SOMALIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,296	1	21,712	- 13,416
Tuberculosis	2	4,936	4	10,261	- 5,325
Measles	3	4,766	3	11,576	- 6,809
Malaria	4	4,716	22	1,942	+ 2,774
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,659	2	15,363	- 10,704
Stroke	6	4,128	6	8,595	- 4,467
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,916	7	7,233	- 3,317
Low Birth Weight	8	3,911	8	6,250	- 2,340
Birth Trauma	9	3,731	5	9,573	- 5,843
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,413	11	4,231	- 818
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,834	15	3,410	- 1,576
Hypertension	12	1,776	18	2,643	- 868
Liver Disease	13	1,697	13	3,917	- 2,220
Lung Disease	14	1,526	19	2,442	- 917
HIV/AIDS	15	1,499	33	610	+ 889
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,455	16	2,888	- 1,433
Meningitis	17	1,305	9	5,381	- 4,076
Violence	18	1,254	29	828	+ 426
Maternal Conditions	19	1,186	12	4,127	- 2,941
Kidney Disease	20	1,024	21	2,051	- 1,027
Malnutrition	21	1,005	10	4,825	- 3,820
Other Injuries	22	933	14	3,602	- 2,669
Pertussis	23	893	20	2,054	- 1,161
Asthma	24	872	23	1,878	- 1,006
Endocrine Disorders	25	832	44	406	+ 426
Suicide	26	656	27	1,219	- 563
Cervical Cancer	27	544	28	883	- 339
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	513	32	647	- 134
Inflammatory/Heart	29	456	39	521	- 65
Prostate Cancer	30	445	52	285	+ 160
Liver Cancer	31	433	53	256	+ 177
Syphilis	32	423	45	378	+ 46
Falls	33	393	37	548	- 155
Drownings	34	390	25	1,272	- 882
Breast Cancer	35	385	26	1,232	- 846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	335	38	546	- 212
Stomach Cancer	37	291	49	310	- 19
Lymphomas	38	232	34	605	- 372
Fires	39	226	30	810	- 584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	217	36	559	- 342
Leukemia	41	211	35	562	- 350
Poisonings	42	195	31	758	- 563
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	195	41	446	- 251
Epilepsy	44	195	43	419	- 224
War	45	187	24	1,318	- 1,131
Tetanus	46	131	17	2,648	- 2,517
Lung Cancers	47	131	54	233	- 102
Schistosomiasis	48	121	42	435	- 315
Parkinson's Disease	49	117	56	184	- 67
Pancreas Cancer	50	115	62	108	+ 7
Oral Cancer	51	113	46	328	- 215
Leishmaniasis	52	98	51	290	- 192
Oesophagus Cancer	53	89	40	516	- 427
Skin Disease	54	88	58	151	- 63
Skin Cancers	55	86	57	164	- 77
Appendicitis	56	79	55	188	- 108
Encephalitis	57	77	63	91	- 14
Ovary Cancer	58	74	50	295	- 221
Drug Use	59	72	65	54	+ 18
Alcohol	60	72	59	151	- 79
Hepatitis B	61	51	48	315	- 263
Upper Respiratory	62	42	47	326	- 284
Uterin Cancer	63	40	64	78	- 38
Trypanosomiasis	64	39	78	0	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	65	30	61	149	- 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	25	66	35	- 11
Other Neoplasms	67	10	70	12	- 2
Ascariasis	68	9	69	30	- 21
Hepatitis C	69	8	67	34	- 27
Diphtheria	70	5	60	150	- 144
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	71	8	- 3
Otitis Media	72	4	68	32	- 27
Chlamydia	73	2	72	5	- 3
Dengue	74	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.