BELGIUM VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,978	6	5,677	+ 14,300
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,136	33	418	+ 13,718
Measles	3	10,651	79	0	+ 10,651
Tuberculosis	4	9,442	54	46	+ 9,396
Birth Trauma	5	8,809	53	47	+ 8,762
Stroke	6	7,909	3	7,408	+ 501
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,655	1	15,281	- 8,625
Low Birth Weight	8	5,751	50	70	+ 5,681
Meningitis	9	4,951	58	28	+ 4,923
Malnutrition	10	4,439	38	291	+ 4,149
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,893	29	666	+ 3,227
Maternal Conditions	12	3,797	64	6	+ 3,791
Liver Disease	13	3,604	17	1,433	+ 2,171
Other Injuries	14	3,314	11	2,006	+ 1,308
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,138	40	282	+ 2,856
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,657	20	1,269	+ 1,388
Tetanus	17	2,437	78	0	+ 2,437
Hypertension	18	2,432	27	740	+ 1,693
Lung Disease	19	2,247	5	6,438	- 4,191
Pertussis	20	1,890	68	1	+ 1,889
Kidney Disease	21	1,887	8	2,952	- 1,065
Malaria	22	1,787	75	0	+ 1,787
Asthma	23	1,728	46	128	+ 1,601
War	24	1,213	67	1	+ 1,212
Drownings	25	1,170	47	79	+ 1,091
Breast Cancer	26	1,133	9	2,587	- 1,454
Suicide	27	1,122	10	2,111	- 989
Cervical Cancer	28	812	41	243	+ 570
Violence	29	762	44	149	+ 613
Fires	30	746	48	75	+ 671
Poisonings	31	697	55	41	+ 656
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	596	2	9,416	- 8,820
HIV/AIDS	33	561	57	36	+ 525
Lymphomas	34	556	16	1,552	- 996
Leukemia	35	517	21	1,199	- 683
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	514	42	213	+ 302
Falls	37	504	15	1,756	- 1,252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	503	7	3,329	- 2,826
Inflammatory/Heart	39	479	23	1,060	- 581
Oesophagus Cancer	40	475	25	898	- 423
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	410	37	293	+ 118
Schistosomiasis	42	401	76	0	+ 401
Epilepsy	43	385	36	348	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	44	374	18	1,432	- 1,058
Syphilis	45	347	70	0	+ 347
Oral Cancer	46	302	28	675	- 373
Upper Respiratory	47	300	59	22	+ 278
Hepatitis B	48	290	63	17	+ 273
Stomach Cancer	49	285	26	863	- 578
Ovary Cancer	50	271	30	653	- 381
Leishmaniasis	51	267	73	0	+ 267
Prostate Cancer	52	262	13	1,824	- 1,562
Liver Cancer	53	235	24	976	- 740
Lung Cancers	54	214	4	6,777	- 6,563
Appendicitis	55	173	62	17	+ 156
Parkinson's Disease	56	169	19	1,378	- 1,208
Skin Cancers	57	151	31	522	- 372
Skin Disease	58	139	35	380	- 240
Alcohol	59	139	32	500	- 361
Diphtheria	60	138	69	0	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	61	137	22	1,078	- 941
Pancreas Cancer	62	99	14	1,809	- 1,710
Encephalitis	63	83	66	1	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	64	72	34	384	- 313
Drug Use	65	50	39	287	- 237
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	32	49	73	- 40
Hepatitis C	67	32	52	53	- 21
Otitis Media	68	29	65	2	+ 27
Ascariasis	69	27	82	0	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	70	11	12	1,828	- 1,816
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	45	147	- 140
Chlamydia	72	4	71	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Somalia

Belgium

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.