ETHIOPIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	239,392	4	36,530	+ 202,862
Stroke	2	159,533	3	39,362	+ 120,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	93,859	1	59,931	+ 33,929
Lung Cancers	4	83,356	38	2,202	+ 81,154
Lung Disease	5	62,625	15	11,870	+ 50,755
Kidney Disease	6	53,926	13	12,103	+ 41,823
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	44,646	21	8,258	+ 36,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	36,985	31	3,755	+ 33,230
Hypertension	9	33,117	12	13,470	+ 19,647
Parkinson's Disease	10	29,984	46	1,578	+ 28,406
Breast Cancer	11	28,561	20	8,485	+ 20,076
Prostate Cancer	12	22,928	50	1,244	+ 21,683
Pancreas Cancer	13	21,579	61	488	+ 21,092
Liver Cancer	14	17,741	42	1,730	+ 16,011
Bladder Cancer	15	17,573	51	1,080	+ 16,493
Stomach Cancer	16	17,400	47	1,519	+ 15,881
Other Injuries	17	16,470	16	11,735	+ 4,735
Leukemia	18	15,343	30	4,222	+ 11,121
Lymphomas	19	14,375	33	3,590	+ 10,785
Diabetes Mellitus	20	14,341	10	16,258	- 1,916
Falls	21	14,109	28	4,510	+ 9,599
Road Traffic Accidents	22	9,863	5	31,564	- 21,702
Liver Disease	23	9,171	8	27,270	- 18,099
Inflammatory/Heart	24	8,215	39	2,168	+ 6,047
Other Neoplasms	25	7,689	66	148	+ 7,541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	6,920	41	1,758	+ 5,162
Ovary Cancer	27	6,314	36	2,424	+ 3,891
Suicide	28	6,036	25	6,030	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	29	5,960	45	1,623	+ 4,337
Oral Cancer	30	4,988	48	1,477	+ 3,512
Skin Cancers	31	4,966	52	1,006	+ 3,959
Drownings	32	4,933	35	3,133	+ 1,800
Uterin Cancer	33	4,221	62	421	+ 3,800
Epilepsy	34	2,823	44	1,625	+ 1,198
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,783	40	1,839	+ 944
Cervical Cancer	36	2,757	27	5,019	- 2,261
Drug Use	37	2,190	60	513	+ 1,677
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,973	11	15,638	- 13,664
Fires	39	1,659	34	3,255	- 1,596
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,532	70	61	+ 1,471
Low Birth Weight	41	1,441	7	28,020	- 26,579
Violence	42	1,178	22	8,076	- 6,898
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,134	49	1,339	- 206
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	1,075	2	44,361	- 43,285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	756	65	221	+ 536
Tuberculosis	46	754	9	21,455	- 20,702
Skin Disease	47	638	53	904	- 266
Hepatitis B	48	634	56	742	- 108
Alcohol	49	572	55	750	- 178
HIV/AIDS	50	535	17	11,471	- 10,936
Anemia	51	531	83	0	+ 531
Hepatitis C	52	436	69	115	+ 322
Meningitis	53	377	14	12,019	- 11,642
Schizophrenia	54	312	86	0	+ 312
Asthma	55	311	29	4,484	- 4,173
Poisonings	56	220	32	3,668	- 3,448
Birth Trauma	57	191	6	31,107	- 30,916
Appendicitis	58	107	58	677	- 570
Upper Respiratory	59	90	57	709	- 619
Leishmaniasis	60	41	59	579	- 537
Maternal Conditions	61	25	18	8,887	- 8,862
Tetanus	62	20	37	2,203	- 2,183
Oral conditions	63	18	82	0	+ 18
War	64	12	64	281	- 268
Syphilis	65	12	43	1,699	- 1,687
Malnutrition	66	9	19	8,643	- 8,634
Encephalitis	67	7	63	386	- 378
Measles	68	3	24	6,324	- 6,321
Pertussis	69	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Diphtheria	70	0	67	146	- 146
Dengue	71	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	130	- 130
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	21	- 21
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	39	- 39
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	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.