ETHIOPIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	95,431	4	36,530	+ 58,901
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	69,037	21	8,258	+ 60,779
Stroke	3	45,753	3	39,362	+ 6,392
Lung Cancers	4	38,833	38	2,202	+ 36,631
Lung Disease	5	37,588	15	11,870	+ 25,718
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,497	31	3,755	+ 23,742
Diabetes Mellitus	7	19,802	10	16,258	+ 3,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,691	1	59,931	- 40,240
Prostate Cancer	9	16,680	50	1,244	+ 15,435
Breast Cancer	10	15,082	20	8,485	+ 6,596
Suicide	11	13,949	25	6,030	+ 7,919
Kidney Disease	12	13,903	13	12,103	+ 1,800
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,807	61	488	+ 13,319
Falls	14	13,799	28	4,510	+ 9,289
Lymphomas	15	13,457	33	3,590	+ 9,868
Endocrine Disorders	16	10,312	45	1,623	+ 8,689
Skin Cancers	17	10,268	52	1,006	+ 9,262
Leukemia	18	9,416	30	4,222	+ 5,193
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,018	46	1,578	+ 7,440
Liver Cancer	20	9,017	42	1,730	+ 7,287
Drug Use	21	7,895	60	513	+ 7,382
Other Injuries	22	7,274	16	11,735	- 4,461
Hypertension	23	7,225	12	13,470	- 6,245
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,957	39	2,168	+ 4,789
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,615	40	1,839	+ 4,776
Liver Disease	26	6,295	8	27,270	- 20,975
Stomach Cancer	27	5,704	47	1,519	+ 4,185
Other Neoplasms	28	5,546	66	148	+ 5,398
Road Traffic Accidents	29	5,513	5	31,564	- 26,051
Bladder Cancer	30	5,258	51	1,080	+ 4,179
Ovary Cancer	31	4,440	36	2,424	+ 2,016
Oral Cancer	32	4,306	48	1,477	+ 2,829
Congenital Anomalies	33	3,147	11	15,638	- 12,490
Skin Disease	34	2,632	53	904	+ 1,728
Uterin Cancer	35	2,321	62	421	+ 1,900
Asthma	36	2,017	29	4,484	- 2,467
Alcohol	37	1,682	55	750	+ 933
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,678	49	1,339	+ 339
Cervical Cancer	39	1,513	27	5,019	- 3,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,309	2	44,361	- 43,051
Epilepsy	41	1,260	44	1,625	- 365
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,222	41	1,758	- 536
Low Birth Weight	43	1,099	7	28,020	- 26,922
Violence	44	1,078	22	8,076	- 6,998
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,014	65	221	+ 793
Multiple Sclerosis	46	831	70	61	+ 770
Drownings	47	784	35	3,133	- 2,348
Hepatitis C	48	766	69	115	+ 652
Anemia	49	697	83	0	+ 697
Birth Trauma	50	620	6	31,107	- 30,487
Malnutrition	51	517	19	8,643	- 8,126
Osteoarthritis	52	505	80	0	+ 505
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	315	81	0	+ 315
Schizophrenia	54	283	86	0	+ 283
Fires	55	242	34	3,255	- 3,013
Tuberculosis	56	233	9	21,455	- 21,222
HIV/AIDS	57	221	17	11,471	- 11,250
Hepatitis B	58	182	56	742	- 560
Oral conditions	59	177	82	0	+ 177
Meningitis	60	165	14	12,019	- 11,855
Poisonings	61	154	32	3,668	- 3,515
Appendicitis	62	117	58	677	- 561
Maternal Conditions	63	90	18	8,887	- 8,797
Upper Respiratory	64	75	57	709	- 634
War	65	35	64	281	- 246
Otitis Media	66	27	71	39	- 12
Syphilis	67	13	43	1,699	- 1,687
Encephalitis	68	12	63	386	- 374
Pertussis	69	6	23	6,896	- 6,890
Tetanus	70	6	37	2,203	- 2,196
Diphtheria	71	1	67	146	- 144
Dengue	72	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	130	- 130
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	72	21	- 21
Measles	78	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	59	579	- 579
Malaria	82	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Australia

Ethiopia

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.