SPAIN VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,420	7	13,717	+ 10,704
Stroke	2	19,109	3	29,004	- 9,894
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,083	36	1,064	+ 16,019
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,051	1	51,684	- 35,633
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,884	31	1,829	+ 8,054
Liver Disease	6	9,053	23	4,231	+ 4,822
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,039	10	7,773	- 735
Hypertension	8	6,899	9	9,115	- 2,216
Lung Disease	9	4,933	5	18,926	- 13,994
Malnutrition	10	4,916	47	302	+ 4,614
Birth Trauma	11	4,593	60	113	+ 4,481
Kidney Disease	12	4,305	8	9,725	- 5,419
Maternal Conditions	13	4,051	64	14	+ 4,038
Tuberculosis	14	4,050	50	270	+ 3,780
Other Injuries	15	4,025	15	5,536	- 1,511
Low Birth Weight	16	3,958	52	253	+ 3,705
Malaria	17	3,257	83	0	+ 3,257
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,220	38	863	+ 2,357
Meningitis	19	3,014	59	129	+ 2,886
Violence	20	2,864	51	262	+ 2,602
Suicide	21	2,845	25	3,609	- 765
Asthma	22	2,430	35	1,133	+ 1,297
Breast Cancer	23	2,321	11	7,067	- 4,746
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,309	2	42,339	- 40,030
HIV/AIDS	25	2,292	43	538	+ 1,754
Falls	26	1,253	26	3,246	- 1,994
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,096	44	475	+ 621
Lymphomas	28	1,094	16	5,335	- 4,241
Leukemia	29	1,074	24	3,772	- 2,699
Cervical Cancer	30	987	39	855	+ 132
Fires	31	983	55	185	+ 798
Inflammatory/Heart	32	916	19	4,984	- 4,068
Drownings	33	877	45	446	+ 431
Poisonings	34	851	57	170	+ 681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	843	6	16,957	- 16,115
Pertussis	36	668	73	2	+ 666
Parkinson's Disease	37	632	20	4,943	- 4,311
Epilepsy	38	607	40	824	- 217
Oesophagus Cancer	39	604	29	2,011	- 1,407
Ovary Cancer	40	592	28	2,026	- 1,433
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	572	33	1,612	- 1,040
Schistosomiasis	42	542	74	0	+ 542
Endocrine Disorders	43	531	21	4,863	- 4,332
Oral Cancer	44	529	27	2,583	- 2,054
Liver Cancer	45	516	18	5,098	- 4,583
Lung Cancers	46	460	4	22,131	- 21,671
Prostate Cancer	47	403	13	6,420	- 6,016
Stomach Cancer	48	360	14	5,796	- 5,436
Alcohol	49	339	46	333	+ 6
Skin Disease	50	333	30	1,840	- 1,508
Bladder Cancer	51	313	17	5,222	- 4,909
Tetanus	52	279	72	2	+ 278
Drug Use	53	270	41	776	- 507
Syphilis	54	259	67	9	+ 250
Appendicitis	55	234	61	79	+ 154
Skin Cancers	56	222	32	1,803	- 1,581
Hepatitis B	57	205	58	162	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	58	146	12	6,752	- 6,606
Leishmaniasis	59	142	65	11	+ 131
Upper Respiratory	60	133	62	47	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	61	130	34	1,612	- 1,481
Encephalitis	62	116	70	4	+ 112
Measles	63	94	81	0	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	89	48	294	- 205
Hepatitis C	65	48	42	652	- 604
Other Neoplasms	66	45	22	4,748	- 4,703
Multiple Sclerosis	67	28	49	287	- 259
Ascariasis	68	14	78	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	69	13	66	9	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	8	82	0	+ 8
War	71	3	68	6	- 2
Diphtheria	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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.