NEPAL VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,733	6	6,237	+ 9,496
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,646	7	6,071	+ 5,575
Stroke	3	10,333	4	12,909	- 2,575
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,590	2	19,677	- 10,087
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,286	9	4,654	+ 3,632
Birth Trauma	6	8,166	15	2,676	+ 5,491
Low Birth Weight	7	7,356	11	3,822	+ 3,534
Liver Disease	8	7,159	5	6,383	+ 776
Tuberculosis	9	5,632	3	16,535	- 10,902
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,268	14	2,929	+ 1,339
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,105	21	1,949	+ 2,157
Hypertension	12	3,536	18	2,092	+ 1,445
Kidney Disease	13	3,177	10	4,284	- 1,107
Meningitis	14	3,155	43	377	+ 2,778
Lung Disease	15	3,116	1	27,027	- 23,911
Other Injuries	16	3,081	22	1,655	+ 1,426
HIV/AIDS	17	3,012	34	737	+ 2,275
Maternal Conditions	18	2,333	28	977	+ 1,356
Malnutrition	19	2,269	31	845	+ 1,424
Breast Cancer	20	2,228	27	1,038	+ 1,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,168	19	2,022	+ 146
Violence	22	2,120	35	704	+ 1,416
Pertussis	23	1,810	40	453	+ 1,358
Measles	24	1,660	59	60	+ 1,600
Suicide	25	1,583	16	2,571	- 988
Malaria	26	1,477	72	0	+ 1,477
Cervical Cancer	27	1,318	20	1,969	- 652
Falls	28	1,184	13	3,321	- 2,137
Asthma	29	1,177	8	5,930	- 4,753
Leukemia	30	1,108	36	668	+ 441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	986	26	1,167	- 182
Poisonings	32	963	39	474	+ 489
Lymphomas	33	942	32	768	+ 175
Fires	34	854	50	184	+ 671
Drownings	35	822	23	1,505	- 683
Ovary Cancer	36	636	37	585	+ 52
Tetanus	37	578	53	134	+ 444
Lung Cancers	38	578	12	3,586	- 3,008
Inflammatory/Heart	39	569	48	217	+ 352
Oesophagus Cancer	40	483	38	491	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	462	49	191	+ 270
Liver Cancer	42	454	46	256	+ 198
Syphilis	43	446	54	134	+ 312
Epilepsy	44	427	30	874	- 447
Endocrine Disorders	45	426	45	257	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	46	414	33	760	- 345
Stomach Cancer	47	399	25	1,379	- 981
Oral Cancer	48	388	24	1,389	- 1,001
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	352	17	2,320	- 1,968
Prostate Cancer	50	327	58	85	+ 241
Bladder Cancer	51	283	44	325	- 41
Skin Cancers	52	264	42	400	- 135
Skin Disease	53	237	67	17	+ 220
Schistosomiasis	54	220	73	0	+ 220
Alcohol	55	197	52	168	+ 29
Hepatitis B	56	195	56	117	+ 78
Upper Respiratory	57	186	66	24	+ 162
Appendicitis	58	178	47	220	- 43
Leishmaniasis	59	152	62	39	+ 113
Drug Use	60	135	57	93	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	61	128	41	445	- 317
Uterin Cancer	62	111	60	56	+ 54
Encephalitis	63	101	29	882	- 781
War	64	74	65	24	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	58	51	173	- 115
Other Neoplasms	66	39	61	50	- 11
Diphtheria	67	38	71	1	+ 37
Ascariasis	68	34	69	4	+ 30
Hepatitis C	69	30	64	29	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	70	16	63	38	- 22
Otitis Media	71	10	70	4	+ 6
Chlamydia	72	5	68	5	+ 0
Dengue	73	5	55	120	- 114
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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.