SOMALIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,587	7	7,233	+ 3,354
Stroke	2	7,099	6	8,595	- 1,496
Hypertension	3	6,266	18	2,643	+ 3,622
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,866	16	2,888	+ 1,978
Violence	5	4,704	29	828	+ 3,876
HIV/AIDS	6	4,254	33	610	+ 3,644
Kidney Disease	7	3,795	21	2,051	+ 1,744
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,092	1	21,712	- 18,620
Breast Cancer	9	2,183	26	1,232	+ 951
Other Injuries	10	2,123	14	3,602	- 1,478
Liver Disease	11	2,122	13	3,917	- 1,795
Prostate Cancer	12	2,073	52	285	+ 1,788
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,954	44	406	+ 1,548
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,692	32	647	+ 1,045
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,486	39	521	+ 965
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,342	38	546	+ 795
Lung Disease	17	1,053	19	2,442	- 1,390
Road Traffic Accidents	18	956	11	4,231	- 3,275
Lung Cancers	19	927	54	233	+ 694
Skin Disease	20	840	58	151	+ 689
Drownings	21	823	25	1,272	- 449
Lymphomas	22	788	34	605	+ 184
Cervical Cancer	23	651	28	883	- 232
Alcohol	24	636	59	151	+ 485
Stomach Cancer	25	562	49	310	+ 252
Falls	26	557	37	548	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	27	533	56	184	+ 349
Low Birth Weight	28	522	8	6,250	- 5,728
Congenital Anomalies	29	502	15	3,410	- 2,908
Uterin Cancer	30	443	64	78	+ 365
Suicide	31	436	27	1,219	- 783
Liver Cancer	32	374	53	256	+ 119
Fires	33	330	30	810	- 481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	329	36	559	- 230
Leukemia	35	320	35	562	- 242
Ovary Cancer	36	316	50	295	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	37	309	62	108	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	38	276	40	516	- 240
Asthma	39	270	23	1,878	- 1,608
Epilepsy	40	247	43	419	- 171
Maternal Conditions	41	203	12	4,127	- 3,923
Birth Trauma	42	197	5	9,573	- 9,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	164	2	15,363	- 15,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	138	41	446	- 308
Malnutrition	45	135	10	4,825	- 4,690
Oral Cancer	46	110	46	328	- 218
Other Neoplasms	47	104	70	12	+ 91
Drug Use	48	79	65	54	+ 25
Meningitis	49	78	9	5,381	- 5,303
Bladder Cancer	50	67	61	149	- 83
Encephalitis	51	58	63	91	- 33
Appendicitis	52	57	55	188	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	49	66	35	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	54	48	71	8	+ 40
Skin Cancers	55	26	57	164	- 138
Poisonings	56	21	31	758	- 737
War	57	21	24	1,318	- 1,298
Tuberculosis	58	12	4	10,261	- 10,250
Dengue	59	8	73	1	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	7	48	315	- 308
Upper Respiratory	61	6	47	326	- 320
Tetanus	62	2	17	2,648	- 2,646
Syphilis	63	2	45	378	- 375
Chlamydia	64	2	72	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	67	34	- 34
Otitis Media	66	0	68	32	- 31
Ascariasis	67	0	69	30	- 29
Pertussis	68	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Measles	69	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Diphtheria	70	0	60	150	- 150
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.