SOMALIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,029	7	7,233	+ 4,796
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,120	32	647	+ 9,473
Stroke	3	6,921	6	8,595	- 1,674
Lung Cancers	4	6,788	54	233	+ 6,556
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,161	38	546	+ 3,614
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,764	1	21,712	- 17,948
Lung Disease	7	3,471	19	2,442	+ 1,029
Breast Cancer	8	2,958	26	1,232	+ 1,726
Other Injuries	9	2,878	14	3,602	- 723
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,353	62	108	+ 2,246
Kidney Disease	11	2,185	21	2,051	+ 134
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,077	16	2,888	- 811
Prostate Cancer	13	2,070	52	285	+ 1,785
Lymphomas	14	1,917	34	605	+ 1,312
Liver Cancer	15	1,823	53	256	+ 1,567
Suicide	16	1,706	27	1,219	+ 487
Other Neoplasms	17	1,670	70	12	+ 1,657
Falls	18	1,577	37	548	+ 1,029
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,539	44	406	+ 1,133
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,441	56	184	+ 1,257
Leukemia	21	1,420	35	562	+ 858
Liver Disease	22	1,405	13	3,917	- 2,511
Hypertension	23	1,353	18	2,643	- 1,290
Bladder Cancer	24	1,250	61	149	+ 1,101
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,155	39	521	+ 634
Stomach Cancer	26	1,053	49	310	+ 743
Oral Cancer	27	890	46	328	+ 562
Oesophagus Cancer	28	890	40	516	+ 373
Malnutrition	29	802	10	4,825	- 4,023
Ovary Cancer	30	755	50	295	+ 460
Road Traffic Accidents	31	636	11	4,231	- 3,595
Skin Cancers	32	620	57	164	+ 456
Alcohol	33	607	59	151	+ 456
Uterin Cancer	34	518	64	78	+ 440
Congenital Anomalies	35	383	15	3,410	- 3,027
Drug Use	36	358	65	54	+ 304
Epilepsy	37	355	43	419	- 64
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	344	2	15,363	- 15,019
Skin Disease	39	304	58	151	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	40	300	28	883	- 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	264	41	446	- 182
Asthma	42	198	23	1,878	- 1,680
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	188	36	559	- 371
Anemia	44	185	83	0	+ 185
Drownings	45	165	25	1,272	- 1,106
Multiple Sclerosis	46	143	71	8	+ 135
Low Birth Weight	47	124	8	6,250	- 6,126
Schizophrenia	48	123	81	0	+ 123
Violence	49	102	29	828	- 726
Tuberculosis	50	83	4	10,261	- 10,178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	81	66	35	+ 46
Hepatitis C	52	79	67	34	+ 45
Fires	53	77	30	810	- 734
HIV/AIDS	54	69	33	610	- 541
Birth Trauma	55	59	5	9,573	- 9,515
Osteoarthritis	56	47	85	0	+ 47
Poisonings	57	43	31	758	- 715
Meningitis	58	31	9	5,381	- 5,350
Hepatitis B	59	26	48	315	- 289
Oral conditions	60	22	86	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	61	17	55	188	- 171
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	14	84	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	10	47	326	- 315
Maternal Conditions	64	10	12	4,127	- 4,117
Otitis Media	65	3	68	32	- 29
Encephalitis	66	2	63	91	- 89
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Syphilis	68	1	45	378	- 377
Pertussis	69	1	20	2,054	- 2,054
Tetanus	70	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Schistosomiasis	71	0	42	435	- 435
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	60	150	- 149
Dengue	76	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	3	11,576	- 11,575
Chlamydia	78	0	72	5	- 5
Ascariasis	79	0	69	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.