ETHIOPIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,957	4	36,530	+ 66,428
Violence	2	46,064	22	8,076	+ 37,988
Stroke	3	39,620	3	39,362	+ 258
Lung Disease	4	38,079	15	11,870	+ 26,209
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	25,756	1	59,931	- 34,175
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,563	5	31,564	- 13,001
Kidney Disease	7	16,337	13	12,103	+ 4,234
Hypertension	8	15,299	12	13,470	+ 1,829
Stomach Cancer	9	14,612	47	1,519	+ 13,093
Lung Cancers	10	12,552	38	2,202	+ 10,350
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,021	10	16,258	- 4,236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	10,450	31	3,755	+ 6,695
Breast Cancer	13	8,772	20	8,485	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	14	8,569	50	1,244	+ 7,325
Other Neoplasms	15	7,661	66	148	+ 7,513
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,083	11	15,638	- 8,555
HIV/AIDS	17	6,415	17	11,471	- 5,057
Lymphomas	18	6,223	33	3,590	+ 2,633
Liver Disease	19	5,800	8	27,270	- 21,470
Cervical Cancer	20	5,418	27	5,019	+ 399
Leukemia	21	5,279	30	4,222	+ 1,057
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,157	21	8,258	- 3,101
Low Birth Weight	23	5,009	7	28,020	- 23,011
Liver Cancer	24	4,936	42	1,730	+ 3,207
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,835	61	488	+ 4,347
Suicide	26	4,697	25	6,030	- 1,333
Malnutrition	27	4,490	19	8,643	- 4,153
Other Injuries	28	3,807	16	11,735	- 7,928
Falls	29	3,628	28	4,510	- 882
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,269	45	1,623	+ 1,646
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,178	39	2,168	+ 1,010
Tuberculosis	32	3,041	9	21,455	- 18,415
Ovary Cancer	33	2,683	36	2,424	+ 259
Skin Disease	34	2,634	53	904	+ 1,730
Skin Cancers	35	2,459	52	1,006	+ 1,452
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,997	40	1,839	+ 158
Oral Cancer	37	1,929	48	1,477	+ 453
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,787	2	44,361	- 42,574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,670	41	1,758	- 88
Drownings	40	1,647	35	3,133	- 1,485
Birth Trauma	41	1,550	6	31,107	- 29,557
Bladder Cancer	42	1,456	51	1,080	+ 376
Epilepsy	43	1,428	44	1,625	- 197
Drug Use	44	1,175	60	513	+ 662
Uterin Cancer	45	1,011	62	421	+ 590
Maternal Conditions	46	942	18	8,887	- 7,945
Parkinson's Disease	47	916	46	1,578	- 662
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	796	81	0	+ 796
War	49	621	64	281	+ 341
Meningitis	50	583	14	12,019	- 11,436
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	579	65	221	+ 358
Appendicitis	52	509	58	677	- 169
Chagas disease	53	486	78	0	+ 486
Asthma	54	457	29	4,484	- 4,026
Dengue	55	319	73	20	+ 298
Fires	56	303	34	3,255	- 2,952
Anemia	57	240	83	0	+ 240
Osteoarthritis	58	160	80	0	+ 160
Hepatitis C	59	155	69	115	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	60	149	70	61	+ 88
Poisonings	61	145	32	3,668	- 3,523
Hepatitis B	62	121	56	742	- 621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	91	49	1,339	- 1,249
Encephalitis	64	90	63	386	- 295
Syphilis	65	72	43	1,699	- 1,627
Upper Respiratory	66	64	57	709	- 645
Malaria	67	62	26	5,626	- 5,564
Alcohol	68	55	55	750	- 695
Pertussis	69	43	23	6,896	- 6,853
Schizophrenia	70	42	86	0	+ 42
Tetanus	71	34	37	2,203	- 2,169
Leprosy	72	20	79	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	73	18	71	39	- 21
Leishmaniasis	74	18	59	579	- 561
Oral conditions	75	17	82	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	76	11	68	130	- 118
Schistosomiasis	77	1	54	839	- 838
Measles	78	1	24	6,324	- 6,323
Hookworm Disease	79	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	67	146	- 145
Chlamydia	81	0	72	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Colombia

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.