FIJI VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,587	5	228	+ 1,359
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,123	12	96	+ 1,027
Measles	3	846	63	0	+ 846
Tuberculosis	4	750	27	39	+ 711
Birth Trauma	5	700	28	36	+ 663
Stroke	6	628	3	583	+ 46
Coronary Heart Disease	7	529	2	1,481	- 952
Low Birth Weight	8	457	14	86	+ 371
Meningitis	9	393	43	17	+ 376
Malnutrition	10	353	45	14	+ 338
Road Traffic Accidents	11	309	11	120	+ 189
Maternal Conditions	12	302	49	9	+ 293
Liver Disease	13	286	15	82	+ 205
Other Injuries	14	263	17	77	+ 186
Congenital Anomalies	15	249	10	129	+ 120
Diabetes Mellitus	16	211	1	1,628	- 1,417
Tetanus	17	194	58	1	+ 192
Hypertension	18	193	7	170	+ 23
Lung Disease	19	179	9	141	+ 38
Pertussis	20	150	48	10	+ 140
Kidney Disease	21	150	4	277	- 127
Malaria	22	142	75	0	+ 142
Asthma	23	137	6	226	- 89
War	24	96	66	0	+ 96
Drownings	25	93	21	60	+ 33
Breast Cancer	26	90	8	162	- 72
Suicide	27	89	16	80	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	28	65	13	86	- 22
Violence	29	61	40	19	+ 41
Fires	30	59	33	28	+ 32
Poisonings	31	55	56	2	+ 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	47	19	63	- 16
HIV/AIDS	33	45	31	30	+ 15
Lymphomas	34	44	35	27	+ 17
Leukemia	35	41	30	31	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	41	29	34	+ 7
Falls	37	40	36	27	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	40	24	45	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	39	38	23	45	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	40	38	42	18	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	33	20	62	- 29
Schistosomiasis	42	32	74	0	+ 32
Epilepsy	43	31	44	16	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	44	30	34	28	+ 2
Syphilis	45	28	47	11	+ 17
Oral Cancer	46	24	46	13	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	47	24	69	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	48	23	59	1	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	49	23	37	23	- 1
Ovary Cancer	50	22	32	29	- 7
Leishmaniasis	51	21	73	0	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	52	21	25	41	- 20
Liver Cancer	53	19	18	68	- 49
Lung Cancers	54	17	22	48	- 31
Appendicitis	55	14	54	3	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	56	13	26	40	- 27
Skin Cancers	57	12	61	1	+ 11
Skin Disease	58	11	41	19	- 8
Alcohol	59	11	57	2	+ 9
Diphtheria	60	11	68	0	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	61	11	50	8	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	62	8	38	21	- 13
Encephalitis	63	7	51	7	- 1
Uterin Cancer	64	6	39	20	- 14
Drug Use	65	4	52	4	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	62	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	67	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	1	53	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	60	1	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	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 FIJI

Somalia

Fiji

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.