ETHIOPIA VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,751	4	36,530	+ 67,221
Kidney Disease	2	62,727	13	12,103	+ 50,624
Stroke	3	39,498	3	39,362	+ 136
Diabetes Mellitus	4	36,709	10	16,258	+ 20,452
Lung Disease	5	27,867	15	11,870	+ 15,997
Liver Disease	6	21,363	8	27,270	- 5,907
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,446	1	59,931	- 39,484
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,684	5	31,564	- 11,881
Hypertension	9	19,587	12	13,470	+ 6,116
Violence	10	10,982	22	8,076	+ 2,906
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,133	11	15,638	- 5,504
Liver Cancer	12	9,031	42	1,730	+ 7,301
Low Birth Weight	13	8,694	7	28,020	- 19,327
Stomach Cancer	14	8,480	47	1,519	+ 6,961
Prostate Cancer	15	6,853	50	1,244	+ 5,609
Cervical Cancer	16	6,643	27	5,019	+ 1,624
Other Injuries	17	6,348	16	11,735	- 5,386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	5,599	31	3,755	+ 1,845
Suicide	19	5,053	25	6,030	- 977
Breast Cancer	20	5,025	20	8,485	- 3,460
Alcohol	21	4,947	55	750	+ 4,198
Falls	22	4,902	28	4,510	+ 392
Lung Cancers	23	4,862	38	2,202	+ 2,660
Leukemia	24	4,029	30	4,222	- 193
Birth Trauma	25	3,514	6	31,107	- 27,593
Other Neoplasms	26	3,413	66	148	+ 3,265
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,156	61	488	+ 2,669
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,905	45	1,623	+ 1,282
Lymphomas	29	2,905	33	3,590	- 685
Malnutrition	30	2,896	19	8,643	- 5,747
Skin Disease	31	2,872	53	904	+ 1,968
Drownings	32	2,786	35	3,133	- 347
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,646	21	8,258	- 5,612
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,475	39	2,168	+ 307
HIV/AIDS	35	2,472	17	11,471	- 9,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,173	2	44,361	- 42,188
Tuberculosis	37	2,037	9	21,455	- 19,418
Asthma	38	1,863	29	4,484	- 2,621
Maternal Conditions	39	1,563	18	8,887	- 7,323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,518	41	1,758	- 240
Epilepsy	41	1,316	44	1,625	- 309
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,185	46	1,578	- 393
Oral Cancer	43	1,141	48	1,477	- 335
Ovary Cancer	44	1,087	36	2,424	- 1,336
Skin Cancers	45	1,046	52	1,006	+ 39
Drug Use	46	894	60	513	+ 381
Oesophagus Cancer	47	743	40	1,839	- 1,096
Uterin Cancer	48	691	62	421	+ 270
Appendicitis	49	563	58	677	- 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	544	65	221	+ 323
Meningitis	51	514	14	12,019	- 11,505
Bladder Cancer	52	497	51	1,080	- 583
Anemia	53	496	83	0	+ 496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	354	49	1,339	- 985
Poisonings	55	313	32	3,668	- 3,356
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	300	81	0	+ 300
Fires	57	290	34	3,255	- 2,964
Encephalitis	58	182	63	386	- 204
Osteoarthritis	59	174	80	0	+ 174
Syphilis	60	166	43	1,699	- 1,533
Multiple Sclerosis	61	120	70	61	+ 59
Hepatitis B	62	92	56	742	- 650
Oral conditions	63	82	82	0	+ 82
Dengue	64	78	73	20	+ 58
Chagas disease	65	70	78	0	+ 70
Schizophrenia	66	59	86	0	+ 59
Pertussis	67	53	23	6,896	- 6,843
Hepatitis C	68	22	69	115	- 93
Ascariasis	69	15	68	130	- 115
War	70	12	64	281	- 268
Leprosy	71	10	79	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	72	9	57	709	- 700
Iodine Deficiency	73	7	76	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	74	6	72	21	- 15
Otitis Media	75	3	71	39	- 36
Leishmaniasis	76	2	59	579	- 577
Diphtheria	77	1	67	146	- 145
Measles	78	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Tetanus	79	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	839	- 839
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Nicaragua

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.