ETHIOPIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	197,732	1	59,931	+ 137,801
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	139,910	2	44,361	+ 95,549
Measles	3	105,420	24	6,324	+ 99,096
Tuberculosis	4	93,451	9	21,455	+ 71,996
Birth Trauma	5	87,186	6	31,107	+ 56,079
Stroke	6	78,280	3	39,362	+ 38,918
Coronary Heart Disease	7	65,870	4	36,530	+ 29,340
Low Birth Weight	8	56,922	7	28,020	+ 28,901
Meningitis	9	49,007	14	12,019	+ 36,988
Malnutrition	10	43,939	19	8,643	+ 35,296
Road Traffic Accidents	11	38,533	5	31,564	+ 6,969
Maternal Conditions	12	37,581	18	8,887	+ 28,694
Liver Disease	13	35,670	8	27,270	+ 8,400
Other Injuries	14	32,801	16	11,735	+ 21,066
Congenital Anomalies	15	31,056	11	15,638	+ 15,419
Diabetes Mellitus	16	26,301	10	16,258	+ 10,043
Tetanus	17	24,117	37	2,203	+ 21,915
Hypertension	18	24,074	12	13,470	+ 10,604
Lung Disease	19	22,243	15	11,870	+ 10,373
Pertussis	20	18,706	23	6,896	+ 11,810
Kidney Disease	21	18,679	13	12,103	+ 6,576
Malaria	22	17,686	26	5,626	+ 12,060
Asthma	23	17,105	29	4,484	+ 12,621
War	24	12,005	64	281	+ 11,724
Drownings	25	11,580	35	3,133	+ 8,447
Breast Cancer	26	11,216	20	8,485	+ 2,731
Suicide	27	11,102	25	6,030	+ 5,072
Cervical Cancer	28	8,040	27	5,019	+ 3,022
Violence	29	7,543	22	8,076	- 533
Fires	30	7,381	34	3,255	+ 4,126
Poisonings	31	6,904	32	3,668	+ 3,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5,895	21	8,258	- 2,363
HIV/AIDS	33	5,554	17	11,471	- 5,918
Lymphomas	34	5,506	33	3,590	+ 1,916
Leukemia	35	5,114	30	4,222	+ 891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,091	41	1,758	+ 3,333
Falls	37	4,989	28	4,510	+ 479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	4,975	31	3,755	+ 1,221
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4,745	39	2,168	+ 2,577
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,702	40	1,839	+ 2,863
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,061	49	1,339	+ 2,722
Schistosomiasis	42	3,965	54	839	+ 3,126
Epilepsy	43	3,813	44	1,625	+ 2,188
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,699	45	1,623	+ 2,076
Syphilis	45	3,439	43	1,699	+ 1,739
Oral Cancer	46	2,986	48	1,477	+ 1,510
Upper Respiratory	47	2,966	57	709	+ 2,257
Hepatitis B	48	2,866	56	742	+ 2,125
Stomach Cancer	49	2,821	47	1,519	+ 1,303
Ovary Cancer	50	2,686	36	2,424	+ 262
Leishmaniasis	51	2,639	59	579	+ 2,060
Prostate Cancer	52	2,596	50	1,244	+ 1,352
Liver Cancer	53	2,328	42	1,730	+ 598
Lung Cancers	54	2,121	38	2,202	- 81
Appendicitis	55	1,710	58	677	+ 1,033
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,674	46	1,578	+ 96
Skin Cancers	57	1,491	52	1,006	+ 485
Skin Disease	58	1,377	53	904	+ 473
Alcohol	59	1,375	55	750	+ 626
Diphtheria	60	1,362	67	146	+ 1,217
Bladder Cancer	61	1,360	51	1,080	+ 280
Pancreas Cancer	62	980	61	488	+ 492
Encephalitis	63	826	63	386	+ 441
Uterin Cancer	64	709	62	421	+ 288
Drug Use	65	496	60	513	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	320	65	221	+ 100
Hepatitis C	67	312	69	115	+ 198
Otitis Media	68	287	71	39	+ 248
Ascariasis	69	269	68	130	+ 140
Other Neoplasms	70	112	66	148	- 36
Multiple Sclerosis	71	72	70	61	+ 11
Chlamydia	72	44	72	21	+ 24
Dengue	73	6	73	20	- 14
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.