GHANA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	57,692	1	16,262	+ 41,429
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	40,821	9	6,538	+ 34,283
Measles	3	30,758	60	135	+ 30,623
Tuberculosis	4	27,266	6	10,214	+ 17,051
Birth Trauma	5	25,438	10	6,194	+ 19,244
Stroke	6	22,840	2	15,163	+ 7,677
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,219	3	14,103	+ 5,116
Low Birth Weight	8	16,608	8	6,662	+ 9,946
Meningitis	9	14,299	16	2,983	+ 11,315
Malnutrition	10	12,820	26	1,868	+ 10,952
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,243	7	7,808	+ 3,435
Maternal Conditions	12	10,965	22	1,991	+ 8,974
Liver Disease	13	10,407	11	6,053	+ 4,354
Other Injuries	14	9,570	18	2,433	+ 7,137
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,061	14	3,935	+ 5,126
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,674	12	5,929	+ 1,744
Tetanus	17	7,037	56	220	+ 6,817
Hypertension	18	7,024	19	2,231	+ 4,793
Lung Disease	19	6,490	15	3,120	+ 3,370
Pertussis	20	5,458	35	744	+ 4,713
Kidney Disease	21	5,450	13	4,161	+ 1,288
Malaria	22	5,160	5	11,162	- 6,002
Asthma	23	4,991	23	1,979	+ 3,011
War	24	3,503	64	29	+ 3,474
Drownings	25	3,379	36	740	+ 2,638
Breast Cancer	26	3,272	25	1,937	+ 1,335
Suicide	27	3,239	21	1,993	+ 1,246
Cervical Cancer	28	2,346	20	2,161	+ 185
Violence	29	2,201	27	1,857	+ 344
Fires	30	2,153	37	729	+ 1,424
Poisonings	31	2,014	40	522	+ 1,493
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,720	29	1,294	+ 426
HIV/AIDS	33	1,620	4	13,565	- 11,945
Lymphomas	34	1,606	32	875	+ 732
Leukemia	35	1,492	45	340	+ 1,152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,485	48	321	+ 1,165
Falls	37	1,456	30	1,168	+ 288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,452	34	803	+ 649
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,385	28	1,615	- 230
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,372	49	285	+ 1,087
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,185	52	256	+ 929
Schistosomiasis	42	1,157	51	257	+ 900
Epilepsy	43	1,112	47	329	+ 783
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,079	24	1,965	- 886
Syphilis	45	1,003	41	483	+ 520
Oral Cancer	46	871	42	483	+ 389
Upper Respiratory	47	865	66	16	+ 849
Hepatitis B	48	836	62	101	+ 735
Stomach Cancer	49	823	33	870	- 47
Ovary Cancer	50	784	38	698	+ 85
Leishmaniasis	51	770	77	0	+ 770
Prostate Cancer	52	758	31	1,031	- 273
Liver Cancer	53	679	17	2,851	- 2,172
Lung Cancers	54	619	55	237	+ 382
Appendicitis	55	499	59	146	+ 353
Parkinson's Disease	56	488	43	387	+ 102
Skin Cancers	57	435	58	214	+ 221
Skin Disease	58	402	50	264	+ 138
Alcohol	59	401	54	244	+ 157
Diphtheria	60	397	69	4	+ 393
Bladder Cancer	61	397	53	245	+ 151
Pancreas Cancer	62	286	46	334	- 48
Encephalitis	63	241	44	357	- 116
Uterin Cancer	64	207	57	219	- 12
Drug Use	65	145	39	630	- 485
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	93	67	16	+ 77
Hepatitis C	67	91	65	28	+ 63
Otitis Media	68	84	72	0	+ 84
Ascariasis	69	79	68	12	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	70	33	63	48	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	71	21	61	113	- 92
Chlamydia	72	13	70	3	+ 10
Dengue	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.