ETHIOPIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,427	4	36,530	+ 85,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	94,638	21	8,258	+ 86,380
Lung Cancers	3	63,979	38	2,202	+ 61,777
Lung Disease	4	43,430	15	11,870	+ 31,560
Stroke	5	43,267	3	39,362	+ 3,905
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	29,491	31	3,755	+ 25,737
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	22,709	1	59,931	- 37,221
Breast Cancer	8	18,060	20	8,485	+ 9,575
Diabetes Mellitus	9	17,472	10	16,258	+ 1,215
Lymphomas	10	15,726	33	3,590	+ 12,136
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,455	61	488	+ 14,967
Falls	12	14,757	28	4,510	+ 10,247
Prostate Cancer	13	14,396	50	1,244	+ 13,151
Kidney Disease	14	13,989	13	12,103	+ 1,886
Suicide	15	13,496	25	6,030	+ 7,466
Drug Use	16	11,264	60	513	+ 10,751
Liver Disease	17	11,073	8	27,270	- 16,197
Parkinson's Disease	18	10,264	46	1,578	+ 8,686
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,878	45	1,623	+ 8,255
Liver Cancer	20	9,512	42	1,730	+ 7,782
Leukemia	21	9,467	30	4,222	+ 5,245
Hypertension	22	7,831	12	13,470	- 5,639
Bladder Cancer	23	7,702	51	1,080	+ 6,623
Other Injuries	24	7,311	16	11,735	- 4,424
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,814	40	1,839	+ 4,975
Stomach Cancer	26	6,654	47	1,519	+ 5,135
Inflammatory/Heart	27	6,294	39	2,168	+ 4,126
Road Traffic Accidents	28	6,105	5	31,564	- 25,460
Ovary Cancer	29	5,812	36	2,424	+ 3,389
Skin Cancers	30	5,367	52	1,006	+ 4,361
Other Neoplasms	31	5,129	66	148	+ 4,981
Oral Cancer	32	4,865	48	1,477	+ 3,388
Alcohol	33	4,556	55	750	+ 3,806
Uterin Cancer	34	3,615	62	421	+ 3,193
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,304	11	15,638	- 12,334
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,568	2	44,361	- 41,793
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,115	70	61	+ 2,054
Skin Disease	38	2,075	53	904	+ 1,171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,943	49	1,339	+ 604
Violence	40	1,849	22	8,076	- 6,227
Cervical Cancer	41	1,766	27	5,019	- 3,252
Low Birth Weight	42	1,691	7	28,020	- 26,329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,351	41	1,758	- 407
Epilepsy	44	1,174	44	1,625	- 451
Hepatitis C	45	1,109	69	115	+ 995
Anemia	46	1,048	83	0	+ 1,048
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	985	65	221	+ 765
Drownings	48	865	35	3,133	- 2,268
Asthma	49	801	29	4,484	- 3,683
Birth Trauma	50	589	6	31,107	- 30,518
Malnutrition	51	588	19	8,643	- 8,055
Fires	52	588	34	3,255	- 2,667
HIV/AIDS	53	498	17	11,471	- 10,974
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	436	81	0	+ 436
Osteoarthritis	55	424	80	0	+ 424
Poisonings	56	371	32	3,668	- 3,297
Schizophrenia	57	362	86	0	+ 362
Tuberculosis	58	298	9	21,455	- 21,157
Meningitis	59	209	14	12,019	- 11,810
Hepatitis B	60	201	56	742	- 540
Oral conditions	61	155	82	0	+ 155
Appendicitis	62	151	58	677	- 527
Upper Respiratory	63	143	57	709	- 566
Maternal Conditions	64	138	18	8,887	- 8,749
War	65	64	64	281	- 216
Otitis Media	66	23	71	39	- 16
Syphilis	67	16	43	1,699	- 1,683
Encephalitis	68	9	63	386	- 376
Pertussis	69	2	23	6,896	- 6,894
Chagas disease	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	37	2,203	- 2,201
Dengue	72	1	73	20	- 19
Diphtheria	73	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	74	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	839	- 839
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	130	- 130
Chlamydia	83	0	72	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.