ETHIOPIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	138,167	17	11,471	+ 126,696
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	74,512	1	59,931	+ 14,581
Coronary Heart Disease	3	58,706	4	36,530	+ 22,177
Road Traffic Accidents	4	41,733	5	31,564	+ 10,169
Stroke	5	35,433	3	39,362	- 3,929
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	31,760	2	44,361	- 12,601
Low Birth Weight	7	27,910	7	28,020	- 111
Birth Trauma	8	23,540	6	31,107	- 7,567
Diabetes Mellitus	9	23,114	10	16,258	+ 6,856
Malnutrition	10	16,563	19	8,643	+ 7,920
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,327	11	15,638	- 311
Kidney Disease	12	15,301	13	12,103	+ 3,198
Suicide	13	14,298	25	6,030	+ 8,268
Cervical Cancer	14	13,983	27	5,019	+ 8,965
Malaria	15	13,846	26	5,626	+ 8,220
Tuberculosis	16	13,818	9	21,455	- 7,637
Liver Disease	17	13,419	8	27,270	- 13,852
Violence	18	13,245	22	8,076	+ 5,169
Maternal Conditions	19	12,090	18	8,887	+ 3,204
Other Injuries	20	11,444	16	11,735	- 291
Asthma	21	10,580	29	4,484	+ 6,096
Meningitis	22	9,160	14	12,019	- 2,859
Lung Disease	23	8,041	15	11,870	- 3,829
Hypertension	24	7,920	12	13,470	- 5,550
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,239	39	2,168	+ 5,071
Lymphomas	26	6,634	33	3,590	+ 3,044
Drownings	27	6,607	35	3,133	+ 3,474
Breast Cancer	28	5,800	20	8,485	- 2,685
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,540	40	1,839	+ 3,701
Fires	30	5,479	34	3,255	+ 2,224
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	5,306	21	8,258	- 2,952
Prostate Cancer	32	4,341	50	1,244	+ 3,096
Stomach Cancer	33	3,863	47	1,519	+ 2,344
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,826	45	1,623	+ 2,203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,789	41	1,758	+ 2,031
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	3,746	49	1,339	+ 2,407
Poisonings	37	3,561	32	3,668	- 107
Liver Cancer	38	3,523	42	1,730	+ 1,793
Epilepsy	39	3,510	44	1,625	+ 1,885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,491	31	3,755	- 263
Falls	41	3,213	28	4,510	- 1,297
Pertussis	42	2,894	23	6,896	- 4,002
Lung Cancers	43	1,976	38	2,202	- 226
Skin Cancers	44	1,825	52	1,006	+ 819
Leukemia	45	1,683	30	4,222	- 2,539
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,560	46	1,578	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,498	61	488	+ 1,010
Drug Use	48	1,469	60	513	+ 957
Oral Cancer	49	1,435	48	1,477	- 41
Uterin Cancer	50	1,258	62	421	+ 837
Ovary Cancer	51	1,199	36	2,424	- 1,225
Skin Disease	52	1,196	53	904	+ 292
Schistosomiasis	53	1,189	54	839	+ 350
Bladder Cancer	54	862	51	1,080	- 217
Syphilis	55	860	43	1,699	- 839
Encephalitis	56	812	63	386	+ 426
Tetanus	57	703	37	2,203	- 1,499
Appendicitis	58	458	58	677	- 220
Upper Respiratory	59	450	57	709	- 259
Hepatitis B	60	393	56	742	- 349
Alcohol	61	333	55	750	- 416
Other Neoplasms	62	257	66	148	+ 109
Measles	63	210	24	6,324	- 6,114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	181	65	221	- 39
War	65	180	64	281	- 100
Hepatitis C	66	99	69	115	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	67	97	70	61	+ 36
Otitis Media	68	23	71	39	- 16
Chlamydia	69	22	72	21	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	15	68	130	- 114
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	77	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	72	14	67	146	- 132
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 19
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.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.