42	34,573	64	484	+ 34,089
Lung Cancers	43	23,599	4	714,311	- 690,712
Skin Cancers	44	21,797	41	19,669	+ 2,128
Leukemia	45	20,107	22	58,145	- 38,037
Parkinson's Disease	46	18,633	20	70,699	- 52,066
Pancreas Cancer	47	17,893	18	111,537	- 93,644
Drug Use	48	17,552	38	24,214	- 6,662
Oral Cancer	49	17,145	24	54,695	- 37,551
Uterin Cancer	50	15,025	45	11,751	+ 3,274
Ovary Cancer	51	14,319	35	28,078	- 13,759
Skin Disease	52	14,287	52	5,222	+ 9,065
Schistosomiasis	53	14,203	65	400	+ 13,803
Bladder Cancer	54	10,301	29	37,873	- 27,573
Syphilis	55	10,278	58	1,824	+ 8,455
Encephalitis	56	9,697	55	2,796	+ 6,901
Tetanus	57	8,399	63	491	+ 7,908
Appendicitis	58	5,466	60	1,468	+ 3,999
Upper Respiratory	59	5,374	57	2,663	+ 2,711
Hepatitis B	60	4,689	56	2,757	+ 1,932
Alcohol	61	3,981	42	19,071	- 15,091
Other Neoplasms	62	3,071	53	4,374	- 1,303
Measles	63	2,511	62	558	+ 1,954
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2,166	49	10,108	- 7,942
War	65	2,153	61	900	+ 1,252
Hepatitis C	66	1,178	66	86	+ 1,092
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1,162	59	1,734	- 572
Otitis Media	68	272	69	15	+ 257
Chlamydia	69	258	67	55	+ 202
Ascariasis	70	183	68	34	+ 149
Trypanosomiasis	71	174	77	0	+ 174
Diphtheria	72	162	71	11	+ 151
Dengue	73	15	70	12	+ 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.