CROATIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,922	10	1,021	+ 5,901
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,898	39	82	+ 4,816
Measles	3	3,690	73	0	+ 3,690
Tuberculosis	4	3,271	44	61	+ 3,210
Birth Trauma	5	3,052	55	11	+ 3,041
Stroke	6	2,740	2	6,275	- 3,535
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,306	1	12,307	- 10,001
Low Birth Weight	8	1,993	56	10	+ 1,983
Meningitis	9	1,716	52	16	+ 1,699
Malnutrition	10	1,538	70	0	+ 1,538
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,349	27	328	+ 1,021
Maternal Conditions	12	1,316	61	2	+ 1,313
Liver Disease	13	1,249	13	924	+ 324
Other Injuries	14	1,148	23	428	+ 721
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,087	37	94	+ 993
Diabetes Mellitus	16	921	6	1,963	- 1,042
Tetanus	17	844	68	0	+ 844
Hypertension	18	843	8	1,102	- 259
Lung Disease	19	779	5	2,111	- 1,332
Pertussis	20	655	69	0	+ 655
Kidney Disease	21	654	7	1,392	- 738
Malaria	22	619	77	0	+ 619
Asthma	23	599	41	74	+ 525
War	24	420	67	0	+ 420
Drownings	25	405	38	86	+ 320
Breast Cancer	26	393	11	1,019	- 626
Suicide	27	389	17	676	- 287
Cervical Cancer	28	281	34	156	+ 126
Violence	29	264	48	45	+ 219
Fires	30	258	50	34	+ 224
Poisonings	31	242	54	16	+ 226
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	206	9	1,066	- 860
HIV/AIDS	33	194	59	8	+ 187
Lymphomas	34	193	18	556	- 364
Leukemia	35	179	22	435	- 256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	178	31	207	- 29
Falls	37	175	12	974	- 800
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	174	4	2,189	- 2,015
Inflammatory/Heart	39	166	21	457	- 291
Oesophagus Cancer	40	165	33	189	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	142	35	137	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	42	139	75	0	+ 139
Epilepsy	43	133	36	94	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	44	129	42	72	+ 57
Syphilis	45	120	71	0	+ 120
Oral Cancer	46	105	25	338	- 233
Upper Respiratory	47	104	63	2	+ 102
Hepatitis B	48	100	51	17	+ 83
Stomach Cancer	49	99	15	786	- 688
Ovary Cancer	50	94	28	308	- 214
Leishmaniasis	51	92	66	0	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	52	91	14	852	- 761
Liver Cancer	53	82	19	501	- 420
Lung Cancers	54	74	3	2,842	- 2,768
Appendicitis	55	60	57	9	+ 51
Parkinson's Disease	56	59	24	423	- 364
Skin Cancers	57	52	26	332	- 280
Skin Disease	58	48	58	8	+ 40
Alcohol	59	48	30	219	- 171
Diphtheria	60	48	72	0	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	61	48	20	499	- 452
Pancreas Cancer	62	34	16	754	- 720
Encephalitis	63	29	65	1	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	64	25	32	199	- 175
Drug Use	65	17	43	70	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	46	47	- 36
Hepatitis C	67	11	47	45	- 34
Otitis Media	68	10	60	3	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	9	83	0	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	70	4	29	283	- 279
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	45	55	- 52
Chlamydia	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	62	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	40	79	- 79
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	16	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	43	- 43
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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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.