DR CONGO VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	192,482	1	73,546	+ 118,936
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	136,196	5	41,301	+ 94,895
Measles	3	102,622	3	42,254	+ 60,368
Tuberculosis	4	90,970	2	43,759	+ 47,210
Birth Trauma	5	84,871	9	33,075	+ 51,796
Stroke	6	76,202	6	36,596	+ 39,606
Coronary Heart Disease	7	64,121	7	34,713	+ 29,408
Low Birth Weight	8	55,410	8	34,668	+ 20,742
Meningitis	9	47,706	17	11,568	+ 36,138
Malnutrition	10	42,773	21	8,910	+ 33,862
Road Traffic Accidents	11	37,510	10	30,256	+ 7,254
Maternal Conditions	12	36,583	19	10,513	+ 26,071
Liver Disease	13	34,723	13	15,044	+ 19,679
Other Injuries	14	31,930	22	8,272	+ 23,658
Congenital Anomalies	15	30,232	11	16,256	+ 13,976
Diabetes Mellitus	16	25,602	16	12,902	+ 12,700
Tetanus	17	23,477	46	1,166	+ 22,311
Hypertension	18	23,435	12	15,743	+ 7,692
Lung Disease	19	21,652	14	13,527	+ 8,126
Pertussis	20	18,210	23	7,921	+ 10,289
Kidney Disease	21	18,183	20	9,077	+ 9,106
Malaria	22	17,217	4	41,813	- 24,596
Asthma	23	16,651	24	7,733	+ 8,917
War	24	11,686	45	1,658	+ 10,028
Drownings	25	11,273	34	3,454	+ 7,819
Breast Cancer	26	10,918	35	3,416	+ 7,503
Suicide	27	10,807	26	5,812	+ 4,995
Cervical Cancer	28	7,827	27	4,823	+ 3,004
Violence	29	7,343	18	11,120	- 3,777
Fires	30	7,185	39	2,007	+ 5,177
Poisonings	31	6,720	42	1,729	+ 4,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5,738	28	4,548	+ 1,191
HIV/AIDS	33	5,406	15	13,286	- 7,880
Lymphomas	34	5,360	38	2,061	+ 3,299
Leukemia	35	4,978	41	1,871	+ 3,107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,956	40	1,923	+ 3,033
Falls	37	4,856	33	3,483	+ 1,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	4,843	36	2,966	+ 1,877
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4,619	29	4,045	+ 574
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,577	53	790	+ 3,787
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,954	43	1,728	+ 2,226
Schistosomiasis	42	3,860	48	1,071	+ 2,789
Epilepsy	43	3,711	44	1,727	+ 1,985
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,601	25	7,380	- 3,779
Syphilis	45	3,347	32	3,751	- 404
Oral Cancer	46	2,907	51	1,003	+ 1,904
Upper Respiratory	47	2,888	62	370	+ 2,518
Hepatitis B	48	2,790	61	456	+ 2,334
Stomach Cancer	49	2,746	37	2,579	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	50	2,615	58	656	+ 1,959
Leishmaniasis	51	2,569	52	869	+ 1,700
Prostate Cancer	52	2,527	30	3,948	- 1,421
Liver Cancer	53	2,266	31	3,840	- 1,573
Lung Cancers	54	2,065	47	1,158	+ 907
Appendicitis	55	1,665	56	703	+ 961
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,630	49	1,035	+ 595
Skin Cancers	57	1,451	55	765	+ 686
Skin Disease	58	1,340	54	781	+ 559
Alcohol	59	1,339	60	635	+ 704
Diphtheria	60	1,326	70	47	+ 1,279
Bladder Cancer	61	1,324	65	270	+ 1,054
Pancreas Cancer	62	953	50	1,017	- 63
Encephalitis	63	804	57	680	+ 125
Uterin Cancer	64	690	63	352	+ 338
Drug Use	65	483	59	638	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	312	66	217	+ 95
Hepatitis C	67	304	69	69	+ 235
Otitis Media	68	279	72	38	+ 241
Ascariasis	69	262	68	80	+ 182
Other Neoplasms	70	109	67	88	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	71	70	71	44	+ 26
Chlamydia	72	43	73	15	+ 29
Dengue	73	6	74	1	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Somalia

DR 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.