INDIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,642,299	31	44,406	+ 1,597,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	885,674	6	392,425	+ 493,249
Coronary Heart Disease	3	697,804	1	1,520,034	- 822,230
Road Traffic Accidents	4	496,052	12	212,596	+ 283,456
Stroke	5	421,165	3	697,038	- 275,874
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	377,508	4	670,315	- 292,807
Low Birth Weight	7	331,742	9	238,739	+ 93,003
Birth Trauma	8	279,804	20	102,819	+ 176,985
Diabetes Mellitus	9	274,737	7	271,495	+ 3,242
Malnutrition	10	196,868	55	8,626	+ 188,242
Congenital Anomalies	11	182,181	23	82,769	+ 99,412
Kidney Disease	12	181,874	11	222,903	- 41,028
Suicide	13	169,955	14	173,347	- 3,392
Cervical Cancer	14	166,209	30	45,319	+ 120,890
Malaria	15	164,573	57	7,705	+ 156,868
Tuberculosis	16	164,250	5	435,882	- 271,632
Liver Disease	17	159,500	8	268,580	- 109,080
Violence	18	157,437	27	51,767	+ 105,670
Maternal Conditions	19	143,708	41	25,917	+ 117,791
Other Injuries	20	136,028	15	149,570	- 13,542
Asthma	21	125,760	13	196,051	- 70,291
Meningitis	22	108,876	36	33,337	+ 75,539
Lung Disease	23	95,580	2	879,732	- 784,152
Hypertension	24	94,141	19	108,050	- 13,909
Inflammatory/Heart	25	86,049	49	12,651	+ 73,398
Lymphomas	26	78,856	33	40,159	+ 38,696
Drownings	27	78,529	28	48,774	+ 29,754
Breast Cancer	28	68,943	22	82,821	- 13,877
Oesophagus Cancer	29	65,853	34	38,898	+ 26,955
Fires	30	65,119	42	23,265	+ 41,854
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	63,066	17	126,593	- 63,527
Prostate Cancer	32	51,595	38	30,945	+ 20,650
Stomach Cancer	33	45,912	24	81,058	- 35,146
Endocrine Disorders	34	45,473	47	15,264	+ 30,209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	45,033	26	68,108	- 23,074
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	44,531	18	126,079	- 81,548
Poisonings	37	42,330	61	3,540	+ 38,789
Liver Cancer	38	41,878	39	30,369	+ 11,510
Epilepsy	39	41,722	40	30,307	+ 11,414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	41,498	25	77,368	- 35,870
Falls	41	38,190	10	225,755	- 187,566
Pertussis	42	34,404	54	10,094	+ 24,310
Lung Cancers	43	23,484	21	88,276	- 64,792
Skin Cancers	44	21,691	60	5,054	+ 16,637
Leukemia	45	20,009	35	33,383	- 13,374
Parkinson's Disease	46	18,542	32	43,398	- 24,856
Pancreas Cancer	47	17,806	37	32,812	- 15,006
Drug Use	48	17,466	52	11,747	+ 5,719
Oral Cancer	49	17,061	16	134,187	- 117,126
Uterin Cancer	50	14,952	59	6,841	+ 8,111
Ovary Cancer	51	14,249	44	21,947	- 7,698
Skin Disease	52	14,217	45	17,857	- 3,640
Schistosomiasis	53	14,134	76	0	+ 14,134
Bladder Cancer	54	10,250	48	14,081	- 3,830
Syphilis	55	10,228	64	2,007	+ 8,221
Encephalitis	56	9,650	29	48,080	- 38,431
Tetanus	57	8,358	58	7,093	+ 1,266
Appendicitis	58	5,440	53	11,245	- 5,806
Upper Respiratory	59	5,348	68	584	+ 4,764
Hepatitis B	60	4,666	56	8,184	- 3,518
Alcohol	61	3,961	43	23,097	- 19,136
Other Neoplasms	62	3,056	62	2,968	+ 87
Measles	63	2,499	51	11,923	- 9,424
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2,156	50	11,931	- 9,775
War	65	2,142	67	890	+ 1,252
Hepatitis C	66	1,172	65	1,364	- 192
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1,157	63	2,328	- 1,172
Otitis Media	68	271	71	68	+ 203
Chlamydia	69	257	69	379	- 122
Ascariasis	70	182	70	126	+ 56
Trypanosomiasis	71	173	78	0	+ 173
Diphtheria	72	161	72	65	+ 96
Dengue	73	15	46	17,546	- 17,531
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Leprosy	78	0	73	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	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.