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Eritrea
COUNTRY #1
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ERITREA VS ETHIOPIA

Compare Eritrea and Ethiopia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Ethiopia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Eritrea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    		  
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    1970
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    		  
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    1980
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    		  
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    1990
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    		  
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    2000
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    		  
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    2010
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    		  
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    2019
    61.3
    67.1
    64.1
    159
    151
    154
    		  
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.3
    67.1
    159
    151
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    Age 5
    64.2
    69.5
    171
    162
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    Age 10
    64.4
    69.7
    170
    166
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    Age 15
    64.7
    69.9
    170
    167
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    Age 20
    65.1
    70.1
    170
    167
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    Age 25
    65.7
    70.5
    170
    168
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    Age 30
    66.3
    70.9
    170
    169
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    Age 35
    67.0
    71.4
    171
    169
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.1
    172
    169
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    Age 45
    69.0
    72.9
    173
    173
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    Age 50
    70.4
    74.0
    173
    173
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    Age 55
    72.1
    75.3
    173
    173
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    Age 60
    74.1
    76.8
    174
    174
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    Age 65
    76.6
    78.6
    173
    173
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    Age 70
    79.3
    80.7
    173
    173
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.2
    170
    171
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.2
    164
    165
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    162
    167
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    152.35
    5
    79.86
    42
    2. Stroke
    139.66
    28
    83.71
    90
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    119.40
    80
    78.39
    134
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    102.04
    5
    63.15
    22
    5. Liver Disease
    61.76
    5
    50.31
    11
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    54.13
    5
    42.41
    19
    7. Hypertension
    52.22
    13
    29.73
    46
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.06
    37
    33.58
    80
    9. Lung Disease
    36.46
    34
    25.66
    75
    10. Kidney Disease
    30.38
    57
    24.20
    81
    11. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    26.35
    21
    12. Malnutrition
    26.52
    3
    11.17
    26
    13. Tuberculosis
    21.74
    50
    25.31
    44
    14. Other Injuries
    21.49
    6
    14.07
    29
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.70
    39
    21.74
    30
    16. Maternal Conditions
    17.51
    10
    9.44
    34
    17. Suicide
    17.26
    21
    9.45
    80
    18. Asthma
    16.35
    34
    8.13
    71
    19. Meningitis
    15.42
    14
    13.13
    25
    20. Malaria
    13.87
    38
    5.39
    42
    21. Violence
    13.64
    33
    8.85
    58
    22. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    16.48
    49
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.85
    57
    13.62
    51
    24. Falls
    8.77
    36
    8.65
    38
    25. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    7.86
    9
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.37
    46
    10.53
    20
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.36
    28
    3.22
    83
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    6.02
    158
    29. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    5.49
    64
    30. Low Birth Weight
    6.60
    69
    9.52
    37
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    6.40
    71
    6.38
    73
    32. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    6.06
    6
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    6.59
    127
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.74
    71
    3.59
    120
    35. Fires
    5.00
    10
    3.73
    33
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    4.91
    52
    3.68
    119
    37. Poisonings
    4.38
    6
    4.29
    7
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
    3.35
    59
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.69
    30
    2.22
    60
    40. Schistosomiasis
    3.64
    6
    1.50
    32
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    2.58
    101
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    3.00
    167
    43. Drownings
    3.38
    64
    2.44
    90
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    4.05
    145
    45. Epilepsy
    3.11
    27
    2.02
    65
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    3.00
    111
    2.30
    141
    47. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    2.77
    163
    48. Alcohol
    2.33
    52
    1.38
    91
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    2.06
    92
    50. Skin Disease
    2.17
    55
    1.67
    88
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,277
    12.90
    59,931
    10.63
    2. Stroke
    2,564
    10.09
    39,362
    6.98
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,292
    9.02
    44,361
    7.87
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,154
    8.48
    36,530
    6.48
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,326
    5.22
    31,564
    5.60
    6. Liver Disease
    1,215
    4.78
    27,270
    4.84
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    3.71
    16,258
    2.88
    8. Hypertension
    926
    3.64
    13,470
    2.39
    9. Lung Disease
    662
    2.61
    11,870
    2.11
    10. Malnutrition
    660
    2.60
    8,643
    1.53
    11. Birth Trauma
    616
    2.42
    31,107
    5.52
    12. Kidney Disease
    578
    2.27
    12,103
    2.15
    13. Maternal Conditions
    544
    2.14
    8,887
    1.58
    14. Tuberculosis
    543
    2.14
    21,455
    3.81
    15. Other Injuries
    540
    2.13
    11,735
    2.08
    16. Low Birth Weight
    531
    2.09
    28,020
    4.97
    17. Malaria
    437
    1.72
    5,626
    1.00
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    432
    1.70
    15,638
    2.77
    19. Meningitis
    404
    1.59
    12,019
    2.13
    20. Violence
    384
    1.51
    8,076
    1.43
    21. Suicide
    382
    1.50
    6,030
    1.07
    22. Asthma
    326
    1.28
    4,484
    0.80
    23. Breast Cancer
    311
    1.22
    8,485
    1.51
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    310
    1.22
    8,258
    1.46
    25. HIV/AIDS
    308
    1.21
    11,471
    2.03
    26. Falls
    168
    0.66
    4,510
    0.80
    27. Lymphomas
    147
    0.58
    3,590
    0.64
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.58
    1,758
    0.31
    29. Leukemia
    144
    0.57
    4,222
    0.75
    30. Cervical Cancer
    132
    0.52
    5,019
    0.89
    31. Fires
    132
    0.52
    3,255
    0.58
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    123
    0.48
    2,168
    0.38
    33. Drownings
    118
    0.46
    3,133
    0.56
    34. Poisonings
    114
    0.45
    3,668
    0.65
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    113
    0.44
    3,755
    0.67
    36. Pertussis
    90
    0.35
    6,896
    1.22
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    85
    0.33
    1,578
    0.28
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    81
    0.32
    1,839
    0.33
    39. Epilepsy
    81
    0.32
    1,625
    0.29
    40. Ovary Cancer
    79
    0.31
    2,424
    0.43
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    77
    0.30
    1,339
    0.24
    42. Schistosomiasis
    73
    0.29
    839
    0.15
    43. Oral Cancer
    71
    0.28
    1,477
    0.26
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    71
    0.28
    1,623
    0.29
    45. Liver Cancer
    69
    0.27
    1,730
    0.31
    46. Lung Cancers
    62
    0.24
    2,202
    0.39
    47. Prostate Cancer
    54
    0.21
    1,244
    0.22
    48. Stomach Cancer
    48
    0.19
    1,519
    0.27
    49. Alcohol
    45
    0.18
    750
    0.13
    50. Skin Disease
    45
    0.18
    904
    0.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ethiopia ETHIOPIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    26.35
    21
    2. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    16.48
    49
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    7.86
    9
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    6.02
    158
    5. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    5.49
    64
    6. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    6.06
    6
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    6.59
    127
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
    3.35
    59
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    2.58
    101
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    3.00
    167
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    4.05
    145
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    2.77
    163
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    2.06
    92
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    126
    1.54
    136
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    112
    1.82
    97
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.05
    166
    0.83
    170
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.