GREECE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,448	3	8,282	+ 9,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,346	44	95	+ 12,251
Measles	3	9,302	68	0	+ 9,302
Tuberculosis	4	8,246	46	66	+ 8,180
Birth Trauma	5	7,693	57	17	+ 7,677
Stroke	6	6,908	2	14,077	- 7,170
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,812	1	21,124	- 15,312
Low Birth Weight	8	5,023	41	127	+ 4,896
Meningitis	9	4,324	53	33	+ 4,291
Malnutrition	10	3,877	66	1	+ 3,876
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,400	22	870	+ 2,530
Maternal Conditions	12	3,316	61	2	+ 3,314
Liver Disease	13	3,148	23	809	+ 2,338
Other Injuries	14	2,894	17	1,453	+ 1,441
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,740	38	174	+ 2,566
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,321	20	1,266	+ 1,055
Tetanus	17	2,128	62	2	+ 2,126
Hypertension	18	2,124	9	2,922	- 798
Lung Disease	19	1,963	5	5,526	- 3,563
Pertussis	20	1,651	69	0	+ 1,651
Kidney Disease	21	1,648	6	4,759	- 3,110
Malaria	22	1,561	78	0	+ 1,561
Asthma	23	1,509	55	27	+ 1,482
War	24	1,059	64	1	+ 1,058
Drownings	25	1,022	32	435	+ 587
Breast Cancer	26	990	11	2,520	- 1,531
Suicide	27	980	28	533	+ 447
Cervical Cancer	28	710	36	243	+ 466
Violence	29	666	42	104	+ 562
Fires	30	651	39	146	+ 505
Poisonings	31	609	56	19	+ 590
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	520	7	3,940	- 3,419
HIV/AIDS	33	490	50	47	+ 443
Lymphomas	34	486	19	1,268	- 783
Leukemia	35	451	18	1,354	- 903
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	449	26	611	- 161
Falls	37	440	21	1,245	- 805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	439	8	3,264	- 2,825
Inflammatory/Heart	39	419	24	725	- 306
Oesophagus Cancer	40	415	35	246	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	358	43	100	+ 258
Schistosomiasis	42	350	75	0	+ 350
Epilepsy	43	336	34	249	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	44	326	29	526	- 200
Syphilis	45	303	65	1	+ 302
Oral Cancer	46	263	30	440	- 177
Upper Respiratory	47	262	59	8	+ 254
Hepatitis B	48	253	48	56	+ 197
Stomach Cancer	49	249	16	1,535	- 1,286
Ovary Cancer	50	237	27	557	- 320
Leishmaniasis	51	233	60	4	+ 229
Prostate Cancer	52	229	12	2,023	- 1,794
Liver Cancer	53	205	14	1,566	- 1,360
Lung Cancers	54	187	4	7,355	- 7,168
Appendicitis	55	151	58	9	+ 141
Parkinson's Disease	56	148	10	2,646	- 2,498
Skin Cancers	57	132	31	438	- 307
Skin Disease	58	121	47	56	+ 65
Alcohol	59	121	49	50	+ 71
Diphtheria	60	120	70	0	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	61	120	15	1,551	- 1,431
Pancreas Cancer	62	86	13	1,904	- 1,818
Encephalitis	63	73	67	1	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	64	63	33	373	- 310
Drug Use	65	44	37	193	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	28	45	67	- 38
Hepatitis C	67	28	52	38	- 11
Otitis Media	68	25	82	0	+ 25
Ascariasis	69	24	73	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	70	10	25	679	- 669
Multiple Sclerosis	71	6	40	135	- 129
Chlamydia	72	4	80	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.