ETHIOPIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	109,746	1	59,931	+ 49,815
Tuberculosis	2	98,678	9	21,455	+ 77,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	98,261	2	44,361	+ 53,900
HIV/AIDS	4	78,726	17	11,471	+ 67,254
Stroke	5	68,890	3	39,362	+ 29,528
Malaria	6	68,798	26	5,626	+ 63,172
Coronary Heart Disease	7	60,837	4	36,530	+ 24,307
Low Birth Weight	8	46,736	7	28,020	+ 18,716
Birth Trauma	9	45,977	6	31,107	+ 14,871
Road Traffic Accidents	10	37,549	5	31,564	+ 5,984
Measles	11	34,093	24	6,324	+ 27,769
Hypertension	12	26,270	12	13,470	+ 12,800
Maternal Conditions	13	24,637	18	8,887	+ 15,750
Liver Disease	14	24,195	8	27,270	- 3,076
Diabetes Mellitus	15	23,943	10	16,258	+ 7,686
Meningitis	16	21,287	14	12,019	+ 9,268
Violence	17	21,158	22	8,076	+ 13,082
Lung Disease	18	20,058	15	11,870	+ 8,187
Congenital Anomalies	19	16,270	11	15,638	+ 632
Asthma	20	15,960	29	4,484	+ 11,477
Kidney Disease	21	14,898	13	12,103	+ 2,795
Malnutrition	22	14,490	19	8,643	+ 5,847
Other Injuries	23	13,018	16	11,735	+ 1,284
Suicide	24	12,271	25	6,030	+ 6,241
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,874	45	1,623	+ 7,251
Breast Cancer	26	7,221	20	8,485	- 1,264
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	6,654	41	1,758	+ 4,896
War	28	6,577	64	281	+ 6,297
Tetanus	29	5,881	37	2,203	+ 3,678
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,661	39	2,168	+ 3,493
Pertussis	31	5,563	23	6,896	- 1,333
Cervical Cancer	32	4,827	27	5,019	- 192
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,277	21	8,258	- 3,980
Drownings	34	4,243	35	3,133	+ 1,110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,067	49	1,339	+ 2,728
Falls	36	3,803	28	4,510	- 707
Schistosomiasis	37	3,550	54	839	+ 2,711
Prostate Cancer	38	3,280	50	1,244	+ 2,036
Fires	39	2,975	34	3,255	- 280
Poisonings	40	2,811	32	3,668	- 857
Syphilis	41	2,519	43	1,699	+ 820
Lymphomas	42	2,496	33	3,590	- 1,093
Epilepsy	43	2,492	44	1,625	+ 867
Liver Cancer	44	2,447	42	1,730	+ 717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	2,443	31	3,755	- 1,311
Oral Cancer	46	1,910	48	1,477	+ 433
Leukemia	47	1,849	30	4,222	- 2,373
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,410	46	1,578	- 168
Stomach Cancer	49	1,374	47	1,519	- 145
Ovary Cancer	50	1,343	36	2,424	- 1,081
Appendicitis	51	1,297	58	677	+ 619
Alcohol	52	1,295	55	750	+ 546
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,010	40	1,839	- 828
Skin Disease	54	1,010	53	904	+ 106
Lung Cancers	55	982	38	2,202	- 1,220
Leishmaniasis	56	955	59	579	+ 376
Drug Use	57	920	60	513	+ 407
Skin Cancers	58	898	52	1,006	- 108
Trypanosomiasis	59	832	77	0	+ 832
Pancreas Cancer	60	768	61	488	+ 280
Hepatitis B	61	692	56	742	- 50
Encephalitis	62	587	63	386	+ 202
Upper Respiratory	63	512	57	709	- 197
Bladder Cancer	64	489	51	1,080	- 591
Uterin Cancer	65	410	62	421	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	315	65	221	+ 95
Diphtheria	67	223	67	146	+ 77
Otitis Media	68	130	71	39	+ 91
Hepatitis C	69	118	69	115	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	70	101	66	148	- 47
Ascariasis	71	100	68	130	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	72	80	70	61	+ 19
Chlamydia	73	39	72	21	+ 18
Dengue	74	1	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Central Africa

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.