INDIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,350,304	6	392,425	+ 1,957,879
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,663,019	4	670,315	+ 992,705
Measles	3	1,253,061	51	11,923	+ 1,241,139
Tuberculosis	4	1,110,787	5	435,882	+ 674,905
Birth Trauma	5	1,036,323	20	102,819	+ 933,504
Stroke	6	930,461	3	697,038	+ 233,423
Coronary Heart Disease	7	782,952	1	1,520,034	- 737,083
Low Birth Weight	8	676,589	9	238,739	+ 437,850
Meningitis	9	582,511	36	33,337	+ 549,174
Malnutrition	10	522,274	55	8,626	+ 513,648
Road Traffic Accidents	11	458,017	12	212,596	+ 245,421
Maternal Conditions	12	446,700	41	25,917	+ 420,782
Liver Disease	13	423,990	8	268,580	+ 155,410
Other Injuries	14	389,880	15	149,570	+ 240,309
Congenital Anomalies	15	369,146	23	82,769	+ 286,377
Diabetes Mellitus	16	312,617	7	271,495	+ 41,121
Tetanus	17	286,666	58	7,093	+ 279,573
Hypertension	18	286,150	19	108,050	+ 178,100
Lung Disease	19	264,387	2	879,732	- 615,345
Pertussis	20	222,351	54	10,094	+ 212,258
Kidney Disease	21	222,019	11	222,903	- 883
Malaria	22	210,223	57	7,705	+ 202,518
Asthma	23	203,315	13	196,051	+ 7,264
War	24	142,694	67	890	+ 141,804
Drownings	25	137,647	28	48,774	+ 88,873
Breast Cancer	26	133,316	22	82,821	+ 50,495
Suicide	27	131,964	14	173,347	- 41,384
Cervical Cancer	28	95,572	30	45,319	+ 50,252
Violence	29	89,660	27	51,767	+ 37,894
Fires	30	87,728	42	23,265	+ 64,463
Poisonings	31	82,058	61	3,540	+ 78,518
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	70,066	17	126,593	- 56,527
HIV/AIDS	33	66,014	31	44,406	+ 21,608
Lymphomas	34	65,445	33	40,159	+ 25,286
Leukemia	35	60,783	35	33,383	+ 27,400
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	60,516	26	68,108	- 7,591
Falls	37	59,297	10	225,755	- 166,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	59,139	25	77,368	- 18,229
Inflammatory/Heart	39	56,404	49	12,651	+ 43,754
Oesophagus Cancer	40	55,888	34	38,898	+ 16,990
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	48,275	18	126,079	- 77,804
Schistosomiasis	42	47,131	76	0	+ 47,131
Epilepsy	43	45,319	40	30,307	+ 15,011
Endocrine Disorders	44	43,966	47	15,264	+ 28,702
Syphilis	45	40,872	64	2,007	+ 38,865
Oral Cancer	46	35,494	16	134,187	- 98,693
Upper Respiratory	47	35,259	68	584	+ 34,676
Hepatitis B	48	34,069	56	8,184	+ 25,884
Stomach Cancer	49	33,533	24	81,058	- 47,525
Ovary Cancer	50	31,925	44	21,947	+ 9,978
Leishmaniasis	51	31,368	66	973	+ 30,394
Prostate Cancer	52	30,862	38	30,945	- 83
Liver Cancer	53	27,675	39	30,369	- 2,694
Lung Cancers	54	25,216	21	88,276	- 63,060
Appendicitis	55	20,327	53	11,245	+ 9,081
Parkinson's Disease	56	19,897	32	43,398	- 23,501
Skin Cancers	57	17,722	60	5,054	+ 12,668
Skin Disease	58	16,363	45	17,857	- 1,495
Alcohol	59	16,349	43	23,097	- 6,748
Diphtheria	60	16,193	72	65	+ 16,129
Bladder Cancer	61	16,161	48	14,081	+ 2,081
Pancreas Cancer	62	11,643	37	32,812	- 21,169
Encephalitis	63	9,823	29	48,080	- 38,257
Uterin Cancer	64	8,424	59	6,841	+ 1,583
Drug Use	65	5,892	52	11,747	- 5,856
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3,809	50	11,931	- 8,122
Hepatitis C	67	3,712	65	1,364	+ 2,348
Otitis Media	68	3,412	71	68	+ 3,344
Ascariasis	69	3,202	70	126	+ 3,076
Other Neoplasms	70	1,336	62	2,968	- 1,633
Multiple Sclerosis	71	853	63	2,328	- 1,475
Chlamydia	72	528	69	379	+ 149
Dengue	73	71	46	17,546	- 17,475
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	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.