According to the latest WHO data published in 2017; Causes of death in Zimbabwe, demographic summary, health risks, cancer rank by type, world rankings, health profile in Zimbabwe. What is the leading cause of death in Zimbabwe?
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank | Deaths (%) |
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HIV/AIDS | 299.25 | 4 | 33,197 (26.40%) |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 100.65 | 29 | 11,569 (9.20%) |
Coronary Heart Disease | 77.38 | 147 | 4,759 (3.78%) |
Road Traffic Accidents | 75.02 | 1 | 7,080 (5.63%) |
Stroke | 63.38 | 121 | 4,923 (3.91%) |
Violence | 47.41 | 4 | 4,442 (3.53%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 41.80 | 52 | 2,783 (2.21%) |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 36.06 | 44 | 6,216 (4.94%) |
Kidney Disease | 31.43 | 24 | 2,392 (1.90%) |
Cervical Cancer | 29.02 | 10 | 1,082 (0.86%) |
Prostate Cancer | 26.83 | 38 | 705 (0.56%) |
Malnutrition | 24.07 | 11 | 4,428 (3.52%) |
Lung Disease | 22.53 | 90 | 1,436 (1.14%) |
Tuberculosis | 22.42 | 54 | 1,737 (1.38%) |
Low Birth Weight | 19.22 | 24 | 5,433 (4.32%) |
Suicide | 17.54 | 19 | 1,641 (1.30%) |
Maternal Conditions | 15.66 | 25 | 2,254 (1.79%) |
Malaria | 15.55 | 37 | 2,530 (2.01%) |
Alzheimers/Dementia | 15.12 | 117 | 885 (0.70%) |
Birth Trauma | 14.47 | 34 | 4,092 (3.25%) |
Other Injuries | 14.00 | 45 | 1,911 (1.52%) |
Congenital Anomalies | 13.43 | 27 | 3,345 (2.66%) |
Asthma | 13.24 | 39 | 1,116 (0.89%) |
Liver Disease | 12.47 | 108 | 967 (0.77%) |
Breast Cancer | 12.43 | 131 | 491 (0.39%) |
Meningitis | 10.84 | 37 | 1,678 (1.33%) |
Lymphomas | 10.31 | 2 | 920 (0.73%) |
Inflammatory/Heart | 9.46 | 38 | 859 (0.68%) |
Hypertension | 9.12 | 120 | 598 (0.48%) |
Stomach Cancer | 6.95 | 71 | 428 (0.34%) |
Endocrine Disorders | 6.93 | 72 | 696 (0.55%) |
Oesophagus Cancer | 6.82 | 27 | 414 (0.33%) |
Epilepsy | 6.35 | 20 | 792 (0.63%) |
Liver Cancer | 6.26 | 71 | 490 (0.39%) |
Skin Disease | 6.18 | 12 | 497 (0.40%) |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 6.04 | 116 | 393 (0.31%) |
Fires | 5.77 | 38 | 673 (0.54%) |
Falls | 5.17 | 94 | 415 (0.33%) |
Rheumatic Heart Disease | 4.82 | 36 | 542 (0.43%) |
Lung Cancers | 4.00 | 142 | 250 (0.20%) |
Ovary Cancer | 3.80 | 114 | (0.00%) |
Syphilis | 2.88 | 28 | 662 (0.53%) |
Drownings | 2.80 | 107 | 433 (0.34%) |
Pancreas Cancer | 2.75 | 107 | 169 (0.13%) |
Alcohol | 2.73 | 43 | 198 (0.16%) |
Drug Use | 2.70 | 37 | 311 (0.25%) |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 2.53 | 103 | 188 (0.15%) |
Encephalitis | 2.51 | 10 | 386 (0.31%) |
Oral Cancer | 2.09 | 124 | (0.00%) |
Measles | 1.99 | 25 | 499 (0.40%) |
Value | World Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population total | 13,805,084 | 71 |
Sex ratio m / f | 0.95 | 151 |
Population 0-14 | 38.9% | 39 |
Population 15-64 | 56.6% | 162 |
Population 65 + | 4.5% | 123 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Alcohol Liters | 4.8 | 112 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Smoking Percent | 31.2 | 2.1 | 71 / 106 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Obesity Percent | 4.7 | 25.3 | 151 / 82 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Happiness Score | 3.69 | 138 |
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank |
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Cervical Cancer | 29.02 | 10 |
Prostate Cancer | 26.83 | 38 |
Breast Cancer | 12.43 | 131 |
Stomach Cancer | 6.95 | 71 |
Oesophagus Cancer | 6.82 | 27 |
Liver Cancer | 6.26 | 71 |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 6.04 | 116 |
Lung Cancers | 4.00 | 142 |
Ovary Cancer | 3.80 | 114 |
Pancreas Cancer | 2.75 | 107 |
Oral Cancer | 2.09 | 124 |