GERMANY VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,448	9	20,712	+ 22,735
Stroke	2	33,998	3	49,794	- 15,795
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	30,393	32	3,830	+ 26,562
Coronary Heart Disease	4	28,558	1	147,055	- 118,497
Road Traffic Accidents	5	17,585	34	3,160	+ 14,425
Liver Disease	6	16,107	15	15,194	+ 913
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,523	13	15,560	- 3,037
Hypertension	8	12,274	6	26,796	- 14,521
Lung Disease	9	8,776	5	42,797	- 34,021
Malnutrition	10	8,747	50	450	+ 8,297
Birth Trauma	11	8,172	57	239	+ 7,933
Kidney Disease	12	7,660	8	22,770	- 15,111
Maternal Conditions	13	7,208	64	38	+ 7,169
Tuberculosis	14	7,206	56	281	+ 6,925
Other Injuries	15	7,160	23	8,248	- 1,088
Low Birth Weight	16	7,042	45	770	+ 6,272
Malaria	17	5,794	79	0	+ 5,794
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,729	36	2,291	+ 3,437
Meningitis	19	5,363	60	168	+ 5,195
Violence	20	5,095	46	769	+ 4,326
Suicide	21	5,061	19	10,284	- 5,223
Asthma	22	4,324	44	924	+ 3,399
Breast Cancer	23	4,130	10	18,842	- 14,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,107	2	51,168	- 47,061
HIV/AIDS	25	4,078	54	345	+ 3,732
Falls	26	2,229	14	15,325	- 13,096
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,950	38	2,166	- 216
Lymphomas	28	1,946	17	12,249	- 10,303
Leukemia	29	1,910	22	8,737	- 6,827
Cervical Cancer	30	1,756	39	2,131	- 375
Fires	31	1,748	53	359	+ 1,390
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,629	21	8,891	- 7,262
Drownings	33	1,560	49	459	+ 1,102
Poisonings	34	1,514	58	216	+ 1,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,499	7	26,026	- 24,526
Pertussis	36	1,188	69	2	+ 1,185
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,124	16	12,594	- 11,470
Epilepsy	38	1,080	35	3,091	- 2,011
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,074	27	6,212	- 5,138
Ovary Cancer	40	1,054	30	5,192	- 4,139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,017	33	3,615	- 2,598
Schistosomiasis	42	965	73	1	+ 964
Endocrine Disorders	43	945	18	10,677	- 9,732
Oral Cancer	44	942	29	6,023	- 5,081
Liver Cancer	45	918	25	8,057	- 7,140
Lung Cancers	46	818	4	46,560	- 45,742
Prostate Cancer	47	718	12	16,487	- 15,769
Stomach Cancer	48	640	20	9,658	- 9,017
Alcohol	49	603	26	6,257	- 5,654
Skin Disease	50	592	42	1,543	- 951
Bladder Cancer	51	556	28	6,193	- 5,636
Tetanus	52	497	75	1	+ 497
Drug Use	53	480	40	1,930	- 1,450
Syphilis	54	461	68	6	+ 456
Appendicitis	55	416	62	129	+ 287
Skin Cancers	56	395	31	4,055	- 3,660
Hepatitis B	57	365	59	182	+ 184
Pancreas Cancer	58	259	11	17,971	- 17,712
Leishmaniasis	59	252	72	1	+ 251
Upper Respiratory	60	237	61	138	+ 98
Uterin Cancer	61	232	37	2,231	- 1,999
Encephalitis	62	206	67	8	+ 199
Measles	63	168	70	2	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	158	47	543	- 385
Hepatitis C	65	85	48	507	- 422
Other Neoplasms	66	81	24	8,161	- 8,080
Multiple Sclerosis	67	50	41	1,571	- 1,521
Ascariasis	68	24	81	0	+ 24
Otitis Media	69	23	65	16	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	14	85	0	+ 14
War	71	6	66	10	- 5
Diphtheria	72	4	77	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.