BELARUS VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,803	15	1,086	+ 3,717
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,555	57	13	+ 3,543
Stroke	3	3,155	2	16,393	- 13,238
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,928	1	53,186	- 50,258
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,530	19	722	+ 1,808
Birth Trauma	6	2,493	52	25	+ 2,468
Low Birth Weight	7	2,246	47	64	+ 2,181
Liver Disease	8	2,186	8	2,078	+ 108
Tuberculosis	9	1,720	37	269	+ 1,451
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,303	30	373	+ 930
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,253	41	202	+ 1,051
Hypertension	12	1,080	31	367	+ 712
Kidney Disease	13	970	26	480	+ 490
Meningitis	14	963	50	36	+ 927
Lung Disease	15	951	7	2,208	- 1,257
Other Injuries	16	940	14	1,099	- 158
HIV/AIDS	17	919	42	167	+ 752
Maternal Conditions	18	712	60	2	+ 710
Malnutrition	19	693	53	22	+ 671
Breast Cancer	20	680	12	1,230	- 550
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	662	3	3,530	- 2,869
Violence	22	647	38	255	+ 392
Pertussis	23	553	65	0	+ 553
Measles	24	507	68	0	+ 507
Suicide	25	483	9	2,004	- 1,521
Malaria	26	451	76	0	+ 451
Cervical Cancer	27	402	34	303	+ 99
Falls	28	361	16	952	- 590
Asthma	29	359	44	122	+ 238
Leukemia	30	338	23	554	- 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	301	5	2,886	- 2,585
Poisonings	32	294	33	311	- 17
Lymphomas	33	288	20	672	- 384
Fires	34	261	22	620	- 359
Drownings	35	251	24	543	- 292
Ovary Cancer	36	194	27	429	- 234
Tetanus	37	177	64	0	+ 176
Lung Cancers	38	176	4	2,950	- 2,773
Inflammatory/Heart	39	174	11	1,361	- 1,187
Oesophagus Cancer	40	147	25	493	- 346
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	141	40	235	- 94
Liver Cancer	42	139	32	363	- 224
Syphilis	43	136	63	1	+ 136
Epilepsy	44	130	45	116	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	45	130	43	141	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	46	126	21	621	- 495
Stomach Cancer	47	122	10	1,690	- 1,568
Oral Cancer	48	118	18	901	- 783
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	107	39	239	- 132
Prostate Cancer	50	100	17	936	- 836
Bladder Cancer	51	87	35	295	- 209
Skin Cancers	52	81	36	272	- 191
Skin Disease	53	72	51	31	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	54	67	74	0	+ 67
Alcohol	55	60	6	2,761	- 2,701
Hepatitis B	56	59	56	14	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	57	57	58	5	+ 52
Appendicitis	58	54	54	20	+ 34
Leishmaniasis	59	46	78	0	+ 46
Drug Use	60	41	29	389	- 348
Pancreas Cancer	61	39	13	1,171	- 1,132
Uterin Cancer	62	34	28	391	- 357
Encephalitis	63	31	46	93	- 62
War	64	22	59	3	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	18	55	15	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	12	48	52	- 40
Diphtheria	67	12	67	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	68	10	70	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	9	62	1	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	70	5	49	42	- 37
Otitis Media	71	3	66	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	2	61	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Ethiopia

Belarus

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.