ZIMBABWE VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,670	2	10,779	- 2,109
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,418	6	4,595	+ 1,823
Stroke	3	5,694	5	5,126	+ 568
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,285	3	8,493	- 3,208
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,566	4	6,037	- 1,471
Birth Trauma	6	4,500	8	3,405	+ 1,095
Low Birth Weight	7	4,054	7	4,038	+ 16
Liver Disease	8	3,945	17	1,941	+ 2,004
Tuberculosis	9	3,104	16	1,999	+ 1,105
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,352	9	3,344	- 992
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,262	11	2,217	+ 45
Hypertension	12	1,949	24	1,146	+ 803
Kidney Disease	13	1,751	12	2,214	- 463
Meningitis	14	1,739	22	1,325	+ 414
Lung Disease	15	1,717	23	1,163	+ 554
Other Injuries	16	1,698	20	1,656	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	17	1,660	1	19,988	- 18,329
Maternal Conditions	18	1,286	19	1,749	- 463
Malnutrition	19	1,250	10	2,396	- 1,146
Breast Cancer	20	1,228	28	839	+ 388
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,195	31	768	+ 427
Violence	22	1,168	18	1,916	- 748
Pertussis	23	998	42	419	+ 579
Measles	24	915	63	30	+ 884
Suicide	25	872	13	2,069	- 1,196
Malaria	26	814	15	2,003	- 1,189
Cervical Cancer	27	726	14	2,023	- 1,297
Falls	28	652	41	465	+ 188
Asthma	29	649	21	1,531	- 882
Leukemia	30	611	45	244	+ 367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	543	40	505	+ 38
Poisonings	32	531	37	515	+ 15
Lymphomas	33	519	26	960	- 440
Fires	34	471	30	793	- 322
Drownings	35	453	27	956	- 503
Ovary Cancer	36	351	51	173	+ 177
Tetanus	37	319	57	102	+ 217
Lung Cancers	38	319	43	286	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	39	314	25	1,047	- 734
Oesophagus Cancer	40	266	29	801	- 535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	254	35	548	- 294
Liver Cancer	42	250	38	510	- 259
Syphilis	43	246	55	124	+ 121
Epilepsy	44	235	39	508	- 273
Endocrine Disorders	45	235	34	553	- 319
Parkinson's Disease	46	228	46	226	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	47	220	33	559	- 339
Oral Cancer	48	214	49	208	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	194	36	542	- 348
Prostate Cancer	50	180	32	628	- 448
Bladder Cancer	51	156	54	125	+ 31
Skin Cancers	52	146	44	264	- 118
Skin Disease	53	131	52	173	- 42
Schistosomiasis	54	121	53	172	- 51
Alcohol	55	108	61	48	+ 60
Hepatitis B	56	107	60	57	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	57	103	59	65	+ 37
Appendicitis	58	98	58	66	+ 32
Leishmaniasis	59	84	77	0	+ 84
Drug Use	60	74	48	213	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	61	71	47	217	- 146
Uterin Cancer	62	61	50	182	- 121
Encephalitis	63	56	56	117	- 62
War	64	41	65	26	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	32	64	26	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	66	21	62	37	- 16
Diphtheria	67	21	72	2	+ 19
Ascariasis	68	19	70	2	+ 17
Hepatitis C	69	17	66	14	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	70	9	67	14	- 5
Otitis Media	71	6	68	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	3	69	3	- 0
Dengue	73	3	73	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.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.