AFGHANISTAN VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	66,919	4	14,649	+ 52,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	47,350	13	5,555	+ 41,795
Measles	3	35,678	49	350	+ 35,327
Tuberculosis	4	31,627	7	9,839	+ 21,788
Birth Trauma	5	29,507	6	10,723	+ 18,784
Stroke	6	26,493	3	19,060	+ 7,432
Coronary Heart Disease	7	22,293	1	40,195	- 17,902
Low Birth Weight	8	19,264	5	12,631	+ 6,634
Meningitis	9	16,586	20	2,626	+ 13,960
Malnutrition	10	14,871	43	589	+ 14,281
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,041	11	6,033	+ 7,008
Maternal Conditions	12	12,719	9	7,807	+ 4,912
Liver Disease	13	12,072	16	4,600	+ 7,472
Other Injuries	14	11,101	18	3,241	+ 7,859
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,511	14	5,001	+ 5,510
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,901	12	5,750	+ 3,151
Tetanus	17	8,162	30	1,254	+ 6,908
Hypertension	18	8,147	8	7,995	+ 152
Lung Disease	19	7,528	15	4,650	+ 2,878
Pertussis	20	6,331	21	2,107	+ 4,223
Kidney Disease	21	6,321	10	6,590	- 269
Malaria	22	5,986	57	185	+ 5,800
Asthma	23	5,789	17	3,403	+ 2,386
War	24	4,063	2	25,620	- 21,557
Drownings	25	3,919	34	996	+ 2,923
Breast Cancer	26	3,796	22	1,822	+ 1,974
Suicide	27	3,757	24	1,573	+ 2,185
Cervical Cancer	28	2,721	44	541	+ 2,180
Violence	29	2,553	19	3,217	- 664
Fires	30	2,498	50	348	+ 2,150
Poisonings	31	2,336	47	384	+ 1,953
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,995	23	1,765	+ 230
HIV/AIDS	33	1,880	46	464	+ 1,416
Lymphomas	34	1,863	36	946	+ 917
Leukemia	35	1,731	42	610	+ 1,120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,723	25	1,505	+ 218
Falls	37	1,688	37	905	+ 783
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,684	39	741	+ 942
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,606	45	527	+ 1,079
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,591	29	1,314	+ 277
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,375	33	1,041	+ 334
Schistosomiasis	42	1,342	79	0	+ 1,342
Epilepsy	43	1,290	35	993	+ 298
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,252	28	1,364	- 112
Syphilis	45	1,164	60	94	+ 1,070
Oral Cancer	46	1,011	27	1,467	- 457
Upper Respiratory	47	1,004	68	9	+ 995
Hepatitis B	48	970	38	863	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	49	955	26	1,501	- 546
Ovary Cancer	50	909	48	369	+ 540
Leishmaniasis	51	893	70	1	+ 892
Prostate Cancer	52	879	55	258	+ 621
Liver Cancer	53	788	40	657	+ 131
Lung Cancers	54	718	32	1,076	- 358
Appendicitis	55	579	52	298	+ 280
Parkinson's Disease	56	567	41	628	- 61
Skin Cancers	57	505	59	145	+ 360
Skin Disease	58	466	61	94	+ 372
Alcohol	59	465	58	150	+ 316
Diphtheria	60	461	67	16	+ 445
Bladder Cancer	61	460	54	272	+ 188
Pancreas Cancer	62	331	56	229	+ 102
Encephalitis	63	280	31	1,190	- 910
Uterin Cancer	64	240	53	289	- 49
Drug Use	65	168	51	328	- 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	108	65	25	+ 83
Hepatitis C	67	106	64	28	+ 78
Otitis Media	68	97	71	1	+ 97
Ascariasis	69	91	66	17	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	70	38	63	29	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	71	24	62	84	- 60
Chlamydia	72	15	69	1	+ 14
Dengue	73	2	72	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Somalia

Afghanistan

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.