FINLAND VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,844	21	436	+ 2,408
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,105	52	15	+ 2,090
Stroke	3	1,868	3	4,115	- 2,247
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,734	2	9,831	- 8,097
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,498	33	215	+ 1,283
Birth Trauma	6	1,476	56	8	+ 1,469
Low Birth Weight	7	1,330	48	26	+ 1,304
Liver Disease	8	1,294	10	1,068	+ 226
Tuberculosis	9	1,018	46	32	+ 986
Diabetes Mellitus	10	772	22	418	+ 354
Congenital Anomalies	11	742	35	192	+ 550
Hypertension	12	639	5	2,030	- 1,391
Kidney Disease	13	574	26	342	+ 233
Meningitis	14	570	55	9	+ 561
Lung Disease	15	563	8	1,289	- 726
Other Injuries	16	557	20	437	+ 120
HIV/AIDS	17	544	59	6	+ 539
Maternal Conditions	18	422	64	2	+ 420
Malnutrition	19	410	57	7	+ 404
Breast Cancer	20	403	12	948	- 545
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	392	1	11,120	- 10,728
Violence	22	383	43	64	+ 319
Pertussis	23	327	69	0	+ 327
Measles	24	300	72	0	+ 300
Suicide	25	286	15	846	- 560
Malaria	26	267	74	0	+ 267
Cervical Cancer	27	238	44	62	+ 176
Falls	28	214	7	1,325	- 1,111
Asthma	29	213	40	85	+ 128
Leukemia	30	200	24	371	- 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	178	6	1,433	- 1,255
Poisonings	32	174	49	25	+ 149
Lymphomas	33	170	14	851	- 680
Fires	34	154	45	62	+ 93
Drownings	35	149	37	106	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	36	115	25	344	- 229
Tetanus	37	105	70	0	+ 105
Lung Cancers	38	105	4	2,312	- 2,208
Inflammatory/Heart	39	103	17	518	- 415
Oesophagus Cancer	40	87	27	320	- 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	83	36	151	- 68
Liver Cancer	42	82	16	545	- 463
Syphilis	43	81	67	0	+ 80
Epilepsy	44	77	38	104	- 27
Endocrine Disorders	45	77	31	257	- 180
Parkinson's Disease	46	75	13	853	- 778
Stomach Cancer	47	72	19	447	- 375
Oral Cancer	48	70	34	207	- 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	64	50	19	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	50	59	11	970	- 911
Bladder Cancer	51	51	28	308	- 257
Skin Cancers	52	48	29	297	- 249
Skin Disease	53	43	47	27	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	54	40	77	0	+ 40
Alcohol	55	36	18	464	- 429
Hepatitis B	56	35	63	2	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	57	34	62	2	+ 32
Appendicitis	58	32	54	10	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	59	27	75	0	+ 27
Drug Use	60	24	30	269	- 245
Pancreas Cancer	61	23	9	1,247	- 1,224
Uterin Cancer	62	20	32	225	- 205
Encephalitis	63	18	66	0	+ 18
War	64	13	65	1	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	41	83	- 73
Other Neoplasms	66	7	23	377	- 370
Diphtheria	67	7	71	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	68	6	81	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	60	5	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	70	3	42	80	- 77
Otitis Media	71	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	82	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Ethiopia

Finland

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.