URUGUAY VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,732	6	1,370	+ 361
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,282	35	134	+ 1,147
Stroke	3	1,137	2	2,850	- 1,713
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,055	1	4,265	- 3,209
Road Traffic Accidents	5	912	16	512	+ 400
Birth Trauma	6	899	53	22	+ 877
Low Birth Weight	7	810	42	73	+ 736
Liver Disease	8	788	27	206	+ 582
Tuberculosis	9	620	41	81	+ 539
Diabetes Mellitus	10	470	11	747	- 278
Congenital Anomalies	11	452	30	170	+ 282
Hypertension	12	389	15	648	- 259
Kidney Disease	13	350	8	1,040	- 690
Meningitis	14	347	58	10	+ 337
Lung Disease	15	343	4	1,706	- 1,363
Other Injuries	16	339	10	774	- 435
HIV/AIDS	17	331	28	195	+ 136
Maternal Conditions	18	257	60	9	+ 248
Malnutrition	19	250	43	73	+ 177
Breast Cancer	20	245	9	848	- 603
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	239	3	1,899	- 1,660
Violence	22	233	23	295	- 62
Pertussis	23	199	72	0	+ 199
Measles	24	183	74	0	+ 183
Suicide	25	174	12	735	- 561
Malaria	26	163	79	0	+ 163
Cervical Cancer	27	145	29	172	- 27
Falls	28	130	47	55	+ 75
Asthma	29	130	37	127	+ 3
Leukemia	30	122	25	280	- 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	108	7	1,245	- 1,136
Poisonings	32	106	55	17	+ 89
Lymphomas	33	104	20	457	- 354
Fires	34	94	48	54	+ 40
Drownings	35	91	45	65	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	36	70	32	160	- 90
Tetanus	37	64	71	0	+ 63
Lung Cancers	38	64	5	1,463	- 1,399
Inflammatory/Heart	39	63	22	314	- 252
Oesophagus Cancer	40	53	24	286	- 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	51	46	57	- 6
Liver Cancer	42	50	34	147	- 97
Syphilis	43	49	66	3	+ 46
Epilepsy	44	47	40	86	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	45	47	17	487	- 440
Parkinson's Disease	46	46	21	320	- 275
Stomach Cancer	47	44	18	480	- 436
Oral Cancer	48	43	31	167	- 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	39	50	39	- 0
Prostate Cancer	50	36	13	707	- 671
Bladder Cancer	51	31	26	276	- 245
Skin Cancers	52	29	33	149	- 120
Skin Disease	53	26	36	130	- 104
Schistosomiasis	54	24	77	0	+ 24
Alcohol	55	22	39	104	- 83
Hepatitis B	56	21	63	4	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	57	20	62	5	+ 16
Appendicitis	58	20	59	9	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	59	17	78	0	+ 17
Drug Use	60	15	49	41	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	61	14	14	656	- 641
Uterin Cancer	62	12	38	115	- 103
Encephalitis	63	11	64	4	+ 7
War	64	8	70	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	51	35	- 28
Other Neoplasms	66	4	19	464	- 459
Diphtheria	67	4	73	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	65	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	70	2	56	13	- 11
Otitis Media	71	1	67	2	- 0
Chlamydia	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	5	- 5
Leprosy	79	0	69	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	32	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	12	- 12
Oral conditions	82	0	68	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	44	71	- 71
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Ethiopia

Uruguay

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.