USA VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	236,219	1	504,904	- 268,685
Stroke	2	233,591	4	158,520	+ 75,071
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	230,503	11	60,317	+ 170,186
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	125,270	37	9,955	+ 115,316
HIV/AIDS	5	119,715	42	5,660	+ 114,055
Liver Disease	6	101,269	16	43,402	+ 57,866
Diabetes Mellitus	7	97,700	10	61,418	+ 36,282
Low Birth Weight	8	86,398	39	6,924	+ 79,474
Tuberculosis	9	83,419	62	546	+ 82,873
Other Injuries	10	79,971	25	25,997	+ 53,973
Road Traffic Accidents	11	78,630	17	41,694	+ 36,936
Hypertension	12	72,485	8	65,960	+ 6,525
Kidney Disease	13	64,030	6	85,861	- 21,831
Malnutrition	14	58,261	40	6,762	+ 51,499
Birth Trauma	15	57,092	54	1,233	+ 55,858
Lung Disease	16	41,321	3	195,387	- 154,066
Meningitis	17	40,113	60	606	+ 39,507
Congenital Anomalies	18	38,831	34	11,762	+ 27,069
Suicide	19	32,249	12	53,099	- 20,850
Breast Cancer	20	31,228	13	48,671	- 17,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	31,007	2	287,198	- 256,192
Asthma	22	23,334	46	3,818	+ 19,515
Malaria	23	22,684	77	0	+ 22,683
Violence	24	22,021	27	18,976	+ 3,045
Pertussis	25	17,029	69	16	+ 17,013
Falls	26	15,628	18	40,418	- 24,790
Leukemia	27	15,584	24	26,966	- 11,381
Inflammatory/Heart	28	15,518	22	32,529	- 17,011
Cervical Cancer	29	13,826	38	6,984	+ 6,841
Lymphomas	30	13,801	19	40,281	- 26,480
Maternal Conditions	31	13,782	56	779	+ 13,004
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	12,926	9	61,827	- 48,901
Fires	33	11,239	49	3,183	+ 8,056
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	11,001	48	3,461	+ 7,540
Drownings	35	9,778	45	4,070	+ 5,708
Oesophagus Cancer	36	9,252	28	17,829	- 8,577
Epilepsy	37	8,894	50	3,162	+ 5,732
Endocrine Disorders	38	8,594	14	46,985	- 38,391
Poisonings	39	8,490	53	1,674	+ 6,816
Ovary Cancer	40	7,989	31	14,591	- 6,602
Parkinson's Disease	41	7,792	21	34,491	- 26,699
Lung Cancers	42	6,864	5	155,533	- 148,669
Liver Cancer	43	6,500	23	27,064	- 20,564
Prostate Cancer	44	5,882	20	35,612	- 29,731
Oral Cancer	45	5,716	35	11,555	- 5,839
Tetanus	46	5,660	71	2	+ 5,658
Bladder Cancer	47	5,298	26	19,622	- 14,324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	5,076	47	3,646	+ 1,430
Alcohol	49	5,027	30	14,659	- 9,632
Stomach Cancer	50	4,861	33	13,077	- 8,216
Leishmaniasis	51	4,795	79	0	+ 4,795
Syphilis	52	4,411	66	49	+ 4,362
Skin Cancers	53	4,181	32	14,311	- 10,130
Drug Use	54	4,168	7	74,435	- 70,267
Skin Disease	55	4,140	43	5,409	- 1,268
Hepatitis B	56	2,901	59	608	+ 2,294
Appendicitis	57	1,942	63	424	+ 1,517
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,917	15	44,293	- 42,375
Encephalitis	59	1,743	68	25	+ 1,718
Uterin Cancer	60	1,441	36	10,063	- 8,622
Upper Respiratory	61	1,326	65	229	+ 1,097
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1,127	52	2,461	- 1,333
War	63	930	55	1,198	- 268
Schistosomiasis	64	865	72	1	+ 864
Other Neoplasms	65	817	29	17,743	- 16,926
Measles	66	702	80	0	+ 702
Multiple Sclerosis	67	525	44	5,059	- 4,534
Hepatitis C	68	500	41	5,684	- 5,183
Diphtheria	69	279	75	0	+ 279
Chlamydia	70	152	84	0	+ 152
Ascariasis	71	141	82	0	+ 141
Otitis Media	72	117	67	34	+ 83
Dengue	73	12	76	0	+ 12
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Djibouti

United States

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.