VENEZUELA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,421	6	7,490	+ 28,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,642	7	7,188	+ 12,453
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,475	1	26,905	- 11,430
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,001	5	11,127	- 126
Stroke	5	9,340	3	12,133	- 2,793
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,372	22	1,359	+ 7,013
Low Birth Weight	7	7,357	12	3,088	+ 4,269
Birth Trauma	8	6,205	24	1,087	+ 5,118
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,093	4	11,176	- 5,084
Malnutrition	10	4,366	32	629	+ 3,737
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,040	14	2,846	+ 1,195
Kidney Disease	12	4,033	8	5,932	- 1,898
Suicide	13	3,769	34	585	+ 3,184
Cervical Cancer	14	3,686	20	1,986	+ 1,700
Malaria	15	3,650	42	402	+ 3,248
Tuberculosis	16	3,643	31	748	+ 2,895
Liver Disease	17	3,537	16	2,340	+ 1,197
Violence	18	3,491	2	18,132	- 14,640
Maternal Conditions	19	3,187	39	422	+ 2,765
Other Injuries	20	3,017	21	1,693	+ 1,324
Asthma	21	2,789	46	311	+ 2,478
Meningitis	22	2,415	49	251	+ 2,164
Lung Disease	23	2,120	10	5,150	- 3,030
Hypertension	24	2,088	9	5,195	- 3,107
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,908	33	599	+ 1,309
Lymphomas	26	1,749	23	1,248	+ 501
Drownings	27	1,742	43	388	+ 1,353
Breast Cancer	28	1,529	15	2,563	- 1,034
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,460	44	370	+ 1,091
Fires	30	1,444	54	144	+ 1,300
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,399	35	572	+ 827
Prostate Cancer	32	1,144	13	2,848	- 1,704
Stomach Cancer	33	1,018	17	2,175	- 1,157
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,008	30	760	+ 249
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	999	40	418	+ 581
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	988	57	80	+ 907
Poisonings	37	939	58	68	+ 871
Liver Cancer	38	929	26	1,029	- 101
Epilepsy	39	925	41	411	+ 515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	920	19	2,037	- 1,117
Falls	41	847	28	865	- 18
Pertussis	42	763	64	26	+ 737
Lung Cancers	43	521	11	3,900	- 3,379
Skin Cancers	44	481	37	553	- 72
Leukemia	45	444	27	1,007	- 564
Parkinson's Disease	46	411	48	252	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	47	395	25	1,082	- 687
Drug Use	48	387	50	225	+ 162
Oral Cancer	49	378	38	544	- 166
Uterin Cancer	50	332	47	309	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	51	316	36	563	- 247
Skin Disease	52	315	66	18	+ 298
Schistosomiasis	53	313	76	1	+ 313
Bladder Cancer	54	227	45	365	- 137
Syphilis	55	227	67	15	+ 212
Encephalitis	56	214	61	37	+ 177
Tetanus	57	185	68	8	+ 178
Appendicitis	58	121	56	98	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	59	119	74	1	+ 117
Hepatitis B	60	103	63	30	+ 74
Alcohol	61	88	62	34	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	62	68	18	2,167	- 2,100
Measles	63	55	79	0	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	48	52	180	- 132
War	65	48	51	185	- 137
Hepatitis C	66	26	65	21	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	60	51	- 25
Otitis Media	68	6	75	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	6	82	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	4	70	5	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	83	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	78	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Zimbabwe

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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.