ERITREA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,811	4	2,154	+ 10,657
Stroke	2	8,537	2	2,564	+ 5,973
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,023	1	3,277	+ 1,746
Lung Cancers	4	4,461	46	62	+ 4,399
Lung Disease	5	3,351	9	662	+ 2,689
Kidney Disease	6	2,886	12	578	+ 2,308
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,389	24	310	+ 2,079
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,979	35	113	+ 1,866
Hypertension	9	1,772	8	926	+ 847
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,605	37	85	+ 1,520
Breast Cancer	11	1,528	23	311	+ 1,217
Prostate Cancer	12	1,227	47	54	+ 1,173
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,155	58	20	+ 1,135
Liver Cancer	14	949	45	69	+ 880
Bladder Cancer	15	940	51	42	+ 898
Stomach Cancer	16	931	48	48	+ 883
Other Injuries	17	881	15	540	+ 341
Leukemia	18	821	29	144	+ 677
Lymphomas	19	769	28	147	+ 622
Diabetes Mellitus	20	767	7	944	- 177
Falls	21	755	26	168	+ 587
Road Traffic Accidents	22	528	5	1,326	- 798
Liver Disease	23	491	6	1,215	- 724
Inflammatory/Heart	24	440	32	123	+ 317
Other Neoplasms	25	411	66	6	+ 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	370	27	147	+ 223
Ovary Cancer	27	338	40	79	+ 258
Suicide	28	323	21	382	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	29	319	43	71	+ 248
Oral Cancer	30	267	44	71	+ 196
Skin Cancers	31	266	56	30	+ 236
Drownings	32	264	33	118	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	33	226	61	18	+ 208
Epilepsy	34	151	38	81	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	35	149	39	81	+ 68
Cervical Cancer	36	148	30	132	+ 15
Drug Use	37	117	53	36	+ 81
Congenital Anomalies	38	106	18	432	- 326
Fires	39	89	31	132	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	40	82	67	4	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	41	77	16	531	- 454
Violence	42	63	20	384	- 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	61	41	77	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	58	3	2,292	- 2,235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	40	64	12	+ 29
Tuberculosis	46	40	14	543	- 503
Skin Disease	47	34	50	45	- 11
Hepatitis B	48	34	57	28	+ 6
Alcohol	49	31	49	45	- 15
HIV/AIDS	50	29	25	308	- 279
Anemia	51	28	81	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	52	23	65	6	+ 17
Meningitis	53	20	19	404	- 384
Schizophrenia	54	17	83	0	+ 17
Asthma	55	17	22	326	- 309
Poisonings	56	12	34	114	- 102
Birth Trauma	57	10	11	616	- 606
Appendicitis	58	6	55	31	- 26
Upper Respiratory	59	5	60	18	- 13
Leishmaniasis	60	2	59	19	- 17
Maternal Conditions	61	1	13	544	- 542
Tetanus	62	1	52	37	- 36
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
War	64	1	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	54	35	- 34
Malnutrition	66	1	10	660	- 659
Encephalitis	67	0	62	16	- 15
Measles	68	0	63	13	- 12
Pertussis	69	0	36	90	- 90
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	73	- 73
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	17	437	- 437
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

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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.