JAPAN VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	205,490	3	107,899	+ 97,592
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	145,400	37	2,731	+ 142,669
Measles	3	109,557	75	0	+ 109,557
Tuberculosis	4	97,118	34	3,459	+ 93,659
Birth Trauma	5	90,607	61	104	+ 90,503
Stroke	6	81,351	2	121,823	- 40,471
Coronary Heart Disease	7	68,454	1	163,905	- 95,451
Low Birth Weight	8	59,155	55	202	+ 58,953
Meningitis	9	50,930	52	308	+ 50,622
Malnutrition	10	45,663	43	1,910	+ 43,753
Road Traffic Accidents	11	40,045	31	4,566	+ 35,479
Maternal Conditions	12	39,056	64	39	+ 39,017
Liver Disease	13	37,070	17	14,195	+ 22,875
Other Injuries	14	34,088	12	22,068	+ 12,020
Congenital Anomalies	15	32,275	40	2,473	+ 29,802
Diabetes Mellitus	16	27,332	29	5,433	+ 21,900
Tetanus	17	25,064	67	9	+ 25,054
Hypertension	18	25,018	28	6,673	+ 18,345
Lung Disease	19	23,116	5	78,169	- 55,054
Pertussis	20	19,440	71	1	+ 19,439
Kidney Disease	21	19,411	9	44,779	- 25,367
Malaria	22	18,380	79	0	+ 18,380
Asthma	23	17,776	42	1,922	+ 15,854
War	24	12,476	66	15	+ 12,461
Drownings	25	12,035	25	8,409	+ 3,626
Breast Cancer	26	11,656	15	15,805	- 4,149
Suicide	27	11,538	13	19,466	- 7,928
Cervical Cancer	28	8,356	32	3,799	+ 4,557
Violence	29	7,839	53	266	+ 7,573
Fires	30	7,670	48	1,007	+ 6,663
Poisonings	31	7,174	54	255	+ 6,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	6,126	7	56,937	- 50,811
HIV/AIDS	33	5,772	63	48	+ 5,724
Lymphomas	34	5,722	14	19,273	- 13,551
Leukemia	35	5,314	24	9,607	- 4,293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,291	35	2,922	+ 2,369
Falls	37	5,184	23	9,736	- 4,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	5,171	6	57,340	- 52,170
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4,932	27	8,232	- 3,301
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,886	20	12,316	- 7,430
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,221	39	2,555	+ 1,666
Schistosomiasis	42	4,121	72	0	+ 4,120
Epilepsy	43	3,962	45	1,558	+ 2,404
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,844	21	11,486	- 7,642
Syphilis	45	3,574	65	16	+ 3,558
Oral Cancer	46	3,103	26	8,333	- 5,230
Upper Respiratory	47	3,083	57	159	+ 2,924
Hepatitis B	48	2,979	46	1,423	+ 1,556
Stomach Cancer	49	2,932	8	50,433	- 47,501
Ovary Cancer	50	2,791	30	5,061	- 2,270
Leishmaniasis	51	2,743	77	0	+ 2,743
Prostate Cancer	52	2,698	19	13,515	- 10,817
Liver Cancer	53	2,420	11	29,384	- 26,965
Lung Cancers	54	2,205	4	79,688	- 77,484
Appendicitis	55	1,777	58	126	+ 1,652
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,740	18	14,007	- 12,268
Skin Cancers	57	1,549	44	1,843	- 293
Skin Disease	58	1,431	36	2,806	- 1,375
Alcohol	59	1,429	51	576	+ 854
Diphtheria	60	1,416	74	0	+ 1,416
Bladder Cancer	61	1,413	22	9,936	- 8,523
Pancreas Cancer	62	1,018	10	37,027	- 36,009
Encephalitis	63	859	69	5	+ 854
Uterin Cancer	64	737	33	3,461	- 2,725
Drug Use	65	515	50	732	- 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	333	38	2,618	- 2,285
Hepatitis C	67	325	41	2,220	- 1,895
Otitis Media	68	298	68	8	+ 291
Ascariasis	69	280	82	0	+ 280
Other Neoplasms	70	117	16	15,120	- 15,003
Multiple Sclerosis	71	75	59	108	- 33
Chlamydia	72	46	80	0	+ 46
Dengue	73	6	83	0	+ 6
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.