USA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	176,624	11	60,317	+ 116,307
Stroke	2	138,210	4	158,520	- 20,310
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	123,553	37	9,955	+ 113,598
Coronary Heart Disease	4	116,094	1	504,904	- 388,810
Road Traffic Accidents	5	71,486	17	41,694	+ 29,791
Liver Disease	6	65,479	16	43,402	+ 22,076
Diabetes Mellitus	7	50,909	10	61,418	- 10,509
Hypertension	8	49,897	8	65,960	- 16,064
Lung Disease	9	35,675	3	195,387	- 159,712
Malnutrition	10	35,558	40	6,762	+ 28,796
Birth Trauma	11	33,222	54	1,233	+ 31,989
Kidney Disease	12	31,139	6	85,861	- 54,722
Maternal Conditions	13	29,300	56	779	+ 28,522
Tuberculosis	14	29,294	62	546	+ 28,747
Other Injuries	15	29,108	25	25,997	+ 3,111
Low Birth Weight	16	28,627	39	6,924	+ 21,703
Malaria	17	23,556	77	0	+ 23,556
Congenital Anomalies	18	23,289	34	11,762	+ 11,527
Meningitis	19	21,801	60	606	+ 21,195
Violence	20	20,712	27	18,976	+ 1,736
Suicide	21	20,575	12	53,099	- 32,524
Asthma	22	17,577	46	3,818	+ 13,759
Breast Cancer	23	16,788	13	48,671	- 31,883
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	16,697	2	287,198	- 270,501
HIV/AIDS	25	16,577	42	5,660	+ 10,917
Falls	26	9,061	18	40,418	- 31,357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	7,926	48	3,461	+ 4,464
Lymphomas	28	7,912	19	40,281	- 32,369
Leukemia	29	7,766	24	26,966	- 19,200
Cervical Cancer	30	7,140	38	6,984	+ 156
Fires	31	7,108	49	3,183	+ 3,925
Inflammatory/Heart	32	6,623	22	32,529	- 25,906
Drownings	33	6,344	45	4,070	+ 2,274
Poisonings	34	6,155	53	1,674	+ 4,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	6,095	9	61,827	- 55,732
Pertussis	36	4,829	69	16	+ 4,813
Parkinson's Disease	37	4,570	21	34,491	- 29,921
Epilepsy	38	4,392	50	3,162	+ 1,230
Oesophagus Cancer	39	4,367	28	17,829	- 13,462
Ovary Cancer	40	4,284	31	14,591	- 10,307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,135	47	3,646	+ 489
Schistosomiasis	42	3,923	72	1	+ 3,922
Endocrine Disorders	43	3,841	14	46,985	- 43,144
Oral Cancer	44	3,828	35	11,555	- 7,727
Liver Cancer	45	3,731	23	27,064	- 23,333
Lung Cancers	46	3,325	5	155,533	- 152,208
Prostate Cancer	47	2,918	20	35,612	- 32,694
Stomach Cancer	48	2,603	33	13,077	- 10,474
Alcohol	49	2,452	30	14,659	- 12,208
Skin Disease	50	2,407	43	5,409	- 3,002
Bladder Cancer	51	2,262	26	19,622	- 17,360
Tetanus	52	2,021	71	2	+ 2,019
Drug Use	53	1,951	7	74,435	- 72,484
Syphilis	54	1,876	66	49	+ 1,827
Appendicitis	55	1,690	63	424	+ 1,265
Skin Cancers	56	1,606	32	14,311	- 12,704
Hepatitis B	57	1,485	59	608	+ 878
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,054	15	44,293	- 43,239
Leishmaniasis	59	1,024	79	0	+ 1,024
Upper Respiratory	60	962	65	229	+ 733
Uterin Cancer	61	943	36	10,063	- 9,120
Encephalitis	62	838	68	25	+ 812
Measles	63	682	80	0	+ 682
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	642	52	2,461	- 1,819
Hepatitis C	65	345	41	5,684	- 5,339
Other Neoplasms	66	328	29	17,743	- 17,415
Multiple Sclerosis	67	204	44	5,059	- 4,855
Ascariasis	68	98	82	0	+ 98
Otitis Media	69	94	67	34	+ 60
Chlamydia	70	55	84	0	+ 55
War	71	22	55	1,198	- 1,175
Diphtheria	72	18	75	0	+ 17
Dengue	73	4	76	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Eritrea

United States

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.