AUSTRALIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,532	8	4,446	+ 9,086
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,017	40	296	+ 9,721
Stroke	3	8,888	3	10,331	- 1,443
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,248	1	21,548	- 13,300
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,127	29	1,245	+ 5,882
Birth Trauma	6	7,024	50	140	+ 6,884
Low Birth Weight	7	6,327	43	248	+ 6,079
Liver Disease	8	6,158	26	1,421	+ 4,736
Tuberculosis	9	4,845	56	53	+ 4,792
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,671	7	4,471	- 800
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,531	33	711	+ 2,820
Hypertension	12	3,042	23	1,631	+ 1,410
Kidney Disease	13	2,733	12	3,139	- 406
Meningitis	14	2,714	60	37	+ 2,677
Lung Disease	15	2,680	5	8,487	- 5,807
Other Injuries	16	2,650	22	1,642	+ 1,007
HIV/AIDS	17	2,590	57	50	+ 2,540
Maternal Conditions	18	2,007	63	20	+ 1,986
Malnutrition	19	1,952	51	117	+ 1,835
Breast Cancer	20	1,916	10	3,405	- 1,489
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,865	2	15,588	- 13,724
Violence	22	1,824	44	243	+ 1,580
Pertussis	23	1,557	69	1	+ 1,556
Measles	24	1,428	78	0	+ 1,428
Suicide	25	1,362	11	3,150	- 1,788
Malaria	26	1,270	82	0	+ 1,270
Cervical Cancer	27	1,133	39	342	+ 792
Falls	28	1,018	14	3,116	- 2,097
Asthma	29	1,012	36	455	+ 557
Leukemia	30	953	18	2,126	- 1,173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	848	6	6,209	- 5,361
Poisonings	32	828	61	35	+ 794
Lymphomas	33	811	15	3,039	- 2,228
Fires	34	735	55	55	+ 680
Drownings	35	707	47	177	+ 530
Ovary Cancer	36	547	31	1,003	- 455
Tetanus	37	497	70	1	+ 496
Lung Cancers	38	497	4	8,769	- 8,271
Inflammatory/Heart	39	490	24	1,571	- 1,081
Oesophagus Cancer	40	415	25	1,494	- 1,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	397	42	276	+ 121
Liver Cancer	42	391	20	2,036	- 1,646
Syphilis	43	384	67	3	+ 381
Epilepsy	44	367	41	285	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	45	366	16	2,328	- 1,962
Parkinson's Disease	46	356	19	2,036	- 1,680
Stomach Cancer	47	343	27	1,288	- 945
Oral Cancer	48	333	32	972	- 639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	302	38	379	- 76
Prostate Cancer	50	281	9	3,766	- 3,485
Bladder Cancer	51	244	30	1,187	- 944
Skin Cancers	52	227	17	2,319	- 2,091
Skin Disease	53	204	34	594	- 390
Schistosomiasis	54	190	79	0	+ 190
Alcohol	55	169	37	380	- 211
Hepatitis B	56	167	58	41	+ 126
Upper Respiratory	57	160	64	17	+ 143
Appendicitis	58	153	62	26	+ 127
Leishmaniasis	59	131	81	0	+ 131
Drug Use	60	116	21	1,783	- 1,667
Pancreas Cancer	61	110	13	3,118	- 3,007
Uterin Cancer	62	95	35	524	- 429
Encephalitis	63	87	68	3	+ 84
War	64	63	65	8	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	50	45	229	- 179
Other Neoplasms	66	33	28	1,252	- 1,219
Diphtheria	67	33	71	0	+ 33
Ascariasis	68	29	75	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	69	26	48	173	- 147
Multiple Sclerosis	70	14	46	188	- 174
Otitis Media	71	9	66	6	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	5	77	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	5	72	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Ethiopia

Australia

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.