BELARUS VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,848	15	1,086	+ 14,761
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,213	57	13	+ 11,201
Measles	3	8,449	68	0	+ 8,449
Tuberculosis	4	7,490	37	269	+ 7,221
Birth Trauma	5	6,988	52	25	+ 6,963
Stroke	6	6,274	2	16,393	- 10,119
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,279	1	53,186	- 47,907
Low Birth Weight	8	4,562	47	64	+ 4,498
Meningitis	9	3,928	50	36	+ 3,891
Malnutrition	10	3,522	53	22	+ 3,500
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,088	19	722	+ 2,366
Maternal Conditions	12	3,012	60	2	+ 3,010
Liver Disease	13	2,859	8	2,078	+ 781
Other Injuries	14	2,629	14	1,099	+ 1,530
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,489	41	202	+ 2,287
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,108	30	373	+ 1,735
Tetanus	17	1,933	64	0	+ 1,933
Hypertension	18	1,929	31	367	+ 1,562
Lung Disease	19	1,783	7	2,208	- 425
Pertussis	20	1,499	65	0	+ 1,499
Kidney Disease	21	1,497	26	480	+ 1,017
Malaria	22	1,417	76	0	+ 1,417
Asthma	23	1,371	44	122	+ 1,249
War	24	962	59	3	+ 959
Drownings	25	928	24	543	+ 385
Breast Cancer	26	899	12	1,230	- 332
Suicide	27	890	9	2,004	- 1,114
Cervical Cancer	28	644	34	303	+ 341
Violence	29	605	38	255	+ 349
Fires	30	592	22	620	- 29
Poisonings	31	553	33	311	+ 242
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	472	3	3,530	- 3,058
HIV/AIDS	33	445	42	167	+ 278
Lymphomas	34	441	20	672	- 230
Leukemia	35	410	23	554	- 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	408	40	235	+ 173
Falls	37	400	16	952	- 552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	399	5	2,886	- 2,488
Inflammatory/Heart	39	380	11	1,361	- 980
Oesophagus Cancer	40	377	25	493	- 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	326	39	239	+ 86
Schistosomiasis	42	318	74	0	+ 318
Epilepsy	43	306	45	116	+ 190
Endocrine Disorders	44	296	43	141	+ 156
Syphilis	45	276	63	1	+ 275
Oral Cancer	46	239	18	901	- 662
Upper Respiratory	47	238	58	5	+ 233
Hepatitis B	48	230	56	14	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	49	226	10	1,690	- 1,464
Ovary Cancer	50	215	27	429	- 213
Leishmaniasis	51	212	78	0	+ 212
Prostate Cancer	52	208	17	936	- 728
Liver Cancer	53	187	32	363	- 176
Lung Cancers	54	170	4	2,950	- 2,780
Appendicitis	55	137	54	20	+ 117
Parkinson's Disease	56	134	21	621	- 487
Skin Cancers	57	119	36	272	- 152
Skin Disease	58	110	51	31	+ 80
Alcohol	59	110	6	2,761	- 2,651
Diphtheria	60	109	67	0	+ 109
Bladder Cancer	61	109	35	295	- 186
Pancreas Cancer	62	79	13	1,171	- 1,092
Encephalitis	63	66	46	93	- 27
Uterin Cancer	64	57	28	391	- 334
Drug Use	65	40	29	389	- 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	55	15	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	25	62	1	+ 24
Otitis Media	68	23	66	0	+ 23
Ascariasis	69	22	70	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	70	9	48	52	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	71	6	49	42	- 36
Chlamydia	72	4	61	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 BELARUS

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.