ERITREA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	9,094	24	310	+ 8,784
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,647	4	2,154	+ 4,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,757	1	3,277	+ 480
Stroke	4	3,487	2	2,564	+ 923
Lung Cancers	5	3,310	46	62	+ 3,248
Lung Disease	6	3,048	9	662	+ 2,387
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,709	35	113	+ 1,596
Prostate Cancer	8	1,231	47	54	+ 1,177
Breast Cancer	9	1,179	23	311	+ 867
Lymphomas	10	866	28	147	+ 720
Pancreas Cancer	11	834	58	20	+ 814
Oesophagus Cancer	12	809	39	81	+ 728
Parkinson's Disease	13	794	37	85	+ 710
Liver Disease	14	710	6	1,215	- 504
Falls	15	706	26	168	+ 538
Bladder Cancer	16	568	51	42	+ 526
Diabetes Mellitus	17	541	7	944	- 403
Kidney Disease	18	507	12	578	- 71
Other Injuries	19	506	15	540	- 34
Suicide	20	493	21	382	+ 112
Liver Cancer	21	485	45	69	+ 416
Leukemia	22	483	29	144	+ 339
Hypertension	23	483	8	926	- 443
Stomach Cancer	24	463	48	48	+ 415
Ovary Cancer	25	372	40	79	+ 293
Other Neoplasms	26	369	66	6	+ 363
Skin Cancers	27	345	56	30	+ 316
Endocrine Disorders	28	306	43	71	+ 234
Inflammatory/Heart	29	290	32	123	+ 167
Oral Cancer	30	288	44	71	+ 217
Drug Use	31	262	53	36	+ 226
Uterin Cancer	32	217	61	18	+ 200
Road Traffic Accidents	33	201	5	1,326	- 1,125
Skin Disease	34	198	50	45	+ 153
Congenital Anomalies	35	197	18	432	- 235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	194	27	147	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	37	172	67	4	+ 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	148	3	2,292	- 2,144
Alcohol	39	144	49	45	+ 99
Low Birth Weight	40	122	16	531	- 409
Asthma	41	121	22	326	- 205
Epilepsy	42	111	38	81	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	43	102	30	132	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	94	64	12	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	81	41	77	+ 4
Violence	46	80	20	384	- 304
Tuberculosis	47	33	14	543	- 511
Fires	48	31	31	132	- 101
Drownings	49	28	33	118	- 90
Anemia	50	26	81	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	51	25	65	6	+ 18
Meningitis	52	22	19	404	- 383
Poisonings	53	20	34	114	- 94
Birth Trauma	54	18	11	616	- 599
HIV/AIDS	55	17	25	308	- 290
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	17	84	0	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	57	15	85	0	+ 15
Malnutrition	58	11	10	660	- 649
Appendicitis	59	10	55	31	- 22
Schizophrenia	60	9	83	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	5	86	0	+ 5
Syphilis	62	5	54	35	- 30
Upper Respiratory	63	4	60	18	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	4	13	544	- 539
Hepatitis B	65	4	57	28	- 24
Otitis Media	66	1	69	2	- 0
War	67	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	62	16	- 15
Pertussis	69	0	36	90	- 89
Leishmaniasis	70	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	52	37	- 37
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	13	- 13
Malaria	76	0	17	437	- 437
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	73	- 73
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

United Kingdom

Eritrea

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.