ITALY VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,488	9	16,339	+ 15,150
Stroke	2	24,640	2	62,633	- 37,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,027	36	1,622	+ 20,405
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,697	1	97,116	- 76,419
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,744	30	3,221	+ 9,524
Liver Disease	6	11,674	23	5,559	+ 6,114
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,076	8	19,836	- 10,760
Hypertension	8	8,896	6	29,931	- 21,036
Lung Disease	9	6,360	5	32,382	- 26,022
Malnutrition	10	6,339	41	775	+ 5,564
Birth Trauma	11	5,923	59	140	+ 5,783
Kidney Disease	12	5,551	11	12,726	- 7,174
Maternal Conditions	13	5,224	67	6	+ 5,218
Tuberculosis	14	5,222	53	336	+ 4,886
Other Injuries	15	5,189	12	12,112	- 6,923
Low Birth Weight	16	5,104	51	357	+ 4,746
Malaria	17	4,200	79	0	+ 4,200
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,152	37	1,443	+ 2,709
Meningitis	19	3,887	60	128	+ 3,759
Violence	20	3,693	50	409	+ 3,284
Suicide	21	3,668	26	4,042	- 374
Asthma	22	3,134	47	494	+ 2,640
Breast Cancer	23	2,993	10	13,868	- 10,875
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,977	3	41,445	- 38,468
HIV/AIDS	25	2,955	46	520	+ 2,435
Falls	26	1,615	25	4,222	- 2,607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,413	43	690	+ 723
Lymphomas	28	1,411	16	9,670	- 8,260
Leukemia	29	1,385	21	6,728	- 5,344
Cervical Cancer	30	1,273	40	1,154	+ 119
Fires	31	1,267	56	271	+ 996
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,181	24	5,531	- 4,350
Drownings	33	1,131	52	344	+ 787
Poisonings	34	1,097	58	154	+ 943
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,087	7	21,254	- 20,167
Pertussis	36	861	73	1	+ 860
Parkinson's Disease	37	815	19	8,428	- 7,613
Epilepsy	38	783	39	1,337	- 553
Oesophagus Cancer	39	779	34	2,045	- 1,267
Ovary Cancer	40	764	28	3,282	- 2,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	737	32	2,216	- 1,479
Schistosomiasis	42	699	78	0	+ 699
Endocrine Disorders	43	685	18	8,431	- 7,746
Oral Cancer	44	682	27	3,343	- 2,661
Liver Cancer	45	665	17	9,620	- 8,955
Lung Cancers	46	593	4	34,152	- 33,560
Prostate Cancer	47	520	20	8,409	- 7,889
Stomach Cancer	48	464	14	10,252	- 9,788
Alcohol	49	437	55	277	+ 160
Skin Disease	50	429	38	1,440	- 1,011
Bladder Cancer	51	403	22	6,711	- 6,307
Tetanus	52	360	63	22	+ 339
Drug Use	53	348	45	654	- 306
Syphilis	54	334	69	4	+ 330
Appendicitis	55	301	61	49	+ 253
Skin Cancers	56	286	29	3,239	- 2,953
Hepatitis B	57	265	54	334	- 69
Pancreas Cancer	58	188	13	12,095	- 11,907
Leishmaniasis	59	183	70	3	+ 179
Upper Respiratory	60	172	64	20	+ 151
Uterin Cancer	61	168	33	2,198	- 2,030
Encephalitis	62	149	68	5	+ 145
Measles	63	122	71	1	+ 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	114	42	701	- 587
Hepatitis C	65	62	31	2,451	- 2,389
Other Neoplasms	66	58	15	9,984	- 9,926
Multiple Sclerosis	67	36	44	677	- 640
Ascariasis	68	18	80	0	+ 18
Otitis Media	69	17	65	16	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	10	84	0	+ 10
War	71	4	66	6	- 2
Diphtheria	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	81	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Eritrea

Italy

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.