ARGENTINA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	78,383	2	40,986	+ 37,397
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	55,462	42	578	+ 54,883
Measles	3	41,790	79	0	+ 41,790
Tuberculosis	4	37,045	41	655	+ 36,390
Birth Trauma	5	34,561	49	373	+ 34,188
Stroke	6	31,031	4	22,878	+ 8,153
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,111	1	48,765	- 22,653
Low Birth Weight	8	22,564	28	2,183	+ 20,381
Meningitis	9	19,427	51	316	+ 19,110
Malnutrition	10	17,418	38	929	+ 16,488
Road Traffic Accidents	11	15,275	10	6,298	+ 8,977
Maternal Conditions	12	14,897	53	279	+ 14,619
Liver Disease	13	14,140	16	4,029	+ 10,111
Other Injuries	14	13,002	12	5,642	+ 7,361
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,311	26	2,419	+ 9,892
Diabetes Mellitus	16	10,426	9	6,838	+ 3,588
Tetanus	17	9,560	71	3	+ 9,557
Hypertension	18	9,543	11	5,799	+ 3,744
Lung Disease	19	8,817	3	23,234	- 14,417
Pertussis	20	7,415	68	10	+ 7,405
Kidney Disease	21	7,404	5	13,588	- 6,184
Malaria	22	7,011	83	0	+ 7,011
Asthma	23	6,781	47	403	+ 6,378
War	24	4,759	70	5	+ 4,754
Drownings	25	4,591	48	380	+ 4,210
Breast Cancer	26	4,446	8	7,063	- 2,616
Suicide	27	4,401	18	3,747	+ 654
Cervical Cancer	28	3,187	25	2,480	+ 708
Violence	29	2,990	23	2,712	+ 278
Fires	30	2,926	52	280	+ 2,646
Poisonings	31	2,737	55	193	+ 2,543
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,337	19	3,737	- 1,400
HIV/AIDS	33	2,202	32	1,481	+ 720
Lymphomas	34	2,183	24	2,708	- 525
Leukemia	35	2,027	27	2,189	- 162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,018	44	488	+ 1,530
Falls	37	1,978	43	506	+ 1,471
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,972	7	8,931	- 6,958
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,881	13	5,495	- 3,614
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,864	29	2,054	- 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,610	56	139	+ 1,471
Schistosomiasis	42	1,572	84	0	+ 1,572
Epilepsy	43	1,511	50	332	+ 1,179
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,466	17	3,987	- 2,521
Syphilis	45	1,363	65	15	+ 1,348
Oral Cancer	46	1,184	35	1,073	+ 111
Upper Respiratory	47	1,176	67	12	+ 1,164
Hepatitis B	48	1,136	62	56	+ 1,080
Stomach Cancer	49	1,118	20	3,523	- 2,405
Ovary Cancer	50	1,065	33	1,307	- 242
Leishmaniasis	51	1,046	72	2	+ 1,044
Prostate Cancer	52	1,029	15	4,507	- 3,478
Liver Cancer	53	923	30	2,045	- 1,122
Lung Cancers	54	841	6	10,014	- 9,173
Appendicitis	55	678	60	71	+ 607
Parkinson's Disease	56	664	36	965	- 301
Skin Cancers	57	591	34	1,073	- 482
Skin Disease	58	546	22	3,171	- 2,625
Alcohol	59	545	46	442	+ 104
Diphtheria	60	540	78	0	+ 540
Bladder Cancer	61	539	31	1,675	- 1,136
Pancreas Cancer	62	388	14	4,607	- 4,218
Encephalitis	63	328	64	17	+ 311
Uterin Cancer	64	281	37	944	- 663
Drug Use	65	196	39	826	- 629
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	127	54	243	- 116
Hepatitis C	67	124	57	113	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	114	73	2	+ 112
Ascariasis	69	107	77	0	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	70	45	21	3,224	- 3,180
Multiple Sclerosis	71	28	58	101	- 73
Chlamydia	72	18	82	0	+ 18
Dengue	73	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	69	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	45	451	- 451
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.