DENMARK VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,962	55	23	+ 6,939
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,754	6	2,244	+ 1,511
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,958	1	5,341	- 2,383
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,103	33	213	+ 1,889
Stroke	5	1,785	5	3,662	- 1,877
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,600	38	145	+ 1,456
Low Birth Weight	7	1,406	41	116	+ 1,290
Birth Trauma	8	1,186	56	21	+ 1,165
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,165	10	1,284	- 119
Malnutrition	10	835	59	14	+ 820
Congenital Anomalies	11	772	36	153	+ 619
Kidney Disease	12	771	12	911	- 140
Suicide	13	720	16	617	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	14	705	37	153	+ 552
Malaria	15	698	79	0	+ 698
Tuberculosis	16	696	57	16	+ 681
Liver Disease	17	676	14	692	- 16
Violence	18	667	47	63	+ 604
Maternal Conditions	19	609	64	2	+ 607
Other Injuries	20	577	30	347	+ 229
Asthma	21	533	44	82	+ 451
Meningitis	22	462	52	25	+ 437
Lung Disease	23	405	3	4,387	- 3,981
Hypertension	24	399	15	642	- 243
Inflammatory/Heart	25	365	31	284	+ 80
Lymphomas	26	334	13	730	- 395
Drownings	27	333	50	37	+ 296
Breast Cancer	28	292	9	1,299	- 1,007
Oesophagus Cancer	29	279	24	477	- 197
Fires	30	276	49	53	+ 223
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	267	2	5,218	- 4,950
Prostate Cancer	32	219	8	1,480	- 1,261
Stomach Cancer	33	195	23	484	- 289
Endocrine Disorders	34	193	19	575	- 382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	191	32	216	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	189	42	96	+ 92
Poisonings	37	179	62	6	+ 174
Liver Cancer	38	178	25	464	- 287
Epilepsy	39	177	40	125	+ 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	176	7	2,147	- 1,971
Falls	41	162	22	541	- 379
Pertussis	42	146	72	0	+ 146
Lung Cancers	43	100	4	3,721	- 3,622
Skin Cancers	44	92	26	388	- 297
Leukemia	45	85	20	558	- 474
Parkinson's Disease	46	79	17	600	- 521
Pancreas Cancer	47	75	11	1,096	- 1,020
Drug Use	48	74	34	197	- 123
Oral Cancer	49	72	28	371	- 298
Uterin Cancer	50	63	35	156	- 92
Ovary Cancer	51	60	29	367	- 307
Skin Disease	52	60	45	79	- 19
Schistosomiasis	53	60	75	0	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	54	43	21	545	- 502
Syphilis	55	43	70	0	+ 43
Encephalitis	56	41	67	1	+ 40
Tetanus	57	35	68	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	58	23	54	23	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	59	23	58	15	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	20	61	6	+ 14
Alcohol	61	17	18	598	- 582
Other Neoplasms	62	13	27	378	- 365
Measles	63	11	71	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	43	84	- 75
War	65	9	66	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	5	60	9	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	39	132	- 127
Otitis Media	68	1	65	2	- 1
Chlamydia	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.