SOMALIA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,904	1	21,712	- 9,808
Malaria	2	7,613	22	1,942	+ 5,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,318	2	15,363	- 9,045
Measles	4	5,607	3	11,576	- 5,968
Stroke	5	5,377	6	8,595	- 3,219
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,273	7	7,233	- 1,960
Birth Trauma	7	4,464	5	9,573	- 5,109
Low Birth Weight	8	4,019	8	6,250	- 2,231
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,526	11	4,231	- 705
HIV/AIDS	10	2,811	33	610	+ 2,201
Meningitis	11	2,450	9	5,381	- 2,931
Liver Disease	12	2,373	13	3,917	- 1,543
Tuberculosis	13	2,205	4	10,261	- 8,057
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,030	15	3,410	- 1,380
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,990	16	2,888	- 898
Kidney Disease	16	1,805	21	2,051	- 246
Maternal Conditions	17	1,669	12	4,127	- 2,458
Other Injuries	18	1,400	14	3,602	- 2,202
Cervical Cancer	19	1,388	28	883	+ 505
Lung Disease	20	1,278	19	2,442	- 1,165
Hypertension	21	1,255	18	2,643	- 1,389
Asthma	22	1,097	23	1,878	- 781
Liver Cancer	23	1,086	53	256	+ 831
Pertussis	24	1,085	20	2,054	- 969
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,061	44	406	+ 654
Violence	26	1,050	29	828	+ 222
Trypanosomiasis	27	998	78	0	+ 998
Malnutrition	28	961	10	4,825	- 3,864
Suicide	29	830	27	1,219	- 389
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	539	32	647	- 108
Drownings	31	492	25	1,272	- 780
Prostate Cancer	32	489	52	285	+ 204
Falls	33	446	37	548	- 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	417	36	559	- 142
Inflammatory/Heart	35	409	39	521	- 112
Fires	36	382	30	810	- 429
Epilepsy	37	325	43	419	- 93
Breast Cancer	38	321	26	1,232	- 911
Syphilis	39	305	45	378	- 72
Poisonings	40	274	31	758	- 484
Stomach Cancer	41	228	49	310	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	221	41	446	- 225
Schistosomiasis	43	216	42	435	- 220
Parkinson's Disease	44	197	56	184	+ 13
Tetanus	45	158	17	2,648	- 2,490
Drug Use	46	157	65	54	+ 103
Hepatitis B	47	151	48	315	- 164
Lymphomas	48	147	34	605	- 458
Skin Cancers	49	142	57	164	- 22
Lung Cancers	50	119	54	233	- 114
Skin Disease	51	118	58	151	- 33
Oral Cancer	52	113	46	328	- 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	93	38	546	- 453
Ovary Cancer	54	86	50	295	- 209
Alcohol	55	78	59	151	- 73
Encephalitis	56	75	63	91	- 16
Appendicitis	57	38	55	188	- 149
Diphtheria	58	37	60	150	- 113
Uterin Cancer	59	35	64	78	- 43
Bladder Cancer	60	30	61	149	- 120
Hepatitis C	61	21	67	34	- 14
Ascariasis	62	21	69	30	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	63	18	40	516	- 498
War	64	18	24	1,318	- 1,300
Pancreas Cancer	65	18	62	108	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	71	8	+ 9
Leukemia	67	16	35	562	- 546
Other Neoplasms	68	15	70	12	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	69	14	47	326	- 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	12	66	35	- 23
Chlamydia	71	2	72	5	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.