CHAD VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,846	1	23,230	+ 8,617
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,534	2	14,842	+ 7,692
Measles	3	16,979	17	2,372	+ 14,607
Tuberculosis	4	15,051	12	3,499	+ 11,552
Birth Trauma	5	14,042	4	8,314	+ 5,728
Stroke	6	12,608	6	6,058	+ 6,550
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,609	7	5,639	+ 4,970
Low Birth Weight	8	9,168	5	7,027	+ 2,140
Meningitis	9	7,893	9	4,803	+ 3,090
Malnutrition	10	7,077	18	2,150	+ 4,926
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,206	8	5,171	+ 1,035
Maternal Conditions	12	6,053	11	3,672	+ 2,381
Liver Disease	13	5,745	14	3,069	+ 2,676
Other Injuries	14	5,283	15	2,664	+ 2,619
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,002	10	3,725	+ 1,277
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,236	20	1,880	+ 2,356
Tetanus	17	3,884	31	684	+ 3,201
Hypertension	18	3,877	23	1,258	+ 2,619
Lung Disease	19	3,582	22	1,430	+ 2,153
Pertussis	20	3,013	16	2,498	+ 515
Kidney Disease	21	3,008	19	1,893	+ 1,116
Malaria	22	2,849	3	8,630	- 5,781
Asthma	23	2,755	24	1,254	+ 1,501
War	24	1,933	44	287	+ 1,646
Drownings	25	1,865	26	1,063	+ 802
Breast Cancer	26	1,806	28	1,013	+ 794
Suicide	27	1,788	27	1,027	+ 761
Cervical Cancer	28	1,295	35	634	+ 661
Violence	29	1,215	21	1,430	- 215
Fires	30	1,189	29	722	+ 467
Poisonings	31	1,112	36	553	+ 559
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	949	32	664	+ 285
HIV/AIDS	33	894	13	3,219	- 2,324
Lymphomas	34	887	39	389	+ 498
Leukemia	35	824	46	277	+ 546
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	820	33	650	+ 170
Falls	37	803	34	643	+ 160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	801	42	334	+ 467
Inflammatory/Heart	39	764	37	468	+ 297
Oesophagus Cancer	40	757	56	121	+ 636
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	654	45	286	+ 368
Schistosomiasis	42	639	52	185	+ 453
Epilepsy	43	614	38	449	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	44	596	25	1,156	- 560
Syphilis	45	554	30	718	- 164
Oral Cancer	46	481	43	294	+ 187
Upper Respiratory	47	478	66	36	+ 442
Hepatitis B	48	462	47	267	+ 195
Stomach Cancer	49	454	51	187	+ 268
Ovary Cancer	50	433	49	220	+ 213
Leishmaniasis	51	425	64	60	+ 365
Prostate Cancer	52	418	41	340	+ 78
Liver Cancer	53	375	40	387	- 12
Lung Cancers	54	342	59	100	+ 242
Appendicitis	55	275	62	76	+ 200
Parkinson's Disease	56	270	50	204	+ 65
Skin Cancers	57	240	54	137	+ 104
Skin Disease	58	222	53	142	+ 79
Alcohol	59	222	60	91	+ 130
Diphtheria	60	219	55	132	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	61	219	61	82	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	62	158	58	109	+ 49
Encephalitis	63	133	57	121	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	64	114	65	55	+ 59
Drug Use	65	80	48	231	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	52	71	12	+ 39
Hepatitis C	67	50	67	31	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	46	73	0	+ 46
Ascariasis	69	43	63	72	- 29
Other Neoplasms	70	18	68	18	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	12	69	15	- 4
Chlamydia	72	7	72	2	+ 5
Dengue	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	13	- 13
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

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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.