CHINA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	731,387	12	183,342	+ 548,045
Stroke	2	572,318	1	2,043,210	- 1,470,892
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	511,621	50	8,719	+ 502,903
Coronary Heart Disease	4	480,738	2	1,771,525	- 1,290,788
Road Traffic Accidents	5	296,016	8	250,272	+ 45,744
Liver Disease	6	271,143	15	145,603	+ 125,540
Diabetes Mellitus	7	210,809	14	161,672	+ 49,137
Hypertension	8	206,619	7	301,183	- 94,564
Lung Disease	9	147,729	3	968,607	- 820,878
Malnutrition	10	147,243	44	12,995	+ 134,249
Birth Trauma	11	137,571	43	17,644	+ 119,927
Kidney Disease	12	128,945	11	192,302	- 63,357
Maternal Conditions	13	121,330	54	3,596	+ 117,733
Tuberculosis	14	121,303	32	34,802	+ 86,501
Other Injuries	15	120,535	25	54,087	+ 66,448
Low Birth Weight	16	118,541	40	21,631	+ 96,909
Malaria	17	97,543	75	0	+ 97,543
Congenital Anomalies	18	96,436	31	36,613	+ 59,824
Meningitis	19	90,275	51	5,704	+ 84,572
Violence	20	85,767	47	11,115	+ 74,652
Suicide	21	85,200	17	116,324	- 31,124
Asthma	22	72,787	39	23,147	+ 49,639
Breast Cancer	23	69,519	19	92,757	- 23,238
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	69,142	6	304,455	- 235,313
HIV/AIDS	25	68,644	34	28,746	+ 39,898
Falls	26	37,520	16	138,878	- 101,357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	32,820	30	37,723	- 4,903
Lymphomas	28	32,764	23	57,838	- 25,075
Leukemia	29	32,158	22	58,145	- 25,986
Cervical Cancer	30	29,567	27	51,650	- 22,082
Fires	31	29,432	48	10,498	+ 18,934
Inflammatory/Heart	32	27,424	33	29,954	- 2,530
Drownings	33	26,268	26	52,807	- 26,539
Poisonings	34	25,488	36	25,762	- 274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	25,240	9	248,388	- 223,148
Pertussis	36	19,995	64	484	+ 19,511
Parkinson's Disease	37	18,923	20	70,699	- 51,776
Epilepsy	38	18,189	46	11,365	+ 6,824
Oesophagus Cancer	39	18,084	10	242,891	- 224,807
Ovary Cancer	40	17,740	35	28,078	- 10,338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	17,123	21	65,350	- 48,227
Schistosomiasis	42	16,245	65	400	+ 15,845
Endocrine Disorders	43	15,904	37	25,613	- 9,709
Oral Cancer	44	15,851	24	54,695	- 38,845
Liver Cancer	45	15,450	13	180,952	- 165,502
Lung Cancers	46	13,768	4	714,311	- 700,543
Prostate Cancer	47	12,082	28	51,056	- 38,974
Stomach Cancer	48	10,780	5	398,439	- 387,659
Alcohol	49	10,153	42	19,071	- 8,918
Skin Disease	50	9,968	52	5,222	+ 4,746
Bladder Cancer	51	9,368	29	37,873	- 28,505
Tetanus	52	8,370	63	491	+ 7,878
Drug Use	53	8,077	38	24,214	- 16,137
Syphilis	54	7,768	58	1,824	+ 5,944
Appendicitis	55	6,997	60	1,468	+ 5,529
Skin Cancers	56	6,652	41	19,669	- 13,017
Hepatitis B	57	6,151	56	2,757	+ 3,394
Pancreas Cancer	58	4,364	18	111,537	- 107,172
Leishmaniasis	59	4,242	78	0	+ 4,242
Upper Respiratory	60	3,985	57	2,663	+ 1,322
Uterin Cancer	61	3,906	45	11,751	- 7,845
Encephalitis	62	3,469	55	2,796	+ 673
Measles	63	2,823	62	558	+ 2,265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2,658	49	10,108	- 7,451
Hepatitis C	65	1,429	66	86	+ 1,343
Other Neoplasms	66	1,357	53	4,374	- 3,017
Multiple Sclerosis	67	845	59	1,734	- 890
Ascariasis	68	407	68	34	+ 373
Otitis Media	69	389	69	15	+ 374
Chlamydia	70	230	67	55	+ 174
War	71	93	61	900	- 807
Diphtheria	72	73	71	11	+ 63
Dengue	73	15	70	12	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Eritrea

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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.