ERITREA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,207	1	3,277	- 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,374	3	2,292	+ 82
Stroke	3	2,106	2	2,564	- 458
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,955	4	2,154	- 199
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,689	5	1,326	+ 363
Birth Trauma	6	1,665	11	616	+ 1,048
Low Birth Weight	7	1,499	16	531	+ 968
Liver Disease	8	1,459	6	1,215	+ 245
Tuberculosis	9	1,148	14	543	+ 605
Diabetes Mellitus	10	870	7	944	- 74
Congenital Anomalies	11	837	18	432	+ 405
Hypertension	12	721	8	926	- 205
Kidney Disease	13	648	12	578	+ 70
Meningitis	14	643	19	404	+ 239
Lung Disease	15	635	9	662	- 27
Other Injuries	16	628	15	540	+ 88
HIV/AIDS	17	614	25	308	+ 306
Maternal Conditions	18	476	13	544	- 68
Malnutrition	19	463	10	660	- 197
Breast Cancer	20	454	23	311	+ 143
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	442	24	310	+ 132
Violence	22	432	20	384	+ 48
Pertussis	23	369	36	90	+ 279
Measles	24	338	63	13	+ 326
Suicide	25	323	21	382	- 59
Malaria	26	301	17	437	- 136
Cervical Cancer	27	269	30	132	+ 136
Falls	28	241	26	168	+ 73
Asthma	29	240	22	326	- 86
Leukemia	30	226	29	144	+ 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	201	35	113	+ 88
Poisonings	32	196	34	114	+ 82
Lymphomas	33	192	28	147	+ 45
Fires	34	174	31	132	+ 42
Drownings	35	168	33	118	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	36	130	40	79	+ 50
Tetanus	37	118	52	37	+ 80
Lung Cancers	38	118	46	62	+ 56
Inflammatory/Heart	39	116	32	123	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	40	98	39	81	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	94	27	147	- 53
Liver Cancer	42	93	45	69	+ 23
Syphilis	43	91	54	35	+ 56
Epilepsy	44	87	38	81	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	45	87	43	71	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	46	84	37	85	- 0
Stomach Cancer	47	81	48	48	+ 33
Oral Cancer	48	79	44	71	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	72	41	77	- 5
Prostate Cancer	50	67	47	54	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	51	58	51	42	+ 16
Skin Cancers	52	54	56	30	+ 24
Skin Disease	53	48	50	45	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	54	45	42	73	- 28
Alcohol	55	40	49	45	- 5
Hepatitis B	56	40	57	28	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	57	38	60	18	+ 20
Appendicitis	58	36	55	31	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	59	31	59	19	+ 12
Drug Use	60	27	53	36	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	61	26	58	20	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	62	23	61	18	+ 5
Encephalitis	63	21	62	16	+ 5
War	64	15	71	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	64	12	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	8	66	6	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	8	72	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	68	7	68	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	6	65	6	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	70	3	67	4	- 1
Otitis Media	71	2	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	1	70	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Ethiopia

Eritrea

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.