SOUTH AFRICA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	70,444	1	71,996	- 1,552
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	37,990	2	39,341	- 1,351
Coronary Heart Disease	3	29,931	3	32,739	- 2,808
Road Traffic Accidents	4	21,277	11	13,014	+ 8,263
Stroke	5	18,065	4	30,693	- 12,628
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	16,193	8	15,843	+ 350
Low Birth Weight	7	14,230	16	6,250	+ 7,979
Birth Trauma	8	12,002	30	3,004	+ 8,998
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,784	5	30,188	- 18,403
Malnutrition	10	8,444	34	2,381	+ 6,064
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,814	25	4,351	+ 3,464
Kidney Disease	12	7,801	9	15,302	- 7,501
Suicide	13	7,290	10	13,774	- 6,484
Cervical Cancer	14	7,129	20	5,555	+ 1,574
Malaria	15	7,059	63	83	+ 6,977
Tuberculosis	16	7,045	6	21,965	- 14,920
Liver Disease	17	6,842	14	9,013	- 2,172
Violence	18	6,753	7	21,000	- 14,247
Maternal Conditions	19	6,164	38	1,700	+ 4,465
Other Injuries	20	5,835	17	6,014	- 179
Asthma	21	5,394	18	5,966	- 572
Meningitis	22	4,670	26	3,660	+ 1,010
Lung Disease	23	4,100	13	11,895	- 7,795
Hypertension	24	4,038	12	12,789	- 8,751
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,691	21	5,408	- 1,717
Lymphomas	26	3,382	31	2,818	+ 565
Drownings	27	3,368	32	2,403	+ 965
Breast Cancer	28	2,957	23	4,533	- 1,576
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,825	29	3,486	- 661
Fires	30	2,793	27	3,618	- 824
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,705	22	4,676	- 1,971
Prostate Cancer	32	2,213	24	4,374	- 2,161
Stomach Cancer	33	1,969	39	1,535	+ 435
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,951	19	5,890	- 3,940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,932	36	1,894	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,910	47	1,015	+ 895
Poisonings	37	1,816	50	975	+ 840
Liver Cancer	38	1,796	33	2,383	- 587
Epilepsy	39	1,790	37	1,870	- 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,780	28	3,587	- 1,807
Falls	41	1,638	42	1,399	+ 239
Pertussis	42	1,476	43	1,142	+ 333
Lung Cancers	43	1,007	15	7,705	- 6,698
Skin Cancers	44	930	48	993	- 62
Leukemia	45	858	40	1,464	- 605
Parkinson's Disease	46	795	46	1,077	- 282
Pancreas Cancer	47	764	35	2,007	- 1,243
Drug Use	48	749	53	770	- 21
Oral Cancer	49	732	41	1,406	- 674
Uterin Cancer	50	641	54	512	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	51	611	51	951	- 340
Skin Disease	52	610	45	1,101	- 492
Schistosomiasis	53	606	66	35	+ 571
Bladder Cancer	54	440	52	829	- 389
Syphilis	55	439	44	1,130	- 691
Encephalitis	56	414	59	234	+ 180
Tetanus	57	359	65	38	+ 321
Appendicitis	58	233	56	274	- 40
Upper Respiratory	59	229	60	223	+ 6
Hepatitis B	60	200	61	139	+ 61
Alcohol	61	170	49	987	- 817
Other Neoplasms	62	131	58	267	- 136
Measles	63	107	57	270	- 163
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	92	55	376	- 283
War	65	92	64	66	+ 26
Hepatitis C	66	50	70	8	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	67	50	62	113	- 63
Otitis Media	68	12	67	19	- 8
Chlamydia	69	11	68	18	- 7
Ascariasis	70	8	71	3	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	76	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	7	69	16	- 9
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.