ROMANIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,174	5	9,357	- 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,791	46	223	+ 6,567
Stroke	3	6,026	2	49,707	- 43,682
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,592	1	71,810	- 66,218
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,832	20	1,992	+ 2,840
Birth Trauma	6	4,762	57	38	+ 4,724
Low Birth Weight	7	4,289	41	317	+ 3,973
Liver Disease	8	4,175	6	8,920	- 4,745
Tuberculosis	9	3,284	28	1,015	+ 2,269
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,489	18	2,230	+ 258
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,394	38	367	+ 2,027
Hypertension	12	2,062	3	11,007	- 8,945
Kidney Disease	13	1,853	9	5,175	- 3,322
Meningitis	14	1,840	54	76	+ 1,763
Lung Disease	15	1,817	7	7,359	- 5,542
Other Injuries	16	1,796	19	2,139	- 343
HIV/AIDS	17	1,756	47	219	+ 1,537
Maternal Conditions	18	1,360	58	35	+ 1,325
Malnutrition	19	1,323	50	142	+ 1,181
Breast Cancer	20	1,299	11	3,851	- 2,552
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,264	15	2,839	- 1,575
Violence	22	1,236	44	255	+ 981
Pertussis	23	1,056	69	0	+ 1,056
Measles	24	968	61	7	+ 961
Suicide	25	923	21	1,886	- 963
Malaria	26	861	75	0	+ 861
Cervical Cancer	27	768	22	1,870	- 1,102
Falls	28	690	24	1,504	- 814
Asthma	29	686	45	225	+ 461
Leukemia	30	646	26	1,342	- 696
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	575	8	6,835	- 6,260
Poisonings	32	562	39	366	+ 195
Lymphomas	33	550	25	1,385	- 835
Fires	34	498	36	421	+ 77
Drownings	35	480	32	596	- 117
Ovary Cancer	36	371	27	1,109	- 738
Tetanus	37	337	67	1	+ 336
Lung Cancers	38	337	4	10,113	- 9,776
Inflammatory/Heart	39	332	10	4,433	- 4,101
Oesophagus Cancer	40	281	30	755	- 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	269	33	531	- 262
Liver Cancer	42	265	13	3,114	- 2,849
Syphilis	43	260	66	1	+ 259
Epilepsy	44	249	42	314	- 65
Endocrine Disorders	45	248	48	193	+ 56
Parkinson's Disease	46	242	31	741	- 499
Stomach Cancer	47	232	12	3,457	- 3,225
Oral Cancer	48	226	17	2,290	- 2,064
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	205	35	440	- 235
Prostate Cancer	50	190	16	2,449	- 2,258
Bladder Cancer	51	165	23	1,715	- 1,550
Skin Cancers	52	154	29	1,003	- 849
Skin Disease	53	138	53	97	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	54	128	74	0	+ 128
Alcohol	55	115	37	409	- 294
Hepatitis B	56	114	59	30	+ 83
Upper Respiratory	57	109	63	3	+ 106
Appendicitis	58	104	60	21	+ 83
Leishmaniasis	59	89	70	0	+ 89
Drug Use	60	79	40	346	- 267
Pancreas Cancer	61	75	14	2,935	- 2,860
Uterin Cancer	62	64	34	522	- 458
Encephalitis	63	59	62	6	+ 53
War	64	43	65	2	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	34	85	0	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	66	23	43	289	- 266
Diphtheria	67	22	71	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	68	20	82	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	69	18	52	98	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	70	9	55	66	- 57
Otitis Media	71	6	68	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	72	3	78	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	3	81	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	103	- 103
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Ethiopia

Romania

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.