USA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	172,872	11	60,317	+ 112,555
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	127,960	37	9,955	+ 118,006
Stroke	3	113,540	4	158,520	- 44,980
Coronary Heart Disease	4	105,372	1	504,904	- 399,532
Road Traffic Accidents	5	91,048	17	41,694	+ 49,354
Birth Trauma	6	89,729	54	1,233	+ 88,496
Low Birth Weight	7	80,826	39	6,924	+ 73,902
Liver Disease	8	78,662	16	43,402	+ 35,260
Tuberculosis	9	61,888	62	546	+ 61,342
Diabetes Mellitus	10	46,896	10	61,418	- 14,522
Congenital Anomalies	11	45,107	34	11,762	+ 33,346
Hypertension	12	38,855	8	65,960	- 27,105
Kidney Disease	13	34,912	6	85,861	- 50,949
Meningitis	14	34,670	60	606	+ 34,064
Lung Disease	15	34,240	3	195,387	- 161,147
Other Injuries	16	33,849	25	25,997	+ 7,852
HIV/AIDS	17	33,090	42	5,660	+ 27,429
Maternal Conditions	18	25,634	56	779	+ 24,855
Malnutrition	19	24,931	40	6,762	+ 18,169
Breast Cancer	20	24,476	13	48,671	- 24,195
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	23,819	2	287,198	- 263,379
Violence	22	23,296	27	18,976	+ 4,320
Pertussis	23	19,892	69	16	+ 19,876
Measles	24	18,243	80	0	+ 18,243
Suicide	25	17,395	12	53,099	- 35,704
Malaria	26	16,228	77	0	+ 16,228
Cervical Cancer	27	14,476	38	6,984	+ 7,492
Falls	28	13,010	18	40,418	- 27,408
Asthma	29	12,933	46	3,818	+ 9,115
Leukemia	30	12,180	24	26,966	- 14,786
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	10,830	9	61,827	- 50,997
Poisonings	32	10,581	53	1,674	+ 8,907
Lymphomas	33	10,355	19	40,281	- 29,926
Fires	34	9,388	49	3,183	+ 6,205
Drownings	35	9,037	45	4,070	+ 4,967
Ovary Cancer	36	6,991	31	14,591	- 7,600
Tetanus	37	6,353	71	2	+ 6,351
Lung Cancers	38	6,352	5	155,533	- 149,181
Inflammatory/Heart	39	6,255	22	32,529	- 26,274
Oesophagus Cancer	40	5,304	28	17,829	- 12,525
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	5,071	48	3,461	+ 1,610
Liver Cancer	42	4,990	23	27,064	- 22,074
Syphilis	43	4,901	66	49	+ 4,852
Epilepsy	44	4,687	50	3,162	+ 1,525
Endocrine Disorders	45	4,681	14	46,985	- 42,304
Parkinson's Disease	46	4,551	21	34,491	- 29,940
Stomach Cancer	47	4,380	33	13,077	- 8,696
Oral Cancer	48	4,259	35	11,555	- 7,296
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	3,863	47	3,646	+ 217
Prostate Cancer	50	3,589	20	35,612	- 32,023
Bladder Cancer	51	3,115	26	19,622	- 16,507
Skin Cancers	52	2,903	32	14,311	- 11,408
Skin Disease	53	2,607	43	5,409	- 2,802
Schistosomiasis	54	2,421	72	1	+ 2,420
Alcohol	55	2,162	30	14,659	- 12,497
Hepatitis B	56	2,139	59	608	+ 1,532
Upper Respiratory	57	2,045	65	229	+ 1,816
Appendicitis	58	1,954	63	424	+ 1,530
Leishmaniasis	59	1,669	79	0	+ 1,669
Drug Use	60	1,480	7	74,435	- 72,955
Pancreas Cancer	61	1,407	15	44,293	- 42,886
Uterin Cancer	62	1,215	36	10,063	- 8,848
Encephalitis	63	1,112	68	25	+ 1,087
War	64	809	55	1,198	- 389
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	636	52	2,461	- 1,825
Other Neoplasms	66	427	29	17,743	- 17,316
Diphtheria	67	421	75	0	+ 420
Ascariasis	68	374	82	0	+ 374
Hepatitis C	69	330	41	5,684	- 5,354
Multiple Sclerosis	70	176	44	5,059	- 4,883
Otitis Media	71	112	67	34	+ 78
Chlamydia	72	60	84	0	+ 60
Dengue	73	58	76	0	+ 58
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Ethiopia

United States

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.