NETHERLANDS VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,713	55	33	+ 20,680
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,170	7	4,946	+ 6,224
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,801	2	17,601	- 8,800
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,256	31	681	+ 5,575
Stroke	5	5,312	4	9,707	- 4,395
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,761	33	584	+ 4,177
Low Birth Weight	7	4,184	45	167	+ 4,017
Birth Trauma	8	3,529	52	74	+ 3,455
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,465	14	2,386	+ 1,079
Malnutrition	10	2,483	63	12	+ 2,471
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,298	35	544	+ 1,754
Kidney Disease	12	2,294	12	2,530	- 236
Suicide	13	2,144	17	2,025	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	14	2,096	39	266	+ 1,830
Malaria	15	2,076	77	0	+ 2,076
Tuberculosis	16	2,072	56	29	+ 2,043
Liver Disease	17	2,012	28	936	+ 1,076
Violence	18	1,986	48	107	+ 1,878
Maternal Conditions	19	1,812	65	8	+ 1,804
Other Injuries	20	1,716	19	1,648	+ 67
Asthma	21	1,586	46	165	+ 1,421
Meningitis	22	1,373	51	78	+ 1,295
Lung Disease	23	1,205	5	9,567	- 8,362
Hypertension	24	1,187	29	818	+ 369
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,085	23	1,201	- 116
Lymphomas	26	995	13	2,511	- 1,517
Drownings	27	990	49	98	+ 893
Breast Cancer	28	870	9	3,535	- 2,665
Oesophagus Cancer	29	831	15	2,145	- 1,315
Fires	30	821	53	49	+ 772
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	795	1	18,148	- 17,353
Prostate Cancer	32	651	10	3,265	- 2,614
Stomach Cancer	33	579	22	1,361	- 782
Endocrine Disorders	34	574	26	1,055	- 481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	568	47	130	+ 438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	562	41	238	+ 324
Poisonings	37	534	61	17	+ 516
Liver Cancer	38	528	24	1,163	- 635
Epilepsy	39	526	38	289	+ 237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	523	6	5,829	- 5,306
Falls	41	482	8	4,131	- 3,649
Pertussis	42	434	67	1	+ 433
Lung Cancers	43	296	3	10,980	- 10,683
Skin Cancers	44	274	27	1,024	- 751
Leukemia	45	252	20	1,578	- 1,326
Parkinson's Disease	46	234	16	2,120	- 1,886
Pancreas Cancer	47	225	11	2,995	- 2,771
Drug Use	48	220	42	231	- 10
Oral Cancer	49	215	30	768	- 552
Uterin Cancer	50	189	34	566	- 378
Ovary Cancer	51	180	25	1,067	- 887
Skin Disease	52	179	36	295	- 116
Schistosomiasis	53	178	74	0	+ 178
Bladder Cancer	54	129	21	1,471	- 1,342
Syphilis	55	129	69	1	+ 128
Encephalitis	56	122	68	1	+ 121
Tetanus	57	105	72	0	+ 105
Appendicitis	58	69	58	26	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	59	67	57	28	+ 39
Hepatitis B	60	59	62	14	+ 45
Alcohol	61	50	32	612	- 563
Other Neoplasms	62	39	18	1,831	- 1,793
Measles	63	32	73	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	44	214	- 187
War	65	27	66	2	+ 25
Hepatitis C	66	15	60	20	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	37	295	- 280
Otitis Media	68	3	64	10	- 6
Chlamydia	69	3	78	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

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Netherlands

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.