EGYPT VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	185,551	7	20,695	+ 164,856
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	131,291	23	3,692	+ 127,599
Measles	3	98,926	64	43	+ 98,883
Tuberculosis	4	87,694	51	432	+ 87,262
Birth Trauma	5	81,815	17	6,109	+ 75,706
Stroke	6	73,458	3	43,839	+ 29,619
Coronary Heart Disease	7	61,812	1	173,871	- 112,059
Low Birth Weight	8	53,415	11	11,391	+ 42,024
Meningitis	9	45,988	43	827	+ 45,161
Malnutrition	10	41,232	46	759	+ 40,474
Road Traffic Accidents	11	36,159	12	10,141	+ 26,019
Maternal Conditions	12	35,266	44	795	+ 34,471
Liver Disease	13	33,473	2	60,122	- 26,649
Other Injuries	14	30,780	21	3,819	+ 26,961
Congenital Anomalies	15	29,143	10	12,163	+ 16,980
Diabetes Mellitus	16	24,680	8	19,131	+ 5,549
Tetanus	17	22,632	49	540	+ 22,091
Hypertension	18	22,591	5	21,094	+ 1,496
Lung Disease	19	20,873	9	13,393	+ 7,480
Pertussis	20	17,554	42	906	+ 16,648
Kidney Disease	21	17,528	6	21,087	- 3,559
Malaria	22	16,597	77	0	+ 16,597
Asthma	23	16,051	15	7,104	+ 8,947
War	24	11,265	47	714	+ 10,552
Drownings	25	10,867	37	1,122	+ 9,745
Breast Cancer	26	10,525	13	9,180	+ 1,345
Suicide	27	10,418	25	3,022	+ 7,396
Cervical Cancer	28	7,545	48	625	+ 6,920
Violence	29	7,078	20	4,165	+ 2,914
Fires	30	6,926	33	1,568	+ 5,358
Poisonings	31	6,478	57	195	+ 6,283
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5,532	16	6,975	- 1,443
HIV/AIDS	33	5,212	53	397	+ 4,815
Lymphomas	34	5,167	14	7,539	- 2,372
Leukemia	35	4,799	22	3,763	+ 1,036
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,778	34	1,339	+ 3,439
Falls	37	4,681	30	2,019	+ 2,662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	4,669	24	3,083	+ 1,586
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4,453	27	2,489	+ 1,964
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,412	41	951	+ 3,461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,811	36	1,248	+ 2,563
Schistosomiasis	42	3,721	54	220	+ 3,501
Epilepsy	43	3,578	50	451	+ 3,127
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,471	29	2,372	+ 1,099
Syphilis	45	3,227	58	159	+ 3,067
Oral Cancer	46	2,802	45	793	+ 2,009
Upper Respiratory	47	2,784	68	5	+ 2,779
Hepatitis B	48	2,690	40	988	+ 1,701
Stomach Cancer	49	2,647	32	1,844	+ 803
Ovary Cancer	50	2,520	31	1,944	+ 577
Leishmaniasis	51	2,476	66	13	+ 2,463
Prostate Cancer	52	2,436	35	1,282	+ 1,154
Liver Cancer	53	2,185	4	24,512	- 22,327
Lung Cancers	54	1,991	18	5,677	- 3,687
Appendicitis	55	1,605	59	142	+ 1,462
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,571	28	2,391	- 820
Skin Cancers	57	1,399	39	1,013	+ 386
Skin Disease	58	1,292	55	219	+ 1,072
Alcohol	59	1,291	60	141	+ 1,149
Diphtheria	60	1,278	70	3	+ 1,275
Bladder Cancer	61	1,276	19	5,133	- 3,857
Pancreas Cancer	62	919	26	2,906	- 1,987
Encephalitis	63	776	38	1,046	- 270
Uterin Cancer	64	665	52	422	+ 243
Drug Use	65	465	62	116	+ 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	301	65	26	+ 275
Hepatitis C	67	293	63	97	+ 196
Otitis Media	68	269	72	0	+ 269
Ascariasis	69	253	67	6	+ 247
Other Neoplasms	70	105	61	116	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	71	67	56	213	- 145
Chlamydia	72	42	71	1	+ 41
Dengue	73	6	69	5	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 EGYPT

Somalia

Egypt

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.