SOMALIA VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,928	7	7,233	+ 19,695
Stroke	2	11,093	6	8,595	+ 2,498
Hypertension	3	3,738	18	2,643	+ 1,095
Kidney Disease	4	3,557	21	2,051	+ 1,506
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,569	16	2,888	- 319
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,520	1	21,712	- 19,192
Lung Cancers	7	2,293	54	233	+ 2,060
Lung Disease	8	2,192	19	2,442	- 250
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,153	11	4,231	- 2,078
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,729	32	647	+ 1,082
Liver Disease	11	1,694	13	3,917	- 2,223
Breast Cancer	12	1,255	26	1,232	+ 23
Asthma	13	1,163	23	1,878	- 715
Low Birth Weight	14	1,151	8	6,250	- 5,100
Tuberculosis	15	999	4	10,261	- 9,262
Suicide	16	911	27	1,219	- 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	890	38	546	+ 344
Cervical Cancer	18	873	28	883	- 10
Falls	19	855	37	548	+ 307
Lymphomas	20	792	34	605	+ 187
Other Injuries	21	791	14	3,602	- 2,811
Congenital Anomalies	22	740	15	3,410	- 2,670
Birth Trauma	23	720	5	9,573	- 8,854
Prostate Cancer	24	666	52	285	+ 381
Stomach Cancer	25	589	49	310	+ 279
Parkinson's Disease	26	526	56	184	+ 342
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	415	2	15,363	- 14,948
Endocrine Disorders	28	393	44	406	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	375	36	559	- 185
Bladder Cancer	30	372	61	149	+ 223
Leukemia	31	360	35	562	- 201
Inflammatory/Heart	32	356	39	521	- 165
Fires	33	315	30	810	- 496
Ovary Cancer	34	278	50	295	- 17
Oral Cancer	35	272	46	328	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	36	260	62	108	+ 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	250	41	446	- 196
Maternal Conditions	38	245	12	4,127	- 3,881
Violence	39	220	29	828	- 608
Meningitis	40	189	9	5,381	- 5,192
Skin Cancers	41	166	57	164	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	42	153	40	516	- 363
Drownings	43	148	25	1,272	- 1,123
Liver Cancer	44	147	53	256	- 108
Epilepsy	45	117	43	419	- 302
Pertussis	46	113	20	2,054	- 1,941
Drug Use	47	112	65	54	+ 57
Hepatitis B	48	110	48	315	- 205
HIV/AIDS	49	101	33	610	- 509
Poisonings	50	93	31	758	- 665
Malnutrition	51	70	10	4,825	- 4,755
Encephalitis	52	61	63	91	- 29
Uterin Cancer	53	54	64	78	- 24
Skin Disease	54	52	58	151	- 99
Syphilis	55	49	45	378	- 329
Appendicitis	56	45	55	188	- 142
Alcohol	57	38	59	151	- 113
Multiple Sclerosis	58	37	71	8	+ 29
Tetanus	59	27	17	2,648	- 2,622
Other Neoplasms	60	24	70	12	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	61	23	42	435	- 412
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	66	35	- 22
War	63	8	24	1,318	- 1,311
Leishmaniasis	64	5	51	290	- 284
Hepatitis C	65	3	67	34	- 32
Ascariasis	66	2	69	30	- 28
Upper Respiratory	67	1	47	326	- 324
Chlamydia	68	1	72	5	- 4
Diphtheria	69	0	60	150	- 149
Measles	70	0	3	11,576	- 11,575
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.