USA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	398,549	42	5,660	+ 392,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	214,933	11	60,317	+ 154,615
Coronary Heart Disease	3	169,341	1	504,904	- 335,563
Road Traffic Accidents	4	120,381	17	41,694	+ 78,686
Stroke	5	102,207	4	158,520	- 56,313
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	91,613	37	9,955	+ 81,658
Low Birth Weight	7	80,506	39	6,924	+ 73,582
Birth Trauma	8	67,902	54	1,233	+ 66,669
Diabetes Mellitus	9	66,673	10	61,418	+ 5,254
Malnutrition	10	47,775	40	6,762	+ 41,013
Congenital Anomalies	11	44,211	34	11,762	+ 32,450
Kidney Disease	12	44,137	6	85,861	- 41,724
Suicide	13	41,244	12	53,099	- 11,854
Cervical Cancer	14	40,335	38	6,984	+ 33,351
Malaria	15	39,938	77	0	+ 39,938
Tuberculosis	16	39,860	62	546	+ 39,313
Liver Disease	17	38,707	16	43,402	- 4,695
Violence	18	38,206	27	18,976	+ 19,230
Maternal Conditions	19	34,875	56	779	+ 34,096
Other Injuries	20	33,011	25	25,997	+ 7,013
Asthma	21	30,519	46	3,818	+ 26,701
Meningitis	22	26,422	60	606	+ 25,816
Lung Disease	23	23,195	3	195,387	- 172,192
Hypertension	24	22,846	8	65,960	- 43,115
Inflammatory/Heart	25	20,882	22	32,529	- 11,647
Lymphomas	26	19,136	19	40,281	- 21,144
Drownings	27	19,057	45	4,070	+ 14,987
Breast Cancer	28	16,731	13	48,671	- 31,940
Oesophagus Cancer	29	15,981	28	17,829	- 1,848
Fires	30	15,803	49	3,183	+ 12,620
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	15,305	2	287,198	- 271,894
Prostate Cancer	32	12,521	20	35,612	- 23,091
Stomach Cancer	33	11,142	33	13,077	- 1,935
Endocrine Disorders	34	11,035	14	46,985	- 35,950
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	10,929	48	3,461	+ 7,467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	10,807	47	3,646	+ 7,161
Poisonings	37	10,272	53	1,674	+ 8,598
Liver Cancer	38	10,163	23	27,064	- 16,902
Epilepsy	39	10,125	50	3,162	+ 6,962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	10,071	9	61,827	- 51,756
Falls	41	9,268	18	40,418	- 31,150
Pertussis	42	8,349	69	16	+ 8,333
Lung Cancers	43	5,699	5	155,533	- 149,834
Skin Cancers	44	5,264	32	14,311	- 9,047
Leukemia	45	4,856	24	26,966	- 22,110
Parkinson's Disease	46	4,500	21	34,491	- 29,991
Pancreas Cancer	47	4,321	15	44,293	- 39,972
Drug Use	48	4,239	7	74,435	- 70,196
Oral Cancer	49	4,140	35	11,555	- 7,415
Uterin Cancer	50	3,628	36	10,063	- 6,435
Ovary Cancer	51	3,458	31	14,591	- 11,133
Skin Disease	52	3,450	43	5,409	- 1,959
Schistosomiasis	53	3,430	72	1	+ 3,429
Bladder Cancer	54	2,488	26	19,622	- 17,135
Syphilis	55	2,482	66	49	+ 2,433
Encephalitis	56	2,342	68	25	+ 2,316
Tetanus	57	2,028	71	2	+ 2,026
Appendicitis	58	1,320	63	424	+ 896
Upper Respiratory	59	1,298	65	229	+ 1,068
Hepatitis B	60	1,132	59	608	+ 525
Alcohol	61	961	30	14,659	- 13,698
Other Neoplasms	62	742	29	17,743	- 17,002
Measles	63	606	80	0	+ 606
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	523	52	2,461	- 1,937
War	65	520	55	1,198	- 678
Hepatitis C	66	284	41	5,684	- 5,400
Multiple Sclerosis	67	281	44	5,059	- 4,778
Otitis Media	68	66	67	34	+ 32
Chlamydia	69	62	84	0	+ 62
Ascariasis	70	44	82	0	+ 44
Trypanosomiasis	71	42	78	0	+ 42
Diphtheria	72	39	75	0	+ 39
Dengue	73	4	76	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Zimbabwe

United States

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.