SWEDEN VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,353	7	2,659	+ 2,695
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,963	36	289	+ 3,673
Stroke	3	3,516	3	6,035	- 2,519
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,263	1	15,136	- 11,872
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,820	34	315	+ 2,504
Birth Trauma	6	2,779	55	34	+ 2,745
Low Birth Weight	7	2,503	51	50	+ 2,453
Liver Disease	8	2,436	23	723	+ 1,713
Tuberculosis	9	1,917	56	24	+ 1,893
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,452	11	1,834	- 382
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,397	35	308	+ 1,089
Hypertension	12	1,203	10	1,838	- 635
Kidney Disease	13	1,081	12	1,629	- 548
Meningitis	14	1,074	54	35	+ 1,039
Lung Disease	15	1,060	4	4,344	- 3,284
Other Injuries	16	1,048	15	1,374	- 325
HIV/AIDS	17	1,025	61	13	+ 1,012
Maternal Conditions	18	794	64	5	+ 789
Malnutrition	19	772	45	117	+ 655
Breast Cancer	20	758	13	1,582	- 824
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	738	2	10,917	- 10,179
Violence	22	721	47	113	+ 608
Pertussis	23	616	67	0	+ 616
Measles	24	565	83	0	+ 565
Suicide	25	539	14	1,479	- 941
Malaria	26	503	74	0	+ 503
Cervical Cancer	27	448	38	228	+ 221
Falls	28	403	17	1,109	- 706
Asthma	29	401	42	158	+ 242
Leukemia	30	377	20	825	- 448
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	335	6	3,049	- 2,714
Poisonings	32	328	60	18	+ 310
Lymphomas	33	321	16	1,357	- 1,036
Fires	34	291	49	65	+ 226
Drownings	35	280	46	114	+ 165
Ovary Cancer	36	217	27	553	- 336
Tetanus	37	197	68	0	+ 196
Lung Cancers	38	197	5	3,722	- 3,525
Inflammatory/Heart	39	194	28	547	- 353
Oesophagus Cancer	40	164	29	538	- 374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	157	37	277	- 120
Liver Cancer	42	155	22	752	- 597
Syphilis	43	152	72	0	+ 152
Epilepsy	44	145	44	121	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	45	145	24	702	- 557
Parkinson's Disease	46	141	19	943	- 802
Stomach Cancer	47	136	26	612	- 477
Oral Cancer	48	132	31	379	- 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	120	48	110	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	50	111	8	2,622	- 2,511
Bladder Cancer	51	96	21	760	- 664
Skin Cancers	52	90	25	650	- 560
Skin Disease	53	81	39	220	- 139
Schistosomiasis	54	75	69	0	+ 75
Alcohol	55	67	32	359	- 292
Hepatitis B	56	66	62	9	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	57	63	58	20	+ 44
Appendicitis	58	61	59	18	+ 42
Leishmaniasis	59	52	75	0	+ 52
Drug Use	60	46	30	423	- 378
Pancreas Cancer	61	44	9	1,849	- 1,805
Uterin Cancer	62	38	33	345	- 307
Encephalitis	63	34	71	0	+ 34
War	64	25	65	2	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	43	129	- 109
Other Neoplasms	66	13	18	1,036	- 1,023
Diphtheria	67	13	70	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	68	12	81	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	10	53	44	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	70	5	41	170	- 165
Otitis Media	71	3	66	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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.