ETHIOPIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	171,056	3	39,362	+ 131,695
Coronary Heart Disease	2	148,311	4	36,530	+ 111,781
Lung Disease	3	81,091	15	11,870	+ 69,221
Lung Cancers	4	59,802	38	2,202	+ 57,600
Stomach Cancer	5	33,357	47	1,519	+ 31,838
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	25,489	21	8,258	+ 17,231
Hypertension	7	25,215	12	13,470	+ 11,745
Road Traffic Accidents	8	20,953	5	31,564	- 10,612
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	20,795	31	3,755	+ 17,040
Oesophagus Cancer	10	20,335	40	1,839	+ 18,496
Kidney Disease	11	16,099	13	12,103	+ 3,996
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	15,349	1	59,931	- 44,581
Liver Cancer	13	15,149	42	1,730	+ 13,419
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,535	10	16,258	- 2,723
Liver Disease	15	12,190	8	27,270	- 15,081
Falls	16	11,627	28	4,510	+ 7,117
Suicide	17	9,739	25	6,030	+ 3,708
Pancreas Cancer	18	9,338	61	488	+ 8,850
Breast Cancer	19	7,766	20	8,485	- 720
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,919	46	1,578	+ 4,341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	5,471	49	1,339	+ 4,132
Leukemia	22	4,868	30	4,222	+ 645
Lymphomas	23	4,842	33	3,590	+ 1,252
Oral Cancer	24	4,579	48	1,477	+ 3,103
Other Injuries	25	4,528	16	11,735	- 7,206
Drownings	26	4,421	35	3,133	+ 1,288
Cervical Cancer	27	4,324	27	5,019	- 695
Prostate Cancer	28	4,274	50	1,244	+ 3,030
Bladder Cancer	29	3,171	51	1,080	+ 2,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,158	41	1,758	+ 1,400
Congenital Anomalies	31	3,065	11	15,638	- 12,572
Tuberculosis	32	2,914	9	21,455	- 18,541
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,508	39	2,168	+ 339
HIV/AIDS	34	2,407	17	11,471	- 9,065
Ovary Cancer	35	2,351	36	2,424	- 73
Poisonings	36	2,157	32	3,668	- 1,512
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,144	45	1,623	+ 521
Drug Use	38	2,027	60	513	+ 1,514
Asthma	39	1,938	29	4,484	- 2,546
Low Birth Weight	40	1,811	7	28,020	- 26,210
Skin Cancers	41	1,647	52	1,006	+ 640
Alcohol	42	1,597	55	750	+ 847
Birth Trauma	43	1,477	6	31,107	- 29,630
Malnutrition	44	1,088	19	8,643	- 7,555
Uterin Cancer	45	984	62	421	+ 563
Epilepsy	46	951	44	1,625	- 674
Violence	47	931	22	8,076	- 7,145
Fires	48	879	34	3,255	- 2,376
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	846	65	221	+ 626
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	730	2	44,361	- 43,631
Meningitis	51	477	14	12,019	- 11,542
Skin Disease	52	437	53	904	- 467
Other Neoplasms	53	366	66	148	+ 218
Maternal Conditions	54	301	18	8,887	- 8,586
Encephalitis	55	234	63	386	- 152
Hepatitis B	56	231	56	742	- 511
Upper Respiratory	57	223	57	709	- 486
Syphilis	58	153	43	1,699	- 1,547
Multiple Sclerosis	59	145	70	61	+ 84
Appendicitis	60	123	58	677	- 555
War	61	75	64	281	- 205
Measles	62	47	24	6,324	- 6,278
Tetanus	63	41	37	2,203	- 2,161
Pertussis	64	40	23	6,896	- 6,856
Schistosomiasis	65	33	54	839	- 806
Hepatitis C	66	7	69	115	- 107
Chlamydia	67	5	72	21	- 16
Ascariasis	68	3	68	130	- 127
Otitis Media	69	1	71	39	- 38
Dengue	70	1	73	20	- 19
Diphtheria	71	1	67	146	- 145
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	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.