AUSTRALIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,648	8	4,446	+ 40,202
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	31,592	40	296	+ 31,296
Measles	3	23,804	78	0	+ 23,804
Tuberculosis	4	21,101	56	53	+ 21,049
Birth Trauma	5	19,687	50	140	+ 19,546
Stroke	6	17,676	3	10,331	+ 7,345
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,873	1	21,548	- 6,675
Low Birth Weight	8	12,853	43	248	+ 12,605
Meningitis	9	11,066	60	37	+ 11,029
Malnutrition	10	9,921	51	117	+ 9,805
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,701	29	1,245	+ 7,456
Maternal Conditions	12	8,486	63	20	+ 8,465
Liver Disease	13	8,054	26	1,421	+ 6,633
Other Injuries	14	7,406	22	1,642	+ 5,764
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,012	33	711	+ 6,302
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,939	7	4,471	+ 1,467
Tetanus	17	5,446	70	1	+ 5,444
Hypertension	18	5,436	23	1,631	+ 3,804
Lung Disease	19	5,022	5	8,487	- 3,465
Pertussis	20	4,224	69	1	+ 4,222
Kidney Disease	21	4,218	12	3,139	+ 1,078
Malaria	22	3,994	82	0	+ 3,994
Asthma	23	3,862	36	455	+ 3,407
War	24	2,711	65	8	+ 2,703
Drownings	25	2,615	47	177	+ 2,438
Breast Cancer	26	2,533	10	3,405	- 873
Suicide	27	2,507	11	3,150	- 643
Cervical Cancer	28	1,816	39	342	+ 1,474
Violence	29	1,703	44	243	+ 1,460
Fires	30	1,667	55	55	+ 1,612
Poisonings	31	1,559	61	35	+ 1,524
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,331	2	15,588	- 14,257
HIV/AIDS	33	1,254	57	50	+ 1,204
Lymphomas	34	1,243	15	3,039	- 1,795
Leukemia	35	1,155	18	2,126	- 971
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,150	42	276	+ 874
Falls	37	1,126	14	3,116	- 1,989
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,123	6	6,209	- 5,085
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,071	24	1,571	- 499
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,062	25	1,494	- 432
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	917	38	379	+ 538
Schistosomiasis	42	895	79	0	+ 895
Epilepsy	43	861	41	285	+ 576
Endocrine Disorders	44	835	16	2,328	- 1,493
Syphilis	45	776	67	3	+ 774
Oral Cancer	46	674	32	972	- 298
Upper Respiratory	47	670	64	17	+ 653
Hepatitis B	48	647	58	41	+ 606
Stomach Cancer	49	637	27	1,288	- 651
Ovary Cancer	50	606	31	1,003	- 396
Leishmaniasis	51	596	81	0	+ 596
Prostate Cancer	52	586	9	3,766	- 3,180
Liver Cancer	53	526	20	2,036	- 1,510
Lung Cancers	54	479	4	8,769	- 8,290
Appendicitis	55	386	62	26	+ 360
Parkinson's Disease	56	378	19	2,036	- 1,658
Skin Cancers	57	337	17	2,319	- 1,982
Skin Disease	58	311	34	594	- 283
Alcohol	59	311	37	380	- 69
Diphtheria	60	308	71	0	+ 307
Bladder Cancer	61	307	30	1,187	- 880
Pancreas Cancer	62	221	13	3,118	- 2,896
Encephalitis	63	187	68	3	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	64	160	35	524	- 364
Drug Use	65	112	21	1,783	- 1,671
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	72	45	229	- 157
Hepatitis C	67	71	48	173	- 102
Otitis Media	68	65	66	6	+ 59
Ascariasis	69	61	75	0	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	70	25	28	1,252	- 1,227
Multiple Sclerosis	71	16	46	188	- 172
Chlamydia	72	10	77	0	+ 10
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Somalia

Australia

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.