ETHIOPIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,010	4	36,530	+ 69,480
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	103,554	21	8,258	+ 95,296
Lung Disease	3	87,062	15	11,870	+ 75,192
Lung Cancers	4	73,856	38	2,202	+ 71,654
Stroke	5	72,687	3	39,362	+ 33,325
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	44,528	1	59,931	- 15,402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	42,608	31	3,755	+ 38,853
Prostate Cancer	8	29,373	50	1,244	+ 28,129
Breast Cancer	9	25,780	20	8,485	+ 17,295
Diabetes Mellitus	10	25,481	10	16,258	+ 9,223
Pancreas Cancer	11	21,751	61	488	+ 21,263
Kidney Disease	12	18,076	13	12,103	+ 5,973
Lymphomas	13	14,482	33	3,590	+ 10,892
Liver Disease	14	13,736	8	27,270	- 13,534
Hypertension	15	12,751	12	13,470	- 719
Suicide	16	12,252	25	6,030	+ 6,222
Parkinson's Disease	17	11,909	46	1,578	+ 10,331
Alcohol	18	11,876	55	750	+ 11,127
Endocrine Disorders	19	11,404	45	1,623	+ 9,781
Leukemia	20	11,083	30	4,222	+ 6,860
Bladder Cancer	21	10,825	51	1,080	+ 9,745
Falls	22	10,732	28	4,510	+ 6,221
Stomach Cancer	23	9,608	47	1,519	+ 8,090
Oesophagus Cancer	24	9,458	40	1,839	+ 7,619
Liver Cancer	25	9,217	42	1,730	+ 7,488
Skin Cancers	26	7,710	52	1,006	+ 6,704
Other Neoplasms	27	7,501	66	148	+ 7,354
Oral Cancer	28	7,357	48	1,477	+ 5,880
Ovary Cancer	29	7,285	36	2,424	+ 4,862
Other Injuries	30	6,890	16	11,735	- 4,845
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5,645	39	2,168	+ 3,477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,292	41	1,758	+ 2,533
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,237	5	31,564	- 27,328
Drug Use	34	3,906	60	513	+ 3,393
Uterin Cancer	35	3,088	62	421	+ 2,667
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,039	11	15,638	- 12,598
Cervical Cancer	37	3,031	27	5,019	- 1,988
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,869	2	44,361	- 41,492
Multiple Sclerosis	39	2,619	70	61	+ 2,558
Epilepsy	40	2,481	44	1,625	+ 856
Low Birth Weight	41	2,311	7	28,020	- 25,709
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,914	49	1,339	+ 574
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,677	65	221	+ 1,456
Asthma	44	1,634	29	4,484	- 2,850
Skin Disease	45	1,566	53	904	+ 662
Anemia	46	1,450	83	0	+ 1,450
Violence	47	1,251	22	8,076	- 6,825
Schizophrenia	48	1,126	86	0	+ 1,126
Fires	49	1,048	34	3,255	- 2,206
Drownings	50	739	35	3,133	- 2,394
Osteoarthritis	51	504	80	0	+ 504
Meningitis	52	495	14	12,019	- 11,524
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	487	81	0	+ 487
Appendicitis	54	456	58	677	- 222
HIV/AIDS	55	447	17	11,471	- 11,024
Birth Trauma	56	422	6	31,107	- 30,685
Tuberculosis	57	308	9	21,455	- 21,147
Upper Respiratory	58	304	57	709	- 405
Malnutrition	59	278	19	8,643	- 8,365
Hepatitis C	60	170	69	115	+ 56
Hepatitis B	61	120	56	742	- 622
Poisonings	62	110	32	3,668	- 3,558
Oral conditions	63	82	82	0	+ 82
Maternal Conditions	64	45	18	8,887	- 8,842
Otitis Media	65	35	71	39	- 4
War	66	12	64	281	- 269
Encephalitis	67	11	63	386	- 374
Tetanus	68	8	37	2,203	- 2,195
Chlamydia	69	7	72	21	- 14
Syphilis	70	6	43	1,699	- 1,693
Measles	71	6	24	6,324	- 6,318
Pertussis	72	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Diphtheria	73	0	67	146	- 146
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Malaria	79	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	130	- 130
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Denmark

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.