MEXICO VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	66,093	8	24,816	+ 41,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	48,922	29	3,476	+ 45,446
Stroke	3	43,409	4	39,790	+ 3,619
Coronary Heart Disease	4	40,286	1	116,238	- 75,952
Road Traffic Accidents	5	34,810	10	16,303	+ 18,507
Birth Trauma	6	34,305	36	2,552	+ 31,754
Low Birth Weight	7	30,902	18	7,163	+ 23,739
Liver Disease	8	30,074	6	29,838	+ 236
Tuberculosis	9	23,661	38	1,943	+ 21,718
Diabetes Mellitus	10	17,929	2	86,110	- 68,180
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,245	13	10,457	+ 6,789
Hypertension	12	14,855	9	17,806	- 2,951
Kidney Disease	13	13,347	3	44,622	- 31,275
Meningitis	14	13,255	58	357	+ 12,898
Lung Disease	15	13,091	7	29,123	- 16,032
Other Injuries	16	12,941	11	12,175	+ 766
HIV/AIDS	17	12,651	28	4,128	+ 8,523
Maternal Conditions	18	9,800	54	750	+ 9,051
Malnutrition	19	9,532	14	7,552	+ 1,980
Breast Cancer	20	9,358	16	7,380	+ 1,978
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	9,107	30	3,447	+ 5,660
Violence	22	8,906	5	32,450	- 23,544
Pertussis	23	7,605	70	21	+ 7,584
Measles	24	6,975	80	0	+ 6,975
Suicide	25	6,650	22	6,772	- 121
Malaria	26	6,204	84	0	+ 6,204
Cervical Cancer	27	5,535	26	4,787	+ 748
Falls	28	4,974	35	2,628	+ 2,346
Asthma	29	4,945	47	1,342	+ 3,602
Leukemia	30	4,657	25	4,830	- 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	4,141	20	6,871	- 2,730
Poisonings	32	4,046	57	531	+ 3,515
Lymphomas	33	3,959	24	4,961	- 1,002
Fires	34	3,589	56	604	+ 2,986
Drownings	35	3,455	42	1,799	+ 1,656
Ovary Cancer	36	2,673	34	2,649	+ 24
Tetanus	37	2,429	71	10	+ 2,419
Lung Cancers	38	2,428	17	7,349	- 4,921
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,391	41	1,866	+ 525
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,028	49	1,252	+ 776
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,939	33	2,734	- 795
Liver Cancer	42	1,908	21	6,817	- 4,909
Syphilis	43	1,874	73	5	+ 1,869
Epilepsy	44	1,792	39	1,912	- 120
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,790	12	11,310	- 9,521
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,740	43	1,567	+ 173
Stomach Cancer	47	1,675	19	6,939	- 5,264
Oral Cancer	48	1,628	46	1,355	+ 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,477	52	859	+ 618
Prostate Cancer	50	1,372	15	7,494	- 6,122
Bladder Cancer	51	1,191	48	1,272	- 82
Skin Cancers	52	1,110	40	1,909	- 799
Skin Disease	53	997	31	3,029	- 2,032
Schistosomiasis	54	926	83	0	+ 926
Alcohol	55	827	32	2,945	- 2,119
Hepatitis B	56	818	61	210	+ 608
Upper Respiratory	57	782	64	127	+ 655
Appendicitis	58	747	53	774	- 27
Leishmaniasis	59	638	76	1	+ 637
Drug Use	60	566	44	1,470	- 904
Pancreas Cancer	61	538	27	4,510	- 3,972
Uterin Cancer	62	464	50	902	- 437
Encephalitis	63	425	62	140	+ 285
War	64	309	66	112	+ 198
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	243	45	1,415	- 1,172
Other Neoplasms	66	163	23	6,204	- 6,041
Diphtheria	67	161	79	0	+ 161
Ascariasis	68	143	72	5	+ 138
Hepatitis C	69	126	55	625	- 499
Multiple Sclerosis	70	67	60	295	- 228
Otitis Media	71	43	68	29	+ 14
Chlamydia	72	23	77	0	+ 23
Dengue	73	22	67	30	- 8
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Leprosy	79	0	75	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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.