SOMALIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,756	7	7,233	+ 15,524
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,918	32	647	+ 7,271
Stroke	3	7,705	6	8,595	- 890
Lung Cancers	4	7,205	54	233	+ 6,972
Lung Disease	5	6,623	19	2,442	+ 4,180
Hypertension	6	4,147	18	2,643	+ 1,503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,027	38	546	+ 3,481
Kidney Disease	8	3,524	21	2,051	+ 1,473
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,205	1	21,712	- 18,506
Breast Cancer	10	2,916	26	1,232	+ 1,684
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,781	62	108	+ 2,673
Prostate Cancer	12	2,551	52	285	+ 2,266
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,408	16	2,888	- 480
Falls	14	2,372	37	548	+ 1,824
Liver Disease	15	2,351	13	3,917	- 1,566
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,949	56	184	+ 1,765
Lymphomas	17	1,895	34	605	+ 1,291
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,652	44	406	+ 1,246
Suicide	19	1,591	27	1,219	+ 372
Stomach Cancer	20	1,495	49	310	+ 1,185
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,376	39	521	+ 855
Leukemia	22	1,352	35	562	+ 791
Other Injuries	23	1,276	14	3,602	- 2,325
Other Neoplasms	24	1,263	70	12	+ 1,251
Liver Cancer	25	1,247	53	256	+ 991
Alcohol	26	968	59	151	+ 817
Oesophagus Cancer	27	961	40	516	+ 445
Bladder Cancer	28	958	61	149	+ 809
Oral Cancer	29	932	46	328	+ 604
Ovary Cancer	30	804	50	295	+ 509
Skin Cancers	31	628	57	164	+ 464
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	593	2	15,363	- 14,770
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	559	41	446	+ 114
Road Traffic Accidents	34	489	11	4,231	- 3,742
Epilepsy	35	478	43	419	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	36	355	15	3,410	- 3,056
Uterin Cancer	37	345	64	78	+ 267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	335	36	559	- 224
Cervical Cancer	39	330	28	883	- 553
Drug Use	40	299	65	54	+ 244
Multiple Sclerosis	41	243	71	8	+ 235
Skin Disease	42	239	58	151	+ 88
Anemia	43	154	83	0	+ 154
Asthma	44	143	23	1,878	- 1,735
Low Birth Weight	45	119	8	6,250	- 6,131
Violence	46	119	29	828	- 709
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	84	66	35	+ 49
Hepatitis C	48	78	67	34	+ 44
Drownings	49	71	25	1,272	- 1,201
Malnutrition	50	70	10	4,825	- 4,755
Schizophrenia	51	60	81	0	+ 60
Osteoarthritis	52	56	85	0	+ 56
Fires	53	55	30	810	- 755
HIV/AIDS	54	53	33	610	- 556
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	45	84	0	+ 45
Tuberculosis	56	43	4	10,261	- 10,218
Birth Trauma	57	37	5	9,573	- 9,536
Poisonings	58	33	31	758	- 725
Hepatitis B	59	28	48	315	- 287
Meningitis	60	26	9	5,381	- 5,355
Upper Respiratory	61	21	47	326	- 304
Appendicitis	62	20	55	188	- 168
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	12	4,127	- 4,121
Otitis Media	65	2	68	32	- 29
War	66	2	24	1,318	- 1,317
Encephalitis	67	1	63	91	- 90
Syphilis	68	1	45	378	- 377
Pertussis	69	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Measles	70	0	3	11,576	- 11,575
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	290	- 290
Schistosomiasis	73	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	60	150	- 150
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	72	5	- 5
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.