SPAIN VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	55,104	43	538	+ 54,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,717	7	13,717	+ 16,000
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,413	1	51,684	- 28,271
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,644	31	1,829	+ 14,815
Stroke	5	14,131	3	29,004	- 14,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	12,666	36	1,064	+ 11,603
Low Birth Weight	7	11,131	52	253	+ 10,878
Birth Trauma	8	9,388	60	113	+ 9,275
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,218	10	7,773	+ 1,445
Malnutrition	10	6,606	47	302	+ 6,303
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,113	38	863	+ 5,250
Kidney Disease	12	6,102	8	9,725	- 3,622
Suicide	13	5,703	25	3,609	+ 2,093
Cervical Cancer	14	5,577	39	855	+ 4,722
Malaria	15	5,522	83	0	+ 5,522
Tuberculosis	16	5,511	50	270	+ 5,241
Liver Disease	17	5,352	23	4,231	+ 1,121
Violence	18	5,282	51	262	+ 5,021
Maternal Conditions	19	4,822	64	14	+ 4,808
Other Injuries	20	4,564	15	5,536	- 972
Asthma	21	4,220	35	1,133	+ 3,087
Meningitis	22	3,653	59	129	+ 3,524
Lung Disease	23	3,207	5	18,926	- 15,719
Hypertension	24	3,159	9	9,115	- 5,956
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,887	19	4,984	- 2,097
Lymphomas	26	2,646	16	5,335	- 2,689
Drownings	27	2,635	45	446	+ 2,189
Breast Cancer	28	2,313	11	7,067	- 4,754
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,210	29	2,011	+ 198
Fires	30	2,185	55	185	+ 2,000
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,116	2	42,339	- 40,222
Prostate Cancer	32	1,731	13	6,420	- 4,688
Stomach Cancer	33	1,540	14	5,796	- 4,256
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,526	21	4,863	- 3,337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,511	44	475	+ 1,036
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,494	33	1,612	- 118
Poisonings	37	1,420	57	170	+ 1,250
Liver Cancer	38	1,405	18	5,098	- 3,693
Epilepsy	39	1,400	40	824	+ 576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,392	6	16,957	- 15,565
Falls	41	1,281	26	3,246	- 1,965
Pertussis	42	1,154	73	2	+ 1,153
Lung Cancers	43	788	4	22,131	- 21,343
Skin Cancers	44	728	32	1,803	- 1,075
Leukemia	45	671	24	3,772	- 3,101
Parkinson's Disease	46	622	20	4,943	- 4,321
Pancreas Cancer	47	597	12	6,752	- 6,155
Drug Use	48	586	41	776	- 190
Oral Cancer	49	572	27	2,583	- 2,011
Uterin Cancer	50	502	34	1,612	- 1,110
Ovary Cancer	51	478	28	2,026	- 1,548
Skin Disease	52	477	30	1,840	- 1,363
Schistosomiasis	53	474	74	0	+ 474
Bladder Cancer	54	344	17	5,222	- 4,878
Syphilis	55	343	67	9	+ 334
Encephalitis	56	324	70	4	+ 320
Tetanus	57	280	72	2	+ 279
Appendicitis	58	183	61	79	+ 103
Upper Respiratory	59	179	62	47	+ 133
Hepatitis B	60	157	58	162	- 6
Alcohol	61	133	46	333	- 200
Other Neoplasms	62	103	22	4,748	- 4,645
Measles	63	84	81	0	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	72	48	294	- 221
War	65	72	68	6	+ 66
Hepatitis C	66	39	42	652	- 613
Multiple Sclerosis	67	39	49	287	- 248
Otitis Media	68	9	66	9	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	9	82	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	6	78	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	84	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.