EGYPT VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	129,655	53	397	+ 129,259
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	69,922	7	20,695	+ 49,227
Coronary Heart Disease	3	55,090	1	173,871	- 118,781
Road Traffic Accidents	4	39,162	12	10,141	+ 29,021
Stroke	5	33,250	3	43,839	- 10,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	29,803	23	3,692	+ 26,111
Low Birth Weight	7	26,190	11	11,391	+ 14,799
Birth Trauma	8	22,090	17	6,109	+ 15,981
Diabetes Mellitus	9	21,690	8	19,131	+ 2,559
Malnutrition	10	15,542	46	759	+ 14,784
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,383	10	12,163	+ 2,220
Kidney Disease	12	14,359	6	21,087	- 6,729
Suicide	13	13,418	25	3,022	+ 10,396
Cervical Cancer	14	13,122	48	625	+ 12,497
Malaria	15	12,993	77	0	+ 12,993
Tuberculosis	16	12,967	51	432	+ 12,535
Liver Disease	17	12,592	2	60,122	- 47,530
Violence	18	12,429	20	4,165	+ 8,264
Maternal Conditions	19	11,345	44	795	+ 10,551
Other Injuries	20	10,739	21	3,819	+ 6,920
Asthma	21	9,928	15	7,104	+ 2,825
Meningitis	22	8,595	43	827	+ 7,768
Lung Disease	23	7,546	9	13,393	- 5,847
Hypertension	24	7,432	5	21,094	- 13,662
Inflammatory/Heart	25	6,793	27	2,489	+ 4,304
Lymphomas	26	6,225	14	7,539	- 1,313
Drownings	27	6,200	37	1,122	+ 5,077
Breast Cancer	28	5,443	13	9,180	- 3,737
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,199	41	951	+ 4,248
Fires	30	5,141	33	1,568	+ 3,573
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,979	16	6,975	- 1,996
Prostate Cancer	32	4,073	35	1,282	+ 2,791
Stomach Cancer	33	3,625	32	1,844	+ 1,780
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,590	29	2,372	+ 1,218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,555	34	1,339	+ 2,216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	3,516	36	1,248	+ 2,268
Poisonings	37	3,342	57	195	+ 3,147
Liver Cancer	38	3,306	4	24,512	- 21,206
Epilepsy	39	3,294	50	451	+ 2,843
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,276	24	3,083	+ 193
Falls	41	3,015	30	2,019	+ 996
Pertussis	42	2,716	42	906	+ 1,810
Lung Cancers	43	1,854	18	5,677	- 3,823
Skin Cancers	44	1,712	39	1,013	+ 699
Leukemia	45	1,580	22	3,763	- 2,183
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,464	28	2,391	- 927
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,406	26	2,906	- 1,500
Drug Use	48	1,379	62	116	+ 1,263
Oral Cancer	49	1,347	45	793	+ 554
Uterin Cancer	50	1,180	52	422	+ 758
Ovary Cancer	51	1,125	31	1,944	- 819
Skin Disease	52	1,122	55	219	+ 903
Schistosomiasis	53	1,116	54	220	+ 896
Bladder Cancer	54	809	19	5,133	- 4,323
Syphilis	55	807	58	159	+ 648
Encephalitis	56	762	38	1,046	- 284
Tetanus	57	660	49	540	+ 119
Appendicitis	58	429	59	142	+ 287
Upper Respiratory	59	422	68	5	+ 417
Hepatitis B	60	368	40	988	- 620
Alcohol	61	313	60	141	+ 171
Other Neoplasms	62	241	61	116	+ 125
Measles	63	197	64	43	+ 154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	170	65	26	+ 144
War	65	169	47	714	- 544
Hepatitis C	66	93	63	97	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	91	56	213	- 121
Otitis Media	68	21	72	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	69	20	71	1	+ 19
Ascariasis	70	14	67	6	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	14	76	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	72	13	70	3	+ 10
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.