SOMALIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,640	7	7,233	+ 4,408
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,371	32	647	+ 10,723
Lung Disease	3	9,560	19	2,442	+ 7,117
Lung Cancers	4	8,110	54	233	+ 7,877
Stroke	5	7,981	6	8,595	- 614
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,889	1	21,712	- 16,822
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,678	38	546	+ 4,132
Prostate Cancer	8	3,225	52	285	+ 2,940
Breast Cancer	9	2,831	26	1,232	+ 1,599
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,798	16	2,888	- 90
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,388	62	108	+ 2,281
Kidney Disease	12	1,985	21	2,051	- 66
Lymphomas	13	1,590	34	605	+ 986
Liver Disease	14	1,508	13	3,917	- 2,408
Hypertension	15	1,400	18	2,643	- 1,243
Suicide	16	1,345	27	1,219	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,308	56	184	+ 1,124
Alcohol	18	1,304	59	151	+ 1,153
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,252	44	406	+ 846
Leukemia	20	1,217	35	562	+ 655
Bladder Cancer	21	1,189	61	149	+ 1,039
Falls	22	1,178	37	548	+ 631
Stomach Cancer	23	1,055	49	310	+ 745
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,039	40	516	+ 522
Liver Cancer	25	1,012	53	256	+ 756
Skin Cancers	26	847	57	164	+ 683
Other Neoplasms	27	824	70	12	+ 811
Oral Cancer	28	808	46	328	+ 480
Ovary Cancer	29	800	50	295	+ 505
Other Injuries	30	757	14	3,602	- 2,845
Inflammatory/Heart	31	620	39	521	+ 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	471	36	559	- 88
Road Traffic Accidents	33	465	11	4,231	- 3,766
Drug Use	34	429	65	54	+ 374
Uterin Cancer	35	339	64	78	+ 261
Congenital Anomalies	36	334	15	3,410	- 3,076
Cervical Cancer	37	333	28	883	- 550
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	315	2	15,363	- 15,048
Multiple Sclerosis	39	288	71	8	+ 280
Epilepsy	40	272	43	419	- 146
Low Birth Weight	41	254	8	6,250	- 5,996
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	210	41	446	- 236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	184	66	35	+ 149
Asthma	44	179	23	1,878	- 1,699
Skin Disease	45	172	58	151	+ 21
Anemia	46	159	83	0	+ 159
Violence	47	137	29	828	- 691
Schizophrenia	48	124	81	0	+ 124
Fires	49	115	30	810	- 695
Drownings	50	81	25	1,272	- 1,190
Osteoarthritis	51	55	85	0	+ 55
Meningitis	52	54	9	5,381	- 5,327
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	53	84	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	54	50	55	188	- 138
HIV/AIDS	55	49	33	610	- 561
Birth Trauma	56	46	5	9,573	- 9,527
Tuberculosis	57	34	4	10,261	- 10,227
Upper Respiratory	58	33	47	326	- 292
Malnutrition	59	31	10	4,825	- 4,794
Hepatitis C	60	19	67	34	- 16
Hepatitis B	61	13	48	315	- 302
Poisonings	62	12	31	758	- 746
Oral conditions	63	9	86	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	5	12	4,127	- 4,122
Otitis Media	65	4	68	32	- 28
War	66	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Encephalitis	67	1	63	91	- 90
Tetanus	68	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Chlamydia	69	1	72	5	- 4
Syphilis	70	1	45	378	- 377
Measles	71	1	3	11,576	- 11,575
Pertussis	72	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	73	0	60	150	- 150
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Malaria	79	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.