UNITED KINGDOM VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,359	3	40,540	- 5,181
Stroke	2	27,669	4	37,626	- 9,957
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,735	38	1,599	+ 23,136
Coronary Heart Disease	4	23,241	2	71,728	- 48,486
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,311	33	2,169	+ 12,142
Liver Disease	6	13,108	14	7,666	+ 5,443
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,192	17	5,842	+ 4,349
Hypertension	8	9,989	23	5,208	+ 4,781
Lung Disease	9	7,142	6	32,896	- 25,754
Malnutrition	10	7,119	58	116	+ 7,003
Birth Trauma	11	6,651	54	190	+ 6,461
Kidney Disease	12	6,234	18	5,471	+ 763
Maternal Conditions	13	5,866	64	47	+ 5,819
Tuberculosis	14	5,864	47	351	+ 5,513
Other Injuries	15	5,827	19	5,464	+ 363
Low Birth Weight	16	5,731	40	1,313	+ 4,417
Malaria	17	4,716	76	0	+ 4,716
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,662	35	2,127	+ 2,536
Meningitis	19	4,364	52	232	+ 4,132
Violence	20	4,146	46	868	+ 3,279
Suicide	21	4,119	20	5,325	- 1,206
Asthma	22	3,519	41	1,302	+ 2,217
Breast Cancer	23	3,361	9	12,718	- 9,357
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,343	1	98,135	- 94,792
HIV/AIDS	25	3,319	55	188	+ 3,131
Falls	26	1,814	15	7,618	- 5,804
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,587	36	2,090	- 503
Lymphomas	28	1,584	10	9,350	- 7,766
Leukemia	29	1,555	22	5,211	- 3,656
Cervical Cancer	30	1,429	43	1,099	+ 330
Fires	31	1,423	48	334	+ 1,088
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,326	29	3,126	- 1,801
Drownings	33	1,270	49	301	+ 969
Poisonings	34	1,232	53	221	+ 1,012
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,220	7	18,446	- 17,226
Pertussis	36	967	69	3	+ 964
Parkinson's Disease	37	915	13	8,573	- 7,658
Epilepsy	38	879	42	1,193	- 314
Oesophagus Cancer	39	874	12	8,727	- 7,853
Ovary Cancer	40	858	25	4,019	- 3,161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	828	45	876	- 48
Schistosomiasis	42	785	78	0	+ 785
Endocrine Disorders	43	769	28	3,297	- 2,528
Oral Cancer	44	766	30	3,109	- 2,342
Liver Cancer	45	747	21	5,237	- 4,490
Lung Cancers	46	666	5	35,715	- 35,049
Prostate Cancer	47	584	8	13,289	- 12,705
Stomach Cancer	48	521	24	4,999	- 4,478
Alcohol	49	491	39	1,555	- 1,064
Skin Disease	50	482	34	2,134	- 1,652
Bladder Cancer	51	453	16	6,133	- 5,681
Tetanus	52	405	72	0	+ 404
Drug Use	53	390	31	2,824	- 2,434
Syphilis	54	376	62	49	+ 327
Appendicitis	55	338	59	105	+ 233
Skin Cancers	56	322	27	3,727	- 3,406
Hepatitis B	57	297	65	40	+ 258
Pancreas Cancer	58	211	11	8,995	- 8,784
Leishmaniasis	59	205	70	0	+ 205
Upper Respiratory	60	193	63	48	+ 144
Uterin Cancer	61	189	32	2,346	- 2,157
Encephalitis	62	168	68	6	+ 162
Measles	63	136	75	0	+ 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	128	44	1,014	- 885
Hepatitis C	65	69	51	267	- 198
Other Neoplasms	66	66	26	3,986	- 3,920
Multiple Sclerosis	67	41	37	1,856	- 1,815
Ascariasis	68	20	80	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	69	19	66	16	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	11	79	0	+ 11
War	71	4	67	10	- 5
Diphtheria	72	4	74	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Eritrea

United Kingdom

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.