ETHIOPIA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,068	4	36,530	+ 65,538
Violence	2	68,785	22	8,076	+ 60,709
Stroke	3	46,028	3	39,362	+ 6,666
Diabetes Mellitus	4	42,399	10	16,258	+ 26,141
Road Traffic Accidents	5	42,211	5	31,564	+ 10,647
HIV/AIDS	6	28,414	17	11,471	+ 16,943
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	27,269	1	59,931	- 32,662
Kidney Disease	8	22,502	13	12,103	+ 10,399
Hypertension	9	19,707	12	13,470	+ 6,237
Lung Disease	10	19,535	15	11,870	+ 7,665
Lung Cancers	11	14,794	38	2,202	+ 12,592
Low Birth Weight	12	11,714	7	28,020	- 16,306
Prostate Cancer	13	10,806	50	1,244	+ 9,562
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,795	11	15,638	- 4,842
Breast Cancer	15	9,724	20	8,485	+ 1,238
Liver Disease	16	8,878	8	27,270	- 18,392
Stomach Cancer	17	8,251	47	1,519	+ 6,733
Other Neoplasms	18	8,222	66	148	+ 8,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	7,729	31	3,755	+ 3,974
Cervical Cancer	20	7,535	27	5,019	+ 2,517
Other Injuries	21	6,423	16	11,735	- 5,311
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	5,156	2	44,361	- 39,205
Lymphomas	23	4,733	33	3,590	+ 1,144
Birth Trauma	24	4,124	6	31,107	- 26,983
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,105	61	488	+ 3,617
Liver Cancer	26	3,905	42	1,730	+ 2,175
Leukemia	27	3,822	30	4,222	- 401
Falls	28	3,282	28	4,510	- 1,228
Chagas disease	29	3,134	78	0	+ 3,134
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,883	45	1,623	+ 1,260
Tuberculosis	31	2,836	9	21,455	- 18,619
Malnutrition	32	2,386	19	8,643	- 6,257
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,272	39	2,168	+ 104
Suicide	34	2,220	25	6,030	- 3,810
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	2,170	21	8,258	- 6,087
Ovary Cancer	36	2,134	36	2,424	- 289
Skin Cancers	37	2,098	52	1,006	+ 1,092
Oral Cancer	38	2,064	48	1,477	+ 588
Maternal Conditions	39	1,602	18	8,887	- 7,285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,584	41	1,758	- 174
Epilepsy	41	1,557	44	1,625	- 68
Malaria	42	1,525	26	5,626	- 4,101
Drownings	43	1,473	35	3,133	- 1,660
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,403	40	1,839	- 436
Bladder Cancer	45	1,383	51	1,080	+ 303
Asthma	46	1,180	29	4,484	- 3,304
Uterin Cancer	47	1,173	62	421	+ 752
Parkinson's Disease	48	955	46	1,578	- 623
Meningitis	49	951	14	12,019	- 11,068
Drug Use	50	855	60	513	+ 342
War	51	702	64	281	+ 421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	683	65	221	+ 462
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	572	81	0	+ 572
Fires	54	548	34	3,255	- 2,707
Anemia	55	477	83	0	+ 477
Appendicitis	56	370	58	677	- 307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	304	49	1,339	- 1,035
Poisonings	58	256	32	3,668	- 3,412
Dengue	59	246	73	20	+ 226
Multiple Sclerosis	60	192	70	61	+ 131
Encephalitis	61	140	63	386	- 245
Alcohol	62	130	55	750	- 619
Hepatitis B	63	113	56	742	- 629
Pertussis	64	97	23	6,896	- 6,799
Hepatitis C	65	81	69	115	- 34
Skin Disease	66	67	53	904	- 837
Syphilis	67	58	43	1,699	- 1,641
Tetanus	68	29	37	2,203	- 2,174
Schizophrenia	69	22	86	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	70	18	68	130	- 111
Leprosy	71	16	79	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	72	11	80	0	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	73	10	59	579	- 568
Upper Respiratory	74	5	57	709	- 704
Otitis Media	75	5	71	39	- 34
Schistosomiasis	76	3	54	839	- 836
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	78	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	79	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	72	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Venezuela

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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.