CHINA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,361,837	12	183,342	+ 2,178,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,671,180	50	8,719	+ 1,662,461
Measles	3	1,259,210	62	558	+ 1,258,653
Tuberculosis	4	1,116,238	32	34,802	+ 1,081,436
Birth Trauma	5	1,041,409	43	17,644	+ 1,023,764
Stroke	6	935,027	1	2,043,210	- 1,108,183
Coronary Heart Disease	7	786,794	2	1,771,525	- 984,732
Low Birth Weight	8	679,909	40	21,631	+ 658,278
Meningitis	9	585,369	51	5,704	+ 579,666
Malnutrition	10	524,837	44	12,995	+ 511,843
Road Traffic Accidents	11	460,264	8	250,272	+ 209,992
Maternal Conditions	12	448,892	54	3,596	+ 445,295
Liver Disease	13	426,070	15	145,603	+ 280,467
Other Injuries	14	391,793	25	54,087	+ 337,705
Congenital Anomalies	15	370,957	31	36,613	+ 334,345
Diabetes Mellitus	16	314,151	14	161,672	+ 152,478
Tetanus	17	288,073	63	491	+ 287,581
Hypertension	18	287,555	7	301,183	- 13,628
Lung Disease	19	265,684	3	968,607	- 702,922
Pertussis	20	223,443	64	484	+ 222,959
Kidney Disease	21	223,109	11	192,302	+ 30,807
Malaria	22	211,254	75	0	+ 211,254
Asthma	23	204,312	39	23,147	+ 181,165
War	24	143,394	61	900	+ 142,494
Drownings	25	138,323	26	52,807	+ 85,516
Breast Cancer	26	133,970	19	92,757	+ 41,213
Suicide	27	132,611	17	116,324	+ 16,287
Cervical Cancer	28	96,041	27	51,650	+ 44,391
Violence	29	90,100	47	11,115	+ 78,986
Fires	30	88,158	48	10,498	+ 77,660
Poisonings	31	82,460	36	25,762	+ 56,698
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	70,410	6	304,455	- 234,045
HIV/AIDS	33	66,338	34	28,746	+ 37,592
Lymphomas	34	65,766	23	57,838	+ 7,928
Leukemia	35	61,081	22	58,145	+ 2,937
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	60,813	30	37,723	+ 23,090
Falls	37	59,588	16	138,878	- 79,290
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	59,429	9	248,388	- 188,959
Inflammatory/Heart	39	56,681	33	29,954	+ 26,727
Oesophagus Cancer	40	56,163	10	242,891	- 186,728
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	48,512	21	65,350	- 16,838
Schistosomiasis	42	47,362	65	400	+ 46,962
Epilepsy	43	45,541	46	11,365	+ 34,176
Endocrine Disorders	44	44,182	37	25,613	+ 18,570
Syphilis	45	41,073	58	1,824	+ 39,249
Oral Cancer	46	35,668	24	54,695	- 19,027
Upper Respiratory	47	35,432	57	2,663	+ 32,770
Hepatitis B	48	34,236	56	2,757	+ 31,478
Stomach Cancer	49	33,697	5	398,439	- 364,741
Ovary Cancer	50	32,082	35	28,078	+ 4,004
Leishmaniasis	51	31,522	78	0	+ 31,522
Prostate Cancer	52	31,013	28	51,056	- 20,043
Liver Cancer	53	27,810	13	180,952	- 153,142
Lung Cancers	54	25,340	4	714,311	- 688,971
Appendicitis	55	20,426	60	1,468	+ 18,959
Parkinson's Disease	56	19,995	20	70,699	- 50,704
Skin Cancers	57	17,809	41	19,669	- 1,861
Skin Disease	58	16,443	52	5,222	+ 11,221
Alcohol	59	16,429	42	19,071	- 2,642
Diphtheria	60	16,273	71	11	+ 16,262
Bladder Cancer	61	16,241	29	37,873	- 21,632
Pancreas Cancer	62	11,700	18	111,537	- 99,837
Encephalitis	63	9,872	55	2,796	+ 7,075
Uterin Cancer	64	8,466	45	11,751	- 3,286
Drug Use	65	5,921	38	24,214	- 18,293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3,827	49	10,108	- 6,281
Hepatitis C	67	3,730	66	86	+ 3,644
Otitis Media	68	3,429	69	15	+ 3,413
Ascariasis	69	3,218	68	34	+ 3,184
Other Neoplasms	70	1,342	53	4,374	- 3,032
Multiple Sclerosis	71	857	59	1,734	- 877
Chlamydia	72	531	67	55	+ 475
Dengue	73	71	70	12	+ 59
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.