FINLAND VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,384	21	436	+ 8,948
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,640	52	15	+ 6,625
Measles	3	5,003	72	0	+ 5,003
Tuberculosis	4	4,435	46	32	+ 4,403
Birth Trauma	5	4,138	56	8	+ 4,130
Stroke	6	3,715	3	4,115	- 400
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,126	2	9,831	- 6,705
Low Birth Weight	8	2,702	48	26	+ 2,675
Meningitis	9	2,326	55	9	+ 2,316
Malnutrition	10	2,085	57	7	+ 2,079
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,829	33	215	+ 1,614
Maternal Conditions	12	1,784	64	2	+ 1,782
Liver Disease	13	1,693	10	1,068	+ 625
Other Injuries	14	1,557	20	437	+ 1,120
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,474	35	192	+ 1,282
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,248	22	418	+ 830
Tetanus	17	1,145	70	0	+ 1,145
Hypertension	18	1,143	5	2,030	- 887
Lung Disease	19	1,056	8	1,289	- 234
Pertussis	20	888	69	0	+ 888
Kidney Disease	21	886	26	342	+ 545
Malaria	22	839	74	0	+ 839
Asthma	23	812	40	85	+ 727
War	24	570	65	1	+ 569
Drownings	25	550	37	106	+ 444
Breast Cancer	26	532	12	948	- 416
Suicide	27	527	15	846	- 319
Cervical Cancer	28	382	44	62	+ 320
Violence	29	358	43	64	+ 294
Fires	30	350	45	62	+ 289
Poisonings	31	328	49	25	+ 303
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	280	1	11,120	- 10,840
HIV/AIDS	33	264	59	6	+ 258
Lymphomas	34	261	14	851	- 589
Leukemia	35	243	24	371	- 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	242	36	151	+ 90
Falls	37	237	7	1,325	- 1,088
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	236	6	1,433	- 1,197
Inflammatory/Heart	39	225	17	518	- 293
Oesophagus Cancer	40	223	27	320	- 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	193	50	19	+ 174
Schistosomiasis	42	188	77	0	+ 188
Epilepsy	43	181	38	104	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	44	176	31	257	- 81
Syphilis	45	163	67	0	+ 163
Oral Cancer	46	142	34	207	- 65
Upper Respiratory	47	141	62	2	+ 139
Hepatitis B	48	136	63	2	+ 134
Stomach Cancer	49	134	19	447	- 313
Ovary Cancer	50	127	25	344	- 217
Leishmaniasis	51	125	75	0	+ 125
Prostate Cancer	52	123	11	970	- 847
Liver Cancer	53	111	16	545	- 435
Lung Cancers	54	101	4	2,312	- 2,211
Appendicitis	55	81	54	10	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	56	79	13	853	- 773
Skin Cancers	57	71	29	297	- 226
Skin Disease	58	65	47	27	+ 38
Alcohol	59	65	18	464	- 399
Diphtheria	60	65	71	0	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	61	65	28	308	- 244
Pancreas Cancer	62	46	9	1,247	- 1,201
Encephalitis	63	39	66	0	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	64	34	32	225	- 191
Drug Use	65	24	30	269	- 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	41	83	- 68
Hepatitis C	67	15	60	5	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	14	68	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	69	13	81	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	70	5	23	377	- 372
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	42	80	- 77
Chlamydia	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Somalia

Finland

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.