PHILIPPINES VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	137,849	66	204	+ 137,644
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	74,340	2	93,807	- 19,466
Coronary Heart Disease	3	58,571	1	129,955	- 71,384
Road Traffic Accidents	4	41,637	10	13,017	+ 28,620
Stroke	5	35,351	3	74,167	- 38,816
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	31,687	22	6,189	+ 25,498
Low Birth Weight	7	27,845	14	10,141	+ 17,705
Birth Trauma	8	23,486	18	7,960	+ 15,526
Diabetes Mellitus	9	23,060	7	32,260	- 9,200
Malnutrition	10	16,524	24	4,311	+ 12,213
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,292	17	8,051	+ 7,241
Kidney Disease	12	15,266	4	39,380	- 24,114
Suicide	13	14,265	35	2,325	+ 11,940
Cervical Cancer	14	13,951	33	3,076	+ 10,875
Malaria	15	13,814	69	94	+ 13,720
Tuberculosis	16	13,787	8	27,061	- 13,274
Liver Disease	17	13,388	20	7,076	+ 6,311
Violence	18	13,215	9	14,835	- 1,620
Maternal Conditions	19	12,062	38	2,042	+ 10,021
Other Injuries	20	11,418	31	3,536	+ 7,882
Asthma	21	10,556	11	11,404	- 848
Meningitis	22	9,139	47	1,041	+ 8,097
Lung Disease	23	8,023	6	32,559	- 24,537
Hypertension	24	7,902	5	34,500	- 26,598
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,223	30	3,545	+ 3,677
Lymphomas	26	6,619	36	2,279	+ 4,340
Drownings	27	6,591	27	3,881	+ 2,710
Breast Cancer	28	5,787	15	9,802	- 4,015
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,527	53	672	+ 4,856
Fires	30	5,466	54	600	+ 4,866
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	5,294	39	2,010	+ 3,283
Prostate Cancer	32	4,331	26	4,149	+ 181
Stomach Cancer	33	3,854	41	1,868	+ 1,985
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,817	12	10,464	- 6,647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,780	21	6,865	- 3,085
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	3,738	42	1,807	+ 1,931
Poisonings	37	3,553	65	226	+ 3,327
Liver Cancer	38	3,515	19	7,663	- 4,148
Epilepsy	39	3,502	45	1,120	+ 2,382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,483	16	8,063	- 4,580
Falls	41	3,205	28	3,861	- 656
Pertussis	42	2,888	43	1,760	+ 1,128
Lung Cancers	43	1,971	13	10,296	- 8,324
Skin Cancers	44	1,821	61	368	+ 1,453
Leukemia	45	1,680	29	3,596	- 1,917
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,556	55	594	+ 962
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,495	37	2,121	- 627
Drug Use	48	1,466	52	695	+ 771
Oral Cancer	49	1,432	34	2,916	- 1,484
Uterin Cancer	50	1,255	50	761	+ 494
Ovary Cancer	51	1,196	40	1,994	- 798
Skin Disease	52	1,193	25	4,229	- 3,036
Schistosomiasis	53	1,186	64	233	+ 953
Bladder Cancer	54	860	58	569	+ 291
Syphilis	55	859	44	1,157	- 298
Encephalitis	56	810	67	185	+ 625
Tetanus	57	702	59	521	+ 181
Appendicitis	58	457	63	276	+ 181
Upper Respiratory	59	449	70	39	+ 410
Hepatitis B	60	392	56	590	- 198
Alcohol	61	332	60	401	- 68
Other Neoplasms	62	256	23	5,146	- 4,890
Measles	63	210	48	894	- 684
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	181	62	323	- 142
War	65	180	49	817	- 637
Hepatitis C	66	98	81	0	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	67	97	72	31	+ 66
Otitis Media	68	23	74	23	- 0
Chlamydia	69	22	78	4	+ 18
Ascariasis	70	15	76	13	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	83	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	72	14	75	14	- 1
Dengue	73	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	86	0	68	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.