AFGHANISTAN VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,283	4	14,649	+ 5,633
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	15,013	13	5,555	+ 9,458
Stroke	3	13,321	3	19,060	- 5,739
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,363	1	40,195	- 27,832
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,682	11	6,033	+ 4,649
Birth Trauma	6	10,528	6	10,723	- 195
Low Birth Weight	7	9,483	5	12,631	- 3,148
Liver Disease	8	9,229	16	4,600	+ 4,630
Tuberculosis	9	7,261	7	9,839	- 2,578
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,502	12	5,750	- 247
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,292	14	5,001	+ 292
Hypertension	12	4,559	8	7,995	- 3,436
Kidney Disease	13	4,096	10	6,590	- 2,494
Meningitis	14	4,068	20	2,626	+ 1,442
Lung Disease	15	4,017	15	4,650	- 633
Other Injuries	16	3,971	18	3,241	+ 730
HIV/AIDS	17	3,882	46	464	+ 3,418
Maternal Conditions	18	3,008	9	7,807	- 4,799
Malnutrition	19	2,925	43	589	+ 2,336
Breast Cancer	20	2,872	22	1,822	+ 1,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,795	23	1,765	+ 1,030
Violence	22	2,733	19	3,217	- 483
Pertussis	23	2,334	21	2,107	+ 226
Measles	24	2,140	49	350	+ 1,790
Suicide	25	2,041	24	1,573	+ 468
Malaria	26	1,904	57	185	+ 1,719
Cervical Cancer	27	1,698	44	541	+ 1,158
Falls	28	1,526	37	905	+ 621
Asthma	29	1,517	17	3,403	- 1,885
Leukemia	30	1,429	42	610	+ 819
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,271	39	741	+ 529
Poisonings	32	1,241	47	384	+ 858
Lymphomas	33	1,215	36	946	+ 269
Fires	34	1,102	50	348	+ 754
Drownings	35	1,060	34	996	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	36	820	48	369	+ 451
Tetanus	37	745	30	1,254	- 509
Lung Cancers	38	745	32	1,076	- 331
Inflammatory/Heart	39	734	45	527	+ 207
Oesophagus Cancer	40	622	29	1,314	- 692
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	595	25	1,505	- 910
Liver Cancer	42	585	40	657	- 72
Syphilis	43	575	60	94	+ 481
Epilepsy	44	550	35	993	- 443
Endocrine Disorders	45	549	28	1,364	- 815
Parkinson's Disease	46	534	41	628	- 94
Stomach Cancer	47	514	26	1,501	- 987
Oral Cancer	48	500	27	1,467	- 968
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	453	33	1,041	- 588
Prostate Cancer	50	421	55	258	+ 163
Bladder Cancer	51	365	54	272	+ 94
Skin Cancers	52	341	59	145	+ 196
Skin Disease	53	306	61	94	+ 212
Schistosomiasis	54	284	79	0	+ 284
Alcohol	55	254	58	150	+ 104
Hepatitis B	56	251	38	863	- 612
Upper Respiratory	57	240	68	9	+ 231
Appendicitis	58	229	52	298	- 69
Leishmaniasis	59	196	70	1	+ 194
Drug Use	60	174	51	328	- 155
Pancreas Cancer	61	165	56	229	- 64
Uterin Cancer	62	143	53	289	- 146
Encephalitis	63	131	31	1,190	- 1,060
War	64	95	2	25,620	- 25,525
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	75	65	25	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	66	50	63	29	+ 21
Diphtheria	67	49	67	16	+ 33
Ascariasis	68	44	66	17	+ 27
Hepatitis C	69	39	64	28	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	70	21	62	84	- 63
Otitis Media	71	13	71	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	72	7	69	1	+ 6
Dengue	73	7	72	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Ethiopia

Afghanistan

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.