SOMALIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,926	7	7,233	+ 68,693
Stroke	2	27,950	6	8,595	+ 19,355
Lung Cancers	3	6,581	54	233	+ 6,348
Hypertension	4	6,385	18	2,643	+ 3,741
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,318	38	546	+ 4,772
Suicide	6	3,573	27	1,219	+ 2,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,240	1	21,712	- 18,472
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,214	32	647	+ 2,567
Liver Disease	9	3,187	13	3,917	- 729
Stomach Cancer	10	3,166	49	310	+ 2,856
Breast Cancer	11	3,115	26	1,232	+ 1,884
Prostate Cancer	12	2,961	52	285	+ 2,676
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,863	62	108	+ 2,755
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,601	16	2,888	- 287
Falls	15	2,566	37	548	+ 2,018
Lung Disease	16	2,541	19	2,442	+ 98
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,397	39	521	+ 1,876
Other Injuries	18	2,058	14	3,602	- 1,544
Kidney Disease	19	1,842	21	2,051	- 209
Oral Cancer	20	1,674	46	328	+ 1,346
Lymphomas	21	1,592	34	605	+ 988
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,549	36	559	+ 990
Bladder Cancer	23	1,448	61	149	+ 1,299
Leukemia	24	1,406	35	562	+ 844
Liver Cancer	25	1,183	53	256	+ 927
Ovary Cancer	26	1,155	50	295	+ 860
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,112	11	4,231	- 3,119
Cervical Cancer	28	1,111	28	883	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,101	56	184	+ 917
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,084	40	516	+ 567
Other Neoplasms	31	1,050	70	12	+ 1,037
Skin Cancers	32	974	57	164	+ 810
Alcohol	33	949	59	151	+ 798
Uterin Cancer	34	789	64	78	+ 711
Drownings	35	743	25	1,272	- 529
Violence	36	652	29	828	- 177
Drug Use	37	606	65	54	+ 551
Tuberculosis	38	588	4	10,261	- 9,673
Endocrine Disorders	39	357	44	406	- 49
Epilepsy	40	307	43	419	- 111
Congenital Anomalies	41	305	15	3,410	- 3,105
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	294	2	15,363	- 15,069
Fires	43	254	30	810	- 557
Skin Disease	44	237	58	151	+ 86
Poisonings	45	229	31	758	- 529
Asthma	46	225	23	1,878	- 1,653
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	203	66	35	+ 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	145	41	446	- 301
Multiple Sclerosis	49	142	71	8	+ 135
Hepatitis C	50	116	67	34	+ 82
HIV/AIDS	51	110	33	610	- 499
Meningitis	52	96	9	5,381	- 5,285
Birth Trauma	53	51	5	9,573	- 9,522
Appendicitis	54	48	55	188	- 140
Low Birth Weight	55	44	8	6,250	- 6,206
Schizophrenia	56	42	81	0	+ 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	40	84	0	+ 40
Malnutrition	58	35	10	4,825	- 4,790
Osteoarthritis	59	31	85	0	+ 31
Anemia	60	26	83	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	61	23	48	315	- 291
Tetanus	62	12	17	2,648	- 2,636
Maternal Conditions	63	10	12	4,127	- 4,116
Oral conditions	64	10	86	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	65	8	63	91	- 83
Otitis Media	66	5	68	32	- 27
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Upper Respiratory	68	0	47	326	- 325
Pertussis	69	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Syphilis	70	0	45	378	- 378
Chlamydia	71	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Diphtheria	82	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	83	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	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.