GUINEA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,328	1	12,790	+ 10,538
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,506	3	6,788	+ 9,718
Measles	3	12,437	4	6,025	+ 6,412
Tuberculosis	4	11,025	13	2,369	+ 8,656
Birth Trauma	5	10,286	7	4,797	+ 5,489
Stroke	6	9,235	5	5,777	+ 3,458
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,771	6	5,665	+ 2,106
Low Birth Weight	8	6,715	8	4,319	+ 2,397
Meningitis	9	5,782	11	2,633	+ 3,149
Malnutrition	10	5,184	28	1,032	+ 4,152
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,546	9	3,788	+ 758
Maternal Conditions	12	4,434	17	1,793	+ 2,641
Liver Disease	13	4,208	12	2,550	+ 1,658
Other Injuries	14	3,870	18	1,504	+ 2,366
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,664	14	2,181	+ 1,483
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,103	15	2,138	+ 965
Tetanus	17	2,845	45	170	+ 2,676
Hypertension	18	2,840	21	1,348	+ 1,492
Lung Disease	19	2,624	20	1,373	+ 1,251
Pertussis	20	2,207	24	1,165	+ 1,042
Kidney Disease	21	2,204	16	1,939	+ 264
Malaria	22	2,087	2	8,180	- 6,093
Asthma	23	2,018	22	1,179	+ 839
War	24	1,416	64	20	+ 1,397
Drownings	25	1,366	31	528	+ 838
Breast Cancer	26	1,323	38	345	+ 978
Suicide	27	1,310	29	892	+ 418
Cervical Cancer	28	949	19	1,491	- 543
Violence	29	890	26	1,128	- 238
Fires	30	871	36	410	+ 461
Poisonings	31	814	40	295	+ 520
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	695	30	579	+ 117
HIV/AIDS	33	655	10	3,020	- 2,364
Lymphomas	34	650	48	158	+ 492
Leukemia	35	603	67	17	+ 586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	601	34	448	+ 153
Falls	37	589	33	480	+ 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	587	53	100	+ 487
Inflammatory/Heart	39	560	35	439	+ 120
Oesophagus Cancer	40	555	63	20	+ 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	479	42	238	+ 241
Schistosomiasis	42	468	43	232	+ 236
Epilepsy	43	450	37	350	+ 100
Endocrine Disorders	44	436	25	1,140	- 703
Syphilis	45	406	39	328	+ 78
Oral Cancer	46	352	52	122	+ 231
Upper Respiratory	47	350	69	15	+ 335
Hepatitis B	48	338	47	162	+ 176
Stomach Cancer	49	333	41	245	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	50	317	54	93	+ 224
Leishmaniasis	51	311	78	0	+ 311
Prostate Cancer	52	306	32	525	- 219
Liver Cancer	53	275	23	1,167	- 893
Lung Cancers	54	250	50	128	+ 122
Appendicitis	55	202	57	41	+ 160
Parkinson's Disease	56	197	44	212	- 14
Skin Cancers	57	176	49	152	+ 24
Skin Disease	58	162	51	127	+ 35
Alcohol	59	162	55	83	+ 79
Diphtheria	60	161	58	40	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	61	160	60	32	+ 129
Pancreas Cancer	62	116	65	19	+ 96
Encephalitis	63	98	56	81	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	64	84	59	38	+ 46
Drug Use	65	58	46	169	- 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	38	70	13	+ 25
Hepatitis C	67	37	61	22	+ 15
Otitis Media	68	34	72	0	+ 34
Ascariasis	69	32	62	22	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	70	13	68	16	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	8	66	18	- 9
Chlamydia	72	5	71	3	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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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.