SOMALIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,697	7	7,233	+ 5,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,777	32	647	+ 5,130
Lung Cancers	3	5,037	54	233	+ 4,804
Stroke	4	4,983	6	8,595	- 3,612
Lung Disease	5	4,700	19	2,442	+ 2,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,542	38	546	+ 1,996
Breast Cancer	7	2,197	26	1,232	+ 965
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,155	1	21,712	- 19,556
Kidney Disease	9	1,763	21	2,051	- 288
Other Injuries	10	1,713	14	3,602	- 1,888
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,586	62	108	+ 1,478
Liver Disease	12	1,455	13	3,917	- 2,462
Suicide	13	1,345	27	1,219	+ 126
Lymphomas	14	1,249	34	605	+ 645
Prostate Cancer	15	1,234	52	285	+ 948
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,200	56	184	+ 1,016
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,185	16	2,888	- 1,703
Falls	18	1,175	37	548	+ 627
Hypertension	19	1,040	18	2,643	- 1,603
Leukemia	20	1,027	35	562	+ 465
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,023	44	406	+ 617
Stomach Cancer	22	992	49	310	+ 682
Inflammatory/Heart	23	951	39	521	+ 430
Other Neoplasms	24	947	70	12	+ 934
Liver Cancer	25	941	53	256	+ 685
Bladder Cancer	26	849	61	149	+ 700
Ovary Cancer	27	684	50	295	+ 389
Oesophagus Cancer	28	617	40	516	+ 100
Alcohol	29	491	59	151	+ 340
Road Traffic Accidents	30	487	11	4,231	- 3,744
Skin Cancers	31	419	57	164	+ 255
Malnutrition	32	377	10	4,825	- 4,448
Oral Cancer	33	368	46	328	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	367	41	446	- 79
Epilepsy	35	326	43	419	- 92
Uterin Cancer	36	303	64	78	+ 226
Congenital Anomalies	37	202	15	3,410	- 3,208
Cervical Cancer	38	186	28	883	- 697
Drug Use	39	180	65	54	+ 126
Anemia	40	164	83	0	+ 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	131	36	559	- 428
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	120	2	15,363	- 15,243
Schizophrenia	43	112	81	0	+ 112
Skin Disease	44	104	58	151	- 47
Asthma	45	90	23	1,878	- 1,789
Multiple Sclerosis	46	80	71	8	+ 72
Hepatitis C	47	72	67	34	+ 38
Violence	48	60	29	828	- 768
Low Birth Weight	49	59	8	6,250	- 6,191
Osteoarthritis	50	51	85	0	+ 51
Fires	51	49	30	810	- 761
HIV/AIDS	52	48	33	610	- 562
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	45	66	35	+ 10
Drownings	54	38	25	1,272	- 1,234
Tuberculosis	55	36	4	10,261	- 10,225
Poisonings	56	29	31	758	- 729
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	23	84	0	+ 23
Meningitis	58	13	9	5,381	- 5,368
Birth Trauma	59	12	5	9,573	- 9,562
Hepatitis B	60	11	48	315	- 304
Upper Respiratory	61	8	47	326	- 318
Appendicitis	62	7	55	188	- 181
Maternal Conditions	63	6	12	4,127	- 4,120
Oral conditions	64	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	3	63	91	- 88
Syphilis	66	3	45	378	- 375
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Pertussis	68	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Tetanus	69	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	70	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 150
Chlamydia	72	0	72	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	80	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	81	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.