SOMALIA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,856	7	7,233	+ 29,623
Stroke	2	36,827	6	8,595	+ 28,232
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,655	32	647	+ 7,007
Lung Cancers	4	4,300	54	233	+ 4,067
Lung Disease	5	3,672	19	2,442	+ 1,229
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,655	1	21,712	- 19,057
Stomach Cancer	7	2,066	49	310	+ 1,756
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,947	39	521	+ 1,426
Liver Cancer	9	1,817	53	256	+ 1,562
Hypertension	10	1,781	18	2,643	- 862
Kidney Disease	11	1,670	21	2,051	- 381
Liver Disease	12	1,576	13	3,917	- 2,341
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,544	56	184	+ 1,360
Road Traffic Accidents	14	1,412	11	4,231	- 2,819
Bladder Cancer	15	1,382	61	149	+ 1,232
Prostate Cancer	16	1,302	52	285	+ 1,017
Breast Cancer	17	961	26	1,232	- 270
Pancreas Cancer	18	941	62	108	+ 834
Diabetes Mellitus	19	873	16	2,888	- 2,014
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	825	38	546	+ 279
Asthma	21	807	23	1,878	- 1,071
Leukemia	22	550	35	562	- 11
Falls	23	524	37	548	- 24
Suicide	24	524	27	1,219	- 695
Low Birth Weight	25	446	8	6,250	- 5,805
Other Injuries	26	442	14	3,602	- 3,160
Violence	27	430	29	828	- 399
Congenital Anomalies	28	429	15	3,410	- 2,981
Endocrine Disorders	29	380	44	406	- 26
Oral Cancer	30	375	46	328	+ 47
Lymphomas	31	288	34	605	- 316
Skin Cancers	32	267	57	164	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	238	36	559	- 321
Oesophagus Cancer	34	216	40	516	- 300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	211	41	446	- 235
Cervical Cancer	36	200	28	883	- 683
Epilepsy	37	185	43	419	- 234
Uterin Cancer	38	176	64	78	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	39	165	50	295	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	40	162	71	8	+ 154
Birth Trauma	41	135	5	9,573	- 9,438
HIV/AIDS	42	107	33	610	- 503
Drownings	43	106	25	1,272	- 1,165
Drug Use	44	105	65	54	+ 51
Fires	45	82	30	810	- 728
Encephalitis	46	82	63	91	- 9
Other Neoplasms	47	81	70	12	+ 69
Alcohol	48	77	59	151	- 74
Meningitis	49	58	9	5,381	- 5,323
Upper Respiratory	50	51	47	326	- 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	46	66	35	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	39	2	15,363	- 15,324
Poisonings	53	38	31	758	- 721
Tuberculosis	54	35	4	10,261	- 10,226
Skin Disease	55	25	58	151	- 126
Appendicitis	56	22	55	188	- 166
Tetanus	57	11	17	2,648	- 2,637
Malnutrition	58	11	10	4,825	- 4,814
Maternal Conditions	59	8	12	4,127	- 4,118
Pertussis	60	6	20	2,054	- 2,048
Leishmaniasis	61	3	51	290	- 286
Syphilis	62	3	45	378	- 374
Hepatitis B	63	2	48	315	- 313
War	64	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Measles	65	1	3	11,576	- 11,575
Hepatitis C	66	1	67	34	- 34
Chlamydia	67	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	68	0	68	32	- 31
Diphtheria	69	0	60	150	- 150
Malaria	70	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Albania

Somalia

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.