COLOMBIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	57,794	17	2,683	+ 55,111
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,168	5	10,773	+ 20,394
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,556	1	43,066	- 18,510
Road Traffic Accidents	4	17,456	6	7,765	+ 9,692
Stroke	5	14,821	3	16,573	- 1,752
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,285	38	747	+ 12,537
Low Birth Weight	7	11,674	23	2,095	+ 9,579
Birth Trauma	8	9,847	41	648	+ 9,198
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,668	11	5,028	+ 4,640
Malnutrition	10	6,928	27	1,878	+ 5,050
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,411	16	2,963	+ 3,448
Kidney Disease	12	6,400	7	6,834	- 433
Suicide	13	5,981	26	1,965	+ 4,016
Cervical Cancer	14	5,849	20	2,266	+ 3,583
Malaria	15	5,791	67	26	+ 5,766
Tuberculosis	16	5,780	32	1,272	+ 4,508
Liver Disease	17	5,613	19	2,426	+ 3,187
Violence	18	5,540	2	19,268	- 13,728
Maternal Conditions	19	5,057	46	394	+ 4,663
Other Injuries	20	4,787	28	1,592	+ 3,195
Asthma	21	4,426	54	191	+ 4,234
Meningitis	22	3,831	50	244	+ 3,588
Lung Disease	23	3,364	4	15,928	- 12,565
Hypertension	24	3,313	8	6,400	- 3,087
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,028	31	1,329	+ 1,699
Lymphomas	26	2,775	18	2,603	+ 172
Drownings	27	2,763	40	689	+ 2,074
Breast Cancer	28	2,426	13	3,669	- 1,243
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,317	36	835	+ 1,482
Fires	30	2,292	56	127	+ 2,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,219	22	2,157	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	32	1,816	14	3,584	- 1,769
Stomach Cancer	33	1,616	9	6,112	- 4,496
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,600	30	1,367	+ 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,585	39	698	+ 886
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,567	63	38	+ 1,529
Poisonings	37	1,490	61	61	+ 1,429
Liver Cancer	38	1,474	24	2,065	- 591
Epilepsy	39	1,468	43	597	+ 871
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,460	12	4,371	- 2,911
Falls	41	1,344	29	1,518	- 174
Pertussis	42	1,211	69	18	+ 1,193
Lung Cancers	43	826	10	5,250	- 4,424
Skin Cancers	44	763	35	1,028	- 265
Leukemia	45	704	21	2,208	- 1,504
Parkinson's Disease	46	652	47	383	+ 270
Pancreas Cancer	47	627	25	2,022	- 1,396
Drug Use	48	615	44	492	+ 123
Oral Cancer	49	600	37	807	- 207
Uterin Cancer	50	526	45	423	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	51	501	33	1,122	- 621
Skin Disease	52	500	34	1,102	- 602
Schistosomiasis	53	497	77	1	+ 497
Bladder Cancer	54	361	42	609	- 248
Syphilis	55	360	65	30	+ 330
Encephalitis	56	340	64	38	+ 302
Tetanus	57	294	71	14	+ 280
Appendicitis	58	191	52	213	- 21
Upper Respiratory	59	188	66	27	+ 162
Hepatitis B	60	164	62	50	+ 114
Alcohol	61	139	68	23	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	62	108	15	3,205	- 3,097
Measles	63	88	78	0	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	76	51	242	- 166
War	65	75	49	260	- 185
Hepatitis C	66	41	59	65	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	67	41	60	62	- 22
Otitis Media	68	10	73	7	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	9	81	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	6	76	5	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	84	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	72	6	80	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	1	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.