ETHIOPIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,439	4	36,530	+ 132,909
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	122,211	21	8,258	+ 113,954
Stroke	3	67,557	3	39,362	+ 28,196
Lung Disease	4	48,634	15	11,870	+ 36,764
Lung Cancers	5	41,669	38	2,202	+ 39,467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	34,137	31	3,755	+ 30,383
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	29,764	1	59,931	- 30,166
Prostate Cancer	8	29,354	50	1,244	+ 28,110
Pancreas Cancer	9	20,695	61	488	+ 20,207
Hypertension	10	20,580	12	13,470	+ 7,110
Diabetes Mellitus	11	20,535	10	16,258	+ 4,278
Kidney Disease	12	18,237	13	12,103	+ 6,134
Breast Cancer	13	17,714	20	8,485	+ 9,229
Suicide	14	16,562	25	6,030	+ 10,532
Other Injuries	15	15,376	16	11,735	+ 3,641
Lymphomas	16	15,187	33	3,590	+ 11,598
Falls	17	12,415	28	4,510	+ 7,905
Other Neoplasms	18	11,598	66	148	+ 11,450
Parkinson's Disease	19	10,557	46	1,578	+ 8,979
Leukemia	20	9,241	30	4,222	+ 5,019
Bladder Cancer	21	8,510	51	1,080	+ 7,430
Liver Cancer	22	8,416	42	1,730	+ 6,686
Liver Disease	23	8,099	8	27,270	- 19,171
Endocrine Disorders	24	7,859	45	1,623	+ 6,236
Skin Cancers	25	7,280	52	1,006	+ 6,274
Stomach Cancer	26	6,856	47	1,519	+ 5,338
Ovary Cancer	27	6,187	36	2,424	+ 3,763
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,123	39	2,168	+ 3,954
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,024	40	1,839	+ 4,185
Drug Use	30	4,740	60	513	+ 4,227
Oral Cancer	31	4,246	48	1,477	+ 2,769
Alcohol	32	4,015	55	750	+ 3,265
Uterin Cancer	33	3,859	62	421	+ 3,437
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,527	5	31,564	- 28,037
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,445	11	15,638	- 12,193
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,239	2	44,361	- 41,122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,102	41	1,758	+ 1,344
Cervical Cancer	38	2,547	27	5,019	- 2,472
Skin Disease	39	2,462	53	904	+ 1,558
Anemia	40	1,956	83	0	+ 1,956
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,906	70	61	+ 1,845
Asthma	42	1,772	29	4,484	- 2,711
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,442	65	221	+ 1,221
Epilepsy	44	1,350	44	1,625	- 275
Malnutrition	45	1,310	19	8,643	- 7,333
Drownings	46	1,282	35	3,133	- 1,851
Violence	47	1,264	22	8,076	- 6,812
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,235	49	1,339	- 104
Fires	49	724	34	3,255	- 2,531
Schizophrenia	50	710	86	0	+ 710
Low Birth Weight	51	563	7	28,020	- 27,457
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	513	81	0	+ 513
Hepatitis C	53	494	69	115	+ 379
Meningitis	54	393	14	12,019	- 11,626
Birth Trauma	55	376	6	31,107	- 30,731
Tuberculosis	56	268	9	21,455	- 21,187
Osteoarthritis	57	267	80	0	+ 267
Upper Respiratory	58	218	57	709	- 491
Appendicitis	59	202	58	677	- 475
Poisonings	60	198	32	3,668	- 3,470
HIV/AIDS	61	142	17	11,471	- 11,330
Hepatitis B	62	106	56	742	- 636
Oral conditions	63	93	82	0	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	64	56	18	8,887	- 8,831
War	65	19	64	281	- 262
Otitis Media	66	8	71	39	- 31
Pertussis	67	5	23	6,896	- 6,891
Tetanus	68	4	37	2,203	- 2,198
Schistosomiasis	69	4	54	839	- 835
Diphtheria	70	4	67	146	- 142
Encephalitis	71	2	63	386	- 383
Syphilis	72	0	43	1,699	- 1,699
Chlamydia	73	0	72	21	- 21
Malaria	74	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	81	0	68	130	- 130
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Sweden

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.