ETHIOPIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	121,058	21	8,258	+ 112,800
Coronary Heart Disease	2	117,405	4	36,530	+ 80,875
Lung Cancers	3	73,239	38	2,202	+ 71,037
Stroke	4	64,750	3	39,362	+ 25,388
Lung Disease	5	63,819	15	11,870	+ 51,949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	38,885	31	3,755	+ 35,130
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	32,994	1	59,931	- 26,937
Falls	8	27,554	28	4,510	+ 23,044
Breast Cancer	9	23,579	20	8,485	+ 15,094
Prostate Cancer	10	21,779	50	1,244	+ 20,535
Pancreas Cancer	11	19,979	61	488	+ 19,491
Kidney Disease	12	16,878	13	12,103	+ 4,775
Lymphomas	13	16,750	33	3,590	+ 13,160
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,916	10	16,258	- 342
Oesophagus Cancer	15	14,310	40	1,839	+ 12,471
Parkinson's Disease	16	14,139	46	1,578	+ 12,561
Suicide	17	13,507	25	6,030	+ 7,477
Other Neoplasms	18	12,214	66	148	+ 12,066
Other Injuries	19	10,995	16	11,735	- 740
Leukemia	20	10,529	30	4,222	+ 6,307
Bladder Cancer	21	9,814	51	1,080	+ 8,734
Stomach Cancer	22	9,077	47	1,519	+ 7,559
Inflammatory/Heart	23	8,010	39	2,168	+ 5,841
Liver Cancer	24	7,758	42	1,730	+ 6,028
Ovary Cancer	25	7,116	36	2,424	+ 4,692
Endocrine Disorders	26	7,035	45	1,623	+ 5,412
Skin Cancers	27	6,831	52	1,006	+ 5,825
Liver Disease	28	6,241	8	27,270	- 21,029
Hypertension	29	5,458	12	13,470	- 8,013
Oral Cancer	30	5,121	48	1,477	+ 3,644
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,543	5	31,564	- 27,022
Alcohol	32	4,086	55	750	+ 3,336
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,895	2	44,361	- 40,466
Uterin Cancer	34	3,777	62	421	+ 3,356
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,628	11	15,638	- 12,010
Skin Disease	36	1,970	53	904	+ 1,067
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,966	70	61	+ 1,905
Epilepsy	38	1,928	44	1,625	+ 303
Cervical Cancer	39	1,776	27	5,019	- 3,243
Anemia	40	1,663	83	0	+ 1,663
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,584	49	1,339	+ 245
Drug Use	42	1,539	60	513	+ 1,026
Osteoarthritis	43	1,467	80	0	+ 1,467
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,429	65	221	+ 1,208
Low Birth Weight	45	1,117	7	28,020	- 26,904
Asthma	46	1,101	29	4,484	- 3,382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	868	41	1,758	- 890
Violence	48	716	22	8,076	- 7,360
Drownings	49	653	35	3,133	- 2,480
Schizophrenia	50	638	86	0	+ 638
Meningitis	51	524	14	12,019	- 11,495
Birth Trauma	52	493	6	31,107	- 30,614
Fires	53	328	34	3,255	- 2,927
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	278	81	0	+ 278
HIV/AIDS	55	218	17	11,471	- 11,253
Tuberculosis	56	191	9	21,455	- 21,264
Upper Respiratory	57	187	57	709	- 522
Appendicitis	58	170	58	677	- 507
Oral conditions	59	140	82	0	+ 140
Hepatitis C	60	136	69	115	+ 22
Poisonings	61	116	32	3,668	- 3,552
Hepatitis B	62	90	56	742	- 652
Malnutrition	63	81	19	8,643	- 8,562
Otitis Media	64	66	71	39	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	65	55	18	8,887	- 8,832
War	66	12	64	281	- 269
Pertussis	67	6	23	6,896	- 6,890
Encephalitis	68	6	63	386	- 380
Syphilis	69	5	43	1,699	- 1,694
Leishmaniasis	70	2	59	579	- 576
Diphtheria	71	0	67	146	- 146
Tetanus	72	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Measles	73	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chlamydia	78	0	72	21	- 21
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	82	0	68	130	- 130
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Netherlands

Ethiopia

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.