ETHIOPIA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,143	4	36,530	+ 57,613
Lung Disease	2	70,286	15	11,870	+ 58,416
Stroke	3	48,282	3	39,362	+ 8,921
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,734	1	59,931	- 36,197
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,699	2	44,361	- 21,662
Liver Disease	6	22,187	8	27,270	- 5,083
Diabetes Mellitus	7	21,971	10	16,258	+ 5,714
Kidney Disease	8	19,919	13	12,103	+ 7,816
Tuberculosis	9	18,463	9	21,455	- 2,992
Road Traffic Accidents	10	16,548	5	31,564	- 15,016
Stomach Cancer	11	15,831	47	1,519	+ 14,313
Falls	12	14,867	28	4,510	+ 10,357
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	14,010	21	8,258	+ 5,752
Low Birth Weight	14	10,618	7	28,020	- 17,402
Asthma	15	10,420	29	4,484	+ 5,937
Hypertension	16	10,256	12	13,470	- 3,214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,058	49	1,339	+ 7,718
HIV/AIDS	18	7,773	17	11,471	- 3,698
Birth Trauma	19	6,870	6	31,107	- 24,237
Congenital Anomalies	20	6,737	11	15,638	- 8,901
Lung Cancers	21	5,902	38	2,202	+ 3,700
Oesophagus Cancer	22	5,864	40	1,839	+ 4,025
Oral Cancer	23	5,769	48	1,477	+ 4,292
Other Injuries	24	5,712	16	11,735	- 6,023
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,176	41	1,758	+ 3,418
Suicide	26	4,709	25	6,030	- 1,321
Liver Cancer	27	4,680	42	1,730	+ 2,950
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,210	46	1,578	+ 2,632
Cervical Cancer	29	4,084	27	5,019	- 934
Encephalitis	30	3,756	63	386	+ 3,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,239	31	3,755	- 516
Drownings	32	2,722	35	3,133	- 411
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,674	61	488	+ 2,186
Leukemia	34	2,487	30	4,222	- 1,735
Violence	35	2,455	22	8,076	- 5,621
Meningitis	36	2,308	14	12,019	- 9,711
Ovary Cancer	37	1,910	36	2,424	- 514
Epilepsy	38	1,850	44	1,625	+ 225
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,469	45	1,623	- 153
Syphilis	40	1,424	43	1,699	- 275
Skin Cancers	41	1,237	52	1,006	+ 231
Maternal Conditions	42	1,226	18	8,887	- 7,661
Breast Cancer	43	1,061	20	8,485	- 7,424
Fires	44	1,055	34	3,255	- 2,200
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,027	39	2,168	- 1,141
Skin Disease	46	974	53	904	+ 71
Drug Use	47	919	60	513	+ 406
Bladder Cancer	48	870	51	1,080	- 210
Alcohol	49	801	55	750	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	712	65	221	+ 492
Appendicitis	51	674	58	677	- 4
Lymphomas	52	649	33	3,590	- 2,941
Hepatitis B	53	543	56	742	- 199
Malnutrition	54	464	19	8,643	- 8,179
Prostate Cancer	55	454	50	1,244	- 791
Dengue	56	445	73	20	+ 424
Other Neoplasms	57	288	66	148	+ 140
Measles	58	275	24	6,324	- 6,049
Poisonings	59	255	32	3,668	- 3,414
Tetanus	60	185	37	2,203	- 2,017
Upper Respiratory	61	137	57	709	- 572
Multiple Sclerosis	62	134	70	61	+ 73
Pertussis	63	127	23	6,896	- 6,769
Hepatitis C	64	124	69	115	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	65	123	59	579	- 455
Ascariasis	66	24	68	130	- 106
Chlamydia	67	13	72	21	- 8
War	68	12	64	281	- 269
Otitis Media	69	7	71	39	- 32
Diphtheria	70	3	67	146	- 143
Uterin Cancer	71	0	62	421	- 421
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	76	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.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.