CANADA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	64,706	7	7,431	+ 57,275
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	45,785	36	840	+ 44,944
Measles	3	34,498	74	0	+ 34,498
Tuberculosis	4	30,581	58	97	+ 30,484
Birth Trauma	5	28,531	50	193	+ 28,338
Stroke	6	25,617	5	14,159	+ 11,458
Coronary Heart Disease	7	21,555	1	40,063	- 18,508
Low Birth Weight	8	18,627	42	553	+ 18,074
Meningitis	9	16,037	59	68	+ 15,969
Malnutrition	10	14,379	51	192	+ 14,186
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,610	28	1,998	+ 10,612
Maternal Conditions	12	12,298	64	45	+ 12,253
Liver Disease	13	11,673	17	3,624	+ 8,049
Other Injuries	14	10,734	24	2,392	+ 8,341
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,163	35	1,081	+ 9,082
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,607	9	5,718	+ 2,889
Tetanus	17	7,892	71	0	+ 7,892
Hypertension	18	7,878	22	2,563	+ 5,315
Lung Disease	19	7,279	4	14,212	- 6,933
Pertussis	20	6,122	69	1	+ 6,121
Kidney Disease	21	6,112	14	4,578	+ 1,535
Malaria	22	5,788	76	0	+ 5,788
Asthma	23	5,597	49	262	+ 5,335
War	24	3,929	65	21	+ 3,908
Drownings	25	3,790	48	283	+ 3,507
Breast Cancer	26	3,670	8	5,910	- 2,240
Suicide	27	3,633	15	4,417	- 784
Cervical Cancer	28	2,631	41	578	+ 2,053
Violence	29	2,468	40	605	+ 1,863
Fires	30	2,415	52	192	+ 2,223
Poisonings	31	2,259	56	121	+ 2,138
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,929	2	30,970	- 29,041
HIV/AIDS	33	1,817	53	163	+ 1,655
Lymphomas	34	1,802	10	5,146	- 3,344
Leukemia	35	1,673	21	3,098	- 1,425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,666	43	442	+ 1,224
Falls	37	1,633	12	4,829	- 3,197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,628	6	9,651	- 8,023
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,553	27	2,060	- 507
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,539	25	2,230	- 691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,329	39	636	+ 693
Schistosomiasis	42	1,298	78	0	+ 1,298
Epilepsy	43	1,248	44	384	+ 864
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,210	19	3,233	- 2,022
Syphilis	45	1,125	67	5	+ 1,120
Oral Cancer	46	977	32	1,592	- 615
Upper Respiratory	47	971	63	47	+ 924
Hepatitis B	48	938	60	66	+ 872
Stomach Cancer	49	923	26	2,177	- 1,254
Ovary Cancer	50	879	29	1,902	- 1,023
Leishmaniasis	51	864	77	0	+ 864
Prostate Cancer	52	850	13	4,711	- 3,861
Liver Cancer	53	762	20	3,113	- 2,351
Lung Cancers	54	694	3	20,937	- 20,243
Appendicitis	55	560	62	49	+ 510
Parkinson's Disease	56	548	18	3,359	- 2,811
Skin Cancers	57	488	30	1,756	- 1,268
Skin Disease	58	450	38	679	- 229
Alcohol	59	450	33	1,491	- 1,041
Diphtheria	60	446	73	0	+ 446
Bladder Cancer	61	445	23	2,521	- 2,076
Pancreas Cancer	62	321	11	5,057	- 4,737
Encephalitis	63	270	68	3	+ 267
Uterin Cancer	64	232	34	1,183	- 951
Drug Use	65	162	16	3,686	- 3,524
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	105	47	322	- 218
Hepatitis C	67	102	45	363	- 261
Otitis Media	68	94	66	8	+ 86
Ascariasis	69	88	82	0	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	70	37	31	1,679	- 1,642
Multiple Sclerosis	71	23	37	692	- 669
Chlamydia	72	15	83	0	+ 15
Dengue	73	2	72	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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.