SINGAPORE VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,026	45	18	+ 7,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,789	2	5,189	- 1,400
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,985	1	5,292	- 2,306
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,122	26	121	+ 2,001
Stroke	5	1,802	3	1,559	+ 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,615	39	28	+ 1,587
Low Birth Weight	7	1,419	41	25	+ 1,394
Birth Trauma	8	1,197	55	3	+ 1,194
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,175	28	108	+ 1,068
Malnutrition	10	842	63	0	+ 842
Congenital Anomalies	11	779	31	80	+ 700
Kidney Disease	12	778	6	1,028	- 250
Suicide	13	727	9	650	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	14	711	30	85	+ 626
Malaria	15	704	75	0	+ 704
Tuberculosis	16	703	40	26	+ 677
Liver Disease	17	682	20	209	+ 473
Violence	18	674	46	15	+ 659
Maternal Conditions	19	615	53	3	+ 611
Other Injuries	20	582	32	79	+ 503
Asthma	21	538	35	37	+ 501
Meningitis	22	466	48	8	+ 458
Lung Disease	23	409	14	383	+ 26
Hypertension	24	403	8	732	- 329
Inflammatory/Heart	25	368	19	215	+ 153
Lymphomas	26	337	13	397	- 59
Drownings	27	336	38	29	+ 307
Breast Cancer	28	295	10	605	- 310
Oesophagus Cancer	29	282	24	137	+ 145
Fires	30	279	49	7	+ 272
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	270	36	32	+ 237
Prostate Cancer	32	221	16	303	- 82
Stomach Cancer	33	196	12	405	- 208
Endocrine Disorders	34	195	37	30	+ 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	193	33	69	+ 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	191	43	22	+ 168
Poisonings	37	181	60	1	+ 180
Liver Cancer	38	179	7	746	- 566
Epilepsy	39	178	42	25	+ 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	178	5	1,203	- 1,025
Falls	41	163	18	218	- 54
Pertussis	42	147	62	0	+ 147
Lung Cancers	43	100	4	1,540	- 1,440
Skin Cancers	44	93	34	56	+ 37
Leukemia	45	86	17	249	- 164
Parkinson's Disease	46	79	29	90	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	47	76	11	537	- 461
Drug Use	48	75	44	19	+ 56
Oral Cancer	49	73	15	317	- 244
Uterin Cancer	50	64	23	147	- 83
Ovary Cancer	51	61	21	204	- 143
Skin Disease	52	61	25	136	- 75
Schistosomiasis	53	60	78	0	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	54	44	27	120	- 76
Syphilis	55	44	65	0	+ 44
Encephalitis	56	41	61	0	+ 41
Tetanus	57	36	73	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	58	23	50	6	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	59	23	54	3	+ 20
Hepatitis B	60	20	52	4	+ 16
Alcohol	61	17	47	10	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	62	13	22	195	- 182
Measles	63	11	72	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	58	2	+ 7
War	65	9	59	2	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	5	56	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	57	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	64	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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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.