SOMALIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,286	7	7,233	+ 19,053
Stroke	2	17,517	6	8,595	+ 8,922
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,306	1	21,712	- 11,406
Lung Cancers	4	9,153	54	233	+ 8,920
Lung Disease	5	6,877	19	2,442	+ 4,434
Kidney Disease	6	5,921	21	2,051	+ 3,870
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,902	32	647	+ 4,255
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,061	38	546	+ 3,515
Hypertension	9	3,636	18	2,643	+ 993
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,292	56	184	+ 3,109
Breast Cancer	11	3,136	26	1,232	+ 1,905
Prostate Cancer	12	2,518	52	285	+ 2,232
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,370	62	108	+ 2,262
Liver Cancer	14	1,948	53	256	+ 1,692
Bladder Cancer	15	1,930	61	149	+ 1,780
Stomach Cancer	16	1,911	49	310	+ 1,601
Other Injuries	17	1,808	14	3,602	- 1,793
Leukemia	18	1,685	35	562	+ 1,123
Lymphomas	19	1,578	34	605	+ 974
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,575	16	2,888	- 1,313
Falls	21	1,549	37	548	+ 1,001
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,083	11	4,231	- 3,148
Liver Disease	23	1,007	13	3,917	- 2,910
Inflammatory/Heart	24	902	39	521	+ 381
Other Neoplasms	25	844	70	12	+ 832
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	760	36	559	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	27	693	50	295	+ 398
Suicide	28	663	27	1,219	- 556
Endocrine Disorders	29	654	44	406	+ 248
Oral Cancer	30	548	46	328	+ 220
Skin Cancers	31	545	57	164	+ 382
Drownings	32	542	25	1,272	- 730
Uterin Cancer	33	464	64	78	+ 386
Epilepsy	34	310	43	419	- 109
Oesophagus Cancer	35	306	40	516	- 211
Cervical Cancer	36	303	28	883	- 580
Drug Use	37	240	65	54	+ 186
Congenital Anomalies	38	217	15	3,410	- 3,193
Fires	39	182	30	810	- 628
Multiple Sclerosis	40	168	71	8	+ 160
Low Birth Weight	41	158	8	6,250	- 6,092
Violence	42	129	29	828	- 699
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	124	41	446	- 321
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	118	2	15,363	- 15,245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	83	66	35	+ 48
Tuberculosis	46	83	4	10,261	- 10,179
Skin Disease	47	70	58	151	- 81
Hepatitis B	48	70	48	315	- 245
Alcohol	49	63	59	151	- 88
HIV/AIDS	50	59	33	610	- 551
Anemia	51	58	83	0	+ 58
Hepatitis C	52	48	67	34	+ 14
Meningitis	53	41	9	5,381	- 5,340
Schizophrenia	54	34	81	0	+ 34
Asthma	55	34	23	1,878	- 1,844
Poisonings	56	24	31	758	- 734
Birth Trauma	57	21	5	9,573	- 9,552
Appendicitis	58	12	55	188	- 176
Upper Respiratory	59	10	47	326	- 316
Leishmaniasis	60	5	51	290	- 285
Maternal Conditions	61	3	12	4,127	- 4,124
Tetanus	62	2	17	2,648	- 2,646
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
War	64	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Syphilis	65	1	45	378	- 376
Malnutrition	66	1	10	4,825	- 4,824
Encephalitis	67	1	63	91	- 90
Measles	68	0	3	11,576	- 11,575
Pertussis	69	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	70	0	60	150	- 150
Dengue	71	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	32	- 32
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.