ETHIOPIA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	61,231	1	59,931	+ 1,301
Stroke	2	47,914	3	39,362	+ 8,553
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	42,833	2	44,361	- 1,528
Coronary Heart Disease	4	40,247	4	36,530	+ 3,717
Road Traffic Accidents	5	24,782	5	31,564	- 6,782
Liver Disease	6	22,700	8	27,270	- 4,570
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,649	10	16,258	+ 1,391
Hypertension	8	17,298	12	13,470	+ 3,828
Lung Disease	9	12,368	15	11,870	+ 498
Malnutrition	10	12,327	19	8,643	+ 3,684
Birth Trauma	11	11,517	6	31,107	- 19,590
Kidney Disease	12	10,795	13	12,103	- 1,308
Maternal Conditions	13	10,158	18	8,887	+ 1,271
Tuberculosis	14	10,155	9	21,455	- 11,300
Other Injuries	15	10,091	16	11,735	- 1,643
Low Birth Weight	16	9,924	7	28,020	- 18,096
Malaria	17	8,166	26	5,626	+ 2,540
Congenital Anomalies	18	8,074	11	15,638	- 7,564
Meningitis	19	7,558	14	12,019	- 4,461
Violence	20	7,180	22	8,076	- 896
Suicide	21	7,133	25	6,030	+ 1,103
Asthma	22	6,094	29	4,484	+ 1,610
Breast Cancer	23	5,820	20	8,485	- 2,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	5,789	21	8,258	- 2,469
HIV/AIDS	25	5,747	17	11,471	- 5,725
Falls	26	3,141	28	4,510	- 1,369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,748	41	1,758	+ 990
Lymphomas	28	2,743	33	3,590	- 847
Leukemia	29	2,692	30	4,222	- 1,530
Cervical Cancer	30	2,475	27	5,019	- 2,543
Fires	31	2,464	34	3,255	- 791
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,296	39	2,168	+ 127
Drownings	33	2,199	35	3,133	- 934
Poisonings	34	2,134	32	3,668	- 1,535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,113	31	3,755	- 1,641
Pertussis	36	1,674	23	6,896	- 5,222
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,584	46	1,578	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	1,523	44	1,625	- 102
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,514	40	1,839	- 325
Ovary Cancer	40	1,485	36	2,424	- 939
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,434	49	1,339	+ 94
Schistosomiasis	42	1,360	54	839	+ 521
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,331	45	1,623	- 291
Oral Cancer	44	1,327	48	1,477	- 150
Liver Cancer	45	1,293	42	1,730	- 436
Lung Cancers	46	1,153	38	2,202	- 1,049
Prostate Cancer	47	1,012	50	1,244	- 233
Stomach Cancer	48	902	47	1,519	- 616
Alcohol	49	850	55	750	+ 100
Skin Disease	50	835	53	904	- 69
Bladder Cancer	51	784	51	1,080	- 296
Tetanus	52	701	37	2,203	- 1,502
Drug Use	53	676	60	513	+ 163
Syphilis	54	650	43	1,699	- 1,049
Appendicitis	55	586	58	677	- 92
Skin Cancers	56	557	52	1,006	- 449
Hepatitis B	57	515	56	742	- 227
Pancreas Cancer	58	365	61	488	- 122
Leishmaniasis	59	355	59	579	- 223
Upper Respiratory	60	334	57	709	- 375
Uterin Cancer	61	327	62	421	- 94
Encephalitis	62	290	63	386	- 95
Measles	63	236	24	6,324	- 6,088
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	222	65	221	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	120	69	115	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	114	66	148	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	67	71	70	61	+ 10
Ascariasis	68	34	68	130	- 96
Otitis Media	69	33	71	39	- 6
Chlamydia	70	19	72	21	- 2
War	71	8	64	281	- 273
Diphtheria	72	6	67	146	- 140
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 19
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Eritrea

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.