ETHIOPIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	149,570	4	36,530	+ 113,040
Stroke	2	143,315	3	39,362	+ 103,954
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	83,519	21	8,258	+ 75,261
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	79,575	1	59,931	+ 19,645
Lung Cancers	5	51,174	38	2,202	+ 48,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	50,981	31	3,755	+ 47,227
Lung Disease	7	49,779	15	11,870	+ 37,909
Diabetes Mellitus	8	41,827	10	16,258	+ 25,570
Kidney Disease	9	32,559	13	12,103	+ 20,456
Stomach Cancer	10	29,409	47	1,519	+ 27,890
Prostate Cancer	11	24,667	50	1,244	+ 23,423
Breast Cancer	12	23,193	20	8,485	+ 14,708
Other Injuries	13	22,497	16	11,735	+ 10,763
Hypertension	14	21,833	12	13,470	+ 8,363
Pancreas Cancer	15	19,387	61	488	+ 18,899
Lymphomas	16	18,670	33	3,590	+ 15,081
Endocrine Disorders	17	17,964	45	1,623	+ 16,341
Liver Cancer	18	14,755	42	1,730	+ 13,025
Suicide	19	13,611	25	6,030	+ 7,581
Bladder Cancer	20	13,595	51	1,080	+ 12,516
Parkinson's Disease	21	13,233	46	1,578	+ 11,656
Liver Disease	22	13,074	8	27,270	- 14,197
Falls	23	11,994	28	4,510	+ 7,484
Leukemia	24	11,793	30	4,222	+ 7,571
Oral Cancer	25	10,593	48	1,477	+ 9,116
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,555	39	2,168	+ 8,386
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,735	5	31,564	- 21,829
Other Neoplasms	28	7,574	66	148	+ 7,426
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,232	40	1,839	+ 5,394
Skin Cancers	30	6,080	52	1,006	+ 5,073
Epilepsy	31	4,821	44	1,625	+ 3,196
Uterin Cancer	32	4,714	62	421	+ 4,293
Ovary Cancer	33	4,615	36	2,424	+ 2,191
Cervical Cancer	34	3,819	27	5,019	- 1,200
HIV/AIDS	35	3,712	17	11,471	- 7,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,679	2	44,361	- 41,682
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,654	41	1,758	+ 896
Tuberculosis	38	2,473	9	21,455	- 18,982
Skin Disease	39	2,350	53	904	+ 1,446
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,281	11	15,638	- 13,356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,960	49	1,339	+ 621
Anemia	42	1,751	83	0	+ 1,751
Asthma	43	1,701	29	4,484	- 2,783
Drug Use	44	1,491	60	513	+ 978
Alcohol	45	1,290	55	750	+ 541
Fires	46	1,258	34	3,255	- 1,997
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,149	65	221	+ 928
Violence	48	1,120	22	8,076	- 6,956
Hepatitis C	49	1,008	69	115	+ 894
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	957	81	0	+ 957
Drownings	51	921	35	3,133	- 2,212
Low Birth Weight	52	915	7	28,020	- 27,105
Malnutrition	53	913	19	8,643	- 7,729
Multiple Sclerosis	54	653	70	61	+ 592
Schizophrenia	55	570	86	0	+ 570
Meningitis	56	495	14	12,019	- 11,524
Poisonings	57	340	32	3,668	- 3,328
Osteoarthritis	58	333	80	0	+ 333
Hepatitis B	59	302	56	742	- 440
Birth Trauma	60	276	6	31,107	- 30,831
Appendicitis	61	242	58	677	- 436
Upper Respiratory	62	171	57	709	- 538
Maternal Conditions	63	83	18	8,887	- 8,803
Syphilis	64	36	43	1,699	- 1,664
Oral conditions	65	34	82	0	+ 34
Otitis Media	66	29	71	39	- 10
Encephalitis	67	15	63	386	- 371
Leishmaniasis	68	13	59	579	- 565
War	69	12	64	281	- 268
Leprosy	70	4	79	0	+ 4
Measles	71	3	24	6,324	- 6,321
Pertussis	72	1	23	6,896	- 6,895
Tetanus	73	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Diphtheria	74	0	67	146	- 146
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	72	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	78	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	130	- 130
Dengue	84	0	73	20	- 20
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Portugal

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.