FRANCE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	114,043	6	19,771	+ 94,272
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	80,694	38	1,807	+ 78,887
Measles	3	60,802	77	0	+ 60,801
Tuberculosis	4	53,898	50	435	+ 53,463
Birth Trauma	5	50,285	55	309	+ 49,976
Stroke	6	45,148	3	36,354	+ 8,794
Coronary Heart Disease	7	37,991	1	63,181	- 25,190
Low Birth Weight	8	32,830	47	651	+ 32,179
Meningitis	9	28,265	58	163	+ 28,102
Malnutrition	10	25,342	29	4,212	+ 21,131
Road Traffic Accidents	11	22,224	31	3,339	+ 18,885
Maternal Conditions	12	21,675	64	52	+ 21,623
Liver Disease	13	20,573	22	7,382	+ 13,191
Other Injuries	14	18,918	9	15,119	+ 3,799
Congenital Anomalies	15	17,912	35	2,012	+ 15,900
Diabetes Mellitus	16	15,169	12	10,912	+ 4,257
Tetanus	17	13,910	70	2	+ 13,908
Hypertension	18	13,885	23	7,109	+ 6,775
Lung Disease	19	12,829	7	18,232	- 5,403
Pertussis	20	10,789	69	3	+ 10,786
Kidney Disease	21	10,773	11	11,477	- 704
Malaria	22	10,201	82	0	+ 10,201
Asthma	23	9,865	42	1,039	+ 8,826
War	24	6,924	67	7	+ 6,917
Drownings	25	6,679	45	868	+ 5,811
Breast Cancer	26	6,469	8	15,536	- 9,067
Suicide	27	6,403	16	8,961	- 2,558
Cervical Cancer	28	4,637	40	1,574	+ 3,064
Violence	29	4,351	49	538	+ 3,813
Fires	30	4,257	53	403	+ 3,854
Poisonings	31	3,982	57	228	+ 3,754
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,400	2	53,157	- 49,758
HIV/AIDS	33	3,203	54	362	+ 2,841
Lymphomas	34	3,176	14	10,067	- 6,892
Leukemia	35	2,949	21	7,457	- 4,507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,936	43	986	+ 1,950
Falls	37	2,877	18	8,284	- 5,407
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,870	5	21,854	- 18,984
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,737	25	6,065	- 3,329
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,712	28	4,673	- 1,961
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,342	41	1,384	+ 958
Schistosomiasis	42	2,287	71	1	+ 2,286
Epilepsy	43	2,199	37	1,865	+ 334
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,133	19	8,086	- 5,953
Syphilis	45	1,983	68	4	+ 1,979
Oral Cancer	46	1,722	27	4,676	- 2,954
Upper Respiratory	47	1,711	63	54	+ 1,657
Hepatitis B	48	1,653	59	135	+ 1,518
Stomach Cancer	49	1,627	26	5,530	- 3,903
Ovary Cancer	50	1,549	30	3,964	- 2,415
Leishmaniasis	51	1,522	73	1	+ 1,521
Prostate Cancer	52	1,498	13	10,873	- 9,375
Liver Cancer	53	1,343	15	9,573	- 8,230
Lung Cancers	54	1,224	4	35,657	- 34,434
Appendicitis	55	986	61	90	+ 897
Parkinson's Disease	56	965	20	7,570	- 6,604
Skin Cancers	57	860	32	3,256	- 2,396
Skin Disease	58	794	39	1,598	- 804
Alcohol	59	793	33	3,189	- 2,395
Diphtheria	60	786	75	1	+ 785
Bladder Cancer	61	784	24	6,566	- 5,781
Pancreas Cancer	62	565	10	12,360	- 11,795
Encephalitis	63	477	66	8	+ 469
Uterin Cancer	64	409	34	2,721	- 2,312
Drug Use	65	286	36	1,881	- 1,595
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	185	51	426	- 242
Hepatitis C	67	180	52	416	- 236
Otitis Media	68	166	65	16	+ 150
Ascariasis	69	155	79	0	+ 155
Other Neoplasms	70	65	17	8,771	- 8,706
Multiple Sclerosis	71	41	46	752	- 711
Chlamydia	72	26	78	0	+ 26
Dengue	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.