DENMARK VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ETHIOPIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,020	6	2,244	+ 776
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,235	38	145	+ 2,091
Stroke	3	1,983	5	3,662	- 1,679
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,841	1	5,341	- 3,501
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,590	33	213	+ 1,377
Birth Trauma	6	1,567	56	21	+ 1,546
Low Birth Weight	7	1,412	41	116	+ 1,295
Liver Disease	8	1,374	14	692	+ 682
Tuberculosis	9	1,081	57	16	+ 1,066
Diabetes Mellitus	10	819	10	1,284	- 465
Congenital Anomalies	11	788	36	153	+ 635
Hypertension	12	679	15	642	+ 36
Kidney Disease	13	610	12	911	- 301
Meningitis	14	606	52	25	+ 581
Lung Disease	15	598	3	4,387	- 3,789
Other Injuries	16	591	30	347	+ 244
HIV/AIDS	17	578	55	23	+ 555
Maternal Conditions	18	448	64	2	+ 446
Malnutrition	19	435	59	14	+ 421
Breast Cancer	20	428	9	1,299	- 871
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	416	2	5,218	- 4,801
Violence	22	407	47	63	+ 344
Pertussis	23	347	72	0	+ 347
Measles	24	319	71	0	+ 318
Suicide	25	304	16	617	- 314
Malaria	26	283	79	0	+ 283
Cervical Cancer	27	253	37	153	+ 100
Falls	28	227	22	541	- 313
Asthma	29	226	44	82	+ 144
Leukemia	30	213	20	558	- 346
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	189	7	2,147	- 1,958
Poisonings	32	185	62	6	+ 179
Lymphomas	33	181	13	730	- 549
Fires	34	164	49	53	+ 111
Drownings	35	158	50	37	+ 121
Ovary Cancer	36	122	29	367	- 245
Tetanus	37	111	68	0	+ 111
Lung Cancers	38	111	4	3,721	- 3,610
Inflammatory/Heart	39	109	31	284	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	40	93	24	477	- 384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	89	32	216	- 128
Liver Cancer	42	87	25	464	- 377
Syphilis	43	86	70	0	+ 85
Epilepsy	44	82	40	125	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	45	82	19	575	- 493
Parkinson's Disease	46	79	17	600	- 521
Stomach Cancer	47	77	23	484	- 408
Oral Cancer	48	74	28	371	- 296
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	67	42	96	- 29
Prostate Cancer	50	63	8	1,480	- 1,417
Bladder Cancer	51	54	21	545	- 491
Skin Cancers	52	51	26	388	- 338
Skin Disease	53	46	45	79	- 33
Schistosomiasis	54	42	75	0	+ 42
Alcohol	55	38	18	598	- 561
Hepatitis B	56	37	61	6	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	57	36	58	15	+ 20
Appendicitis	58	34	54	23	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	59	29	78	0	+ 29
Drug Use	60	26	34	197	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	61	25	11	1,096	- 1,071
Uterin Cancer	62	21	35	156	- 134
Encephalitis	63	19	67	1	+ 19
War	64	14	66	1	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	43	84	- 73
Other Neoplasms	66	7	27	378	- 371
Diphtheria	67	7	73	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	68	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	60	9	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	70	3	39	132	- 129
Otitis Media	71	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Ethiopia

Denmark

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.