SWEDEN VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,342	61	13	+ 12,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,656	7	2,659	+ 3,997
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,244	1	15,136	- 9,891
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,728	34	315	+ 3,413
Stroke	5	3,165	3	6,035	- 2,870
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,837	36	289	+ 2,548
Low Birth Weight	7	2,493	51	50	+ 2,443
Birth Trauma	8	2,103	55	34	+ 2,069
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,065	11	1,834	+ 230
Malnutrition	10	1,479	45	117	+ 1,362
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,369	35	308	+ 1,061
Kidney Disease	12	1,367	12	1,629	- 262
Suicide	13	1,277	14	1,479	- 202
Cervical Cancer	14	1,249	38	228	+ 1,022
Malaria	15	1,237	74	0	+ 1,237
Tuberculosis	16	1,234	56	24	+ 1,210
Liver Disease	17	1,199	23	723	+ 475
Violence	18	1,183	47	113	+ 1,070
Maternal Conditions	19	1,080	64	5	+ 1,075
Other Injuries	20	1,022	15	1,374	- 351
Asthma	21	945	42	158	+ 787
Meningitis	22	818	54	35	+ 783
Lung Disease	23	718	4	4,344	- 3,626
Hypertension	24	707	10	1,838	- 1,131
Inflammatory/Heart	25	647	28	547	+ 100
Lymphomas	26	593	16	1,357	- 764
Drownings	27	590	46	114	+ 476
Breast Cancer	28	518	13	1,582	- 1,064
Oesophagus Cancer	29	495	29	538	- 43
Fires	30	489	49	65	+ 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	474	2	10,917	- 10,443
Prostate Cancer	32	388	8	2,622	- 2,234
Stomach Cancer	33	345	26	612	- 267
Endocrine Disorders	34	342	24	702	- 360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	338	37	277	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	335	48	110	+ 224
Poisonings	37	318	60	18	+ 300
Liver Cancer	38	315	22	752	- 437
Epilepsy	39	314	44	121	+ 193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	312	6	3,049	- 2,738
Falls	41	287	17	1,109	- 822
Pertussis	42	259	67	0	+ 258
Lung Cancers	43	176	5	3,722	- 3,546
Skin Cancers	44	163	25	650	- 487
Leukemia	45	150	20	825	- 675
Parkinson's Disease	46	139	19	943	- 804
Pancreas Cancer	47	134	9	1,849	- 1,715
Drug Use	48	131	30	423	- 292
Oral Cancer	49	128	31	379	- 251
Uterin Cancer	50	112	33	345	- 232
Ovary Cancer	51	107	27	553	- 446
Skin Disease	52	107	39	220	- 113
Schistosomiasis	53	106	69	0	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	54	77	21	760	- 683
Syphilis	55	77	72	0	+ 77
Encephalitis	56	73	71	0	+ 72
Tetanus	57	63	68	0	+ 62
Appendicitis	58	41	59	18	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	59	40	58	20	+ 21
Hepatitis B	60	35	62	9	+ 26
Alcohol	61	30	32	359	- 329
Other Neoplasms	62	23	18	1,036	- 1,013
Measles	63	19	83	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	43	129	- 113
War	65	16	65	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	9	53	44	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	41	170	- 162
Otitis Media	68	2	66	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Zimbabwe

Sweden

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.