ETHIOPIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207,247	4	36,530	+ 170,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	72,112	21	8,258	+ 63,854
Stroke	3	70,175	3	39,362	+ 30,813
Lung Cancers	4	65,618	38	2,202	+ 63,416
Lung Disease	5	60,314	15	11,870	+ 48,444
Hypertension	6	37,763	12	13,470	+ 24,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	36,679	31	3,755	+ 32,924
Kidney Disease	8	32,091	13	12,103	+ 19,988
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	29,190	1	59,931	- 30,740
Breast Cancer	10	26,554	20	8,485	+ 18,069
Pancreas Cancer	11	25,327	61	488	+ 24,840
Prostate Cancer	12	23,236	50	1,244	+ 21,991
Diabetes Mellitus	13	21,929	10	16,258	+ 5,671
Falls	14	21,598	28	4,510	+ 17,088
Liver Disease	15	21,413	8	27,270	- 5,857
Parkinson's Disease	16	17,749	46	1,578	+ 16,171
Lymphomas	17	17,262	33	3,590	+ 13,673
Endocrine Disorders	18	15,048	45	1,623	+ 13,425
Suicide	19	14,494	25	6,030	+ 8,463
Stomach Cancer	20	13,611	47	1,519	+ 12,092
Inflammatory/Heart	21	12,531	39	2,168	+ 10,362
Leukemia	22	12,313	30	4,222	+ 8,091
Other Injuries	23	11,625	16	11,735	- 110
Other Neoplasms	24	11,501	66	148	+ 11,353
Liver Cancer	25	11,355	42	1,730	+ 9,625
Alcohol	26	8,819	55	750	+ 8,069
Oesophagus Cancer	27	8,755	40	1,839	+ 6,917
Bladder Cancer	28	8,728	51	1,080	+ 7,648
Oral Cancer	29	8,488	48	1,477	+ 7,012
Ovary Cancer	30	7,318	36	2,424	+ 4,894
Skin Cancers	31	5,715	52	1,006	+ 4,709
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	5,398	2	44,361	- 38,963
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	5,095	49	1,339	+ 3,756
Road Traffic Accidents	34	4,453	5	31,564	- 27,111
Epilepsy	35	4,356	44	1,625	+ 2,731
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,229	11	15,638	- 12,408
Uterin Cancer	37	3,144	62	421	+ 2,723
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,053	41	1,758	+ 1,295
Cervical Cancer	39	3,004	27	5,019	- 2,015
Drug Use	40	2,720	60	513	+ 2,207
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,214	70	61	+ 2,153
Skin Disease	42	2,174	53	904	+ 1,271
Anemia	43	1,400	83	0	+ 1,400
Asthma	44	1,303	29	4,484	- 3,181
Low Birth Weight	45	1,085	7	28,020	- 26,935
Violence	46	1,083	22	8,076	- 6,993
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	765	65	221	+ 544
Hepatitis C	48	714	69	115	+ 600
Drownings	49	646	35	3,133	- 2,487
Malnutrition	50	634	19	8,643	- 8,009
Schizophrenia	51	551	86	0	+ 551
Osteoarthritis	52	513	80	0	+ 513
Fires	53	505	34	3,255	- 2,749
HIV/AIDS	54	487	17	11,471	- 10,985
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	411	81	0	+ 411
Tuberculosis	56	396	9	21,455	- 21,059
Birth Trauma	57	337	6	31,107	- 30,770
Poisonings	58	305	32	3,668	- 3,363
Hepatitis B	59	256	56	742	- 486
Meningitis	60	236	14	12,019	- 11,783
Upper Respiratory	61	195	57	709	- 514
Appendicitis	62	182	58	677	- 496
Oral conditions	63	87	82	0	+ 87
Maternal Conditions	64	54	18	8,887	- 8,833
Otitis Media	65	22	71	39	- 17
War	66	14	64	281	- 266
Encephalitis	67	11	63	386	- 375
Syphilis	68	8	43	1,699	- 1,691
Pertussis	69	3	23	6,896	- 6,893
Measles	70	3	24	6,324	- 6,321
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	1	59	579	- 578
Schistosomiasis	73	1	54	839	- 838
Chagas disease	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	1	37	2,203	- 2,202
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	67	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	130	- 130
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	20	- 20
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	72	21	- 21
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.