COLOMBIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,068	5	10,773	+ 14,295
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,556	38	747	+ 17,808
Stroke	3	16,465	3	16,573	- 108
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,280	1	43,066	- 27,786
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,203	6	7,765	+ 5,438
Birth Trauma	6	13,012	41	648	+ 12,363
Low Birth Weight	7	11,721	23	2,095	+ 9,625
Liver Disease	8	11,407	19	2,426	+ 8,981
Tuberculosis	9	8,974	32	1,272	+ 7,703
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,800	11	5,028	+ 1,772
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,541	16	2,963	+ 3,578
Hypertension	12	5,634	8	6,400	- 765
Kidney Disease	13	5,063	7	6,834	- 1,771
Meningitis	14	5,027	50	244	+ 4,784
Lung Disease	15	4,965	4	15,928	- 10,963
Other Injuries	16	4,908	28	1,592	+ 3,316
HIV/AIDS	17	4,798	17	2,683	+ 2,115
Maternal Conditions	18	3,717	46	394	+ 3,323
Malnutrition	19	3,615	27	1,878	+ 1,737
Breast Cancer	20	3,549	13	3,669	- 120
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,454	22	2,157	+ 1,297
Violence	22	3,378	2	19,268	- 15,890
Pertussis	23	2,885	69	18	+ 2,866
Measles	24	2,645	78	0	+ 2,645
Suicide	25	2,522	26	1,965	+ 558
Malaria	26	2,353	67	26	+ 2,327
Cervical Cancer	27	2,099	20	2,266	- 167
Falls	28	1,887	29	1,518	+ 369
Asthma	29	1,875	54	191	+ 1,684
Leukemia	30	1,766	21	2,208	- 442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,570	12	4,371	- 2,801
Poisonings	32	1,534	61	61	+ 1,474
Lymphomas	33	1,502	18	2,603	- 1,101
Fires	34	1,361	56	127	+ 1,235
Drownings	35	1,310	40	689	+ 621
Ovary Cancer	36	1,014	33	1,122	- 108
Tetanus	37	921	71	14	+ 907
Lung Cancers	38	921	10	5,250	- 4,329
Inflammatory/Heart	39	907	31	1,329	- 422
Oesophagus Cancer	40	769	36	835	- 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	735	39	698	+ 37
Liver Cancer	42	724	24	2,065	- 1,341
Syphilis	43	711	65	30	+ 681
Epilepsy	44	680	43	597	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	45	679	30	1,367	- 688
Parkinson's Disease	46	660	47	383	+ 277
Stomach Cancer	47	635	9	6,112	- 5,477
Oral Cancer	48	618	37	807	- 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	560	63	38	+ 522
Prostate Cancer	50	520	14	3,584	- 3,064
Bladder Cancer	51	452	42	609	- 157
Skin Cancers	52	421	35	1,028	- 607
Skin Disease	53	378	34	1,102	- 724
Schistosomiasis	54	351	77	1	+ 351
Alcohol	55	314	68	23	+ 291
Hepatitis B	56	310	62	50	+ 260
Upper Respiratory	57	297	66	27	+ 270
Appendicitis	58	283	52	213	+ 71
Leishmaniasis	59	242	74	7	+ 235
Drug Use	60	215	44	492	- 277
Pancreas Cancer	61	204	25	2,022	- 1,818
Uterin Cancer	62	176	45	423	- 247
Encephalitis	63	161	64	38	+ 123
War	64	117	49	260	- 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	92	51	242	- 150
Other Neoplasms	66	62	15	3,205	- 3,143
Diphtheria	67	61	80	0	+ 61
Ascariasis	68	54	76	5	+ 49
Hepatitis C	69	48	59	65	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	70	26	60	62	- 37
Otitis Media	71	16	73	7	+ 9
Chlamydia	72	9	81	0	+ 9
Dengue	73	8	55	133	- 125
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.