GREECE VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,192	50	47	+ 12,145
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,575	3	8,282	- 1,707
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,180	1	21,124	- 15,944
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,683	22	870	+ 2,812
Stroke	5	3,127	2	14,077	- 10,951
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,803	44	95	+ 2,708
Low Birth Weight	7	2,463	41	127	+ 2,336
Birth Trauma	8	2,077	57	17	+ 2,060
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,040	20	1,266	+ 774
Malnutrition	10	1,462	66	1	+ 1,461
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,352	38	174	+ 1,178
Kidney Disease	12	1,350	6	4,759	- 3,408
Suicide	13	1,262	28	533	+ 729
Cervical Cancer	14	1,234	36	243	+ 991
Malaria	15	1,222	78	0	+ 1,222
Tuberculosis	16	1,219	46	66	+ 1,153
Liver Disease	17	1,184	23	809	+ 375
Violence	18	1,169	42	104	+ 1,065
Maternal Conditions	19	1,067	61	2	+ 1,065
Other Injuries	20	1,010	17	1,453	- 443
Asthma	21	934	55	27	+ 906
Meningitis	22	808	53	33	+ 775
Lung Disease	23	710	5	5,526	- 4,817
Hypertension	24	699	9	2,922	- 2,223
Inflammatory/Heart	25	639	24	725	- 86
Lymphomas	26	585	19	1,268	- 683
Drownings	27	583	32	435	+ 148
Breast Cancer	28	512	11	2,520	- 2,008
Oesophagus Cancer	29	489	35	246	+ 243
Fires	30	483	39	146	+ 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	468	7	3,940	- 3,471
Prostate Cancer	32	383	12	2,023	- 1,640
Stomach Cancer	33	341	16	1,535	- 1,195
Endocrine Disorders	34	338	29	526	- 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	334	26	611	- 276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	331	43	100	+ 231
Poisonings	37	314	56	19	+ 295
Liver Cancer	38	311	14	1,566	- 1,255
Epilepsy	39	310	34	249	+ 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	308	8	3,264	- 2,956
Falls	41	284	21	1,245	- 962
Pertussis	42	255	69	0	+ 255
Lung Cancers	43	174	4	7,355	- 7,181
Skin Cancers	44	161	31	438	- 277
Leukemia	45	149	18	1,354	- 1,205
Parkinson's Disease	46	138	10	2,646	- 2,508
Pancreas Cancer	47	132	13	1,904	- 1,772
Drug Use	48	130	37	193	- 64
Oral Cancer	49	127	30	440	- 314
Uterin Cancer	50	111	33	373	- 262
Ovary Cancer	51	106	27	557	- 451
Skin Disease	52	106	47	56	+ 49
Schistosomiasis	53	105	75	0	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	54	76	15	1,551	- 1,475
Syphilis	55	76	65	1	+ 75
Encephalitis	56	72	67	1	+ 71
Tetanus	57	62	62	2	+ 60
Appendicitis	58	40	58	9	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	59	40	59	8	+ 32
Hepatitis B	60	35	48	56	- 21
Alcohol	61	29	49	50	- 21
Other Neoplasms	62	23	25	679	- 656
Measles	63	19	68	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	45	67	- 51
War	65	16	64	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	9	52	38	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	40	135	- 127
Otitis Media	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	80	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Leprosy	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.