JAPAN VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	62,282	3	107,899	- 45,616
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	46,101	37	2,731	+ 43,370
Stroke	3	40,906	2	121,823	- 80,917
Coronary Heart Disease	4	37,963	1	163,905	- 125,942
Road Traffic Accidents	5	32,803	31	4,566	+ 28,237
Birth Trauma	6	32,328	61	104	+ 32,223
Low Birth Weight	7	29,120	55	202	+ 28,918
Liver Disease	8	28,340	17	14,195	+ 14,145
Tuberculosis	9	22,297	34	3,459	+ 18,838
Diabetes Mellitus	10	16,896	29	5,433	+ 11,463
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,251	40	2,473	+ 13,778
Hypertension	12	13,999	28	6,673	+ 7,326
Kidney Disease	13	12,578	9	44,779	- 32,201
Meningitis	14	12,491	52	308	+ 12,183
Lung Disease	15	12,336	5	78,169	- 65,833
Other Injuries	16	12,195	12	22,068	- 9,873
HIV/AIDS	17	11,922	63	48	+ 11,874
Maternal Conditions	18	9,235	64	39	+ 9,197
Malnutrition	19	8,982	43	1,910	+ 7,072
Breast Cancer	20	8,818	15	15,805	- 6,987
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	8,582	7	56,937	- 48,356
Violence	22	8,393	53	266	+ 8,127
Pertussis	23	7,167	71	1	+ 7,165
Measles	24	6,572	75	0	+ 6,572
Suicide	25	6,267	13	19,466	- 13,199
Malaria	26	5,847	79	0	+ 5,847
Cervical Cancer	27	5,216	32	3,799	+ 1,417
Falls	28	4,687	23	9,736	- 5,049
Asthma	29	4,660	42	1,922	+ 2,737
Leukemia	30	4,388	24	9,607	- 5,219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,902	6	57,340	- 53,439
Poisonings	32	3,812	54	255	+ 3,558
Lymphomas	33	3,731	14	19,273	- 15,542
Fires	34	3,382	48	1,007	+ 2,375
Drownings	35	3,256	25	8,409	- 5,153
Ovary Cancer	36	2,519	30	5,061	- 2,542
Tetanus	37	2,289	67	9	+ 2,280
Lung Cancers	38	2,288	4	79,688	- 77,400
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,254	27	8,232	- 5,979
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,911	20	12,316	- 10,405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,827	35	2,922	- 1,095
Liver Cancer	42	1,798	11	29,384	- 27,587
Syphilis	43	1,766	65	16	+ 1,750
Epilepsy	44	1,689	45	1,558	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,687	21	11,486	- 9,800
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,640	18	14,007	- 12,368
Stomach Cancer	47	1,578	8	50,433	- 48,855
Oral Cancer	48	1,535	26	8,333	- 6,799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,392	39	2,555	- 1,163
Prostate Cancer	50	1,293	19	13,515	- 12,222
Bladder Cancer	51	1,122	22	9,936	- 8,814
Skin Cancers	52	1,046	44	1,843	- 797
Skin Disease	53	939	36	2,806	- 1,867
Schistosomiasis	54	872	72	0	+ 872
Alcohol	55	779	51	576	+ 203
Hepatitis B	56	771	46	1,423	- 652
Upper Respiratory	57	737	57	159	+ 578
Appendicitis	58	704	58	126	+ 578
Leishmaniasis	59	601	77	0	+ 601
Drug Use	60	533	50	732	- 199
Pancreas Cancer	61	507	10	37,027	- 36,520
Uterin Cancer	62	438	33	3,461	- 3,023
Encephalitis	63	401	69	5	+ 396
War	64	292	66	15	+ 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	229	38	2,618	- 2,389
Other Neoplasms	66	154	16	15,120	- 14,966
Diphtheria	67	152	74	0	+ 151
Ascariasis	68	135	82	0	+ 135
Hepatitis C	69	119	41	2,220	- 2,101
Multiple Sclerosis	70	63	59	108	- 44
Otitis Media	71	40	68	8	+ 33
Chlamydia	72	22	80	0	+ 22
Dengue	73	21	83	0	+ 21
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Ethiopia

Japan

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.