BRAZIL VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	367,027	3	94,705	+ 272,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	259,699	35	5,659	+ 254,040
Measles	3	195,680	81	4	+ 195,676
Tuberculosis	4	173,462	40	4,895	+ 168,567
Birth Trauma	5	161,834	45	3,777	+ 158,057
Stroke	6	145,302	2	123,207	+ 22,095
Coronary Heart Disease	7	122,267	1	165,788	- 43,521
Low Birth Weight	8	105,657	33	6,881	+ 98,776
Meningitis	9	90,966	54	1,359	+ 89,607
Malnutrition	10	81,559	34	6,695	+ 74,864
Road Traffic Accidents	11	71,525	8	33,871	+ 37,654
Maternal Conditions	12	69,757	53	1,507	+ 68,251
Liver Disease	13	66,211	13	21,422	+ 44,789
Other Injuries	14	60,884	21	13,807	+ 47,077
Congenital Anomalies	15	57,646	23	12,317	+ 45,329
Diabetes Mellitus	16	48,819	5	59,608	- 10,789
Tetanus	17	44,766	71	88	+ 44,678
Hypertension	18	44,686	11	28,822	+ 15,863
Lung Disease	19	41,287	6	59,373	- 18,086
Pertussis	20	34,723	75	30	+ 34,693
Kidney Disease	21	34,671	7	37,690	- 3,020
Malaria	22	32,829	74	44	+ 32,784
Asthma	23	31,750	48	2,595	+ 29,155
War	24	22,283	56	1,090	+ 21,193
Drownings	25	21,495	39	4,937	+ 16,558
Breast Cancer	26	20,819	14	20,759	+ 60
Suicide	27	20,608	20	14,540	+ 6,067
Cervical Cancer	28	14,925	29	9,511	+ 5,414
Violence	29	14,002	4	68,779	- 54,778
Fires	30	13,700	58	1,028	+ 12,672
Poisonings	31	12,814	66	317	+ 12,498
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	10,942	10	30,717	- 19,775
HIV/AIDS	33	10,309	22	12,558	- 2,249
Lymphomas	34	10,220	27	10,376	- 156
Leukemia	35	9,492	30	8,531	+ 961
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	9,450	44	4,258	+ 5,192
Falls	37	9,260	16	18,847	- 9,587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	9,235	12	23,161	- 13,926
Inflammatory/Heart	39	8,808	18	17,508	- 8,700
Oesophagus Cancer	40	8,728	26	10,466	- 1,738
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	7,539	51	2,193	+ 5,346
Schistosomiasis	42	7,360	62	593	+ 6,767
Epilepsy	43	7,077	46	3,263	+ 3,814
Endocrine Disorders	44	6,866	19	16,927	- 10,061
Syphilis	45	6,383	68	223	+ 6,160
Oral Cancer	46	5,543	28	9,951	- 4,409
Upper Respiratory	47	5,506	67	260	+ 5,246
Hepatitis B	48	5,320	59	775	+ 4,545
Stomach Cancer	49	5,237	17	17,992	- 12,755
Ovary Cancer	50	4,985	43	4,355	+ 630
Leishmaniasis	51	4,898	63	432	+ 4,466
Prostate Cancer	52	4,819	15	19,001	- 14,181
Liver Cancer	53	4,322	25	11,514	- 7,193
Lung Cancers	54	3,938	9	31,659	- 27,721
Appendicitis	55	3,174	57	1,067	+ 2,107
Parkinson's Disease	56	3,107	41	4,770	- 1,663
Skin Cancers	57	2,767	38	5,032	- 2,264
Skin Disease	58	2,555	31	7,179	- 4,624
Alcohol	59	2,553	32	7,121	- 4,568
Diphtheria	60	2,529	79	7	+ 2,522
Bladder Cancer	61	2,524	36	5,306	- 2,782
Pancreas Cancer	62	1,818	24	11,999	- 10,181
Encephalitis	63	1,534	72	65	+ 1,469
Uterin Cancer	64	1,316	47	2,780	- 1,465
Drug Use	65	920	49	2,467	- 1,547
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	595	61	596	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	580	52	1,955	- 1,375
Otitis Media	68	533	70	94	+ 439
Ascariasis	69	500	78	7	+ 493
Other Neoplasms	70	209	42	4,665	- 4,456
Multiple Sclerosis	71	133	64	356	- 223
Chlamydia	72	82	80	5	+ 77
Dengue	73	11	76	14	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Somalia

Brazil

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.