SOMALIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,851	7	7,233	+ 5,618
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,646	32	647	+ 6,999
Stroke	3	5,998	6	8,595	- 2,597
Lung Cancers	4	4,725	54	233	+ 4,492
Lung Disease	5	4,577	19	2,442	+ 2,135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,770	38	546	+ 3,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,320	1	21,712	- 19,391
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,938	16	2,888	- 949
Prostate Cancer	9	1,863	52	285	+ 1,578
Breast Cancer	10	1,858	26	1,232	+ 627
Falls	11	1,580	37	548	+ 1,033
Skin Cancers	12	1,542	57	164	+ 1,379
Lymphomas	13	1,534	34	605	+ 929
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,369	62	108	+ 1,262
Suicide	15	1,333	27	1,219	+ 114
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,155	11	4,231	- 3,076
Kidney Disease	17	1,090	21	2,051	- 961
Leukemia	18	986	35	562	+ 425
Parkinson's Disease	19	890	56	184	+ 707
Hypertension	20	824	18	2,643	- 1,819
Endocrine Disorders	21	819	44	406	+ 412
Stomach Cancer	22	814	49	310	+ 504
Inflammatory/Heart	23	789	39	521	+ 268
Liver Cancer	24	726	53	256	+ 470
Oesophagus Cancer	25	704	40	516	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	26	673	61	149	+ 524
Other Neoplasms	27	618	70	12	+ 605
Other Injuries	28	550	14	3,602	- 3,052
Ovary Cancer	29	522	50	295	+ 227
Congenital Anomalies	30	443	15	3,410	- 2,967
Oral Cancer	31	413	46	328	+ 85
Liver Disease	32	398	13	3,917	- 3,519
Uterin Cancer	33	364	64	78	+ 287
Skin Disease	34	297	58	151	+ 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	284	41	446	- 162
Asthma	36	229	23	1,878	- 1,650
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	204	2	15,363	- 15,159
Low Birth Weight	38	198	8	6,250	- 6,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	177	36	559	- 382
Drug Use	40	174	65	54	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	41	153	28	883	- 730
Violence	42	145	29	828	- 684
Epilepsy	43	139	43	419	- 280
Drownings	44	137	25	1,272	- 1,134
Alcohol	45	130	59	151	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	119	66	35	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	47	109	71	8	+ 102
Hepatitis C	48	75	67	34	+ 40
Osteoarthritis	49	61	85	0	+ 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	56	84	0	+ 56
Anemia	51	44	83	0	+ 44
Tuberculosis	52	43	4	10,261	- 10,218
Fires	53	43	30	810	- 768
Birth Trauma	54	37	5	9,573	- 9,537
Malnutrition	55	35	10	4,825	- 4,789
Hepatitis B	56	35	48	315	- 280
HIV/AIDS	57	26	33	610	- 584
Poisonings	58	23	31	758	- 735
Meningitis	59	23	9	5,381	- 5,358
Schizophrenia	60	20	81	0	+ 20
Oral conditions	61	20	86	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	62	15	55	188	- 173
Maternal Conditions	63	12	12	4,127	- 4,114
Upper Respiratory	64	9	47	326	- 316
Pertussis	65	2	20	2,054	- 2,052
Encephalitis	66	2	63	91	- 89
Otitis Media	67	2	68	32	- 30
War	68	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Tetanus	69	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Syphilis	70	1	45	378	- 377
Chlamydia	71	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	69	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	78	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Diphtheria	83	0	60	150	- 150
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.