ITALY VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	101,684	9	16,339	+ 85,346
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	71,949	36	1,622	+ 70,327
Measles	3	54,213	71	1	+ 54,211
Tuberculosis	4	48,057	53	336	+ 47,721
Birth Trauma	5	44,836	59	140	+ 44,696
Stroke	6	40,256	2	62,633	- 22,378
Coronary Heart Disease	7	33,874	1	97,116	- 63,242
Low Birth Weight	8	29,272	51	357	+ 28,915
Meningitis	9	25,202	60	128	+ 25,074
Malnutrition	10	22,596	41	775	+ 21,820
Road Traffic Accidents	11	19,816	30	3,221	+ 16,595
Maternal Conditions	12	19,326	67	6	+ 19,320
Liver Disease	13	18,344	23	5,559	+ 12,784
Other Injuries	14	16,868	12	12,112	+ 4,756
Congenital Anomalies	15	15,971	37	1,443	+ 14,528
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,525	8	19,836	- 6,311
Tetanus	17	12,402	63	22	+ 12,381
Hypertension	18	12,380	6	29,931	- 17,551
Lung Disease	19	11,439	5	32,382	- 20,944
Pertussis	20	9,620	73	1	+ 9,619
Kidney Disease	21	9,606	11	12,726	- 3,120
Malaria	22	9,095	79	0	+ 9,095
Asthma	23	8,796	47	494	+ 8,303
War	24	6,174	66	6	+ 6,167
Drownings	25	5,955	52	344	+ 5,611
Breast Cancer	26	5,768	10	13,868	- 8,100
Suicide	27	5,709	26	4,042	+ 1,667
Cervical Cancer	28	4,135	40	1,154	+ 2,981
Violence	29	3,879	50	409	+ 3,471
Fires	30	3,795	56	271	+ 3,524
Poisonings	31	3,550	58	154	+ 3,396
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,031	3	41,445	- 38,413
HIV/AIDS	33	2,856	46	520	+ 2,336
Lymphomas	34	2,831	16	9,670	- 6,839
Leukemia	35	2,630	21	6,728	- 4,099
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,618	43	690	+ 1,928
Falls	37	2,565	25	4,222	- 1,657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,559	7	21,254	- 18,695
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,440	24	5,531	- 3,091
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,418	34	2,045	+ 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,089	32	2,216	- 127
Schistosomiasis	42	2,039	78	0	+ 2,039
Epilepsy	43	1,961	39	1,337	+ 624
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,902	18	8,431	- 6,529
Syphilis	45	1,768	69	4	+ 1,764
Oral Cancer	46	1,536	27	3,343	- 1,808
Upper Respiratory	47	1,525	64	20	+ 1,505
Hepatitis B	48	1,474	54	334	+ 1,140
Stomach Cancer	49	1,451	14	10,252	- 8,802
Ovary Cancer	50	1,381	28	3,282	- 1,900
Leishmaniasis	51	1,357	70	3	+ 1,354
Prostate Cancer	52	1,335	20	8,409	- 7,074
Liver Cancer	53	1,197	17	9,620	- 8,423
Lung Cancers	54	1,091	4	34,152	- 33,062
Appendicitis	55	879	61	49	+ 831
Parkinson's Disease	56	861	19	8,428	- 7,567
Skin Cancers	57	767	29	3,239	- 2,472
Skin Disease	58	708	38	1,440	- 732
Alcohol	59	707	55	277	+ 430
Diphtheria	60	701	76	0	+ 701
Bladder Cancer	61	699	22	6,711	- 6,011
Pancreas Cancer	62	504	13	12,095	- 11,591
Encephalitis	63	425	68	5	+ 420
Uterin Cancer	64	364	33	2,198	- 1,833
Drug Use	65	255	45	654	- 399
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	165	42	701	- 537
Hepatitis C	67	161	31	2,451	- 2,290
Otitis Media	68	148	65	16	+ 132
Ascariasis	69	139	80	0	+ 139
Other Neoplasms	70	58	15	9,984	- 9,926
Multiple Sclerosis	71	37	44	677	- 640
Chlamydia	72	23	84	0	+ 23
Dengue	73	3	81	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.