VENEZUELA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,798	7	7,188	+ 8,610
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,694	22	1,359	+ 10,335
Stroke	3	10,376	3	12,133	- 1,757
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,629	1	26,905	- 17,276
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,320	5	11,127	- 2,807
Birth Trauma	6	8,200	24	1,087	+ 7,113
Low Birth Weight	7	7,386	12	3,088	+ 4,298
Liver Disease	8	7,189	16	2,340	+ 4,848
Tuberculosis	9	5,656	31	748	+ 4,908
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,286	4	11,176	- 6,891
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,122	14	2,846	+ 1,276
Hypertension	12	3,551	9	5,195	- 1,644
Kidney Disease	13	3,190	8	5,932	- 2,741
Meningitis	14	3,168	49	251	+ 2,918
Lung Disease	15	3,129	10	5,150	- 2,021
Other Injuries	16	3,093	21	1,693	+ 1,400
HIV/AIDS	17	3,024	6	7,490	- 4,466
Maternal Conditions	18	2,343	39	422	+ 1,920
Malnutrition	19	2,278	32	629	+ 1,649
Breast Cancer	20	2,237	15	2,563	- 326
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,177	35	572	+ 1,605
Violence	22	2,129	2	18,132	- 16,003
Pertussis	23	1,818	64	26	+ 1,792
Measles	24	1,667	79	0	+ 1,667
Suicide	25	1,590	34	585	+ 1,004
Malaria	26	1,483	42	402	+ 1,081
Cervical Cancer	27	1,323	20	1,986	- 663
Falls	28	1,189	28	865	+ 324
Asthma	29	1,182	46	311	+ 871
Leukemia	30	1,113	27	1,007	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	990	19	2,037	- 1,048
Poisonings	32	967	58	68	+ 899
Lymphomas	33	946	23	1,248	- 301
Fires	34	858	54	144	+ 714
Drownings	35	826	43	388	+ 438
Ovary Cancer	36	639	36	563	+ 76
Tetanus	37	581	68	8	+ 573
Lung Cancers	38	580	11	3,900	- 3,319
Inflammatory/Heart	39	572	33	599	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	40	485	44	370	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	463	40	418	+ 46
Liver Cancer	42	456	26	1,029	- 573
Syphilis	43	448	67	15	+ 433
Epilepsy	44	428	41	411	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	45	428	30	760	- 332
Parkinson's Disease	46	416	48	252	+ 164
Stomach Cancer	47	400	17	2,175	- 1,775
Oral Cancer	48	389	38	544	- 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	353	57	80	+ 273
Prostate Cancer	50	328	13	2,848	- 2,520
Bladder Cancer	51	285	45	365	- 80
Skin Cancers	52	265	37	553	- 288
Skin Disease	53	238	66	18	+ 221
Schistosomiasis	54	221	76	1	+ 220
Alcohol	55	198	62	34	+ 163
Hepatitis B	56	196	63	30	+ 166
Upper Respiratory	57	187	74	1	+ 186
Appendicitis	58	179	56	98	+ 81
Leishmaniasis	59	153	73	3	+ 150
Drug Use	60	135	50	225	- 90
Pancreas Cancer	61	129	25	1,082	- 954
Uterin Cancer	62	111	47	309	- 198
Encephalitis	63	102	61	37	+ 65
War	64	74	51	185	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	58	52	180	- 122
Other Neoplasms	66	39	18	2,167	- 2,128
Diphtheria	67	38	78	0	+ 38
Ascariasis	68	34	70	5	+ 29
Hepatitis C	69	30	65	21	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	70	16	60	51	- 35
Otitis Media	71	10	75	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	72	6	82	0	+ 6
Dengue	73	5	59	65	- 60
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Leprosy	79	0	71	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Ethiopia

Venezuela

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.