SOMALIA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,613	7	7,233	+ 35,380
Stroke	2	31,781	6	8,595	+ 23,185
Inflammatory/Heart	3	29,888	39	521	+ 29,367
Lung Cancers	4	12,795	54	233	+ 12,562
Kidney Disease	5	8,158	21	2,051	+ 6,107
Lung Disease	6	7,539	19	2,442	+ 5,097
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,066	16	2,888	+ 4,178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,711	38	546	+ 6,164
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,627	32	647	+ 4,980
Breast Cancer	10	4,470	26	1,232	+ 3,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	3,586	1	21,712	- 18,126
Hypertension	12	3,172	18	2,643	+ 528
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,743	62	108	+ 2,636
Prostate Cancer	14	2,578	52	285	+ 2,292
Stomach Cancer	15	2,354	49	310	+ 2,044
Suicide	16	1,950	27	1,219	+ 731
Liver Cancer	17	1,797	53	256	+ 1,541
Bladder Cancer	18	1,747	61	149	+ 1,598
Liver Disease	19	1,737	13	3,917	- 2,180
Lymphomas	20	1,627	34	605	+ 1,022
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,573	56	184	+ 1,389
Leukemia	22	1,390	35	562	+ 829
Oral Cancer	23	1,332	46	328	+ 1,004
Road Traffic Accidents	24	1,283	11	4,231	- 2,948
Cervical Cancer	25	1,249	28	883	+ 367
Skin Cancers	26	1,249	57	164	+ 1,086
Other Neoplasms	27	1,177	70	12	+ 1,164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,163	36	559	+ 604
Ovary Cancer	29	1,086	50	295	+ 791
Other Injuries	30	795	14	3,602	- 2,806
Asthma	31	763	23	1,878	- 1,115
Uterin Cancer	32	722	64	78	+ 644
Falls	33	707	37	548	+ 160
Alcohol	34	668	59	151	+ 517
Oesophagus Cancer	35	649	40	516	+ 132
Endocrine Disorders	36	604	44	406	+ 198
Epilepsy	37	436	43	419	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	38	367	8	6,250	- 5,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	327	2	15,363	- 15,036
Congenital Anomalies	40	317	15	3,410	- 3,094
Anemia	41	297	83	0	+ 297
Multiple Sclerosis	42	286	71	8	+ 279
Skin Disease	43	221	58	151	+ 70
Schizophrenia	44	213	81	0	+ 213
Violence	45	210	29	828	- 618
Tuberculosis	46	196	4	10,261	- 10,065
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	153	41	446	- 293
Drownings	48	143	25	1,272	- 1,128
Drug Use	49	141	65	54	+ 86
Fires	50	125	30	810	- 686
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	100	84	0	+ 100
Birth Trauma	52	89	5	9,573	- 9,485
Hepatitis B	53	70	48	315	- 244
Meningitis	54	69	9	5,381	- 5,312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	67	66	35	+ 32
HIV/AIDS	56	49	33	610	- 561
Poisonings	57	44	31	758	- 714
Appendicitis	58	31	55	188	- 157
Maternal Conditions	59	23	12	4,127	- 4,103
Hepatitis C	60	23	67	34	- 11
Malnutrition	61	19	10	4,825	- 4,805
Osteoarthritis	62	14	85	0	+ 14
Pertussis	63	13	20	2,054	- 2,041
Upper Respiratory	64	5	47	326	- 321
Tetanus	65	5	17	2,648	- 2,643
Encephalitis	66	4	63	91	- 87
Syphilis	67	3	45	378	- 374
Otitis Media	68	3	68	32	- 29
Oral conditions	69	2	86	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	70	2	76	0	+ 2
War	71	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Measles	72	1	3	11,576	- 11,574
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	1	82	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	51	290	- 290
Diphtheria	75	0	60	150	- 150
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	69	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	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.