BELIZE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	693	7	97	+ 597
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	491	34	9	+ 482
Measles	3	370	71	0	+ 370
Tuberculosis	4	328	33	9	+ 319
Birth Trauma	5	306	32	9	+ 297
Stroke	6	275	4	127	+ 148
Coronary Heart Disease	7	231	1	192	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	8	200	25	20	+ 180
Meningitis	9	172	46	1	+ 170
Malnutrition	10	154	29	10	+ 144
Road Traffic Accidents	11	135	8	88	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	12	132	42	2	+ 129
Liver Disease	13	125	9	58	+ 67
Other Injuries	14	115	14	36	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	15	109	21	23	+ 86
Diabetes Mellitus	16	92	3	141	- 48
Tetanus	17	85	59	0	+ 84
Hypertension	18	84	12	46	+ 39
Lung Disease	19	78	11	46	+ 32
Pertussis	20	66	63	0	+ 66
Kidney Disease	21	66	6	102	- 37
Malaria	22	62	76	0	+ 62
Asthma	23	60	35	8	+ 52
War	24	42	60	0	+ 42
Drownings	25	41	18	24	+ 17
Breast Cancer	26	39	23	22	+ 18
Suicide	27	39	16	28	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	28	28	17	28	+ 1
Violence	29	26	2	146	- 119
Fires	30	26	40	4	+ 22
Poisonings	31	24	45	1	+ 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	21	13	45	- 24
HIV/AIDS	33	19	5	119	- 100
Lymphomas	34	19	50	1	+ 18
Leukemia	35	18	39	4	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	18	38	5	+ 13
Falls	37	17	27	13	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	17	24	20	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	39	17	26	18	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	40	16	43	2	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	14	41	3	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	42	14	78	0	+ 14
Epilepsy	43	13	36	8	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	44	13	22	23	- 10
Syphilis	45	12	62	0	+ 12
Oral Cancer	46	10	67	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	47	10	58	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	48	10	56	0	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	49	10	20	23	- 13
Ovary Cancer	50	9	52	1	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	51	9	77	0	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	52	9	10	47	- 38
Liver Cancer	53	8	19	24	- 16
Lung Cancers	54	7	15	30	- 23
Appendicitis	55	6	44	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	56	6	28	11	- 5
Skin Cancers	57	5	66	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	58	5	37	5	- 1
Alcohol	59	5	30	10	- 5
Diphtheria	60	5	68	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	61	5	81	0	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	31	9	- 6
Encephalitis	63	3	48	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	2	51	1	+ 1
Drug Use	65	2	47	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	49	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	61	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	64	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	53	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	54	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	57	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	80	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 BELIZE

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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.