SOMALIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,016	7	7,233	+ 44,783
Stroke	2	30,246	6	8,595	+ 21,650
Lung Cancers	3	5,025	54	233	+ 4,792
Inflammatory/Heart	4	4,997	39	521	+ 4,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,485	32	647	+ 3,838
Liver Disease	6	4,202	13	3,917	+ 286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,941	38	546	+ 3,395
Suicide	8	3,386	27	1,219	+ 2,167
Lung Disease	9	3,383	19	2,442	+ 941
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,995	1	21,712	- 18,716
Stomach Cancer	11	2,716	49	310	+ 2,407
Alcohol	12	2,587	59	151	+ 2,436
Breast Cancer	13	2,148	26	1,232	+ 917
Other Injuries	14	2,081	14	3,602	- 1,520
HIV/AIDS	15	1,965	33	610	+ 1,356
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,875	62	108	+ 1,767
Hypertension	17	1,696	18	2,643	- 947
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,696	16	2,888	- 1,192
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,618	11	4,231	- 2,613
Prostate Cancer	20	1,304	52	285	+ 1,019
Falls	21	1,082	37	548	+ 534
Kidney Disease	22	1,071	21	2,051	- 980
Violence	23	1,058	29	828	+ 230
Liver Cancer	24	1,032	53	256	+ 776
Oral Cancer	25	1,006	46	328	+ 678
Parkinson's Disease	26	866	56	184	+ 682
Drug Use	27	842	65	54	+ 788
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	826	36	559	+ 267
Lymphomas	29	824	34	605	+ 220
Tuberculosis	30	778	4	10,261	- 9,483
Leukemia	31	761	35	562	+ 200
Ovary Cancer	32	751	50	295	+ 456
Oesophagus Cancer	33	687	40	516	+ 171
Cervical Cancer	34	686	28	883	- 197
Uterin Cancer	35	635	64	78	+ 557
Drownings	36	613	25	1,272	- 659
Fires	37	590	30	810	- 220
Bladder Cancer	38	583	61	149	+ 434
Skin Cancers	39	519	57	164	+ 355
Poisonings	40	514	31	758	- 244
Congenital Anomalies	41	388	15	3,410	- 3,022
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	256	41	446	- 190
Skin Disease	43	253	58	151	+ 102
Low Birth Weight	44	199	8	6,250	- 6,051
Endocrine Disorders	45	185	44	406	- 221
Asthma	46	163	23	1,878	- 1,715
Encephalitis	47	99	63	91	+ 9
Meningitis	48	96	9	5,381	- 5,285
Multiple Sclerosis	49	76	71	8	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	69	66	35	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	51	67	70	12	+ 55
Epilepsy	52	66	43	419	- 352
Birth Trauma	53	66	5	9,573	- 9,507
Appendicitis	54	38	55	188	- 150
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	37	2	15,363	- 15,325
Maternal Conditions	56	25	12	4,127	- 4,102
Malnutrition	57	22	10	4,825	- 4,802
Upper Respiratory	58	15	47	326	- 311
War	59	11	24	1,318	- 1,307
Hepatitis B	60	4	48	315	- 311
Chlamydia	61	2	72	5	- 3
Syphilis	62	2	45	378	- 376
Tetanus	63	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Otitis Media	64	0	68	32	- 31
Pertussis	65	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Hepatitis C	66	0	67	34	- 34
Diphtheria	67	0	60	150	- 150
Measles	68	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	435	- 435
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	290	- 290
Malaria	74	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.