ETHIOPIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	188,848	4	36,530	+ 152,319
Stroke	2	121,795	3	39,362	+ 82,433
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	80,592	21	8,258	+ 72,334
Lung Cancers	4	66,412	38	2,202	+ 64,210
Lung Disease	5	62,970	15	11,870	+ 51,100
Hypertension	6	58,203	12	13,470	+ 44,733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	41,329	31	3,755	+ 37,574
Diabetes Mellitus	8	38,572	10	16,258	+ 22,315
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	31,771	1	59,931	- 28,159
Breast Cancer	10	26,968	20	8,485	+ 18,482
Kidney Disease	11	24,746	13	12,103	+ 12,643
Other Injuries	12	23,553	16	11,735	+ 11,818
Pancreas Cancer	13	23,519	61	488	+ 23,031
Stomach Cancer	14	19,937	47	1,519	+ 18,418
Other Neoplasms	15	19,415	66	148	+ 19,267
Lymphomas	16	18,805	33	3,590	+ 15,215
Liver Cancer	17	18,707	42	1,730	+ 16,977
Endocrine Disorders	18	16,394	45	1,623	+ 14,771
Parkinson's Disease	19	16,388	46	1,578	+ 14,810
Prostate Cancer	20	16,352	50	1,244	+ 15,108
Leukemia	21	13,084	30	4,222	+ 8,861
Bladder Cancer	22	13,049	51	1,080	+ 11,969
Liver Disease	23	10,811	8	27,270	- 16,460
Inflammatory/Heart	24	10,755	39	2,168	+ 8,587
Falls	25	8,211	28	4,510	+ 3,701
Suicide	26	7,860	25	6,030	+ 1,829
Oral Cancer	27	6,501	48	1,477	+ 5,025
Ovary Cancer	28	6,381	36	2,424	+ 3,957
Skin Cancers	29	6,298	52	1,006	+ 5,292
Road Traffic Accidents	30	6,263	5	31,564	- 25,301
Hepatitis C	31	4,765	69	115	+ 4,651
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	4,309	49	1,339	+ 2,969
Uterin Cancer	33	4,274	62	421	+ 3,853
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,977	40	1,839	+ 2,138
Anemia	35	3,252	83	0	+ 3,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,154	2	44,361	- 41,207
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,806	11	15,638	- 12,831
Skin Disease	38	2,800	53	904	+ 1,896
Epilepsy	39	2,599	44	1,625	+ 974
Cervical Cancer	40	2,243	27	5,019	- 2,775
Malnutrition	41	1,508	19	8,643	- 7,135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	1,364	65	221	+ 1,144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,342	41	1,758	- 417
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,316	70	61	+ 1,255
Drug Use	45	1,272	60	513	+ 759
HIV/AIDS	46	1,011	17	11,471	- 10,461
Asthma	47	960	29	4,484	- 3,524
Osteoarthritis	48	936	80	0	+ 936
Schizophrenia	49	825	86	0	+ 825
Violence	50	794	22	8,076	- 7,282
Low Birth Weight	51	695	7	28,020	- 27,325
Drownings	52	669	35	3,133	- 2,464
Tuberculosis	53	653	9	21,455	- 20,802
Hepatitis B	54	649	56	742	- 92
Alcohol	55	539	55	750	- 211
Fires	56	527	34	3,255	- 2,728
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	468	81	0	+ 468
Poisonings	58	299	32	3,668	- 3,369
Birth Trauma	59	273	6	31,107	- 30,834
Meningitis	60	248	14	12,019	- 11,771
Appendicitis	61	94	58	677	- 583
Oral conditions	62	92	82	0	+ 92
Tetanus	63	42	37	2,203	- 2,161
Upper Respiratory	64	39	57	709	- 670
Otitis Media	65	31	71	39	- 8
War	66	12	64	281	- 269
Maternal Conditions	67	12	18	8,887	- 8,875
Encephalitis	68	9	63	386	- 377
Syphilis	69	8	43	1,699	- 1,691
Leishmaniasis	70	6	59	579	- 573
Measles	71	3	24	6,324	- 6,322
Chagas disease	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Leprosy	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	67	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	79	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Ascariasis	80	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	81	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	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

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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.