FRANCE VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	79,689	54	362	+ 79,327
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,975	6	19,771	+ 23,205
Coronary Heart Disease	3	33,859	1	63,181	- 29,322
Road Traffic Accidents	4	24,070	31	3,339	+ 20,731
Stroke	5	20,436	3	36,354	- 15,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	18,318	38	1,807	+ 16,510
Low Birth Weight	7	16,097	47	651	+ 15,446
Birth Trauma	8	13,577	55	309	+ 13,268
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,331	12	10,912	+ 2,419
Malnutrition	10	9,553	29	4,212	+ 5,341
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,840	35	2,012	+ 6,828
Kidney Disease	12	8,825	11	11,477	- 2,652
Suicide	13	8,247	16	8,961	- 714
Cervical Cancer	14	8,065	40	1,574	+ 6,491
Malaria	15	7,986	82	0	+ 7,986
Tuberculosis	16	7,970	50	435	+ 7,535
Liver Disease	17	7,739	22	7,382	+ 357
Violence	18	7,639	49	538	+ 7,102
Maternal Conditions	19	6,973	64	52	+ 6,921
Other Injuries	20	6,600	9	15,119	- 8,519
Asthma	21	6,102	42	1,039	+ 5,063
Meningitis	22	5,283	58	163	+ 5,119
Lung Disease	23	4,638	7	18,232	- 13,594
Hypertension	24	4,568	23	7,109	- 2,541
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,175	25	6,065	- 1,890
Lymphomas	26	3,826	14	10,067	- 6,241
Drownings	27	3,810	45	868	+ 2,943
Breast Cancer	28	3,345	8	15,536	- 12,190
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,195	28	4,673	- 1,478
Fires	30	3,160	53	403	+ 2,757
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,060	2	53,157	- 50,097
Prostate Cancer	32	2,504	13	10,873	- 8,369
Stomach Cancer	33	2,228	26	5,530	- 3,303
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,206	19	8,086	- 5,880
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,185	43	986	+ 1,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	2,161	41	1,384	+ 777
Poisonings	37	2,054	57	228	+ 1,826
Liver Cancer	38	2,032	15	9,573	- 7,541
Epilepsy	39	2,024	37	1,865	+ 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,014	5	21,854	- 19,840
Falls	41	1,853	18	8,284	- 6,431
Pertussis	42	1,669	69	3	+ 1,667
Lung Cancers	43	1,139	4	35,657	- 34,518
Skin Cancers	44	1,053	32	3,256	- 2,203
Leukemia	45	971	21	7,457	- 6,486
Parkinson's Disease	46	900	20	7,570	- 6,670
Pancreas Cancer	47	864	10	12,360	- 11,496
Drug Use	48	848	36	1,881	- 1,033
Oral Cancer	49	828	27	4,676	- 3,848
Uterin Cancer	50	725	34	2,721	- 1,995
Ovary Cancer	51	691	30	3,964	- 3,272
Skin Disease	52	690	39	1,598	- 908
Schistosomiasis	53	686	71	1	+ 685
Bladder Cancer	54	497	24	6,566	- 6,068
Syphilis	55	496	68	4	+ 492
Encephalitis	56	468	66	8	+ 460
Tetanus	57	406	70	2	+ 403
Appendicitis	58	264	61	90	+ 174
Upper Respiratory	59	259	63	54	+ 206
Hepatitis B	60	226	59	135	+ 91
Alcohol	61	192	33	3,189	- 2,997
Other Neoplasms	62	148	17	8,771	- 8,622
Measles	63	121	77	0	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	105	51	426	- 322
War	65	104	67	7	+ 97
Hepatitis C	66	57	52	416	- 359
Multiple Sclerosis	67	56	46	752	- 696
Otitis Media	68	13	65	16	- 3
Chlamydia	69	12	78	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	9	79	0	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	83	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	72	8	75	1	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	647	- 647
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.