ETHIOPIA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	175,038	4	36,530	+ 138,508
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	99,565	21	8,258	+ 91,307
Lung Disease	3	67,736	15	11,870	+ 55,866
Stroke	4	54,955	3	39,362	+ 15,593
Lung Cancers	5	53,919	38	2,202	+ 51,717
Kidney Disease	6	29,766	13	12,103	+ 17,663
Drug Use	7	25,805	60	513	+ 25,292
Hypertension	8	22,867	12	13,470	+ 9,397
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	21,434	31	3,755	+ 17,679
Diabetes Mellitus	10	21,292	10	16,258	+ 5,035
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	20,911	1	59,931	- 39,020
Suicide	12	18,408	25	6,030	+ 12,378
Breast Cancer	13	16,873	20	8,485	+ 8,388
Endocrine Disorders	14	16,289	45	1,623	+ 14,666
Pancreas Cancer	15	15,355	61	488	+ 14,867
Liver Disease	16	15,047	8	27,270	- 12,224
Road Traffic Accidents	17	14,454	5	31,564	- 17,110
Falls	18	14,012	28	4,510	+ 9,502
Lymphomas	19	13,964	33	3,590	+ 10,375
Prostate Cancer	20	12,346	50	1,244	+ 11,102
Parkinson's Disease	21	11,957	46	1,578	+ 10,379
Inflammatory/Heart	22	11,277	39	2,168	+ 9,109
Liver Cancer	23	9,383	42	1,730	+ 7,653
Leukemia	24	9,348	30	4,222	+ 5,126
Other Injuries	25	9,013	16	11,735	- 2,722
Bladder Cancer	26	6,803	51	1,080	+ 5,723
Violence	27	6,579	22	8,076	- 1,497
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,181	40	1,839	+ 4,342
Other Neoplasms	29	6,151	66	148	+ 6,003
Alcohol	30	5,082	55	750	+ 4,332
Ovary Cancer	31	5,058	36	2,424	+ 2,635
Skin Cancers	32	4,961	52	1,006	+ 3,955
Stomach Cancer	33	4,533	47	1,519	+ 3,015
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,077	11	15,638	- 11,560
Oral Cancer	35	4,006	48	1,477	+ 2,529
Uterin Cancer	36	3,489	62	421	+ 3,067
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,451	2	44,361	- 40,910
Cervical Cancer	38	2,421	27	5,019	- 2,597
Low Birth Weight	39	2,400	7	28,020	- 25,620
Malnutrition	40	2,344	19	8,643	- 6,299
Hepatitis C	41	1,970	69	115	+ 1,856
HIV/AIDS	42	1,962	17	11,471	- 9,509
Skin Disease	43	1,875	53	904	+ 971
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,754	70	61	+ 1,693
Drownings	45	1,411	35	3,133	- 1,722
Asthma	46	1,324	29	4,484	- 3,160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,264	49	1,339	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,200	41	1,758	- 558
Fires	49	1,103	34	3,255	- 2,151
Epilepsy	50	1,096	44	1,625	- 529
Anemia	51	1,080	83	0	+ 1,080
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	853	65	221	+ 633
Poisonings	53	580	32	3,668	- 3,088
Birth Trauma	54	428	6	31,107	- 30,679
War	55	415	64	281	+ 135
Maternal Conditions	56	270	18	8,887	- 8,617
Schizophrenia	57	251	86	0	+ 251
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	235	81	0	+ 235
Hepatitis B	59	211	56	742	- 531
Meningitis	60	210	14	12,019	- 11,809
Osteoarthritis	61	201	80	0	+ 201
Tuberculosis	62	189	9	21,455	- 21,266
Appendicitis	63	147	58	677	- 530
Oral conditions	64	99	82	0	+ 99
Upper Respiratory	65	79	57	709	- 629
Syphilis	66	17	43	1,699	- 1,682
Otitis Media	67	12	71	39	- 27
Encephalitis	68	9	63	386	- 377
Pertussis	69	5	23	6,896	- 6,891
Chagas disease	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	37	2,203	- 2,202
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	839	- 839
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	146	- 146
Dengue	76	0	73	20	- 20
Malaria	77	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	579	- 579
Measles	80	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	130	- 130
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	21	- 21
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.