ECUADOR VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,539	4	5,083	+ 25,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,609	34	410	+ 21,199
Measles	3	16,282	72	0	+ 16,282
Tuberculosis	4	14,433	29	574	+ 13,860
Birth Trauma	5	13,466	38	302	+ 13,163
Stroke	6	12,090	3	5,429	+ 6,661
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,174	1	9,805	+ 369
Low Birth Weight	8	8,791	16	1,172	+ 7,620
Meningitis	9	7,569	52	90	+ 7,480
Malnutrition	10	6,786	28	578	+ 6,208
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,951	6	3,490	+ 2,461
Maternal Conditions	12	5,804	46	164	+ 5,640
Liver Disease	13	5,509	7	3,330	+ 2,179
Other Injuries	14	5,066	17	1,161	+ 3,905
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,797	13	1,335	+ 3,461
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,062	5	4,321	- 259
Tetanus	17	3,725	62	9	+ 3,716
Hypertension	18	3,718	10	2,507	+ 1,211
Lung Disease	19	3,435	8	2,576	+ 859
Pertussis	20	2,889	56	79	+ 2,810
Kidney Disease	21	2,885	2	6,184	- 3,299
Malaria	22	2,732	77	0	+ 2,732
Asthma	23	2,642	53	85	+ 2,556
War	24	1,854	66	2	+ 1,852
Drownings	25	1,789	32	470	+ 1,319
Breast Cancer	26	1,732	25	825	+ 907
Suicide	27	1,715	14	1,326	+ 388
Cervical Cancer	28	1,242	24	840	+ 402
Violence	29	1,165	15	1,210	- 45
Fires	30	1,140	43	175	+ 965
Poisonings	31	1,066	58	59	+ 1,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	910	9	2,565	- 1,654
HIV/AIDS	33	858	27	609	+ 248
Lymphomas	34	850	22	883	- 33
Leukemia	35	790	23	882	- 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	786	33	417	+ 370
Falls	37	770	18	1,114	- 344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	768	19	1,109	- 341
Inflammatory/Heart	39	733	36	308	+ 425
Oesophagus Cancer	40	726	42	180	+ 546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	627	47	163	+ 465
Schistosomiasis	42	612	75	0	+ 612
Epilepsy	43	589	40	273	+ 316
Endocrine Disorders	44	571	31	507	+ 64
Syphilis	45	531	54	85	+ 446
Oral Cancer	46	461	45	166	+ 295
Upper Respiratory	47	458	63	8	+ 450
Hepatitis B	48	443	64	3	+ 440
Stomach Cancer	49	436	11	2,089	- 1,653
Ovary Cancer	50	415	35	322	+ 93
Leishmaniasis	51	408	74	0	+ 408
Prostate Cancer	52	401	12	1,362	- 961
Liver Cancer	53	360	21	954	- 594
Lung Cancers	54	328	20	1,075	- 747
Appendicitis	55	264	50	110	+ 154
Parkinson's Disease	56	259	26	658	- 399
Skin Cancers	57	230	37	308	- 77
Skin Disease	58	213	51	103	+ 110
Alcohol	59	212	39	280	- 68
Diphtheria	60	210	69	1	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	61	210	44	168	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	62	151	30	562	- 410
Encephalitis	63	128	55	82	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	64	109	48	129	- 19
Drug Use	65	77	41	214	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	49	49	124	- 74
Hepatitis C	67	48	67	1	+ 47
Otitis Media	68	44	70	0	+ 44
Ascariasis	69	42	65	2	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	70	17	57	64	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	71	11	60	18	- 7
Chlamydia	72	7	68	1	+ 6
Dengue	73	1	61	10	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.