VANUATU VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	371	72	0	+ 371
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	200	4	124	+ 76
Coronary Heart Disease	3	157	1	454	- 297
Road Traffic Accidents	4	112	12	45	+ 67
Stroke	5	95	2	288	- 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	85	6	80	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	7	75	14	43	+ 32
Birth Trauma	8	63	19	20	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	9	62	3	127	- 65
Malnutrition	10	44	31	10	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	11	41	10	48	- 7
Kidney Disease	12	41	7	70	- 29
Suicide	13	38	8	54	- 16
Cervical Cancer	14	38	27	13	+ 25
Malaria	15	37	75	0	+ 37
Tuberculosis	16	37	22	16	+ 21
Liver Disease	17	36	9	51	- 15
Violence	18	36	38	7	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	19	32	24	14	+ 18
Other Injuries	20	31	17	30	+ 1
Asthma	21	28	13	45	- 16
Meningitis	22	25	36	8	+ 17
Lung Disease	23	22	5	108	- 87
Hypertension	24	21	11	47	- 26
Inflammatory/Heart	25	19	29	11	+ 8
Lymphomas	26	18	45	3	+ 15
Drownings	27	18	16	35	- 17
Breast Cancer	28	16	26	13	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	29	15	82	0	+ 15
Fires	30	15	42	4	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	14	21	18	- 3
Prostate Cancer	32	12	34	9	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	33	10	40	6	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	34	10	33	9	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	10	20	18	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	10	15	35	- 25
Poisonings	37	10	47	2	+ 7
Liver Cancer	38	9	18	27	- 18
Epilepsy	39	9	41	5	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	9	35	8	+ 1
Falls	41	9	25	13	- 5
Pertussis	42	8	30	10	- 2
Lung Cancers	43	5	23	15	- 10
Skin Cancers	44	5	86	0	+ 5
Leukemia	45	5	32	9	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	4	28	12	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	47	4	53	1	+ 3
Drug Use	48	4	56	0	+ 4
Oral Cancer	49	4	54	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	50	3	48	2	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	51	3	44	4	- 1
Skin Disease	52	3	39	7	- 4
Schistosomiasis	53	3	76	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	54	2	49	2	+ 0
Syphilis	55	2	37	8	- 5
Encephalitis	56	2	52	1	+ 1
Tetanus	57	2	46	3	- 1
Appendicitis	58	1	50	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	59	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	51	1	- 0
Alcohol	61	1	43	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	62	1	55	1	- 0
Measles	63	1	62	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	58	0	+ 0
War	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	57	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	60	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.