ETHIOPIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	169,940	21	8,258	+ 161,682
Coronary Heart Disease	2	124,211	4	36,530	+ 87,681
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	70,203	1	59,931	+ 10,273
Stroke	4	65,157	3	39,362	+ 25,796
Lung Cancers	5	61,847	38	2,202	+ 59,645
Lung Disease	6	56,966	15	11,870	+ 45,095
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	31,943	31	3,755	+ 28,188
Prostate Cancer	8	23,013	50	1,244	+ 21,769
Breast Cancer	9	22,024	20	8,485	+ 13,539
Lymphomas	10	16,192	33	3,590	+ 12,602
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,577	61	488	+ 15,090
Oesophagus Cancer	12	15,112	40	1,839	+ 13,273
Parkinson's Disease	13	14,845	46	1,578	+ 13,267
Liver Disease	14	13,274	8	27,270	- 13,996
Falls	15	13,192	28	4,510	+ 8,682
Bladder Cancer	16	10,621	51	1,080	+ 9,541
Diabetes Mellitus	17	10,117	10	16,258	- 6,141
Kidney Disease	18	9,474	13	12,103	- 2,629
Other Injuries	19	9,462	16	11,735	- 2,273
Suicide	20	9,221	25	6,030	+ 3,191
Liver Cancer	21	9,068	42	1,730	+ 7,338
Leukemia	22	9,024	30	4,222	+ 4,801
Hypertension	23	9,019	12	13,470	- 4,451
Stomach Cancer	24	8,657	47	1,519	+ 7,138
Ovary Cancer	25	6,959	36	2,424	+ 4,535
Other Neoplasms	26	6,902	66	148	+ 6,754
Skin Cancers	27	6,454	52	1,006	+ 5,448
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,709	45	1,623	+ 4,086
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,414	39	2,168	+ 3,245
Oral Cancer	30	5,383	48	1,477	+ 3,907
Drug Use	31	4,891	60	513	+ 4,378
Uterin Cancer	32	4,063	62	421	+ 3,642
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,756	5	31,564	- 27,808
Skin Disease	34	3,695	53	904	+ 2,791
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,683	11	15,638	- 11,955
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,619	41	1,758	+ 1,861
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,214	70	61	+ 3,153
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,769	2	44,361	- 41,592
Alcohol	39	2,692	55	750	+ 1,943
Low Birth Weight	40	2,274	7	28,020	- 25,746
Asthma	41	2,255	29	4,484	- 2,229
Epilepsy	42	2,067	44	1,625	+ 442
Cervical Cancer	43	1,903	27	5,019	- 3,116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,756	65	221	+ 1,535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,517	49	1,339	+ 178
Violence	46	1,503	22	8,076	- 6,573
Tuberculosis	47	608	9	21,455	- 20,847
Fires	48	579	34	3,255	- 2,676
Drownings	49	521	35	3,133	- 2,612
Anemia	50	479	83	0	+ 479
Hepatitis C	51	463	69	115	+ 348
Meningitis	52	402	14	12,019	- 11,617
Poisonings	53	382	32	3,668	- 3,286
Birth Trauma	54	329	6	31,107	- 30,778
HIV/AIDS	55	326	17	11,471	- 11,146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	318	81	0	+ 318
Osteoarthritis	57	289	80	0	+ 289
Malnutrition	58	200	19	8,643	- 8,443
Appendicitis	59	182	58	677	- 495
Schizophrenia	60	176	86	0	+ 176
Oral conditions	61	93	82	0	+ 93
Syphilis	62	84	43	1,699	- 1,615
Upper Respiratory	63	84	57	709	- 625
Maternal Conditions	64	81	18	8,887	- 8,806
Hepatitis B	65	69	56	742	- 673
Otitis Media	66	27	71	39	- 12
War	67	17	64	281	- 264
Encephalitis	68	10	63	386	- 376
Pertussis	69	5	23	6,896	- 6,891
Leishmaniasis	70	1	59	579	- 578
Chagas disease	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	37	2,203	- 2,202
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 20
Diphtheria	74	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	75	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Malaria	76	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	839	- 839
Chlamydia	79	0	72	21	- 21
Ascariasis	80	0	68	130	- 130
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

United Kingdom

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.