MALAYSIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,474	2	23,477	- 6,004
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,934	20	1,773	+ 11,161
Stroke	3	11,476	3	21,592	- 10,116
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,651	1	36,729	- 26,078
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,203	4	7,181	+ 2,021
Birth Trauma	6	9,070	42	359	+ 8,711
Low Birth Weight	7	8,170	29	1,020	+ 7,149
Liver Disease	8	7,951	7	5,125	+ 2,826
Tuberculosis	9	6,255	26	1,227	+ 5,028
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,740	9	4,107	+ 633
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,559	24	1,403	+ 3,156
Hypertension	12	3,927	38	649	+ 3,278
Kidney Disease	13	3,529	6	6,629	- 3,100
Meningitis	14	3,504	46	301	+ 3,203
Lung Disease	15	3,461	5	6,633	- 3,172
Other Injuries	16	3,421	14	2,222	+ 1,199
HIV/AIDS	17	3,345	13	2,679	+ 666
Maternal Conditions	18	2,591	56	167	+ 2,424
Malnutrition	19	2,520	49	249	+ 2,271
Breast Cancer	20	2,474	12	3,071	- 597
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,408	10	3,996	- 1,589
Violence	22	2,355	34	869	+ 1,486
Pertussis	23	2,011	57	80	+ 1,931
Measles	24	1,844	70	0	+ 1,844
Suicide	25	1,758	19	1,823	- 65
Malaria	26	1,640	76	0	+ 1,640
Cervical Cancer	27	1,463	31	1,010	+ 453
Falls	28	1,315	18	1,855	- 540
Asthma	29	1,307	30	1,013	+ 294
Leukemia	30	1,231	23	1,412	- 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,095	11	3,832	- 2,738
Poisonings	32	1,070	53	211	+ 859
Lymphomas	33	1,047	25	1,321	- 274
Fires	34	949	44	336	+ 613
Drownings	35	913	36	820	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	36	707	35	827	- 121
Tetanus	37	642	61	21	+ 621
Lung Cancers	38	642	8	4,319	- 3,677
Inflammatory/Heart	39	632	27	1,214	- 581
Oesophagus Cancer	40	536	41	435	+ 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	513	22	1,424	- 912
Liver Cancer	42	504	16	1,984	- 1,480
Syphilis	43	495	62	19	+ 477
Epilepsy	44	474	52	226	+ 248
Endocrine Disorders	45	473	37	809	- 336
Parkinson's Disease	46	460	28	1,106	- 646
Stomach Cancer	47	443	21	1,441	- 999
Oral Cancer	48	431	17	1,865	- 1,434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	390	51	246	+ 144
Prostate Cancer	50	363	33	903	- 541
Bladder Cancer	51	315	39	467	- 152
Skin Cancers	52	293	50	247	+ 46
Skin Disease	53	264	15	2,066	- 1,802
Schistosomiasis	54	245	75	0	+ 245
Alcohol	55	219	55	181	+ 38
Hepatitis B	56	216	54	206	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	57	207	65	5	+ 202
Appendicitis	58	198	58	71	+ 126
Leishmaniasis	59	169	77	0	+ 169
Drug Use	60	150	45	322	- 172
Pancreas Cancer	61	142	32	994	- 852
Uterin Cancer	62	123	43	352	- 229
Encephalitis	63	112	40	452	- 340
War	64	82	63	11	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	64	60	27	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	66	43	48	265	- 221
Diphtheria	67	43	69	0	+ 42
Ascariasis	68	38	67	2	+ 36
Hepatitis C	69	33	64	6	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	70	18	59	30	- 12
Otitis Media	71	11	66	3	+ 8
Chlamydia	72	6	68	2	+ 5
Dengue	73	6	47	280	- 274
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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.