SOMALIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,423	1	21,712	- 11,288
Malaria	2	8,411	22	1,942	+ 6,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,921	2	15,363	- 7,441
Low Birth Weight	4	4,724	8	6,250	- 1,526
Stroke	5	4,308	6	8,595	- 4,288
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,067	7	7,233	- 3,166
Birth Trauma	7	3,968	5	9,573	- 5,605
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,938	11	4,231	- 1,293
Meningitis	9	2,588	9	5,381	- 2,793
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,147	15	3,410	- 1,263
Liver Disease	11	2,034	13	3,917	- 1,883
Other Injuries	12	1,890	14	3,602	- 1,711
Tuberculosis	13	1,830	4	10,261	- 8,431
Maternal Conditions	14	1,639	12	4,127	- 2,487
Pertussis	15	1,412	20	2,054	- 642
Kidney Disease	16	1,350	21	2,051	- 701
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,300	16	2,888	- 1,588
Measles	18	1,193	3	11,576	- 10,383
Violence	19	1,109	29	828	+ 280
Lung Disease	20	1,073	19	2,442	- 1,369
Malnutrition	21	1,072	10	4,825	- 3,752
Asthma	22	940	23	1,878	- 938
Endocrine Disorders	23	893	44	406	+ 486
Drownings	24	781	25	1,272	- 490
Hypertension	25	670	18	2,643	- 1,974
Falls	26	641	37	548	+ 93
Suicide	27	606	27	1,219	- 613
Fires	28	554	30	810	- 257
Breast Cancer	29	531	26	1,232	- 700
HIV/AIDS	30	518	33	610	- 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	516	36	559	- 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	424	32	647	- 223
Poisonings	33	381	31	758	- 377
Inflammatory/Heart	34	380	39	521	- 141
Liver Cancer	35	368	53	256	+ 113
Epilepsy	36	334	43	419	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	258	38	546	- 288
Cervical Cancer	38	241	28	883	- 642
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	231	41	446	- 215
Ovary Cancer	40	210	50	295	- 85
War	41	202	24	1,318	- 1,116
Tetanus	42	184	17	2,648	- 2,464
Lymphomas	43	173	34	605	- 432
Stomach Cancer	44	148	49	310	- 161
Skin Cancers	45	142	57	164	- 22
Hepatitis B	46	138	48	315	- 177
Parkinson's Disease	47	136	56	184	- 48
Leukemia	48	127	35	562	- 434
Oral Cancer	49	120	46	328	- 208
Schistosomiasis	50	117	42	435	- 318
Leishmaniasis	51	117	51	290	- 173
Skin Disease	52	105	58	151	- 46
Bladder Cancer	53	80	61	149	- 70
Pancreas Cancer	54	68	62	108	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	55	65	40	516	- 451
Appendicitis	56	63	55	188	- 125
Prostate Cancer	57	63	52	285	- 222
Drug Use	58	62	65	54	+ 8
Ascariasis	59	62	69	30	+ 32
Alcohol	60	59	59	151	- 92
Encephalitis	61	55	63	91	- 35
Syphilis	62	54	45	378	- 323
Upper Respiratory	63	46	47	326	- 279
Uterin Cancer	64	43	64	78	- 35
Diphtheria	65	30	60	150	- 120
Hepatitis C	66	23	67	34	- 12
Lung Cancers	67	21	54	233	- 212
Other Neoplasms	68	12	70	12	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	11	71	8	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	9	66	35	- 26
Chlamydia	71	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	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.