SPAIN VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,902	7	13,717	+ 10,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	17,692	36	1,064	+ 16,628
Stroke	3	15,698	3	29,004	- 13,305
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,569	1	51,684	- 37,115
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,589	31	1,829	+ 10,759
Birth Trauma	6	12,406	60	113	+ 12,293
Low Birth Weight	7	11,175	52	253	+ 10,923
Liver Disease	8	10,876	23	4,231	+ 6,645
Tuberculosis	9	8,557	50	270	+ 8,286
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,484	10	7,773	- 1,290
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,237	38	863	+ 5,374
Hypertension	12	5,372	9	9,115	- 3,742
Kidney Disease	13	4,827	8	9,725	- 4,898
Meningitis	14	4,793	59	129	+ 4,665
Lung Disease	15	4,734	5	18,926	- 14,192
Other Injuries	16	4,680	15	5,536	- 856
HIV/AIDS	17	4,575	43	538	+ 4,037
Maternal Conditions	18	3,544	64	14	+ 3,531
Malnutrition	19	3,447	47	302	+ 3,145
Breast Cancer	20	3,384	11	7,067	- 3,683
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,293	2	42,339	- 39,045
Violence	22	3,221	51	262	+ 2,959
Pertussis	23	2,750	73	2	+ 2,749
Measles	24	2,522	81	0	+ 2,522
Suicide	25	2,405	25	3,609	- 1,204
Malaria	26	2,244	83	0	+ 2,244
Cervical Cancer	27	2,002	39	855	+ 1,147
Falls	28	1,799	26	3,246	- 1,448
Asthma	29	1,788	35	1,133	+ 655
Leukemia	30	1,684	24	3,772	- 2,088
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,497	6	16,957	- 15,460
Poisonings	32	1,463	57	170	+ 1,293
Lymphomas	33	1,432	16	5,335	- 3,903
Fires	34	1,298	55	185	+ 1,113
Drownings	35	1,249	45	446	+ 804
Ovary Cancer	36	967	28	2,026	- 1,059
Tetanus	37	878	72	2	+ 877
Lung Cancers	38	878	4	22,131	- 21,252
Inflammatory/Heart	39	865	19	4,984	- 4,119
Oesophagus Cancer	40	733	29	2,011	- 1,278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	701	44	475	+ 226
Liver Cancer	42	690	18	5,098	- 4,408
Syphilis	43	678	67	9	+ 669
Epilepsy	44	648	40	824	- 176
Endocrine Disorders	45	647	21	4,863	- 4,216
Parkinson's Disease	46	629	20	4,943	- 4,314
Stomach Cancer	47	606	14	5,796	- 5,191
Oral Cancer	48	589	27	2,583	- 1,994
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	534	33	1,612	- 1,078
Prostate Cancer	50	496	13	6,420	- 5,923
Bladder Cancer	51	431	17	5,222	- 4,792
Skin Cancers	52	401	32	1,803	- 1,402
Skin Disease	53	361	30	1,840	- 1,480
Schistosomiasis	54	335	74	0	+ 334
Alcohol	55	299	46	333	- 34
Hepatitis B	56	296	58	162	+ 134
Upper Respiratory	57	283	62	47	+ 236
Appendicitis	58	270	61	79	+ 191
Leishmaniasis	59	231	65	11	+ 220
Drug Use	60	205	41	776	- 572
Pancreas Cancer	61	194	12	6,752	- 6,558
Uterin Cancer	62	168	34	1,612	- 1,444
Encephalitis	63	154	70	4	+ 150
War	64	112	68	6	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	88	48	294	- 206
Other Neoplasms	66	59	22	4,748	- 4,689
Diphtheria	67	58	76	0	+ 58
Ascariasis	68	52	78	0	+ 52
Hepatitis C	69	46	42	652	- 607
Multiple Sclerosis	70	24	49	287	- 263
Otitis Media	71	15	66	9	+ 7
Chlamydia	72	8	82	0	+ 8
Dengue	73	8	77	0	+ 8
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.