ETHIOPIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	151,242	4	36,530	+ 114,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	93,196	21	8,258	+ 84,938
Stroke	3	73,317	3	39,362	+ 33,955
Lung Cancers	4	67,075	38	2,202	+ 64,873
Lung Disease	5	63,721	15	11,870	+ 51,851
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	56,192	1	59,931	- 3,739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	32,946	31	3,755	+ 29,192
Kidney Disease	8	29,215	13	12,103	+ 17,112
Breast Cancer	9	25,603	20	8,485	+ 17,118
Suicide	10	20,894	25	6,030	+ 14,864
Other Injuries	11	19,858	16	11,735	+ 8,123
Other Neoplasms	12	18,089	66	148	+ 17,941
Prostate Cancer	13	18,057	50	1,244	+ 16,813
Pancreas Cancer	14	17,909	61	488	+ 17,421
Falls	15	17,376	28	4,510	+ 12,866
Lymphomas	16	15,364	33	3,590	+ 11,774
Liver Disease	17	14,181	8	27,270	- 13,089
Endocrine Disorders	18	14,170	45	1,623	+ 12,547
Parkinson's Disease	19	13,635	46	1,578	+ 12,057
Diabetes Mellitus	20	12,563	10	16,258	- 3,694
Leukemia	21	11,871	30	4,222	+ 7,648
Bladder Cancer	22	10,674	51	1,080	+ 9,595
Inflammatory/Heart	23	10,496	39	2,168	+ 8,328
Liver Cancer	24	9,657	42	1,730	+ 7,927
Oesophagus Cancer	25	8,890	40	1,839	+ 7,051
Stomach Cancer	26	8,543	47	1,519	+ 7,024
Hypertension	27	7,320	12	13,470	- 6,150
Oral Cancer	28	6,678	48	1,477	+ 5,201
Road Traffic Accidents	29	6,592	5	31,564	- 24,972
Ovary Cancer	30	6,459	36	2,424	+ 4,035
Skin Cancers	31	5,169	52	1,006	+ 4,163
Alcohol	32	4,945	55	750	+ 4,195
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	4,134	2	44,361	- 40,227
Uterin Cancer	34	3,802	62	421	+ 3,381
Skin Disease	35	3,756	53	904	+ 2,852
Epilepsy	36	3,442	44	1,625	+ 1,817
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,898	49	1,339	+ 1,559
Malnutrition	38	2,877	19	8,643	- 5,766
Drug Use	39	2,845	60	513	+ 2,332
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,790	11	15,638	- 12,848
Cervical Cancer	41	2,403	27	5,019	- 2,616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,104	41	1,758	+ 346
Anemia	43	1,969	83	0	+ 1,969
Violence	44	1,480	22	8,076	- 6,596
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,454	70	61	+ 1,393
Asthma	46	1,264	29	4,484	- 3,220
Drownings	47	779	35	3,133	- 2,354
Fires	48	742	34	3,255	- 2,513
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	718	65	221	+ 498
Low Birth Weight	50	690	7	28,020	- 27,331
Osteoarthritis	51	579	80	0	+ 579
Hepatitis C	52	525	69	115	+ 410
Birth Trauma	53	465	6	31,107	- 30,642
Tuberculosis	54	451	9	21,455	- 21,004
Poisonings	55	407	32	3,668	- 3,261
Schizophrenia	56	391	86	0	+ 391
HIV/AIDS	57	357	17	11,471	- 11,114
Meningitis	58	282	14	12,019	- 11,737
Upper Respiratory	59	218	57	709	- 491
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	198	81	0	+ 198
Oral conditions	61	188	82	0	+ 188
Appendicitis	62	165	58	677	- 512
Hepatitis B	63	164	56	742	- 578
Maternal Conditions	64	59	18	8,887	- 8,827
Otitis Media	65	18	71	39	- 21
Encephalitis	66	13	63	386	- 373
War	67	12	64	281	- 269
Pertussis	68	9	23	6,896	- 6,888
Diphtheria	69	0	67	146	- 146
Syphilis	70	0	43	1,699	- 1,699
Chlamydia	71	0	72	21	- 21
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Measles	79	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	83	0	73	20	- 20
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

Belgium

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.