GERMANY VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	98,038	54	345	+ 97,693
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,871	9	20,712	+ 32,159
Coronary Heart Disease	3	41,656	1	147,055	- 105,399
Road Traffic Accidents	4	29,612	34	3,160	+ 26,452
Stroke	5	25,142	3	49,794	- 24,652
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	22,536	32	3,830	+ 18,705
Low Birth Weight	7	19,804	45	770	+ 19,033
Birth Trauma	8	16,703	57	239	+ 16,464
Diabetes Mellitus	9	16,401	13	15,560	+ 841
Malnutrition	10	11,752	50	450	+ 11,302
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,875	36	2,291	+ 8,584
Kidney Disease	12	10,857	8	22,770	- 11,913
Suicide	13	10,146	19	10,284	- 139
Cervical Cancer	14	9,922	39	2,131	+ 7,791
Malaria	15	9,824	79	0	+ 9,824
Tuberculosis	16	9,805	56	281	+ 9,524
Liver Disease	17	9,522	15	15,194	- 5,672
Violence	18	9,398	46	769	+ 8,630
Maternal Conditions	19	8,579	64	38	+ 8,541
Other Injuries	20	8,120	23	8,248	- 128
Asthma	21	7,507	44	924	+ 6,583
Meningitis	22	6,499	60	168	+ 6,332
Lung Disease	23	5,706	5	42,797	- 37,091
Hypertension	24	5,620	6	26,796	- 21,176
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,137	21	8,891	- 3,754
Lymphomas	26	4,707	17	12,249	- 7,541
Drownings	27	4,688	49	459	+ 4,229
Breast Cancer	28	4,116	10	18,842	- 14,726
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,931	27	6,212	- 2,281
Fires	30	3,887	53	359	+ 3,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,765	2	51,168	- 47,403
Prostate Cancer	32	3,080	12	16,487	- 13,407
Stomach Cancer	33	2,741	20	9,658	- 6,917
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,715	18	10,677	- 7,963
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,688	38	2,166	+ 522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	2,658	33	3,615	- 957
Poisonings	37	2,527	58	216	+ 2,310
Liver Cancer	38	2,500	25	8,057	- 5,557
Epilepsy	39	2,491	35	3,091	- 601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,477	7	26,026	- 23,549
Falls	41	2,280	14	15,325	- 13,045
Pertussis	42	2,054	69	2	+ 2,051
Lung Cancers	43	1,402	4	46,560	- 45,158
Skin Cancers	44	1,295	31	4,055	- 2,761
Leukemia	45	1,194	22	8,737	- 7,542
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,107	16	12,594	- 11,487
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,063	11	17,971	- 16,908
Drug Use	48	1,043	40	1,930	- 888
Oral Cancer	49	1,018	29	6,023	- 5,005
Uterin Cancer	50	893	37	2,231	- 1,338
Ovary Cancer	51	851	30	5,192	- 4,342
Skin Disease	52	849	42	1,543	- 694
Schistosomiasis	53	844	73	1	+ 843
Bladder Cancer	54	612	28	6,193	- 5,581
Syphilis	55	611	68	6	+ 605
Encephalitis	56	576	67	8	+ 569
Tetanus	57	499	75	1	+ 498
Appendicitis	58	325	62	129	+ 196
Upper Respiratory	59	319	61	138	+ 181
Hepatitis B	60	279	59	182	+ 97
Alcohol	61	236	26	6,257	- 6,021
Other Neoplasms	62	182	24	8,161	- 7,979
Measles	63	149	70	2	+ 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	129	47	543	- 414
War	65	128	66	10	+ 118
Hepatitis C	66	70	48	507	- 437
Multiple Sclerosis	67	69	41	1,571	- 1,502
Otitis Media	68	16	65	16	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	15	85	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	70	11	81	0	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	78	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	72	10	77	0	+ 10
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	391	- 391
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.