BELGIUM VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,055	6	5,677	+ 378
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,482	33	418	+ 4,064
Stroke	3	3,977	3	7,408	- 3,431
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,691	1	15,281	- 11,590
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,189	29	666	+ 2,523
Birth Trauma	6	3,143	53	47	+ 3,096
Low Birth Weight	7	2,831	50	70	+ 2,761
Liver Disease	8	2,755	17	1,433	+ 1,322
Tuberculosis	9	2,168	54	46	+ 2,122
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,643	20	1,269	+ 373
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,580	40	282	+ 1,298
Hypertension	12	1,361	27	740	+ 621
Kidney Disease	13	1,223	8	2,952	- 1,729
Meningitis	14	1,214	58	28	+ 1,186
Lung Disease	15	1,199	5	6,438	- 5,239
Other Injuries	16	1,186	11	2,006	- 821
HIV/AIDS	17	1,159	57	36	+ 1,123
Maternal Conditions	18	898	64	6	+ 892
Malnutrition	19	873	38	291	+ 583
Breast Cancer	20	857	9	2,587	- 1,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	834	2	9,416	- 8,582
Violence	22	816	44	149	+ 666
Pertussis	23	697	68	1	+ 696
Measles	24	639	79	0	+ 639
Suicide	25	609	10	2,111	- 1,502
Malaria	26	568	75	0	+ 568
Cervical Cancer	27	507	41	243	+ 264
Falls	28	456	15	1,756	- 1,300
Asthma	29	453	46	128	+ 325
Leukemia	30	427	21	1,199	- 773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	379	7	3,329	- 2,949
Poisonings	32	371	55	41	+ 330
Lymphomas	33	363	16	1,552	- 1,190
Fires	34	329	48	75	+ 254
Drownings	35	317	47	79	+ 238
Ovary Cancer	36	245	30	653	- 408
Tetanus	37	223	78	0	+ 223
Lung Cancers	38	222	4	6,777	- 6,554
Inflammatory/Heart	39	219	23	1,060	- 841
Oesophagus Cancer	40	186	25	898	- 712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	178	42	213	- 35
Liver Cancer	42	175	24	976	- 801
Syphilis	43	172	70	0	+ 172
Epilepsy	44	164	36	348	- 184
Endocrine Disorders	45	164	18	1,432	- 1,268
Parkinson's Disease	46	159	19	1,378	- 1,218
Stomach Cancer	47	153	26	863	- 710
Oral Cancer	48	149	28	675	- 525
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	135	37	293	- 157
Prostate Cancer	50	126	13	1,824	- 1,699
Bladder Cancer	51	109	22	1,078	- 969
Skin Cancers	52	102	31	522	- 421
Skin Disease	53	91	35	380	- 288
Schistosomiasis	54	85	76	0	+ 85
Alcohol	55	76	32	500	- 424
Hepatitis B	56	75	63	17	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	57	72	59	22	+ 50
Appendicitis	58	68	62	17	+ 52
Leishmaniasis	59	58	73	0	+ 58
Drug Use	60	52	39	287	- 236
Pancreas Cancer	61	49	14	1,809	- 1,760
Uterin Cancer	62	43	34	384	- 342
Encephalitis	63	39	66	1	+ 38
War	64	28	67	1	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	22	49	73	- 50
Other Neoplasms	66	15	12	1,828	- 1,813
Diphtheria	67	15	69	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	68	13	82	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	69	12	52	53	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	70	6	45	147	- 141
Otitis Media	71	4	65	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	83	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Ethiopia

Belgium

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.