GERMANY VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	140,303	9	20,712	+ 119,591
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	99,275	32	3,830	+ 95,445
Measles	3	74,803	70	2	+ 74,800
Tuberculosis	4	66,309	56	281	+ 66,029
Birth Trauma	5	61,864	57	239	+ 61,625
Stroke	6	55,545	3	49,794	+ 5,751
Coronary Heart Disease	7	46,739	1	147,055	- 100,316
Low Birth Weight	8	40,390	45	770	+ 39,619
Meningitis	9	34,773	60	168	+ 34,606
Malnutrition	10	31,178	50	450	+ 30,728
Road Traffic Accidents	11	27,342	34	3,160	+ 24,182
Maternal Conditions	12	26,666	64	38	+ 26,628
Liver Disease	13	25,310	15	15,194	+ 10,117
Other Injuries	14	23,274	23	8,248	+ 15,026
Congenital Anomalies	15	22,036	36	2,291	+ 19,745
Diabetes Mellitus	16	18,662	13	15,560	+ 3,102
Tetanus	17	17,113	75	1	+ 17,112
Hypertension	18	17,082	6	26,796	- 9,714
Lung Disease	19	15,783	5	42,797	- 27,014
Pertussis	20	13,273	69	2	+ 13,271
Kidney Disease	21	13,254	8	22,770	- 9,517
Malaria	22	12,549	79	0	+ 12,549
Asthma	23	12,137	44	924	+ 11,213
War	24	8,518	66	10	+ 8,508
Drownings	25	8,217	49	459	+ 7,758
Breast Cancer	26	7,958	10	18,842	- 10,884
Suicide	27	7,878	19	10,284	- 2,407
Cervical Cancer	28	5,705	39	2,131	+ 3,574
Violence	29	5,352	46	769	+ 4,584
Fires	30	5,237	53	359	+ 4,878
Poisonings	31	4,899	58	216	+ 4,682
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	4,183	2	51,168	- 46,985
HIV/AIDS	33	3,941	54	345	+ 3,595
Lymphomas	34	3,907	17	12,249	- 8,342
Leukemia	35	3,628	22	8,737	- 5,108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,613	38	2,166	+ 1,447
Falls	37	3,540	14	15,325	- 11,785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	3,530	7	26,026	- 22,496
Inflammatory/Heart	39	3,367	21	8,891	- 5,524
Oesophagus Cancer	40	3,336	27	6,212	- 2,876
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,882	33	3,615	- 734
Schistosomiasis	42	2,814	73	1	+ 2,813
Epilepsy	43	2,705	35	3,091	- 386
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,625	18	10,677	- 8,053
Syphilis	45	2,440	68	6	+ 2,434
Oral Cancer	46	2,119	29	6,023	- 3,904
Upper Respiratory	47	2,105	61	138	+ 1,966
Hepatitis B	48	2,034	59	182	+ 1,852
Stomach Cancer	49	2,002	20	9,658	- 7,656
Ovary Cancer	50	1,906	30	5,192	- 3,287
Leishmaniasis	51	1,873	72	1	+ 1,872
Prostate Cancer	52	1,842	12	16,487	- 14,645
Liver Cancer	53	1,652	25	8,057	- 6,405
Lung Cancers	54	1,505	4	46,560	- 45,055
Appendicitis	55	1,213	62	129	+ 1,085
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,188	16	12,594	- 11,406
Skin Cancers	57	1,058	31	4,055	- 2,997
Skin Disease	58	977	42	1,543	- 566
Alcohol	59	976	26	6,257	- 5,281
Diphtheria	60	967	77	0	+ 967
Bladder Cancer	61	965	28	6,193	- 5,228
Pancreas Cancer	62	695	11	17,971	- 17,276
Encephalitis	63	586	67	8	+ 579
Uterin Cancer	64	503	37	2,231	- 1,728
Drug Use	65	352	40	1,930	- 1,578
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	227	47	543	- 315
Hepatitis C	67	222	48	507	- 285
Otitis Media	68	204	65	16	+ 188
Ascariasis	69	191	81	0	+ 191
Other Neoplasms	70	80	24	8,161	- 8,081
Multiple Sclerosis	71	51	41	1,571	- 1,520
Chlamydia	72	32	85	0	+ 32
Dengue	73	4	83	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.