MEXICO VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	152,374	28	4,128	+ 148,246
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	82,173	8	24,816	+ 57,358
Coronary Heart Disease	3	64,743	1	116,238	- 51,495
Road Traffic Accidents	4	46,024	10	16,303	+ 29,721
Stroke	5	39,076	4	39,790	- 714
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	35,025	29	3,476	+ 31,550
Low Birth Weight	7	30,779	18	7,163	+ 23,617
Birth Trauma	8	25,960	36	2,552	+ 23,409
Diabetes Mellitus	9	25,490	2	86,110	- 60,619
Malnutrition	10	18,266	14	7,552	+ 10,714
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,903	13	10,457	+ 6,446
Kidney Disease	12	16,874	3	44,622	- 27,748
Suicide	13	15,769	22	6,772	+ 8,997
Cervical Cancer	14	15,421	26	4,787	+ 10,634
Malaria	15	15,269	84	0	+ 15,269
Tuberculosis	16	15,239	38	1,943	+ 13,296
Liver Disease	17	14,799	6	29,838	- 15,040
Violence	18	14,607	5	32,450	- 17,843
Maternal Conditions	19	13,333	54	750	+ 12,584
Other Injuries	20	12,621	11	12,175	+ 446
Asthma	21	11,668	47	1,342	+ 10,326
Meningitis	22	10,102	58	357	+ 9,744
Lung Disease	23	8,868	7	29,123	- 20,255
Hypertension	24	8,734	9	17,806	- 9,072
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,984	41	1,866	+ 6,117
Lymphomas	26	7,316	24	4,961	+ 2,355
Drownings	27	7,286	42	1,799	+ 5,487
Breast Cancer	28	6,397	16	7,380	- 983
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,110	49	1,252	+ 4,858
Fires	30	6,042	56	604	+ 5,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	5,851	30	3,447	+ 2,405
Prostate Cancer	32	4,787	15	7,494	- 2,707
Stomach Cancer	33	4,260	19	6,939	- 2,679
Endocrine Disorders	34	4,219	12	11,310	- 7,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,178	33	2,734	+ 1,444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	4,132	52	859	+ 3,273
Poisonings	37	3,927	57	531	+ 3,397
Liver Cancer	38	3,886	21	6,817	- 2,932
Epilepsy	39	3,871	39	1,912	+ 1,959
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,850	20	6,871	- 3,021
Falls	41	3,543	35	2,628	+ 915
Pertussis	42	3,192	70	21	+ 3,171
Lung Cancers	43	2,179	17	7,349	- 5,170
Skin Cancers	44	2,012	40	1,909	+ 104
Leukemia	45	1,856	25	4,830	- 2,974
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,720	43	1,567	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,652	27	4,510	- 2,858
Drug Use	48	1,621	44	1,470	+ 150
Oral Cancer	49	1,583	46	1,355	+ 228
Uterin Cancer	50	1,387	50	902	+ 485
Ovary Cancer	51	1,322	34	2,649	- 1,327
Skin Disease	52	1,319	31	3,029	- 1,709
Schistosomiasis	53	1,311	83	0	+ 1,311
Bladder Cancer	54	951	48	1,272	- 321
Syphilis	55	949	73	5	+ 944
Encephalitis	56	895	62	140	+ 755
Tetanus	57	775	71	10	+ 766
Appendicitis	58	505	53	774	- 269
Upper Respiratory	59	496	64	127	+ 370
Hepatitis B	60	433	61	210	+ 223
Alcohol	61	368	32	2,945	- 2,578
Other Neoplasms	62	284	23	6,204	- 5,921
Measles	63	232	80	0	+ 232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	200	45	1,415	- 1,215
War	65	199	66	112	+ 87
Hepatitis C	66	109	55	625	- 517
Multiple Sclerosis	67	107	60	295	- 188
Otitis Media	68	25	68	29	- 4
Chlamydia	69	24	77	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	70	17	72	5	+ 12
Trypanosomiasis	71	16	82	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	72	15	79	0	+ 15
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 29
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.