ITALY VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,820	9	16,339	+ 14,481
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,813	36	1,622	+ 21,191
Stroke	3	20,242	2	62,633	- 42,392
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,786	1	97,116	- 78,330
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,232	30	3,221	+ 13,011
Birth Trauma	6	15,997	59	140	+ 15,857
Low Birth Weight	7	14,410	51	357	+ 14,052
Liver Disease	8	14,024	23	5,559	+ 8,464
Tuberculosis	9	11,033	53	336	+ 10,697
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,361	8	19,836	- 11,475
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,042	37	1,443	+ 6,599
Hypertension	12	6,927	6	29,931	- 23,004
Kidney Disease	13	6,224	11	12,726	- 6,502
Meningitis	14	6,181	60	128	+ 6,053
Lung Disease	15	6,104	5	32,382	- 26,278
Other Injuries	16	6,035	12	12,112	- 6,078
HIV/AIDS	17	5,899	46	520	+ 5,379
Maternal Conditions	18	4,570	67	6	+ 4,564
Malnutrition	19	4,445	41	775	+ 3,669
Breast Cancer	20	4,364	10	13,868	- 9,505
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,246	3	41,445	- 37,198
Violence	22	4,153	50	409	+ 3,745
Pertussis	23	3,546	73	1	+ 3,546
Measles	24	3,252	71	1	+ 3,251
Suicide	25	3,101	26	4,042	- 941
Malaria	26	2,893	79	0	+ 2,893
Cervical Cancer	27	2,581	40	1,154	+ 1,427
Falls	28	2,319	25	4,222	- 1,903
Asthma	29	2,306	47	494	+ 1,812
Leukemia	30	2,171	21	6,728	- 4,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,931	7	21,254	- 19,323
Poisonings	32	1,886	58	154	+ 1,732
Lymphomas	33	1,846	16	9,670	- 7,824
Fires	34	1,674	56	271	+ 1,403
Drownings	35	1,611	52	344	+ 1,267
Ovary Cancer	36	1,246	28	3,282	- 2,035
Tetanus	37	1,133	63	22	+ 1,111
Lung Cancers	38	1,132	4	34,152	- 33,020
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,115	24	5,531	- 4,416
Oesophagus Cancer	40	946	34	2,045	- 1,100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	904	43	690	+ 214
Liver Cancer	42	890	17	9,620	- 8,731
Syphilis	43	874	69	4	+ 870
Epilepsy	44	836	39	1,337	- 501
Endocrine Disorders	45	835	18	8,431	- 7,596
Parkinson's Disease	46	811	19	8,428	- 7,616
Stomach Cancer	47	781	14	10,252	- 9,472
Oral Cancer	48	759	27	3,343	- 2,584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	689	32	2,216	- 1,527
Prostate Cancer	50	640	20	8,409	- 7,769
Bladder Cancer	51	555	22	6,711	- 6,155
Skin Cancers	52	518	29	3,239	- 2,721
Skin Disease	53	465	38	1,440	- 975
Schistosomiasis	54	432	78	0	+ 432
Alcohol	55	386	55	277	+ 109
Hepatitis B	56	381	54	334	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	57	365	64	20	+ 344
Appendicitis	58	348	61	49	+ 300
Leishmaniasis	59	298	70	3	+ 294
Drug Use	60	264	45	654	- 390
Pancreas Cancer	61	251	13	12,095	- 11,844
Uterin Cancer	62	217	33	2,198	- 1,981
Encephalitis	63	198	68	5	+ 194
War	64	144	66	6	+ 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	113	42	701	- 588
Other Neoplasms	66	76	15	9,984	- 9,908
Diphtheria	67	75	76	0	+ 75
Ascariasis	68	67	80	0	+ 67
Hepatitis C	69	59	31	2,451	- 2,392
Multiple Sclerosis	70	31	44	677	- 645
Otitis Media	71	20	65	16	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	11	84	0	+ 11
Dengue	73	10	81	0	+ 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Ethiopia

Italy

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.