ZIMBABWE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,336	3	8,493	+ 6,843
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,981	31	768	+ 14,213
Lung Disease	3	12,595	23	1,163	+ 11,432
Lung Cancers	4	10,685	43	286	+ 10,399
Stroke	5	10,515	5	5,126	+ 5,389
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,442	2	10,779	- 4,338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,164	40	505	+ 5,659
Prostate Cancer	8	4,249	32	628	+ 3,621
Breast Cancer	9	3,730	28	839	+ 2,890
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,686	9	3,344	+ 342
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,147	47	217	+ 2,930
Kidney Disease	12	2,615	12	2,214	+ 401
Lymphomas	13	2,095	26	960	+ 1,135
Liver Disease	14	1,987	17	1,941	+ 46
Hypertension	15	1,845	24	1,146	+ 699
Suicide	16	1,773	13	2,069	- 296
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,723	46	226	+ 1,497
Alcohol	18	1,718	61	48	+ 1,670
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,650	34	553	+ 1,096
Leukemia	20	1,603	45	244	+ 1,360
Bladder Cancer	21	1,566	54	125	+ 1,441
Falls	22	1,553	41	465	+ 1,088
Stomach Cancer	23	1,390	33	559	+ 831
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,368	29	801	+ 567
Liver Cancer	25	1,333	38	510	+ 824
Skin Cancers	26	1,115	44	264	+ 851
Other Neoplasms	27	1,085	62	37	+ 1,048
Oral Cancer	28	1,064	49	208	+ 857
Ovary Cancer	29	1,054	51	173	+ 881
Other Injuries	30	997	20	1,656	- 659
Inflammatory/Heart	31	817	25	1,047	- 231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	621	35	548	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	33	613	4	6,037	- 5,424
Drug Use	34	565	48	213	+ 352
Uterin Cancer	35	447	50	182	+ 265
Congenital Anomalies	36	440	11	2,217	- 1,778
Cervical Cancer	37	438	14	2,023	- 1,584
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	415	6	4,595	- 4,180
Multiple Sclerosis	39	379	67	14	+ 365
Epilepsy	40	359	39	508	- 149
Low Birth Weight	41	334	7	4,038	- 3,703
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	277	36	542	- 265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	243	64	26	+ 216
Asthma	44	236	21	1,531	- 1,294
Skin Disease	45	227	52	173	+ 53
Anemia	46	210	84	0	+ 210
Violence	47	181	18	1,916	- 1,735
Schizophrenia	48	163	86	0	+ 163
Fires	49	152	30	793	- 641
Drownings	50	107	27	956	- 849
Osteoarthritis	51	73	81	0	+ 73
Meningitis	52	72	22	1,325	- 1,253
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	70	80	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	54	66	58	66	- 0
HIV/AIDS	55	65	1	19,988	- 19,924
Birth Trauma	56	61	8	3,405	- 3,344
Tuberculosis	57	45	16	1,999	- 1,955
Upper Respiratory	58	44	59	65	- 21
Malnutrition	59	40	10	2,396	- 2,356
Hepatitis C	60	25	66	14	+ 10
Hepatitis B	61	17	60	57	- 39
Poisonings	62	16	37	515	- 499
Oral conditions	63	12	82	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	6	19	1,749	- 1,743
Otitis Media	65	5	68	3	+ 2
War	66	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	67	2	56	117	- 116
Tetanus	68	1	57	102	- 101
Chlamydia	69	1	69	3	- 2
Syphilis	70	1	55	124	- 124
Measles	71	1	63	30	- 29
Pertussis	72	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Denmark

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.