SOMALIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,783	6	8,595	+ 10,187
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,285	7	7,233	+ 9,052
Lung Disease	3	8,904	19	2,442	+ 6,462
Lung Cancers	4	6,566	54	233	+ 6,334
Stomach Cancer	5	3,663	49	310	+ 3,353
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,799	32	647	+ 2,152
Hypertension	7	2,769	18	2,643	+ 125
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,301	11	4,231	- 1,930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,283	38	546	+ 1,737
Oesophagus Cancer	10	2,233	40	516	+ 1,717
Kidney Disease	11	1,768	21	2,051	- 283
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,685	1	21,712	- 20,026
Liver Cancer	13	1,663	53	256	+ 1,408
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,486	16	2,888	- 1,402
Liver Disease	15	1,338	13	3,917	- 2,578
Falls	16	1,277	37	548	+ 729
Suicide	17	1,069	27	1,219	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,025	62	108	+ 918
Breast Cancer	19	853	26	1,232	- 379
Parkinson's Disease	20	650	56	184	+ 466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	601	41	446	+ 155
Leukemia	22	535	35	562	- 27
Lymphomas	23	532	34	605	- 73
Oral Cancer	24	503	46	328	+ 175
Other Injuries	25	497	14	3,602	- 3,104
Drownings	26	485	25	1,272	- 786
Cervical Cancer	27	475	28	883	- 408
Prostate Cancer	28	469	52	285	+ 184
Bladder Cancer	29	348	61	149	+ 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	347	36	559	- 212
Congenital Anomalies	31	337	15	3,410	- 3,074
Tuberculosis	32	320	4	10,261	- 9,941
Inflammatory/Heart	33	275	39	521	- 246
HIV/AIDS	34	264	33	610	- 346
Ovary Cancer	35	258	50	295	- 37
Poisonings	36	237	31	758	- 521
Endocrine Disorders	37	235	44	406	- 171
Drug Use	38	223	65	54	+ 168
Asthma	39	213	23	1,878	- 1,665
Low Birth Weight	40	199	8	6,250	- 6,051
Skin Cancers	41	181	57	164	+ 17
Alcohol	42	175	59	151	+ 24
Birth Trauma	43	162	5	9,573	- 9,411
Malnutrition	44	119	10	4,825	- 4,705
Uterin Cancer	45	108	64	78	+ 30
Epilepsy	46	104	43	419	- 314
Violence	47	102	29	828	- 726
Fires	48	97	30	810	- 714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	93	66	35	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	80	2	15,363	- 15,283
Meningitis	51	52	9	5,381	- 5,329
Skin Disease	52	48	58	151	- 103
Other Neoplasms	53	40	70	12	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	54	33	12	4,127	- 4,093
Encephalitis	55	26	63	91	- 65
Hepatitis B	56	25	48	315	- 289
Upper Respiratory	57	24	47	326	- 301
Syphilis	58	17	45	378	- 361
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	71	8	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	13	55	188	- 174
War	61	8	24	1,318	- 1,310
Measles	62	5	3	11,576	- 11,570
Tetanus	63	5	17	2,648	- 2,644
Pertussis	64	4	20	2,054	- 2,050
Schistosomiasis	65	4	42	435	- 432
Hepatitis C	66	1	67	34	- 33
Chlamydia	67	1	72	5	- 4
Ascariasis	68	0	69	30	- 29
Otitis Media	69	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	70	0	73	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 149
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.