GREECE VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,288	3	8,282	- 2,994
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,914	44	95	+ 3,820
Stroke	3	3,473	2	14,077	- 10,604
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,223	1	21,124	- 17,901
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,785	22	870	+ 1,915
Birth Trauma	6	2,745	57	17	+ 2,728
Low Birth Weight	7	2,473	41	127	+ 2,345
Liver Disease	8	2,406	23	809	+ 1,597
Tuberculosis	9	1,893	46	66	+ 1,827
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,435	20	1,266	+ 169
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,380	38	174	+ 1,206
Hypertension	12	1,189	9	2,922	- 1,734
Kidney Disease	13	1,068	6	4,759	- 3,691
Meningitis	14	1,061	53	33	+ 1,027
Lung Disease	15	1,047	5	5,526	- 4,479
Other Injuries	16	1,035	17	1,453	- 418
HIV/AIDS	17	1,012	50	47	+ 965
Maternal Conditions	18	784	61	2	+ 782
Malnutrition	19	763	66	1	+ 762
Breast Cancer	20	749	11	2,520	- 1,772
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	729	7	3,940	- 3,211
Violence	22	713	42	104	+ 609
Pertussis	23	609	69	0	+ 608
Measles	24	558	68	0	+ 558
Suicide	25	532	28	533	- 1
Malaria	26	496	78	0	+ 496
Cervical Cancer	27	443	36	243	+ 200
Falls	28	398	21	1,245	- 847
Asthma	29	396	55	27	+ 368
Leukemia	30	373	18	1,354	- 981
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	331	8	3,264	- 2,932
Poisonings	32	324	56	19	+ 304
Lymphomas	33	317	19	1,268	- 952
Fires	34	287	39	146	+ 141
Drownings	35	276	32	435	- 159
Ovary Cancer	36	214	27	557	- 343
Tetanus	37	194	62	2	+ 193
Lung Cancers	38	194	4	7,355	- 7,161
Inflammatory/Heart	39	191	24	725	- 534
Oesophagus Cancer	40	162	35	246	- 83
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	155	26	611	- 456
Liver Cancer	42	153	14	1,566	- 1,413
Syphilis	43	150	65	1	+ 149
Epilepsy	44	143	34	249	- 106
Endocrine Disorders	45	143	29	526	- 383
Parkinson's Disease	46	139	10	2,646	- 2,507
Stomach Cancer	47	134	16	1,535	- 1,401
Oral Cancer	48	130	30	440	- 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	118	43	100	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	50	110	12	2,023	- 1,913
Bladder Cancer	51	95	15	1,551	- 1,455
Skin Cancers	52	89	31	438	- 349
Skin Disease	53	80	47	56	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	54	74	75	0	+ 74
Alcohol	55	66	49	50	+ 16
Hepatitis B	56	65	48	56	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	57	63	59	8	+ 55
Appendicitis	58	60	58	9	+ 50
Leishmaniasis	59	51	60	4	+ 47
Drug Use	60	45	37	193	- 148
Pancreas Cancer	61	43	13	1,904	- 1,861
Uterin Cancer	62	37	33	373	- 335
Encephalitis	63	34	67	1	+ 33
War	64	25	64	1	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	19	45	67	- 47
Other Neoplasms	66	13	25	679	- 665
Diphtheria	67	13	70	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	68	11	73	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	10	52	38	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	70	5	40	135	- 130
Otitis Media	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	2	80	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Ethiopia

Greece

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.