ZIMBABWE VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,796	3	8,493	+ 9,303
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,958	2	10,779	+ 4,178
Lung Disease	3	8,479	23	1,163	+ 7,316
Stroke	4	8,349	5	5,126	+ 3,223
Kidney Disease	5	4,959	12	2,214	+ 2,745
Lung Cancers	6	3,654	43	286	+ 3,369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,259	40	505	+ 2,754
Breast Cancer	8	2,577	28	839	+ 1,738
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,495	9	3,344	- 848
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,298	4	6,037	- 3,739
Hypertension	11	2,116	24	1,146	+ 970
Other Injuries	12	2,059	20	1,656	+ 403
Inflammatory/Heart	13	2,005	25	1,047	+ 958
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,681	47	217	+ 1,464
Prostate Cancer	15	1,645	32	628	+ 1,017
Liver Disease	16	1,470	17	1,941	- 471
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,455	34	553	+ 902
Suicide	18	1,367	13	2,069	- 701
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,364	31	768	+ 596
Stomach Cancer	20	1,286	33	559	+ 727
Other Neoplasms	21	1,177	62	37	+ 1,139
Skin Disease	22	1,157	52	173	+ 984
Violence	23	990	18	1,916	- 926
Lymphomas	24	988	26	960	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	25	905	14	2,023	- 1,118
Congenital Anomalies	26	883	11	2,217	- 1,334
Leukemia	27	799	45	244	+ 555
Low Birth Weight	28	797	7	4,038	- 3,241
Oesophagus Cancer	29	750	29	801	- 52
Liver Cancer	30	746	38	510	+ 237
Bladder Cancer	31	611	54	125	+ 487
HIV/AIDS	32	541	1	19,988	- 19,448
Ovary Cancer	33	477	51	173	+ 304
Skin Cancers	34	392	44	264	+ 128
Oral Cancer	35	392	49	208	+ 184
Parkinson's Disease	36	352	46	226	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	37	344	50	182	+ 162
Malnutrition	38	339	10	2,396	- 2,057
Drug Use	39	301	48	213	+ 89
Anemia	40	252	84	0	+ 252
Tuberculosis	41	239	16	1,999	- 1,760
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	211	6	4,595	- 4,384
Falls	43	185	41	465	- 280
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	178	35	548	- 370
Chagas disease	45	164	76	0	+ 164
Alcohol	46	161	61	48	+ 113
Asthma	47	147	21	1,531	- 1,384
Drownings	48	139	27	956	- 817
Birth Trauma	49	136	8	3,405	- 3,269
Epilepsy	50	121	39	508	- 387
Meningitis	51	115	22	1,325	- 1,210
Fires	52	102	30	793	- 690
Maternal Conditions	53	102	19	1,749	- 1,647
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	89	64	26	+ 62
Poisonings	55	71	37	515	- 445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	51	36	542	- 491
Hepatitis C	57	41	66	14	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	58	37	67	14	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	59	27	81	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	60	26	58	66	- 40
Schizophrenia	61	22	86	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	62	20	60	57	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	17	80	0	+ 17
Encephalitis	64	6	56	117	- 111
Syphilis	65	5	55	124	- 119
Oral conditions	66	5	82	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	4	59	65	- 61
Pertussis	68	4	42	419	- 415
Leprosy	69	2	78	0	+ 2
War	70	2	65	26	- 24
Tetanus	71	1	57	102	- 101
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	68	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Ascariasis	77	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	78	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	63	30	- 30
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	84	0	53	172	- 172
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Argentina

Zimbabwe

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.