VENEZUELA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,141	7	7,188	+ 8,953
Stroke	2	12,630	3	12,133	+ 497
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,291	22	1,359	+ 9,932
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,609	1	26,905	- 16,296
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,533	5	11,127	- 4,594
Liver Disease	6	5,984	16	2,340	+ 3,643
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,652	4	11,176	- 6,524
Hypertension	8	4,560	9	5,195	- 635
Lung Disease	9	3,260	10	5,150	- 1,889
Malnutrition	10	3,249	32	629	+ 2,620
Birth Trauma	11	3,036	24	1,087	+ 1,949
Kidney Disease	12	2,846	8	5,932	- 3,086
Maternal Conditions	13	2,678	39	422	+ 2,255
Tuberculosis	14	2,677	31	748	+ 1,929
Other Injuries	15	2,660	21	1,693	+ 967
Low Birth Weight	16	2,616	12	3,088	- 472
Malaria	17	2,153	42	402	+ 1,751
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,128	14	2,846	- 717
Meningitis	19	1,992	49	251	+ 1,742
Violence	20	1,893	2	18,132	- 16,239
Suicide	21	1,880	34	585	+ 1,295
Asthma	22	1,606	46	311	+ 1,295
Breast Cancer	23	1,534	15	2,563	- 1,029
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,526	35	572	+ 954
HIV/AIDS	25	1,515	6	7,490	- 5,975
Falls	26	828	28	865	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	724	40	418	+ 307
Lymphomas	28	723	23	1,248	- 525
Leukemia	29	710	27	1,007	- 298
Cervical Cancer	30	653	20	1,986	- 1,334
Fires	31	650	54	144	+ 505
Inflammatory/Heart	32	605	33	599	+ 6
Drownings	33	580	43	388	+ 191
Poisonings	34	562	58	68	+ 495
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	557	19	2,037	- 1,480
Pertussis	36	441	64	26	+ 416
Parkinson's Disease	37	418	48	252	+ 166
Epilepsy	38	401	41	411	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	39	399	44	370	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	40	392	36	563	- 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	378	57	80	+ 298
Schistosomiasis	42	359	76	1	+ 358
Endocrine Disorders	43	351	30	760	- 409
Oral Cancer	44	350	38	544	- 194
Liver Cancer	45	341	26	1,029	- 688
Lung Cancers	46	304	11	3,900	- 3,596
Prostate Cancer	47	267	13	2,848	- 2,582
Stomach Cancer	48	238	17	2,175	- 1,937
Alcohol	49	224	62	34	+ 190
Skin Disease	50	220	66	18	+ 202
Bladder Cancer	51	207	45	365	- 158
Tetanus	52	185	68	8	+ 177
Drug Use	53	178	50	225	- 47
Syphilis	54	171	67	15	+ 156
Appendicitis	55	154	56	98	+ 57
Skin Cancers	56	147	37	553	- 406
Hepatitis B	57	136	63	30	+ 106
Pancreas Cancer	58	96	25	1,082	- 986
Leishmaniasis	59	94	73	3	+ 91
Upper Respiratory	60	88	74	1	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	61	86	47	309	- 223
Encephalitis	62	77	61	37	+ 40
Measles	63	62	79	0	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	59	52	180	- 121
Hepatitis C	65	32	65	21	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	66	30	18	2,167	- 2,137
Multiple Sclerosis	67	19	60	51	- 32
Ascariasis	68	9	70	5	+ 4
Otitis Media	69	9	75	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
War	71	2	51	185	- 183
Diphtheria	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Leprosy	78	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Eritrea

Venezuela

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.