ETHIOPIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	298,798	4	36,530	+ 262,268
Hypertension	2	268,149	12	13,470	+ 254,679
Stroke	3	110,823	3	39,362	+ 71,462
Lung Cancers	4	65,261	38	2,202	+ 63,059
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	52,325	31	3,755	+ 48,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	34,633	1	59,931	- 25,297
Liver Disease	7	32,619	8	27,270	+ 5,349
Prostate Cancer	8	29,640	50	1,244	+ 28,396
Stomach Cancer	9	28,779	47	1,519	+ 27,260
Pancreas Cancer	10	26,655	61	488	+ 26,167
Breast Cancer	11	25,813	20	8,485	+ 17,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	22,783	21	8,258	+ 14,526
Lung Disease	13	22,714	15	11,870	+ 10,844
Inflammatory/Heart	14	21,549	39	2,168	+ 19,381
Lymphomas	15	21,141	33	3,590	+ 17,551
Suicide	16	19,603	25	6,030	+ 13,573
Kidney Disease	17	17,522	13	12,103	+ 5,419
Alcohol	18	14,736	55	750	+ 13,986
Diabetes Mellitus	19	14,506	10	16,258	- 1,752
Other Injuries	20	14,025	16	11,735	+ 2,290
Bladder Cancer	21	12,490	51	1,080	+ 11,410
Leukemia	22	12,474	30	4,222	+ 8,251
Other Neoplasms	23	12,248	66	148	+ 12,100
Falls	24	11,774	28	4,510	+ 7,264
Oral Cancer	25	10,966	48	1,477	+ 9,489
Liver Cancer	26	10,647	42	1,730	+ 8,917
Oesophagus Cancer	27	9,782	40	1,839	+ 7,943
Ovary Cancer	28	8,660	36	2,424	+ 6,236
Parkinson's Disease	29	8,139	46	1,578	+ 6,561
Skin Cancers	30	7,833	52	1,006	+ 6,826
Drug Use	31	7,448	60	513	+ 6,935
Cervical Cancer	32	6,709	27	5,019	+ 1,691
Endocrine Disorders	33	6,547	45	1,623	+ 4,924
Uterin Cancer	34	5,970	62	421	+ 5,549
Road Traffic Accidents	35	5,877	5	31,564	- 25,688
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,463	41	1,758	+ 3,705
Epilepsy	37	4,419	44	1,625	+ 2,794
Fires	38	4,061	34	3,255	+ 807
HIV/AIDS	39	4,001	17	11,471	- 7,471
Drownings	40	2,976	35	3,133	- 157
Skin Disease	41	2,832	53	904	+ 1,928
Violence	42	2,830	22	8,076	- 5,246
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,486	11	15,638	- 13,151
Asthma	44	2,391	29	4,484	- 2,092
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,139	49	1,339	+ 800
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,710	65	221	+ 1,489
Tuberculosis	47	1,634	9	21,455	- 19,821
Multiple Sclerosis	48	1,614	70	61	+ 1,553
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,206	81	0	+ 1,206
Osteoarthritis	50	1,008	80	0	+ 1,008
Anemia	51	909	83	0	+ 909
Poisonings	52	826	32	3,668	- 2,842
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	820	2	44,361	- 43,541
Meningitis	54	736	14	12,019	- 11,283
Low Birth Weight	55	672	7	28,020	- 27,348
Schizophrenia	56	605	86	0	+ 605
Birth Trauma	57	498	6	31,107	- 30,609
Hepatitis C	58	402	69	115	+ 287
Appendicitis	59	201	58	677	- 476
Oral conditions	60	200	82	0	+ 200
Maternal Conditions	61	115	18	8,887	- 8,772
Syphilis	62	99	43	1,699	- 1,600
Encephalitis	63	19	63	386	- 366
War	64	13	64	281	- 268
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	742	- 742
Upper Respiratory	66	0	57	709	- 709
Otitis Media	67	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	73	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Ascariasis	74	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	75	0	73	20	- 20
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	72	21	- 21
Malnutrition	79	0	19	8,643	- 8,643
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Diphtheria	82	0	67	146	- 146
Pertussis	83	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Measles	84	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Estonia

Ethiopia

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.