SOMALIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,050	1	21,712	- 9,661
Tuberculosis	2	10,835	4	10,261	+ 574
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,789	2	15,363	- 4,573
HIV/AIDS	4	8,644	33	610	+ 8,035
Stroke	5	7,564	6	8,595	- 1,031
Malaria	6	7,554	22	1,942	+ 5,612
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,680	7	7,233	- 553
Low Birth Weight	8	5,132	8	6,250	- 1,118
Birth Trauma	9	5,049	5	9,573	- 4,525
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,123	11	4,231	- 108
Measles	11	3,744	3	11,576	- 7,832
Hypertension	12	2,885	18	2,643	+ 241
Maternal Conditions	13	2,705	12	4,127	- 1,421
Liver Disease	14	2,657	13	3,917	- 1,260
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,629	16	2,888	- 259
Meningitis	16	2,337	9	5,381	- 3,044
Violence	17	2,323	29	828	+ 1,495
Lung Disease	18	2,202	19	2,442	- 240
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,786	15	3,410	- 1,624
Asthma	20	1,753	23	1,878	- 126
Kidney Disease	21	1,636	21	2,051	- 415
Malnutrition	22	1,591	10	4,825	- 3,234
Other Injuries	23	1,429	14	3,602	- 2,172
Suicide	24	1,347	27	1,219	+ 128
Endocrine Disorders	25	974	44	406	+ 568
Breast Cancer	26	793	26	1,232	- 439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	731	36	559	+ 172
War	28	722	24	1,318	- 596
Tetanus	29	646	17	2,648	- 2,002
Inflammatory/Heart	30	622	39	521	+ 101
Pertussis	31	611	20	2,054	- 1,443
Cervical Cancer	32	530	28	883	- 353
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	470	32	647	- 178
Drownings	34	466	25	1,272	- 806
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	447	41	446	+ 1
Falls	36	418	37	548	- 130
Schistosomiasis	37	390	42	435	- 46
Prostate Cancer	38	360	52	285	+ 75
Fires	39	327	30	810	- 484
Poisonings	40	309	31	758	- 449
Syphilis	41	277	45	378	- 101
Lymphomas	42	274	34	605	- 330
Epilepsy	43	274	43	419	- 145
Liver Cancer	44	269	53	256	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	268	38	546	- 278
Oral Cancer	46	210	46	328	- 118
Leukemia	47	203	35	562	- 358
Parkinson's Disease	48	155	56	184	- 29
Stomach Cancer	49	151	49	310	- 159
Ovary Cancer	50	147	50	295	- 147
Appendicitis	51	142	55	188	- 45
Alcohol	52	142	59	151	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	53	111	40	516	- 405
Skin Disease	54	111	58	151	- 40
Lung Cancers	55	108	54	233	- 125
Leishmaniasis	56	105	51	290	- 185
Drug Use	57	101	65	54	+ 47
Skin Cancers	58	99	57	164	- 65
Trypanosomiasis	59	91	78	0	+ 91
Pancreas Cancer	60	84	62	108	- 23
Hepatitis B	61	76	48	315	- 239
Encephalitis	62	64	63	91	- 26
Upper Respiratory	63	56	47	326	- 270
Bladder Cancer	64	54	61	149	- 96
Uterin Cancer	65	45	64	78	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	35	66	35	- 1
Diphtheria	67	24	60	150	- 125
Otitis Media	68	14	68	32	- 17
Hepatitis C	69	13	67	34	- 21
Other Neoplasms	70	11	70	12	- 1
Ascariasis	71	11	69	30	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	71	8	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	4	72	5	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Central Africa

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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.