SOMALIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,809	7	7,233	+ 25,576
Hypertension	2	29,444	18	2,643	+ 26,800
Stroke	3	12,169	6	8,595	+ 3,573
Lung Cancers	4	7,166	54	233	+ 6,933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,746	38	546	+ 5,199
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,803	1	21,712	- 17,909
Liver Disease	7	3,582	13	3,917	- 335
Prostate Cancer	8	3,255	52	285	+ 2,970
Stomach Cancer	9	3,160	49	310	+ 2,850
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,927	62	108	+ 2,819
Breast Cancer	11	2,834	26	1,232	+ 1,603
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,502	32	647	+ 1,854
Lung Disease	13	2,494	19	2,442	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	14	2,366	39	521	+ 1,845
Lymphomas	15	2,321	34	605	+ 1,717
Suicide	16	2,153	27	1,219	+ 933
Kidney Disease	17	1,924	21	2,051	- 127
Alcohol	18	1,618	59	151	+ 1,467
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,593	16	2,888	- 1,295
Other Injuries	20	1,540	14	3,602	- 2,062
Bladder Cancer	21	1,371	61	149	+ 1,222
Leukemia	22	1,370	35	562	+ 808
Other Neoplasms	23	1,345	70	12	+ 1,333
Falls	24	1,293	37	548	+ 745
Oral Cancer	25	1,204	46	328	+ 876
Liver Cancer	26	1,169	53	256	+ 913
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,074	40	516	+ 558
Ovary Cancer	28	951	50	295	+ 656
Parkinson's Disease	29	894	56	184	+ 710
Skin Cancers	30	860	57	164	+ 696
Drug Use	31	818	65	54	+ 763
Cervical Cancer	32	737	28	883	- 146
Endocrine Disorders	33	719	44	406	+ 313
Uterin Cancer	34	656	64	78	+ 578
Road Traffic Accidents	35	645	11	4,231	- 3,586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	600	36	559	+ 41
Epilepsy	37	485	43	419	+ 67
Fires	38	446	30	810	- 364
HIV/AIDS	39	439	33	610	- 171
Drownings	40	327	25	1,272	- 945
Skin Disease	41	311	58	151	+ 160
Violence	42	311	29	828	- 518
Congenital Anomalies	43	273	15	3,410	- 3,137
Asthma	44	263	23	1,878	- 1,616
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	235	41	446	- 211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	188	66	35	+ 153
Tuberculosis	47	179	4	10,261	- 10,082
Multiple Sclerosis	48	177	71	8	+ 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	132	84	0	+ 132
Osteoarthritis	50	111	85	0	+ 111
Anemia	51	100	83	0	+ 100
Poisonings	52	91	31	758	- 667
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	90	2	15,363	- 15,273
Meningitis	54	81	9	5,381	- 5,300
Low Birth Weight	55	74	8	6,250	- 6,176
Schizophrenia	56	66	81	0	+ 66
Birth Trauma	57	55	5	9,573	- 9,519
Hepatitis C	58	44	67	34	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	22	55	188	- 166
Oral conditions	60	22	86	0	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	61	13	12	4,127	- 4,114
Syphilis	62	11	45	378	- 367
Encephalitis	63	2	63	91	- 89
War	64	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Hepatitis B	65	0	48	315	- 315
Upper Respiratory	66	0	47	326	- 326
Otitis Media	67	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	73	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Ascariasis	74	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	75	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	72	5	- 5
Malnutrition	79	0	10	4,825	- 4,825
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Diphtheria	82	0	60	150	- 150
Pertussis	83	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Measles	84	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Estonia

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.