GREECE VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,403	3	8,282	- 2,879
Stroke	2	4,228	2	14,077	- 9,849
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,780	44	95	+ 3,685
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,551	1	21,124	- 17,573
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,187	22	870	+ 1,317
Liver Disease	6	2,003	23	809	+ 1,194
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,557	20	1,266	+ 292
Hypertension	8	1,526	9	2,922	- 1,396
Lung Disease	9	1,091	5	5,526	- 4,435
Malnutrition	10	1,088	66	1	+ 1,087
Birth Trauma	11	1,016	57	17	+ 999
Kidney Disease	12	953	6	4,759	- 3,806
Maternal Conditions	13	896	61	2	+ 894
Tuberculosis	14	896	46	66	+ 830
Other Injuries	15	890	17	1,453	- 563
Low Birth Weight	16	876	41	127	+ 749
Malaria	17	721	78	0	+ 721
Congenital Anomalies	18	712	38	174	+ 538
Meningitis	19	667	53	33	+ 634
Violence	20	634	42	104	+ 530
Suicide	21	629	28	533	+ 97
Asthma	22	538	55	27	+ 510
Breast Cancer	23	514	11	2,520	- 2,007
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	511	7	3,940	- 3,429
HIV/AIDS	25	507	50	47	+ 460
Falls	26	277	21	1,245	- 968
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	242	26	611	- 368
Lymphomas	28	242	19	1,268	- 1,026
Leukemia	29	238	18	1,354	- 1,116
Cervical Cancer	30	218	36	243	- 25
Fires	31	217	39	146	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	32	203	24	725	- 522
Drownings	33	194	32	435	- 241
Poisonings	34	188	56	19	+ 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	186	8	3,264	- 3,077
Pertussis	36	148	69	0	+ 148
Parkinson's Disease	37	140	10	2,646	- 2,506
Epilepsy	38	134	34	249	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	39	134	35	246	- 112
Ovary Cancer	40	131	27	557	- 426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	126	43	100	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	42	120	75	0	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	43	117	29	526	- 408
Oral Cancer	44	117	30	440	- 323
Liver Cancer	45	114	14	1,566	- 1,451
Lung Cancers	46	102	4	7,355	- 7,254
Prostate Cancer	47	89	12	2,023	- 1,934
Stomach Cancer	48	80	16	1,535	- 1,456
Alcohol	49	75	49	50	+ 25
Skin Disease	50	74	47	56	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	51	69	15	1,551	- 1,481
Tetanus	52	62	62	2	+ 60
Drug Use	53	60	37	193	- 134
Syphilis	54	57	65	1	+ 56
Appendicitis	55	52	58	9	+ 42
Skin Cancers	56	49	31	438	- 389
Hepatitis B	57	45	48	56	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	58	32	13	1,904	- 1,872
Leishmaniasis	59	31	60	4	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	60	29	59	8	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	61	29	33	373	- 344
Encephalitis	62	26	67	1	+ 25
Measles	63	21	68	0	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	45	67	- 47
Hepatitis C	65	11	52	38	- 28
Other Neoplasms	66	10	25	679	- 668
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	40	135	- 129
Ascariasis	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
War	71	1	64	1	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Eritrea

Greece

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.