SOMALIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,426	7	7,233	+ 7,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,565	32	647	+ 9,918
Stroke	3	5,027	6	8,595	- 3,568
Lung Cancers	4	4,798	54	233	+ 4,565
Lung Disease	5	4,602	19	2,442	+ 2,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,944	1	21,712	- 18,768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,626	38	546	+ 2,080
Prostate Cancer	8	2,176	52	285	+ 1,890
Breast Cancer	9	1,908	26	1,232	+ 676
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,894	56	184	+ 1,710
Other Injuries	11	1,788	14	3,602	- 1,813
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,549	62	108	+ 1,441
Suicide	13	1,439	27	1,219	+ 220
Lymphomas	14	1,314	34	605	+ 710
Kidney Disease	15	1,189	21	2,051	- 862
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,060	16	2,888	- 1,827
Hypertension	17	866	18	2,643	- 1,778
Falls	18	847	37	548	+ 299
Oesophagus Cancer	19	805	40	516	+ 289
Liver Cancer	20	800	53	256	+ 544
Bladder Cancer	21	728	61	149	+ 578
Leukemia	22	676	35	562	+ 114
Stomach Cancer	23	628	49	310	+ 318
Drug Use	24	601	65	54	+ 547
Ovary Cancer	25	588	50	295	+ 293
Inflammatory/Heart	26	559	39	521	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	27	557	44	406	+ 151
Alcohol	28	506	59	151	+ 355
Skin Cancers	29	464	57	164	+ 301
Other Neoplasms	30	348	70	12	+ 336
Liver Disease	31	338	13	3,917	- 3,578
Cervical Cancer	32	329	28	883	- 554
Oral Cancer	33	305	46	328	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	34	267	15	3,410	- 3,144
Road Traffic Accidents	35	248	11	4,231	- 3,983
Uterin Cancer	36	247	64	78	+ 169
Epilepsy	37	194	43	419	- 225
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	151	66	35	+ 116
Violence	39	143	29	828	- 685
Anemia	40	131	83	0	+ 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	116	36	559	- 443
Poisonings	42	115	31	758	- 643
Low Birth Weight	43	108	8	6,250	- 6,142
Multiple Sclerosis	44	99	71	8	+ 91
Skin Disease	45	94	58	151	- 57
Birth Trauma	46	89	5	9,573	- 9,484
Osteoarthritis	47	74	85	0	+ 74
Asthma	48	59	23	1,878	- 1,819
Schizophrenia	49	52	81	0	+ 52
Meningitis	50	46	9	5,381	- 5,335
Upper Respiratory	51	40	47	326	- 286
Hepatitis C	52	40	67	34	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	38	84	0	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	37	41	446	- 409
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	35	2	15,363	- 15,328
Drownings	56	33	25	1,272	- 1,239
Malnutrition	57	20	10	4,825	- 4,805
Fires	58	19	30	810	- 791
HIV/AIDS	59	17	33	610	- 593
Maternal Conditions	60	13	12	4,127	- 4,114
War	61	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Pertussis	62	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Hepatitis B	63	0	48	315	- 315
Otitis Media	64	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	67	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Tetanus	68	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Ascariasis	69	0	69	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Encephalitis	78	0	63	91	- 91
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	45	378	- 378
Chlamydia	81	0	72	5	- 5
Tuberculosis	82	0	4	10,261	- 10,261
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	55	188	- 188
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.