GUYANA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,324	6	302	+ 1,023
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	937	27	48	+ 890
Measles	3	706	77	0	+ 706
Tuberculosis	4	626	16	137	+ 489
Birth Trauma	5	584	24	64	+ 520
Stroke	6	524	2	1,022	- 498
Coronary Heart Disease	7	441	1	1,335	- 894
Low Birth Weight	8	381	22	89	+ 292
Meningitis	9	328	44	17	+ 311
Malnutrition	10	294	30	37	+ 257
Road Traffic Accidents	11	258	11	175	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	12	252	35	28	+ 224
Liver Disease	13	239	9	197	+ 42
Other Injuries	14	220	14	167	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	15	208	23	69	+ 139
Diabetes Mellitus	16	176	3	579	- 402
Tetanus	17	162	72	0	+ 161
Hypertension	18	161	4	320	- 159
Lung Disease	19	149	13	174	- 25
Pertussis	20	125	73	0	+ 125
Kidney Disease	21	125	8	233	- 108
Malaria	22	118	33	30	+ 88
Asthma	23	115	36	25	+ 89
War	24	80	64	1	+ 80
Drownings	25	78	15	145	- 67
Breast Cancer	26	75	19	96	- 21
Suicide	27	74	5	315	- 241
Cervical Cancer	28	54	21	91	- 38
Violence	29	51	10	194	- 143
Fires	30	49	41	19	+ 30
Poisonings	31	46	65	1	+ 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	39	38	23	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	33	37	7	256	- 219
Lymphomas	34	37	32	32	+ 5
Leukemia	35	34	39	21	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	34	26	54	- 20
Falls	37	33	48	11	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	33	25	59	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	39	32	20	92	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	40	31	51	8	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	27	47	13	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	42	27	84	0	+ 27
Epilepsy	43	26	37	24	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	44	25	12	174	- 150
Syphilis	45	23	71	0	+ 23
Oral Cancer	46	20	40	20	- 0
Upper Respiratory	47	20	66	1	+ 19
Hepatitis B	48	19	59	2	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	49	19	31	34	- 15
Ovary Cancer	50	18	43	18	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	51	18	83	0	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	52	17	17	123	- 106
Liver Cancer	53	16	34	29	- 13
Lung Cancers	54	14	29	38	- 24
Appendicitis	55	11	54	6	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	56	11	49	9	+ 2
Skin Cancers	57	10	55	5	+ 5
Skin Disease	58	9	56	3	+ 6
Alcohol	59	9	57	3	+ 6
Diphtheria	60	9	75	0	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	61	9	50	8	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	7	42	19	- 12
Encephalitis	63	6	53	7	- 1
Uterin Cancer	64	5	46	13	- 8
Drug Use	65	3	45	16	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	63	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	1	28	40	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	62	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	18	99	- 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	67	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.