UNITED KINGDOM VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	79,787	55	188	+ 79,599
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,028	3	40,540	+ 2,488
Coronary Heart Disease	3	33,901	2	71,728	- 37,827
Road Traffic Accidents	4	24,099	33	2,169	+ 21,931
Stroke	5	20,461	4	37,626	- 17,165
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	18,340	38	1,599	+ 16,741
Low Birth Weight	7	16,117	40	1,313	+ 14,803
Birth Trauma	8	13,594	54	190	+ 13,404
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,347	17	5,842	+ 7,505
Malnutrition	10	9,564	58	116	+ 9,449
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,851	35	2,127	+ 6,724
Kidney Disease	12	8,836	18	5,471	+ 3,365
Suicide	13	8,257	20	5,325	+ 2,932
Cervical Cancer	14	8,075	43	1,099	+ 6,976
Malaria	15	7,995	76	0	+ 7,995
Tuberculosis	16	7,980	47	351	+ 7,628
Liver Disease	17	7,749	14	7,666	+ 83
Violence	18	7,649	46	868	+ 6,781
Maternal Conditions	19	6,982	64	47	+ 6,935
Other Injuries	20	6,609	19	5,464	+ 1,145
Asthma	21	6,110	41	1,302	+ 4,807
Meningitis	22	5,289	52	232	+ 5,057
Lung Disease	23	4,644	6	32,896	- 28,252
Hypertension	24	4,574	23	5,208	- 634
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,180	29	3,126	+ 1,054
Lymphomas	26	3,831	10	9,350	- 5,519
Drownings	27	3,815	49	301	+ 3,514
Breast Cancer	28	3,349	9	12,718	- 9,369
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,199	12	8,727	- 5,527
Fires	30	3,164	48	334	+ 2,829
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,064	1	98,135	- 95,071
Prostate Cancer	32	2,507	8	13,289	- 10,783
Stomach Cancer	33	2,231	24	4,999	- 2,768
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,209	28	3,297	- 1,088
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,188	36	2,090	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	2,163	45	876	+ 1,287
Poisonings	37	2,056	53	221	+ 1,836
Liver Cancer	38	2,035	21	5,237	- 3,202
Epilepsy	39	2,027	42	1,193	+ 834
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,016	7	18,446	- 16,430
Falls	41	1,855	15	7,618	- 5,763
Pertussis	42	1,671	69	3	+ 1,669
Lung Cancers	43	1,141	5	35,715	- 34,574
Skin Cancers	44	1,054	27	3,727	- 2,673
Leukemia	45	972	22	5,211	- 4,239
Parkinson's Disease	46	901	13	8,573	- 7,672
Pancreas Cancer	47	865	11	8,995	- 8,130
Drug Use	48	849	31	2,824	- 1,976
Oral Cancer	49	829	30	3,109	- 2,280
Uterin Cancer	50	726	32	2,346	- 1,620
Ovary Cancer	51	692	25	4,019	- 3,326
Skin Disease	52	691	34	2,134	- 1,443
Schistosomiasis	53	687	78	0	+ 687
Bladder Cancer	54	498	16	6,133	- 5,635
Syphilis	55	497	62	49	+ 448
Encephalitis	56	469	68	6	+ 463
Tetanus	57	406	72	0	+ 406
Appendicitis	58	264	59	105	+ 159
Upper Respiratory	59	260	63	48	+ 211
Hepatitis B	60	227	65	40	+ 187
Alcohol	61	192	39	1,555	- 1,362
Other Neoplasms	62	148	26	3,986	- 3,837
Measles	63	121	75	0	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	105	44	1,014	- 909
War	65	104	67	10	+ 94
Hepatitis C	66	57	51	267	- 210
Multiple Sclerosis	67	56	37	1,856	- 1,800
Otitis Media	68	13	66	16	- 3
Chlamydia	69	12	79	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	9	80	0	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	77	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	72	8	74	0	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Zimbabwe

United Kingdom

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.