CANADA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,612	7	7,431	+ 12,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,517	36	840	+ 13,676
Stroke	3	12,881	5	14,159	- 1,278
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,954	1	40,063	- 28,109
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,329	28	1,998	+ 8,331
Birth Trauma	6	10,180	50	193	+ 9,987
Low Birth Weight	7	9,170	42	553	+ 8,616
Liver Disease	8	8,924	17	3,624	+ 5,300
Tuberculosis	9	7,021	58	97	+ 6,924
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,320	9	5,718	- 398
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,117	35	1,081	+ 4,036
Hypertension	12	4,408	22	2,563	+ 1,845
Kidney Disease	13	3,961	14	4,578	- 617
Meningitis	14	3,933	59	68	+ 3,865
Lung Disease	15	3,884	4	14,212	- 10,328
Other Injuries	16	3,840	24	2,392	+ 1,448
HIV/AIDS	17	3,754	53	163	+ 3,591
Maternal Conditions	18	2,908	64	45	+ 2,863
Malnutrition	19	2,828	51	192	+ 2,636
Breast Cancer	20	2,777	8	5,910	- 3,133
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,702	2	30,970	- 28,267
Violence	22	2,643	40	605	+ 2,038
Pertussis	23	2,257	69	1	+ 2,256
Measles	24	2,070	74	0	+ 2,070
Suicide	25	1,973	15	4,417	- 2,443
Malaria	26	1,841	76	0	+ 1,841
Cervical Cancer	27	1,642	41	578	+ 1,064
Falls	28	1,476	12	4,829	- 3,353
Asthma	29	1,467	49	262	+ 1,205
Leukemia	30	1,382	21	3,098	- 1,716
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,229	6	9,651	- 8,422
Poisonings	32	1,200	56	121	+ 1,079
Lymphomas	33	1,175	10	5,146	- 3,972
Fires	34	1,065	52	192	+ 873
Drownings	35	1,025	48	283	+ 742
Ovary Cancer	36	793	29	1,902	- 1,109
Tetanus	37	721	71	0	+ 720
Lung Cancers	38	721	3	20,937	- 20,216
Inflammatory/Heart	39	710	27	2,060	- 1,350
Oesophagus Cancer	40	602	25	2,230	- 1,628
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	575	43	442	+ 133
Liver Cancer	42	566	20	3,113	- 2,547
Syphilis	43	556	67	5	+ 551
Epilepsy	44	532	44	384	+ 148
Endocrine Disorders	45	531	19	3,233	- 2,701
Parkinson's Disease	46	516	18	3,359	- 2,843
Stomach Cancer	47	497	26	2,177	- 1,680
Oral Cancer	48	483	32	1,592	- 1,109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	438	39	636	- 198
Prostate Cancer	50	407	13	4,711	- 4,304
Bladder Cancer	51	353	23	2,521	- 2,167
Skin Cancers	52	329	30	1,756	- 1,427
Skin Disease	53	296	38	679	- 383
Schistosomiasis	54	275	78	0	+ 275
Alcohol	55	245	33	1,491	- 1,246
Hepatitis B	56	243	60	66	+ 177
Upper Respiratory	57	232	63	47	+ 185
Appendicitis	58	222	62	49	+ 172
Leishmaniasis	59	189	77	0	+ 189
Drug Use	60	168	16	3,686	- 3,518
Pancreas Cancer	61	160	11	5,057	- 4,898
Uterin Cancer	62	138	34	1,183	- 1,045
Encephalitis	63	126	68	3	+ 123
War	64	92	65	21	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	72	47	322	- 250
Other Neoplasms	66	48	31	1,679	- 1,630
Diphtheria	67	48	73	0	+ 48
Ascariasis	68	42	82	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	69	37	45	363	- 326
Multiple Sclerosis	70	20	37	692	- 672
Otitis Media	71	13	66	8	+ 5
Chlamydia	72	7	83	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	7	72	0	+ 6
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Ethiopia

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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.