CHINA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	715,850	12	183,342	+ 532,508
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	529,874	50	8,719	+ 521,155
Stroke	3	470,161	1	2,043,210	- 1,573,050
Coronary Heart Disease	4	436,336	2	1,771,525	- 1,335,189
Road Traffic Accidents	5	377,024	8	250,272	+ 126,752
Birth Trauma	6	371,563	43	17,644	+ 353,918
Low Birth Weight	7	334,695	40	21,631	+ 313,064
Liver Disease	8	325,735	15	145,603	+ 180,132
Tuberculosis	9	256,274	32	34,802	+ 221,472
Diabetes Mellitus	10	194,192	14	161,672	+ 32,520
Congenital Anomalies	11	186,785	31	36,613	+ 150,172
Hypertension	12	160,897	7	301,183	- 140,286
Kidney Disease	13	144,567	11	192,302	- 47,736
Meningitis	14	143,564	51	5,704	+ 137,861
Lung Disease	15	141,786	3	968,607	- 826,821
Other Injuries	16	140,166	25	54,087	+ 86,079
HIV/AIDS	17	137,022	34	28,746	+ 108,277
Maternal Conditions	18	106,147	54	3,596	+ 102,551
Malnutrition	19	103,237	44	12,995	+ 90,243
Breast Cancer	20	101,354	19	92,757	+ 8,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	98,633	6	304,455	- 205,821
Violence	22	96,465	47	11,115	+ 85,350
Pertussis	23	82,371	64	484	+ 81,887
Measles	24	75,541	62	558	+ 74,983
Suicide	25	72,029	17	116,324	- 44,294
Malaria	26	67,201	75	0	+ 67,201
Cervical Cancer	27	59,946	27	51,650	+ 8,296
Falls	28	53,872	16	138,878	- 85,005
Asthma	29	53,557	39	23,147	+ 30,409
Leukemia	30	50,436	22	58,145	- 7,709
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	44,846	9	248,388	- 203,542
Poisonings	32	43,817	36	25,762	+ 18,055
Lymphomas	33	42,878	23	57,838	- 14,961
Fires	34	38,877	48	10,498	+ 28,378
Drownings	35	37,421	26	52,807	- 15,386
Ovary Cancer	36	28,950	35	28,078	+ 872
Tetanus	37	26,309	63	491	+ 25,817
Lung Cancers	38	26,303	4	714,311	- 688,008
Inflammatory/Heart	39	25,902	33	29,954	- 4,052
Oesophagus Cancer	40	21,963	10	242,891	- 220,928
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	21,000	30	37,723	- 16,723
Liver Cancer	42	20,663	13	180,952	- 160,288
Syphilis	43	20,297	58	1,824	+ 18,473
Epilepsy	44	19,410	46	11,365	+ 8,045
Endocrine Disorders	45	19,384	37	25,613	- 6,228
Parkinson's Disease	46	18,846	20	70,699	- 51,853
Stomach Cancer	47	18,139	5	398,439	- 380,300
Oral Cancer	48	17,637	24	54,695	- 37,058
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	15,997	21	65,350	- 49,353
Prostate Cancer	50	14,863	28	51,056	- 36,194
Bladder Cancer	51	12,898	29	37,873	- 24,975
Skin Cancers	52	12,021	41	19,669	- 7,649
Skin Disease	53	10,797	52	5,222	+ 5,575
Schistosomiasis	54	10,025	65	400	+ 9,625
Alcohol	55	8,954	42	19,071	- 10,117
Hepatitis B	56	8,859	56	2,757	+ 6,102
Upper Respiratory	57	8,468	57	2,663	+ 5,806
Appendicitis	58	8,092	60	1,468	+ 6,624
Leishmaniasis	59	6,911	78	0	+ 6,911
Drug Use	60	6,127	38	24,214	- 18,087
Pancreas Cancer	61	5,825	18	111,537	- 105,712
Uterin Cancer	62	5,030	45	11,751	- 6,722
Encephalitis	63	4,606	55	2,796	+ 1,810
War	64	3,351	61	900	+ 2,451
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2,634	49	10,108	- 7,474
Other Neoplasms	66	1,767	53	4,374	- 2,607
Diphtheria	67	1,741	71	11	+ 1,731
Ascariasis	68	1,548	68	34	+ 1,514
Hepatitis C	69	1,368	66	86	+ 1,282
Multiple Sclerosis	70	729	59	1,734	- 1,005
Otitis Media	71	464	69	15	+ 449
Chlamydia	72	250	67	55	+ 194
Dengue	73	242	70	12	+ 230
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.