SOMALIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,326	33	610	+ 12,716
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,615	1	21,712	- 15,096
Malaria	3	4,839	22	1,942	+ 2,897
Low Birth Weight	4	3,312	8	6,250	- 2,938
Birth Trauma	5	3,196	5	9,573	- 6,378
Stroke	6	3,168	6	8,595	- 5,427
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,036	7	7,233	- 4,197
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,671	11	4,231	- 1,560
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,529	2	15,363	- 12,834
Tuberculosis	10	2,326	4	10,261	- 7,935
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,169	16	2,888	- 719
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,807	15	3,410	- 1,603
Liver Disease	13	1,444	13	3,917	- 2,472
Kidney Disease	14	1,438	21	2,051	- 613
Measles	15	1,312	3	11,576	- 10,263
Hypertension	16	1,197	18	2,643	- 1,447
Maternal Conditions	17	1,005	12	4,127	- 3,121
Syphilis	18	970	45	378	+ 593
Meningitis	19	921	9	5,381	- 4,460
Lung Disease	20	873	19	2,442	- 1,569
Pertussis	21	790	20	2,054	- 1,264
Suicide	22	777	27	1,219	- 442
Other Injuries	23	762	14	3,602	- 2,840
Breast Cancer	24	611	26	1,232	- 621
Endocrine Disorders	25	530	44	406	+ 124
Asthma	26	473	23	1,878	- 1,406
Inflammatory/Heart	27	457	39	521	- 64
Cervical Cancer	28	406	28	883	- 476
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	402	32	647	- 245
Drug Use	30	365	65	54	+ 310
Malnutrition	31	349	10	4,825	- 4,476
Falls	32	331	37	548	- 217
Violence	33	324	29	828	- 504
Liver Cancer	34	312	53	256	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	35	310	52	285	+ 25
Drownings	36	286	25	1,272	- 985
Oral Cancer	37	250	46	328	- 78
Epilepsy	38	234	43	419	- 185
Fires	39	219	30	810	- 592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	207	38	546	- 339
Lung Cancers	41	194	54	233	- 39
Tetanus	42	169	17	2,648	- 2,479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	159	36	559	- 400
Poisonings	44	153	31	758	- 606
Lymphomas	45	140	34	605	- 464
Parkinson's Disease	46	128	56	184	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	47	120	78	0	+ 120
Skin Cancers	48	117	57	164	- 46
Stomach Cancer	49	113	49	310	- 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	103	41	446	- 343
Skin Disease	51	94	58	151	- 57
Ovary Cancer	52	93	50	295	- 202
Alcohol	53	86	59	151	- 65
Oesophagus Cancer	54	86	40	516	- 430
Pancreas Cancer	55	82	62	108	- 25
Bladder Cancer	56	62	61	149	- 88
Encephalitis	57	56	63	91	- 35
Uterin Cancer	58	56	64	78	- 22
Appendicitis	59	40	55	188	- 148
Schistosomiasis	60	31	42	435	- 404
Leukemia	61	27	35	562	- 534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	27	66	35	- 9
Other Neoplasms	63	23	70	12	+ 10
Diphtheria	64	22	60	150	- 127
Hepatitis B	65	22	48	315	- 293
Upper Respiratory	66	12	47	326	- 314
Multiple Sclerosis	67	10	71	8	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	3	72	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	67	34	- 32
Ascariasis	70	2	69	30	- 28
War	71	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Otitis Media	72	1	68	32	- 30
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Equ. Guinea

Somalia

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.