ITALY VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	71,053	46	520	+ 70,533
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	38,318	9	16,339	+ 21,980
Coronary Heart Disease	3	30,190	1	97,116	- 66,926
Road Traffic Accidents	4	21,461	30	3,221	+ 18,241
Stroke	5	18,221	2	62,633	- 44,412
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	16,333	36	1,622	+ 14,711
Low Birth Weight	7	14,353	51	357	+ 13,995
Birth Trauma	8	12,106	59	140	+ 11,965
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,886	8	19,836	- 7,950
Malnutrition	10	8,517	41	775	+ 7,742
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,882	37	1,443	+ 6,439
Kidney Disease	12	7,869	11	12,726	- 4,857
Suicide	13	7,353	26	4,042	+ 3,311
Cervical Cancer	14	7,191	40	1,154	+ 6,037
Malaria	15	7,120	79	0	+ 7,120
Tuberculosis	16	7,106	53	336	+ 6,770
Liver Disease	17	6,901	23	5,559	+ 1,341
Violence	18	6,811	50	409	+ 6,403
Maternal Conditions	19	6,217	67	6	+ 6,211
Other Injuries	20	5,885	12	12,112	- 6,227
Asthma	21	5,441	47	494	+ 4,947
Meningitis	22	4,710	60	128	+ 4,583
Lung Disease	23	4,135	5	32,382	- 28,247
Hypertension	24	4,073	6	29,931	- 25,858
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,723	24	5,531	- 1,808
Lymphomas	26	3,412	16	9,670	- 6,259
Drownings	27	3,397	52	344	+ 3,054
Breast Cancer	28	2,983	10	13,868	- 10,885
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,849	34	2,045	+ 804
Fires	30	2,817	56	271	+ 2,546
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,729	3	41,445	- 38,716
Prostate Cancer	32	2,232	20	8,409	- 6,177
Stomach Cancer	33	1,986	14	10,252	- 8,266
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,967	18	8,431	- 6,463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,948	43	690	+ 1,258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,927	32	2,216	- 289
Poisonings	37	1,831	58	154	+ 1,677
Liver Cancer	38	1,812	17	9,620	- 7,808
Epilepsy	39	1,805	39	1,337	+ 469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,795	7	21,254	- 19,458
Falls	41	1,652	25	4,222	- 2,570
Pertussis	42	1,488	73	1	+ 1,488
Lung Cancers	43	1,016	4	34,152	- 33,136
Skin Cancers	44	938	29	3,239	- 2,301
Leukemia	45	866	21	6,728	- 5,863
Parkinson's Disease	46	802	19	8,428	- 7,625
Pancreas Cancer	47	770	13	12,095	- 11,324
Drug Use	48	756	45	654	+ 102
Oral Cancer	49	738	27	3,343	- 2,605
Uterin Cancer	50	647	33	2,198	- 1,551
Ovary Cancer	51	616	28	3,282	- 2,665
Skin Disease	52	615	38	1,440	- 825
Schistosomiasis	53	611	78	0	+ 611
Bladder Cancer	54	443	22	6,711	- 6,267
Syphilis	55	443	69	4	+ 438
Encephalitis	56	417	68	5	+ 413
Tetanus	57	362	63	22	+ 340
Appendicitis	58	235	61	49	+ 187
Upper Respiratory	59	231	64	20	+ 211
Hepatitis B	60	202	54	334	- 132
Alcohol	61	171	55	277	- 106
Other Neoplasms	62	132	15	9,984	- 9,852
Measles	63	108	71	1	+ 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	93	42	701	- 608
War	65	93	66	6	+ 87
Hepatitis C	66	51	31	2,451	- 2,400
Multiple Sclerosis	67	50	44	677	- 627
Otitis Media	68	12	65	16	- 4
Chlamydia	69	11	84	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	8	80	0	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	77	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	72	7	76	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.