ROMANIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,151	47	219	+ 20,932
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,407	5	9,357	+ 2,050
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,987	1	71,810	- 62,823
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,389	20	1,992	+ 4,396
Stroke	5	5,424	2	49,707	- 44,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,862	46	223	+ 4,638
Low Birth Weight	7	4,273	41	317	+ 3,956
Birth Trauma	8	3,604	57	38	+ 3,565
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,538	18	2,230	+ 1,308
Malnutrition	10	2,535	50	142	+ 2,394
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,346	38	367	+ 1,980
Kidney Disease	12	2,342	9	5,175	- 2,832
Suicide	13	2,189	21	1,886	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	14	2,141	22	1,870	+ 271
Malaria	15	2,120	75	0	+ 2,120
Tuberculosis	16	2,115	28	1,015	+ 1,100
Liver Disease	17	2,054	6	8,920	- 6,866
Violence	18	2,028	44	255	+ 1,772
Maternal Conditions	19	1,851	58	35	+ 1,815
Other Injuries	20	1,752	19	2,139	- 387
Asthma	21	1,620	45	225	+ 1,395
Meningitis	22	1,402	54	76	+ 1,326
Lung Disease	23	1,231	7	7,359	- 6,128
Hypertension	24	1,212	3	11,007	- 9,795
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,108	10	4,433	- 3,325
Lymphomas	26	1,016	25	1,385	- 369
Drownings	27	1,011	32	596	+ 415
Breast Cancer	28	888	11	3,851	- 2,963
Oesophagus Cancer	29	848	30	755	+ 93
Fires	30	839	36	421	+ 417
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	812	15	2,839	- 2,027
Prostate Cancer	32	664	16	2,449	- 1,784
Stomach Cancer	33	591	12	3,457	- 2,866
Endocrine Disorders	34	586	48	193	+ 393
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	580	33	531	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	574	35	440	+ 133
Poisonings	37	545	39	366	+ 179
Liver Cancer	38	539	13	3,114	- 2,574
Epilepsy	39	537	42	314	+ 223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	534	8	6,835	- 6,301
Falls	41	492	24	1,504	- 1,012
Pertussis	42	443	69	0	+ 443
Lung Cancers	43	302	4	10,113	- 9,811
Skin Cancers	44	279	29	1,003	- 724
Leukemia	45	258	26	1,342	- 1,085
Parkinson's Disease	46	239	31	741	- 502
Pancreas Cancer	47	229	14	2,935	- 2,706
Drug Use	48	225	40	346	- 121
Oral Cancer	49	220	17	2,290	- 2,070
Uterin Cancer	50	193	34	522	- 330
Ovary Cancer	51	184	27	1,109	- 925
Skin Disease	52	183	53	97	+ 86
Schistosomiasis	53	182	74	0	+ 182
Bladder Cancer	54	132	23	1,715	- 1,583
Syphilis	55	132	66	1	+ 130
Encephalitis	56	124	62	6	+ 118
Tetanus	57	108	67	1	+ 106
Appendicitis	58	70	60	21	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	59	69	63	3	+ 66
Hepatitis B	60	60	59	30	+ 30
Alcohol	61	51	37	409	- 358
Other Neoplasms	62	39	43	289	- 249
Measles	63	32	61	7	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	85	0	+ 28
War	65	28	65	2	+ 25
Hepatitis C	66	15	52	98	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	55	66	- 51
Otitis Media	68	3	68	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	3	78	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	103	- 103
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

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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.