SOMALIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	13,293	32	647	+ 12,645
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,892	7	7,233	+ 5,659
Lung Cancers	3	8,042	54	233	+ 7,809
Stroke	4	7,110	6	8,595	- 1,486
Lung Disease	5	7,008	19	2,442	+ 4,565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,270	38	546	+ 3,723
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,623	1	21,712	- 18,089
Falls	8	3,026	37	548	+ 2,478
Breast Cancer	9	2,589	26	1,232	+ 1,358
Prostate Cancer	10	2,391	52	285	+ 2,106
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,194	62	108	+ 2,086
Kidney Disease	12	1,853	21	2,051	- 198
Lymphomas	13	1,839	34	605	+ 1,235
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,748	16	2,888	- 1,140
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,571	40	516	+ 1,055
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,552	56	184	+ 1,369
Suicide	17	1,483	27	1,219	+ 264
Other Neoplasms	18	1,341	70	12	+ 1,329
Other Injuries	19	1,207	14	3,602	- 2,394
Leukemia	20	1,156	35	562	+ 595
Bladder Cancer	21	1,078	61	149	+ 928
Stomach Cancer	22	997	49	310	+ 687
Inflammatory/Heart	23	880	39	521	+ 358
Liver Cancer	24	852	53	256	+ 596
Ovary Cancer	25	781	50	295	+ 486
Endocrine Disorders	26	772	44	406	+ 366
Skin Cancers	27	750	57	164	+ 586
Liver Disease	28	685	13	3,917	- 3,231
Hypertension	29	599	18	2,643	- 2,044
Oral Cancer	30	562	46	328	+ 234
Road Traffic Accidents	31	499	11	4,231	- 3,732
Alcohol	32	449	59	151	+ 298
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	428	2	15,363	- 14,935
Uterin Cancer	34	415	64	78	+ 337
Congenital Anomalies	35	398	15	3,410	- 3,012
Skin Disease	36	216	58	151	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	37	216	71	8	+ 208
Epilepsy	38	212	43	419	- 207
Cervical Cancer	39	195	28	883	- 688
Anemia	40	183	83	0	+ 183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	174	41	446	- 272
Drug Use	42	169	65	54	+ 115
Osteoarthritis	43	161	85	0	+ 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	157	66	35	+ 122
Low Birth Weight	45	123	8	6,250	- 6,128
Asthma	46	121	23	1,878	- 1,757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	95	36	559	- 464
Violence	48	79	29	828	- 750
Drownings	49	72	25	1,272	- 1,200
Schizophrenia	50	70	81	0	+ 70
Meningitis	51	57	9	5,381	- 5,324
Birth Trauma	52	54	5	9,573	- 9,519
Fires	53	36	30	810	- 774
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	31	84	0	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	55	24	33	610	- 586
Tuberculosis	56	21	4	10,261	- 10,240
Upper Respiratory	57	21	47	326	- 305
Appendicitis	58	19	55	188	- 169
Oral conditions	59	15	86	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	60	15	67	34	- 19
Poisonings	61	13	31	758	- 745
Hepatitis B	62	10	48	315	- 305
Malnutrition	63	9	10	4,825	- 4,816
Otitis Media	64	7	68	32	- 24
Maternal Conditions	65	6	12	4,127	- 4,121
War	66	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Pertussis	67	1	20	2,054	- 2,053
Encephalitis	68	1	63	91	- 90
Syphilis	69	1	45	378	- 377
Leishmaniasis	70	0	51	290	- 290
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 150
Tetanus	72	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	73	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chlamydia	78	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	69	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	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.