ETHIOPIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	129,592	4	36,530	+ 93,062
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	106,159	21	8,258	+ 97,901
Stroke	3	72,723	3	39,362	+ 33,361
Lung Cancers	4	55,490	38	2,202	+ 53,288
Lung Disease	5	47,456	15	11,870	+ 35,586
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	42,519	31	3,755	+ 38,764
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	34,393	1	59,931	- 25,537
Kidney Disease	8	24,384	13	12,103	+ 12,281
Hypertension	9	22,854	12	13,470	+ 9,384
Diabetes Mellitus	10	19,491	10	16,258	+ 3,234
Breast Cancer	11	17,721	20	8,485	+ 9,236
Pancreas Cancer	12	16,930	61	488	+ 16,443
Prostate Cancer	13	16,096	50	1,244	+ 14,852
Stomach Cancer	14	14,533	47	1,519	+ 13,015
Other Injuries	15	13,881	16	11,735	+ 2,146
Lymphomas	16	13,376	33	3,590	+ 9,786
Bladder Cancer	17	13,094	51	1,080	+ 12,014
Liver Cancer	18	12,784	42	1,730	+ 11,054
Inflammatory/Heart	19	12,497	39	2,168	+ 10,328
Parkinson's Disease	20	12,394	46	1,578	+ 10,816
Endocrine Disorders	21	12,194	45	1,623	+ 10,571
Other Neoplasms	22	11,905	66	148	+ 11,757
Liver Disease	23	10,609	8	27,270	- 16,661
Leukemia	24	9,459	30	4,222	+ 5,236
Suicide	25	9,050	25	6,030	+ 3,020
Falls	26	8,140	28	4,510	+ 3,630
Oral Cancer	27	6,476	48	1,477	+ 5,000
Ovary Cancer	28	5,079	36	2,424	+ 2,656
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,043	40	1,839	+ 3,204
Skin Disease	30	4,615	53	904	+ 3,711
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,587	5	31,564	- 26,977
Skin Cancers	32	4,521	52	1,006	+ 3,514
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,042	49	1,339	+ 2,703
Uterin Cancer	34	4,042	62	421	+ 3,621
Asthma	35	2,841	29	4,484	- 1,643
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,667	2	44,361	- 41,694
Anemia	37	2,293	83	0	+ 2,293
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,164	11	15,638	- 13,474
Cervical Cancer	39	2,144	27	5,019	- 2,875
Epilepsy	40	2,066	44	1,625	+ 441
Drug Use	41	1,946	60	513	+ 1,434
Hepatitis C	42	1,635	69	115	+ 1,521
HIV/AIDS	43	1,350	17	11,471	- 10,122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,191	41	1,758	- 567
Drownings	45	1,118	35	3,133	- 2,015
Alcohol	46	836	55	750	+ 86
Malnutrition	47	758	19	8,643	- 7,885
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	737	65	221	+ 516
Multiple Sclerosis	49	720	70	61	+ 659
Tuberculosis	50	678	9	21,455	- 20,777
Violence	51	656	22	8,076	- 7,420
Low Birth Weight	52	633	7	28,020	- 27,387
Osteoarthritis	53	532	80	0	+ 532
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	513	81	0	+ 513
Fires	55	463	34	3,255	- 2,792
Schizophrenia	56	453	86	0	+ 453
Poisonings	57	427	32	3,668	- 3,241
Hepatitis B	58	406	56	742	- 335
Meningitis	59	323	14	12,019	- 11,696
Birth Trauma	60	283	6	31,107	- 30,824
Appendicitis	61	199	58	677	- 479
Upper Respiratory	62	117	57	709	- 592
Oral conditions	63	110	82	0	+ 110
Maternal Conditions	64	34	18	8,887	- 8,853
Leishmaniasis	65	27	59	579	- 552
Otitis Media	66	22	71	39	- 16
Syphilis	67	22	43	1,699	- 1,677
War	68	14	64	281	- 267
Iodine Deficiency	69	9	76	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	70	9	63	386	- 376
Chagas disease	71	8	78	0	+ 8
Tetanus	72	4	37	2,203	- 2,198
Pertussis	73	4	23	6,896	- 6,892
Schistosomiasis	74	1	54	839	- 838
Leprosy	75	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	1	67	146	- 145
Dengue	77	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	78	0	68	130	- 130
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Chlamydia	82	0	72	21	- 21
Malaria	83	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
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.