SOMALIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,443	7	7,233	+ 6,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,392	32	647	+ 9,744
Lung Cancers	3	7,025	54	233	+ 6,792
Lung Disease	4	4,769	19	2,442	+ 2,326
Stroke	5	4,751	6	8,595	- 3,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,238	38	546	+ 2,692
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,494	1	21,712	- 19,218
Breast Cancer	8	1,983	26	1,232	+ 752
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,919	16	2,888	- 969
Lymphomas	10	1,727	34	605	+ 1,122
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,697	62	108	+ 1,589
Falls	12	1,620	37	548	+ 1,073
Prostate Cancer	13	1,581	52	285	+ 1,296
Kidney Disease	14	1,536	21	2,051	- 515
Suicide	15	1,482	27	1,219	+ 263
Drug Use	16	1,237	65	54	+ 1,182
Liver Disease	17	1,216	13	3,917	- 2,701
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,127	56	184	+ 943
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,085	44	406	+ 679
Liver Cancer	20	1,044	53	256	+ 789
Leukemia	21	1,040	35	562	+ 478
Hypertension	22	860	18	2,643	- 1,784
Bladder Cancer	23	846	61	149	+ 696
Other Injuries	24	803	14	3,602	- 2,799
Oesophagus Cancer	25	748	40	516	+ 232
Stomach Cancer	26	731	49	310	+ 421
Inflammatory/Heart	27	691	39	521	+ 170
Road Traffic Accidents	28	670	11	4,231	- 3,561
Ovary Cancer	29	638	50	295	+ 343
Skin Cancers	30	589	57	164	+ 426
Other Neoplasms	31	563	70	12	+ 551
Oral Cancer	32	534	46	328	+ 206
Alcohol	33	500	59	151	+ 349
Uterin Cancer	34	397	64	78	+ 319
Congenital Anomalies	35	363	15	3,410	- 3,047
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	282	2	15,363	- 15,081
Multiple Sclerosis	37	232	71	8	+ 224
Skin Disease	38	228	58	151	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	213	41	446	- 233
Violence	40	203	29	828	- 625
Cervical Cancer	41	194	28	883	- 689
Low Birth Weight	42	186	8	6,250	- 6,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	148	36	559	- 411
Epilepsy	44	129	43	419	- 290
Hepatitis C	45	122	67	34	+ 88
Anemia	46	115	83	0	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	108	66	35	+ 73
Drownings	48	95	25	1,272	- 1,177
Asthma	49	88	23	1,878	- 1,790
Birth Trauma	50	65	5	9,573	- 9,509
Malnutrition	51	65	10	4,825	- 4,760
Fires	52	65	30	810	- 746
HIV/AIDS	53	55	33	610	- 555
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	48	84	0	+ 48
Osteoarthritis	55	47	85	0	+ 47
Poisonings	56	41	31	758	- 717
Schizophrenia	57	40	81	0	+ 40
Tuberculosis	58	33	4	10,261	- 10,229
Meningitis	59	23	9	5,381	- 5,358
Hepatitis B	60	22	48	315	- 293
Oral conditions	61	17	86	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	62	17	55	188	- 171
Upper Respiratory	63	16	47	326	- 310
Maternal Conditions	64	15	12	4,127	- 4,111
War	65	7	24	1,318	- 1,311
Otitis Media	66	3	68	32	- 29
Syphilis	67	2	45	378	- 376
Encephalitis	68	1	63	91	- 90
Pertussis	69	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	74	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	435	- 435
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	30	- 30
Chlamydia	83	0	72	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Canada

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.