INDIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	712,355	6	392,425	+ 319,930
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	527,286	4	670,315	- 143,028
Stroke	3	467,865	3	697,038	- 229,173
Coronary Heart Disease	4	434,205	1	1,520,034	- 1,085,829
Road Traffic Accidents	5	375,183	12	212,596	+ 162,587
Birth Trauma	6	369,748	20	102,819	+ 266,929
Low Birth Weight	7	333,061	9	238,739	+ 94,321
Liver Disease	8	324,144	8	268,580	+ 55,564
Tuberculosis	9	255,022	5	435,882	- 180,859
Diabetes Mellitus	10	193,244	7	271,495	- 78,252
Congenital Anomalies	11	185,873	23	82,769	+ 103,104
Hypertension	12	160,111	19	108,050	+ 52,061
Kidney Disease	13	143,861	11	222,903	- 79,042
Meningitis	14	142,863	36	33,337	+ 109,526
Lung Disease	15	141,094	2	879,732	- 738,639
Other Injuries	16	139,482	15	149,570	- 10,088
HIV/AIDS	17	136,353	31	44,406	+ 91,947
Maternal Conditions	18	105,629	41	25,917	+ 79,712
Malnutrition	19	102,733	55	8,626	+ 94,107
Breast Cancer	20	100,859	22	82,821	+ 18,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	98,152	17	126,593	- 28,441
Violence	22	95,994	27	51,767	+ 44,227
Pertussis	23	81,969	54	10,094	+ 71,875
Measles	24	75,172	51	11,923	+ 63,249
Suicide	25	71,678	14	173,347	- 101,670
Malaria	26	66,873	57	7,705	+ 59,168
Cervical Cancer	27	59,653	30	45,319	+ 14,334
Falls	28	53,609	10	225,755	- 172,146
Asthma	29	53,295	13	196,051	- 142,756
Leukemia	30	50,189	35	33,383	+ 16,806
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	44,627	25	77,368	- 32,741
Poisonings	32	43,603	61	3,540	+ 40,063
Lymphomas	33	42,668	33	40,159	+ 2,509
Fires	34	38,687	42	23,265	+ 15,422
Drownings	35	37,238	28	48,774	- 11,536
Ovary Cancer	36	28,809	44	21,947	+ 6,862
Tetanus	37	26,180	58	7,093	+ 19,088
Lung Cancers	38	26,174	21	88,276	- 62,101
Inflammatory/Heart	39	25,775	49	12,651	+ 13,125
Oesophagus Cancer	40	21,856	34	38,898	- 17,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	20,898	26	68,108	- 47,210
Liver Cancer	42	20,563	39	30,369	- 9,806
Syphilis	43	20,197	64	2,007	+ 18,190
Epilepsy	44	19,315	40	30,307	- 10,992
Endocrine Disorders	45	19,289	47	15,264	+ 4,025
Parkinson's Disease	46	18,754	32	43,398	- 24,644
Stomach Cancer	47	18,050	24	81,058	- 63,008
Oral Cancer	48	17,551	16	134,187	- 116,636
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	15,919	18	126,079	- 110,160
Prostate Cancer	50	14,790	38	30,945	- 16,155
Bladder Cancer	51	12,835	48	14,081	- 1,246
Skin Cancers	52	11,962	60	5,054	+ 6,908
Skin Disease	53	10,744	45	17,857	- 7,113
Schistosomiasis	54	9,976	76	0	+ 9,976
Alcohol	55	8,911	43	23,097	- 14,186
Hepatitis B	56	8,816	56	8,184	+ 632
Upper Respiratory	57	8,427	68	584	+ 7,843
Appendicitis	58	8,052	53	11,245	- 3,193
Leishmaniasis	59	6,877	66	973	+ 5,904
Drug Use	60	6,097	52	11,747	- 5,651
Pancreas Cancer	61	5,797	37	32,812	- 27,015
Uterin Cancer	62	5,005	59	6,841	- 1,835
Encephalitis	63	4,584	29	48,080	- 43,497
War	64	3,335	67	890	+ 2,445
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2,621	50	11,931	- 9,310
Other Neoplasms	66	1,759	62	2,968	- 1,210
Diphtheria	67	1,733	72	65	+ 1,668
Ascariasis	68	1,540	70	126	+ 1,414
Hepatitis C	69	1,361	65	1,364	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	70	726	63	2,328	- 1,603
Otitis Media	71	462	71	68	+ 394
Chlamydia	72	249	69	379	- 130
Dengue	73	241	46	17,546	- 17,305
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Ethiopia

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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.