SOMALIA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,775	7	7,233	+ 6,542
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,927	1	21,712	- 11,785
Stroke	3	8,816	6	8,595	+ 221
Kidney Disease	4	5,656	21	2,051	+ 3,605
Hypertension	5	5,560	18	2,643	+ 2,916
Liver Disease	6	4,145	13	3,917	+ 229
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,386	16	2,888	+ 498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,273	38	546	+ 2,727
Lung Disease	9	2,977	19	2,442	+ 534
Prostate Cancer	10	2,655	52	285	+ 2,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,482	32	647	+ 1,835
Lung Cancers	12	2,412	54	233	+ 2,180
Breast Cancer	13	1,920	26	1,232	+ 689
Violence	14	1,919	29	828	+ 1,091
Oral Cancer	15	1,767	46	328	+ 1,439
Drownings	16	1,546	25	1,272	+ 274
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,460	11	4,231	- 2,771
Inflammatory/Heart	18	1,320	39	521	+ 798
Cervical Cancer	19	1,204	28	883	+ 321
Lymphomas	20	1,121	34	605	+ 517
Suicide	21	1,048	27	1,219	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	22	992	62	108	+ 885
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	929	36	559	+ 370
Congenital Anomalies	24	924	15	3,410	- 2,486
Stomach Cancer	25	907	49	310	+ 598
Leukemia	26	830	35	562	+ 268
Asthma	27	819	23	1,878	- 1,059
Parkinson's Disease	28	794	56	184	+ 610
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	786	2	15,363	- 14,577
Endocrine Disorders	30	783	44	406	+ 377
Liver Cancer	31	777	53	256	+ 522
Oesophagus Cancer	32	771	40	516	+ 255
Low Birth Weight	33	744	8	6,250	- 5,506
Falls	34	738	37	548	+ 191
Ovary Cancer	35	668	50	295	+ 373
Bladder Cancer	36	587	61	149	+ 438
Other Injuries	37	565	14	3,602	- 3,037
Meningitis	38	313	9	5,381	- 5,068
Birth Trauma	39	241	5	9,573	- 9,332
Skin Disease	40	239	58	151	+ 88
Fires	41	236	30	810	- 575
Malnutrition	42	225	10	4,825	- 4,600
Uterin Cancer	43	225	64	78	+ 147
Skin Cancers	44	157	57	164	- 7
Maternal Conditions	45	125	12	4,127	- 4,001
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	112	41	446	- 334
Drug Use	47	109	65	54	+ 55
Encephalitis	48	107	63	91	+ 16
Alcohol	49	84	59	151	- 67
Epilepsy	50	73	43	419	- 346
Poisonings	51	69	31	758	- 689
Appendicitis	52	66	55	188	- 122
Other Neoplasms	53	56	70	12	+ 43
Pertussis	54	51	20	2,054	- 2,004
Multiple Sclerosis	55	33	71	8	+ 26
Hepatitis B	56	30	48	315	- 284
Syphilis	57	28	45	378	- 349
Dengue	58	20	73	1	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	12	66	35	- 24
Tetanus	60	11	17	2,648	- 2,637
War	61	10	24	1,318	- 1,308
Hepatitis C	62	5	67	34	- 29
Upper Respiratory	63	3	47	326	- 323
Chlamydia	64	2	72	5	- 3
Ascariasis	65	1	69	30	- 29
Tuberculosis	66	1	4	10,261	- 10,261
Diphtheria	67	0	60	150	- 149
Otitis Media	68	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	69	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	33	610	- 610
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.