UNITED KINGDOM VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,608	3	40,540	- 5,932
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	25,617	38	1,599	+ 24,018
Stroke	3	22,730	4	37,626	- 14,896
Coronary Heart Disease	4	21,095	2	71,728	- 50,633
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,227	33	2,169	+ 16,058
Birth Trauma	6	17,963	54	190	+ 17,774
Low Birth Weight	7	16,181	40	1,313	+ 14,868
Liver Disease	8	15,748	14	7,666	+ 8,082
Tuberculosis	9	12,390	47	351	+ 12,038
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,388	17	5,842	+ 3,546
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,030	35	2,127	+ 6,904
Hypertension	12	7,779	23	5,208	+ 2,571
Kidney Disease	13	6,989	18	5,471	+ 1,518
Meningitis	14	6,941	52	232	+ 6,708
Lung Disease	15	6,855	6	32,896	- 26,041
Other Injuries	16	6,776	19	5,464	+ 1,312
HIV/AIDS	17	6,624	55	188	+ 6,436
Maternal Conditions	18	5,132	64	47	+ 5,085
Malnutrition	19	4,991	58	116	+ 4,875
Breast Cancer	20	4,900	9	12,718	- 7,818
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,768	1	98,135	- 93,366
Violence	22	4,664	46	868	+ 3,796
Pertussis	23	3,982	69	3	+ 3,979
Measles	24	3,652	75	0	+ 3,652
Suicide	25	3,482	20	5,325	- 1,843
Malaria	26	3,249	76	0	+ 3,249
Cervical Cancer	27	2,898	43	1,099	+ 1,799
Falls	28	2,604	15	7,618	- 5,014
Asthma	29	2,589	41	1,302	+ 1,287
Leukemia	30	2,438	22	5,211	- 2,773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,168	7	18,446	- 16,278
Poisonings	32	2,118	53	221	+ 1,898
Lymphomas	33	2,073	10	9,350	- 7,277
Fires	34	1,880	48	334	+ 1,545
Drownings	35	1,809	49	301	+ 1,508
Ovary Cancer	36	1,400	25	4,019	- 2,619
Tetanus	37	1,272	72	0	+ 1,272
Lung Cancers	38	1,272	5	35,715	- 34,443
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,252	29	3,126	- 1,874
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,062	12	8,727	- 7,665
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,015	36	2,090	- 1,075
Liver Cancer	42	999	21	5,237	- 4,238
Syphilis	43	981	62	49	+ 932
Epilepsy	44	938	42	1,193	- 255
Endocrine Disorders	45	937	28	3,297	- 2,360
Parkinson's Disease	46	911	13	8,573	- 7,662
Stomach Cancer	47	877	24	4,999	- 4,122
Oral Cancer	48	853	30	3,109	- 2,256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	773	45	876	- 103
Prostate Cancer	50	719	8	13,289	- 12,571
Bladder Cancer	51	624	16	6,133	- 5,510
Skin Cancers	52	581	27	3,727	- 3,146
Skin Disease	53	522	34	2,134	- 1,612
Schistosomiasis	54	485	78	0	+ 485
Alcohol	55	433	39	1,555	- 1,122
Hepatitis B	56	428	65	40	+ 388
Upper Respiratory	57	409	63	48	+ 361
Appendicitis	58	391	59	105	+ 286
Leishmaniasis	59	334	70	0	+ 334
Drug Use	60	296	31	2,824	- 2,528
Pancreas Cancer	61	282	11	8,995	- 8,714
Uterin Cancer	62	243	32	2,346	- 2,103
Encephalitis	63	223	68	6	+ 217
War	64	162	67	10	+ 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	127	44	1,014	- 886
Other Neoplasms	66	85	26	3,986	- 3,901
Diphtheria	67	84	74	0	+ 84
Ascariasis	68	75	80	0	+ 75
Hepatitis C	69	66	51	267	- 201
Multiple Sclerosis	70	35	37	1,856	- 1,820
Otitis Media	71	22	66	16	+ 7
Chlamydia	72	12	79	0	+ 12
Dengue	73	12	73	0	+ 11
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Ethiopia

United Kingdom

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.