SOMALIA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,508	7	7,233	+ 44,275
Stroke	2	35,654	6	8,595	+ 27,059
Hypertension	3	7,895	18	2,643	+ 5,252
Lung Cancers	4	7,254	54	233	+ 7,021
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,712	1	21,712	- 15,000
Liver Disease	6	6,398	13	3,917	+ 2,481
Lung Disease	7	5,278	19	2,442	+ 2,836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,903	38	546	+ 4,356
Kidney Disease	9	3,712	21	2,051	+ 1,661
Inflammatory/Heart	10	3,180	39	521	+ 2,659
Breast Cancer	11	2,762	26	1,232	+ 1,530
Stomach Cancer	12	2,480	49	310	+ 2,170
Liver Cancer	13	2,233	53	256	+ 1,978
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,105	62	108	+ 1,998
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	2,036	32	647	+ 1,389
Prostate Cancer	16	1,757	52	285	+ 1,471
Oral Cancer	17	1,642	46	328	+ 1,315
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,600	16	2,888	- 1,288
Other Injuries	19	1,534	14	3,602	- 2,067
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,429	11	4,231	- 2,802
Suicide	21	1,353	27	1,219	+ 134
Cervical Cancer	22	1,341	28	883	+ 459
Bladder Cancer	23	1,230	61	149	+ 1,081
Falls	24	1,079	37	548	+ 531
Lymphomas	25	993	34	605	+ 389
Leukemia	26	963	35	562	+ 401
Ovary Cancer	27	795	50	295	+ 500
Tuberculosis	28	728	4	10,261	- 9,533
Skin Cancers	29	720	57	164	+ 556
Oesophagus Cancer	30	541	40	516	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	31	531	56	184	+ 348
Drownings	32	428	25	1,272	- 844
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	381	36	559	- 178
Uterin Cancer	34	375	64	78	+ 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	316	41	446	- 130
Fires	36	302	30	810	- 508
Alcohol	37	293	59	151	+ 142
Congenital Anomalies	38	263	15	3,410	- 3,147
Poisonings	39	263	31	758	- 495
Drug Use	40	248	65	54	+ 194
Low Birth Weight	41	227	8	6,250	- 6,023
Epilepsy	42	225	43	419	- 193
Other Neoplasms	43	207	70	12	+ 195
Violence	44	183	29	828	- 645
Asthma	45	161	23	1,878	- 1,717
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	160	2	15,363	- 15,202
HIV/AIDS	47	157	33	610	- 453
Endocrine Disorders	48	138	44	406	- 268
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	103	84	0	+ 103
Malnutrition	50	102	10	4,825	- 4,723
Schizophrenia	51	74	81	0	+ 74
Hepatitis C	52	71	67	34	+ 36
Skin Disease	53	70	58	151	- 81
Meningitis	54	55	9	5,381	- 5,326
Multiple Sclerosis	55	48	71	8	+ 40
Anemia	56	42	83	0	+ 42
Birth Trauma	57	27	5	9,573	- 9,546
Maternal Conditions	58	25	12	4,127	- 4,101
Hepatitis B	59	22	48	315	- 293
Appendicitis	60	15	55	188	- 173
Measles	61	5	3	11,576	- 11,570
Encephalitis	62	4	63	91	- 87
Upper Respiratory	63	2	47	326	- 324
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
War	65	2	24	1,318	- 1,317
Syphilis	66	1	45	378	- 377
Tetanus	67	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Otitis Media	68	1	68	32	- 31
Pertussis	69	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Leishmaniasis	70	0	51	290	- 290
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 150
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	75	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	72	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	69	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	66	35	- 35
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Romania

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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.