EGYPT VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	56,239	7	20,695	+ 35,544
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	41,628	23	3,692	+ 37,936
Stroke	3	36,937	3	43,839	- 6,902
Coronary Heart Disease	4	34,279	1	173,871	- 139,592
Road Traffic Accidents	5	29,620	12	10,141	+ 19,479
Birth Trauma	6	29,191	17	6,109	+ 23,082
Low Birth Weight	7	26,294	11	11,391	+ 14,903
Liver Disease	8	25,590	2	60,122	- 34,532
Tuberculosis	9	20,133	51	432	+ 19,702
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,256	8	19,131	- 3,875
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,674	10	12,163	+ 2,511
Hypertension	12	12,640	5	21,094	- 8,454
Kidney Disease	13	11,357	6	21,087	- 9,730
Meningitis	14	11,279	43	827	+ 10,452
Lung Disease	15	11,139	9	13,393	- 2,254
Other Injuries	16	11,012	21	3,819	+ 7,193
HIV/AIDS	17	10,765	53	397	+ 10,368
Maternal Conditions	18	8,339	44	795	+ 7,544
Malnutrition	19	8,111	46	759	+ 7,352
Breast Cancer	20	7,963	13	9,180	- 1,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	7,749	16	6,975	+ 774
Violence	22	7,578	20	4,165	+ 3,414
Pertussis	23	6,471	42	906	+ 5,565
Measles	24	5,935	64	43	+ 5,892
Suicide	25	5,659	25	3,022	+ 2,637
Malaria	26	5,279	77	0	+ 5,279
Cervical Cancer	27	4,709	48	625	+ 4,085
Falls	28	4,232	30	2,019	+ 2,213
Asthma	29	4,208	15	7,104	- 2,896
Leukemia	30	3,962	22	3,763	+ 199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,523	24	3,083	+ 440
Poisonings	32	3,442	57	195	+ 3,247
Lymphomas	33	3,369	14	7,539	- 4,170
Fires	34	3,054	33	1,568	+ 1,486
Drownings	35	2,940	37	1,122	+ 1,818
Ovary Cancer	36	2,274	31	1,944	+ 331
Tetanus	37	2,067	49	540	+ 1,526
Lung Cancers	38	2,066	18	5,677	- 3,611
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,035	27	2,489	- 454
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,725	41	951	+ 775
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,650	34	1,339	+ 311
Liver Cancer	42	1,623	4	24,512	- 22,889
Syphilis	43	1,595	58	159	+ 1,435
Epilepsy	44	1,525	50	451	+ 1,074
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,523	29	2,372	- 849
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,481	28	2,391	- 911
Stomach Cancer	47	1,425	32	1,844	- 419
Oral Cancer	48	1,386	45	793	+ 593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,257	36	1,248	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	50	1,168	35	1,282	- 115
Bladder Cancer	51	1,013	19	5,133	- 4,119
Skin Cancers	52	944	39	1,013	- 69
Skin Disease	53	848	55	219	+ 629
Schistosomiasis	54	788	54	220	+ 567
Alcohol	55	703	60	141	+ 562
Hepatitis B	56	696	40	988	- 292
Upper Respiratory	57	665	68	5	+ 660
Appendicitis	58	636	59	142	+ 493
Leishmaniasis	59	543	66	13	+ 529
Drug Use	60	481	62	116	+ 365
Pancreas Cancer	61	458	26	2,906	- 2,449
Uterin Cancer	62	395	52	422	- 27
Encephalitis	63	362	38	1,046	- 684
War	64	263	47	714	- 450
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	207	65	26	+ 181
Other Neoplasms	66	139	61	116	+ 22
Diphtheria	67	137	70	3	+ 134
Ascariasis	68	122	67	6	+ 116
Hepatitis C	69	107	63	97	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	70	57	56	213	- 155
Otitis Media	71	36	72	0	+ 36
Chlamydia	72	20	71	1	+ 19
Dengue	73	19	69	5	+ 14
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Ethiopia

Egypt

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.