SOMALIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,571	7	7,233	+ 5,338
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,547	32	647	+ 9,900
Lung Disease	3	6,433	19	2,442	+ 3,991
Stroke	4	5,848	6	8,595	- 2,747
Lung Cancers	5	5,481	54	233	+ 5,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,245	1	21,712	- 17,467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,221	38	546	+ 3,675
Prostate Cancer	8	2,769	52	285	+ 2,484
Falls	9	1,837	37	548	+ 1,289
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,819	62	108	+ 1,712
Breast Cancer	11	1,649	26	1,232	+ 418
Lymphomas	12	1,525	34	605	+ 921
Suicide	13	1,496	27	1,219	+ 277
Kidney Disease	14	1,443	21	2,051	- 608
Other Injuries	15	1,377	14	3,602	- 2,224
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,322	16	2,888	- 1,566
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,309	56	184	+ 1,125
Skin Cancers	18	963	57	164	+ 799
Endocrine Disorders	19	848	44	406	+ 442
Bladder Cancer	20	841	61	149	+ 692
Leukemia	21	836	35	562	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	22	811	49	310	+ 501
Other Neoplasms	23	766	70	12	+ 754
Ovary Cancer	24	730	50	295	+ 435
Drug Use	25	623	65	54	+ 568
Liver Cancer	26	612	53	256	+ 357
Oesophagus Cancer	27	586	40	516	+ 69
Hypertension	28	543	18	2,643	- 2,100
Inflammatory/Heart	29	522	39	521	+ 1
Liver Disease	30	505	13	3,917	- 3,412
Alcohol	31	483	59	151	+ 332
Oral Cancer	32	396	46	328	+ 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	377	36	559	- 182
Congenital Anomalies	34	322	15	3,410	- 3,088
Malnutrition	35	319	10	4,825	- 4,505
Uterin Cancer	36	317	64	78	+ 239
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	302	2	15,363	- 15,061
Skin Disease	38	302	58	151	+ 150
Cervical Cancer	39	295	28	883	- 588
Epilepsy	40	282	43	419	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	41	281	71	8	+ 273
Road Traffic Accidents	42	270	11	4,231	- 3,961
Asthma	43	200	23	1,878	- 1,678
Anemia	44	176	83	0	+ 176
Drownings	45	153	25	1,272	- 1,119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	145	41	446	- 301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	143	66	35	+ 108
Fires	48	105	30	810	- 705
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	77	84	0	+ 77
Violence	50	75	29	828	- 753
Osteoarthritis	51	64	85	0	+ 64
Low Birth Weight	52	55	8	6,250	- 6,195
Schizophrenia	53	54	81	0	+ 54
Birth Trauma	54	41	5	9,573	- 9,532
Hepatitis C	55	40	67	34	+ 6
Tuberculosis	56	35	4	10,261	- 10,226
Poisonings	57	34	31	758	- 724
Meningitis	58	32	9	5,381	- 5,349
Appendicitis	59	28	55	188	- 159
Upper Respiratory	60	27	47	326	- 298
HIV/AIDS	61	24	33	610	- 585
Oral conditions	62	20	86	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	63	8	48	315	- 307
Pertussis	64	3	20	2,054	- 2,051
Otitis Media	65	3	68	32	- 29
Maternal Conditions	66	3	12	4,127	- 4,124
Syphilis	67	2	45	378	- 376
War	68	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Tetanus	69	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Encephalitis	70	0	63	91	- 90
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	72	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	69	30	- 30
Chlamydia	77	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	84	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
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.