CONGO VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,170	3	2,576	+ 7,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,196	8	1,304	+ 5,892
Measles	3	5,422	31	159	+ 5,263
Tuberculosis	4	4,807	2	2,781	+ 2,026
Birth Trauma	5	4,484	11	997	+ 3,487
Stroke	6	4,026	5	2,267	+ 1,760
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,388	4	2,494	+ 894
Low Birth Weight	8	2,928	9	1,283	+ 1,645
Meningitis	9	2,521	22	299	+ 2,222
Malnutrition	10	2,260	24	272	+ 1,988
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,982	7	1,598	+ 384
Maternal Conditions	12	1,933	16	578	+ 1,355
Liver Disease	13	1,835	13	931	+ 904
Other Injuries	14	1,687	20	333	+ 1,354
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,597	14	729	+ 868
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,353	10	1,050	+ 303
Tetanus	17	1,240	55	23	+ 1,217
Hypertension	18	1,238	12	933	+ 306
Lung Disease	19	1,144	17	541	+ 603
Pertussis	20	962	21	329	+ 633
Kidney Disease	21	961	15	613	+ 348
Malaria	22	910	6	1,977	- 1,067
Asthma	23	880	23	291	+ 589
War	24	617	72	1	+ 617
Drownings	25	596	36	104	+ 492
Breast Cancer	26	577	32	159	+ 418
Suicide	27	571	19	349	+ 222
Cervical Cancer	28	414	29	196	+ 217
Violence	29	388	18	539	- 151
Fires	30	380	37	90	+ 289
Poisonings	31	355	41	71	+ 285
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	303	25	230	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	33	286	1	4,509	- 4,224
Lymphomas	34	283	45	61	+ 222
Leukemia	35	263	46	57	+ 206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	262	35	105	+ 157
Falls	37	257	33	149	+ 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	256	38	89	+ 167
Inflammatory/Heart	39	244	26	220	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	40	242	57	19	+ 222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	209	43	67	+ 142
Schistosomiasis	42	204	51	45	+ 159
Epilepsy	43	196	40	76	+ 120
Endocrine Disorders	44	190	27	208	- 18
Syphilis	45	177	34	107	+ 70
Oral Cancer	46	154	54	33	+ 121
Upper Respiratory	47	153	64	7	+ 146
Hepatitis B	48	147	62	14	+ 133
Stomach Cancer	49	145	39	88	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	50	138	48	49	+ 89
Leishmaniasis	51	136	78	0	+ 136
Prostate Cancer	52	134	28	198	- 64
Liver Cancer	53	120	30	169	- 50
Lung Cancers	54	109	47	54	+ 55
Appendicitis	55	88	58	18	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	56	86	42	69	+ 17
Skin Cancers	57	77	53	36	+ 41
Skin Disease	58	71	50	46	+ 25
Alcohol	59	71	49	46	+ 25
Diphtheria	60	70	68	2	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	61	70	61	15	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	62	50	52	42	+ 9
Encephalitis	63	43	56	20	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	64	36	60	15	+ 22
Drug Use	65	25	44	65	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	16	59	15	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	16	67	2	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	15	71	1	+ 14
Ascariasis	69	14	69	1	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	70	6	63	8	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	66	4	- 0
Chlamydia	72	2	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	7	- 7
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Somalia

Congo

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.