ETHIOPIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	234,307	21	8,258	+ 226,050
Coronary Heart Disease	2	207,142	4	36,530	+ 170,612
Stroke	3	86,704	3	39,362	+ 47,342
Lung Cancers	4	48,717	38	2,202	+ 46,515
Hypertension	5	42,773	12	13,470	+ 29,303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,199	31	3,755	+ 26,445
Falls	7	27,922	28	4,510	+ 23,412
Lung Disease	8	27,167	15	11,870	+ 15,296
Pancreas Cancer	9	26,276	61	488	+ 25,788
Liver Disease	10	22,504	8	27,270	- 4,767
Prostate Cancer	11	20,442	50	1,244	+ 19,198
Breast Cancer	12	19,979	20	8,485	+ 11,494
Parkinson's Disease	13	17,970	46	1,578	+ 16,392
Lymphomas	14	17,927	33	3,590	+ 14,337
Suicide	15	17,828	25	6,030	+ 11,798
Liver Cancer	16	11,485	42	1,730	+ 9,755
Inflammatory/Heart	17	10,915	39	2,168	+ 8,746
Alcohol	18	9,784	55	750	+ 9,035
Stomach Cancer	19	9,414	47	1,519	+ 7,896
Other Injuries	20	9,202	16	11,735	- 2,532
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	9,192	1	59,931	- 50,739
Diabetes Mellitus	22	8,803	10	16,258	- 7,455
Other Neoplasms	23	7,941	66	148	+ 7,793
Leukemia	24	7,821	30	4,222	+ 3,598
Ovary Cancer	25	7,256	36	2,424	+ 4,832
Kidney Disease	26	7,203	13	12,103	- 4,900
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,738	40	1,839	+ 4,899
Bladder Cancer	28	6,498	51	1,080	+ 5,418
Skin Cancers	29	6,261	52	1,006	+ 5,254
Drug Use	30	5,671	60	513	+ 5,158
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,408	45	1,623	+ 3,785
Uterin Cancer	32	4,742	62	421	+ 4,321
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,530	5	31,564	- 27,034
Oral Cancer	34	4,364	48	1,477	+ 2,888
Congenital Anomalies	35	4,044	11	15,638	- 11,593
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,192	41	1,758	+ 1,434
Drownings	37	2,233	35	3,133	- 900
Epilepsy	38	2,194	44	1,625	+ 569
Schizophrenia	39	1,959	86	0	+ 1,959
Asthma	40	1,785	29	4,484	- 2,699
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,749	65	221	+ 1,529
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,689	70	61	+ 1,628
Violence	43	1,354	22	8,076	- 6,722
Cervical Cancer	44	1,308	27	5,019	- 3,710
Fires	45	1,298	34	3,255	- 1,957
Tuberculosis	46	675	9	21,455	- 20,780
Skin Disease	47	572	53	904	- 332
Low Birth Weight	48	551	7	28,020	- 27,469
Poisonings	49	522	32	3,668	- 3,146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	400	49	1,339	- 939
Osteoarthritis	51	352	80	0	+ 352
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	322	2	44,361	- 44,038
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	228	81	0	+ 228
Appendicitis	54	200	58	677	- 477
Meningitis	55	198	14	12,019	- 11,821
Birth Trauma	56	164	6	31,107	- 30,943
Malnutrition	57	139	19	8,643	- 8,504
Anemia	58	119	83	0	+ 119
HIV/AIDS	59	117	17	11,471	- 11,354
Hepatitis C	60	96	69	115	- 18
Oral conditions	61	79	82	0	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	62	42	57	709	- 667
Hepatitis B	63	35	56	742	- 707
Maternal Conditions	64	32	18	8,887	- 8,855
War	65	12	64	281	- 269
Encephalitis	66	10	63	386	- 376
Syphilis	67	7	43	1,699	- 1,692
Otitis Media	68	7	71	39	- 32
Pertussis	69	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Tetanus	70	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Diphtheria	71	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	72	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	82	0	73	20	- 20
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Finland

Ethiopia

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.