SOMALIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	25,728	32	647	+ 25,081
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,745	7	7,233	+ 15,512
Stroke	3	9,520	6	8,595	+ 925
Lung Cancers	4	5,349	54	233	+ 5,116
Hypertension	5	4,697	18	2,643	+ 2,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,316	38	546	+ 2,770
Falls	7	3,066	37	548	+ 2,518
Lung Disease	8	2,983	19	2,442	+ 541
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,885	62	108	+ 2,778
Liver Disease	10	2,471	13	3,917	- 1,446
Prostate Cancer	11	2,245	52	285	+ 1,960
Breast Cancer	12	2,194	26	1,232	+ 962
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,973	56	184	+ 1,789
Lymphomas	14	1,968	34	605	+ 1,364
Suicide	15	1,958	27	1,219	+ 739
Liver Cancer	16	1,261	53	256	+ 1,005
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,198	39	521	+ 677
Alcohol	18	1,074	59	151	+ 923
Stomach Cancer	19	1,034	49	310	+ 724
Other Injuries	20	1,010	14	3,602	- 2,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,009	1	21,712	- 20,702
Diabetes Mellitus	22	967	16	2,888	- 1,921
Other Neoplasms	23	872	70	12	+ 860
Leukemia	24	859	35	562	+ 297
Ovary Cancer	25	797	50	295	+ 502
Kidney Disease	26	791	21	2,051	- 1,260
Oesophagus Cancer	27	740	40	516	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	28	714	61	149	+ 564
Skin Cancers	29	687	57	164	+ 524
Drug Use	30	623	65	54	+ 568
Endocrine Disorders	31	594	44	406	+ 188
Uterin Cancer	32	521	64	78	+ 443
Road Traffic Accidents	33	497	11	4,231	- 3,734
Oral Cancer	34	479	46	328	+ 151
Congenital Anomalies	35	444	15	3,410	- 2,966
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	350	36	559	- 209
Drownings	37	245	25	1,272	- 1,026
Epilepsy	38	241	43	419	- 178
Schizophrenia	39	215	81	0	+ 215
Asthma	40	196	23	1,878	- 1,682
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	192	66	35	+ 157
Multiple Sclerosis	42	185	71	8	+ 178
Violence	43	149	29	828	- 680
Cervical Cancer	44	144	28	883	- 739
Fires	45	143	30	810	- 668
Tuberculosis	46	74	4	10,261	- 10,187
Skin Disease	47	63	58	151	- 88
Low Birth Weight	48	61	8	6,250	- 6,190
Poisonings	49	57	31	758	- 701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	44	41	446	- 402
Osteoarthritis	51	39	85	0	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	35	2	15,363	- 15,327
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	25	84	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	54	22	55	188	- 166
Meningitis	55	22	9	5,381	- 5,359
Birth Trauma	56	18	5	9,573	- 9,555
Malnutrition	57	15	10	4,825	- 4,809
Anemia	58	13	83	0	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	59	13	33	610	- 597
Hepatitis C	60	11	67	34	- 24
Oral conditions	61	9	86	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	5	47	326	- 321
Hepatitis B	63	4	48	315	- 311
Maternal Conditions	64	4	12	4,127	- 4,123
War	65	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Encephalitis	66	1	63	91	- 90
Syphilis	67	1	45	378	- 377
Otitis Media	68	1	68	32	- 31
Pertussis	69	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Tetanus	70	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	72	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	82	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.