ETHIOPIA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,881	4	36,530	+ 91,351
Lung Disease	2	74,012	15	11,870	+ 62,142
Stroke	3	58,642	3	39,362	+ 19,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	56,394	2	44,361	+ 12,033
Tuberculosis	5	36,671	9	21,455	+ 15,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,015	1	59,931	- 26,916
Diabetes Mellitus	7	22,841	10	16,258	+ 6,583
Liver Disease	8	22,596	8	27,270	- 4,675
Low Birth Weight	9	20,085	7	28,020	- 7,935
Falls	10	18,993	28	4,510	+ 14,483
Kidney Disease	11	18,753	13	12,103	+ 6,650
Road Traffic Accidents	12	17,886	5	31,564	- 13,678
Asthma	13	16,494	29	4,484	+ 12,010
Suicide	14	14,584	25	6,030	+ 8,553
Other Injuries	15	12,583	16	11,735	+ 849
Oral Cancer	16	11,289	48	1,477	+ 9,813
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	10,650	21	8,258	+ 2,393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	10,607	49	1,339	+ 9,268
Hypertension	19	9,090	12	13,470	- 4,380
Birth Trauma	20	8,650	6	31,107	- 22,457
Lung Cancers	21	7,427	38	2,202	+ 5,225
Breast Cancer	22	6,968	20	8,485	- 1,518
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,963	11	15,638	- 8,674
Stomach Cancer	24	6,819	47	1,519	+ 5,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	6,509	31	3,755	+ 2,754
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,730	41	1,758	+ 3,972
Violence	27	4,355	22	8,076	- 3,721
Drownings	28	4,103	35	3,133	+ 971
Encephalitis	29	4,045	63	386	+ 3,659
Cervical Cancer	30	3,813	27	5,019	- 1,206
HIV/AIDS	31	3,736	17	11,471	- 7,736
Parkinson's Disease	32	3,651	46	1,578	+ 2,073
Lymphomas	33	3,379	33	3,590	- 211
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,272	40	1,839	+ 1,434
Leukemia	35	2,809	30	4,222	- 1,414
Meningitis	36	2,805	14	12,019	- 9,214
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,760	61	488	+ 2,273
Prostate Cancer	38	2,603	50	1,244	+ 1,359
Liver Cancer	39	2,555	42	1,730	+ 825
Epilepsy	40	2,550	44	1,625	+ 925
Maternal Conditions	41	2,180	18	8,887	- 6,706
Fires	42	1,957	34	3,255	- 1,297
Alcohol	43	1,943	55	750	+ 1,193
Ovary Cancer	44	1,846	36	2,424	- 577
Skin Disease	45	1,502	53	904	+ 598
Dengue	46	1,476	73	20	+ 1,456
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,284	45	1,623	- 339
Bladder Cancer	48	1,185	51	1,080	+ 105
Inflammatory/Heart	49	1,064	39	2,168	- 1,104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,004	65	221	+ 783
Measles	51	1,003	24	6,324	- 5,321
Drug Use	52	988	60	513	+ 475
Appendicitis	53	946	58	677	+ 269
Pertussis	54	849	23	6,896	- 6,047
Malnutrition	55	726	19	8,643	- 7,917
Hepatitis B	56	689	56	742	- 53
Malaria	57	648	26	5,626	- 4,978
Tetanus	58	597	37	2,203	- 1,606
Uterin Cancer	59	576	62	421	+ 154
Skin Cancers	60	425	52	1,006	- 581
Poisonings	61	298	32	3,668	- 3,371
Other Neoplasms	62	250	66	148	+ 102
Multiple Sclerosis	63	196	70	61	+ 135
Syphilis	64	169	43	1,699	- 1,530
Hepatitis C	65	115	69	115	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	82	59	579	- 497
War	67	75	64	281	- 206
Upper Respiratory	68	49	57	709	- 660
Chlamydia	69	32	72	21	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	11	68	130	- 119
Otitis Media	71	6	71	39	- 33
Diphtheria	72	5	67	146	- 140
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	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.