COLOMBIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	82,709	5	10,773	+ 71,936
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	58,523	38	747	+ 57,775
Measles	3	44,096	78	0	+ 44,096
Tuberculosis	4	39,089	32	1,272	+ 37,818
Birth Trauma	5	36,469	41	648	+ 35,821
Stroke	6	32,744	3	16,573	+ 16,171
Coronary Heart Disease	7	27,553	1	43,066	- 15,513
Low Birth Weight	8	23,810	23	2,095	+ 21,714
Meningitis	9	20,499	50	244	+ 20,255
Malnutrition	10	18,379	27	1,878	+ 16,501
Road Traffic Accidents	11	16,118	6	7,765	+ 8,353
Maternal Conditions	12	15,720	46	394	+ 15,326
Liver Disease	13	14,921	19	2,426	+ 12,494
Other Injuries	14	13,720	28	1,592	+ 12,128
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,991	16	2,963	+ 10,028
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,001	11	5,028	+ 5,973
Tetanus	17	10,088	71	14	+ 10,074
Hypertension	18	10,070	8	6,400	+ 3,670
Lung Disease	19	9,304	4	15,928	- 6,624
Pertussis	20	7,825	69	18	+ 7,807
Kidney Disease	21	7,813	7	6,834	+ 979
Malaria	22	7,398	67	26	+ 7,372
Asthma	23	7,155	54	191	+ 6,963
War	24	5,022	49	260	+ 4,762
Drownings	25	4,844	40	689	+ 4,155
Breast Cancer	26	4,691	13	3,669	+ 1,022
Suicide	27	4,644	26	1,965	+ 2,679
Cervical Cancer	28	3,363	20	2,266	+ 1,097
Violence	29	3,155	2	19,268	- 16,113
Fires	30	3,087	56	127	+ 2,961
Poisonings	31	2,888	61	61	+ 2,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,466	22	2,157	+ 309
HIV/AIDS	33	2,323	17	2,683	- 360
Lymphomas	34	2,303	18	2,603	- 300
Leukemia	35	2,139	21	2,208	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,130	39	698	+ 1,431
Falls	37	2,087	29	1,518	+ 569
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,081	12	4,371	- 2,290
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,985	31	1,329	+ 656
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,967	36	835	+ 1,131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,699	63	38	+ 1,661
Schistosomiasis	42	1,659	77	1	+ 1,658
Epilepsy	43	1,595	43	597	+ 997
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,547	30	1,367	+ 180
Syphilis	45	1,438	65	30	+ 1,408
Oral Cancer	46	1,249	37	807	+ 442
Upper Respiratory	47	1,241	66	27	+ 1,214
Hepatitis B	48	1,199	62	50	+ 1,148
Stomach Cancer	49	1,180	9	6,112	- 4,932
Ovary Cancer	50	1,123	33	1,122	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	51	1,104	74	7	+ 1,097
Prostate Cancer	52	1,086	14	3,584	- 2,498
Liver Cancer	53	974	24	2,065	- 1,091
Lung Cancers	54	887	10	5,250	- 4,363
Appendicitis	55	715	52	213	+ 503
Parkinson's Disease	56	700	47	383	+ 317
Skin Cancers	57	624	35	1,028	- 405
Skin Disease	58	576	34	1,102	- 526
Alcohol	59	575	68	23	+ 553
Diphtheria	60	570	80	0	+ 570
Bladder Cancer	61	569	42	609	- 40
Pancreas Cancer	62	410	25	2,022	- 1,613
Encephalitis	63	346	64	38	+ 308
Uterin Cancer	64	296	45	423	- 127
Drug Use	65	207	44	492	- 284
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	134	51	242	- 108
Hepatitis C	67	131	59	65	+ 66
Otitis Media	68	120	73	7	+ 113
Ascariasis	69	113	76	5	+ 108
Other Neoplasms	70	47	15	3,205	- 3,158
Multiple Sclerosis	71	30	60	62	- 32
Chlamydia	72	19	81	0	+ 19
Dengue	73	2	55	133	- 131
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.