GERMANY VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,525	9	20,712	+ 21,812
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	31,477	32	3,830	+ 27,647
Stroke	3	27,930	3	49,794	- 21,864
Coronary Heart Disease	4	25,920	1	147,055	- 121,135
Road Traffic Accidents	5	22,397	34	3,160	+ 19,237
Birth Trauma	6	22,072	57	239	+ 21,833
Low Birth Weight	7	19,882	45	770	+ 19,112
Liver Disease	8	19,350	15	15,194	+ 4,156
Tuberculosis	9	15,224	56	281	+ 14,943
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,536	13	15,560	- 4,024
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,096	36	2,291	+ 8,804
Hypertension	12	9,558	6	26,796	- 17,238
Kidney Disease	13	8,588	8	22,770	- 14,183
Meningitis	14	8,528	60	168	+ 8,361
Lung Disease	15	8,423	5	42,797	- 34,374
Other Injuries	16	8,326	23	8,248	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	17	8,140	54	345	+ 7,794
Maternal Conditions	18	6,306	64	38	+ 6,267
Malnutrition	19	6,133	50	450	+ 5,683
Breast Cancer	20	6,021	10	18,842	- 12,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,859	2	51,168	- 45,309
Violence	22	5,730	46	769	+ 4,962
Pertussis	23	4,893	69	2	+ 4,891
Measles	24	4,487	70	2	+ 4,485
Suicide	25	4,279	19	10,284	- 6,005
Malaria	26	3,992	79	0	+ 3,992
Cervical Cancer	27	3,561	39	2,131	+ 1,430
Falls	28	3,200	14	15,325	- 12,125
Asthma	29	3,181	44	924	+ 2,257
Leukemia	30	2,996	22	8,737	- 5,741
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,664	7	26,026	- 23,362
Poisonings	32	2,603	58	216	+ 2,386
Lymphomas	33	2,547	17	12,249	- 9,702
Fires	34	2,309	53	359	+ 1,951
Drownings	35	2,223	49	459	+ 1,764
Ovary Cancer	36	1,720	30	5,192	- 3,473
Tetanus	37	1,563	75	1	+ 1,562
Lung Cancers	38	1,562	4	46,560	- 44,998
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,539	21	8,891	- 7,353
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,305	27	6,212	- 4,908
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,248	38	2,166	- 919
Liver Cancer	42	1,228	25	8,057	- 6,830
Syphilis	43	1,206	68	6	+ 1,200
Epilepsy	44	1,153	35	3,091	- 1,938
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,151	18	10,677	- 9,526
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,120	16	12,594	- 11,474
Stomach Cancer	47	1,078	20	9,658	- 8,580
Oral Cancer	48	1,048	29	6,023	- 4,975
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	950	33	3,615	- 2,665
Prostate Cancer	50	883	12	16,487	- 15,604
Bladder Cancer	51	766	28	6,193	- 5,427
Skin Cancers	52	714	31	4,055	- 3,341
Skin Disease	53	641	42	1,543	- 902
Schistosomiasis	54	596	73	1	+ 595
Alcohol	55	532	26	6,257	- 5,725
Hepatitis B	56	526	59	182	+ 345
Upper Respiratory	57	503	61	138	+ 365
Appendicitis	58	481	62	129	+ 352
Leishmaniasis	59	411	72	1	+ 410
Drug Use	60	364	40	1,930	- 1,566
Pancreas Cancer	61	346	11	17,971	- 17,625
Uterin Cancer	62	299	37	2,231	- 1,932
Encephalitis	63	274	67	8	+ 266
War	64	199	66	10	+ 189
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	156	47	543	- 386
Other Neoplasms	66	105	24	8,161	- 8,056
Diphtheria	67	103	77	0	+ 103
Ascariasis	68	92	81	0	+ 92
Hepatitis C	69	81	48	507	- 426
Multiple Sclerosis	70	43	41	1,571	- 1,527
Otitis Media	71	28	65	16	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	15	85	0	+ 15
Dengue	73	14	83	0	+ 14
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	391	- 391
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.