LUXEMBOURG VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,120	8	111	+ 1,008
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	792	42	6	+ 786
Measles	3	597	70	0	+ 597
Tuberculosis	4	529	55	2	+ 527
Birth Trauma	5	494	59	1	+ 493
Stroke	6	443	4	257	+ 186
Coronary Heart Disease	7	373	1	655	- 282
Low Birth Weight	8	322	49	3	+ 319
Meningitis	9	277	58	1	+ 277
Malnutrition	10	249	32	19	+ 229
Road Traffic Accidents	11	218	30	25	+ 193
Maternal Conditions	12	213	63	0	+ 212
Liver Disease	13	202	12	75	+ 127
Other Injuries	14	186	10	88	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	15	176	37	10	+ 165
Diabetes Mellitus	16	149	17	61	+ 88
Tetanus	17	137	69	0	+ 137
Hypertension	18	136	19	54	+ 83
Lung Disease	19	126	5	242	- 116
Pertussis	20	106	68	0	+ 106
Kidney Disease	21	106	9	91	+ 15
Malaria	22	100	81	0	+ 100
Asthma	23	97	45	5	+ 92
War	24	68	67	0	+ 68
Drownings	25	66	54	2	+ 64
Breast Cancer	26	64	7	113	- 50
Suicide	27	63	13	69	- 7
Cervical Cancer	28	46	38	10	+ 36
Violence	29	43	48	3	+ 40
Fires	30	42	51	3	+ 39
Poisonings	31	39	56	1	+ 38
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	33	2	298	- 265
HIV/AIDS	33	31	52	2	+ 29
Lymphomas	34	31	14	64	- 33
Leukemia	35	29	20	53	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	29	41	7	+ 22
Falls	37	28	18	61	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	28	6	131	- 103
Inflammatory/Heart	39	27	23	49	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	40	27	28	32	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	23	34	19	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	42	22	80	0	+ 22
Epilepsy	43	22	35	17	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	44	21	21	53	- 32
Syphilis	45	19	66	0	+ 19
Oral Cancer	46	17	33	19	- 2
Upper Respiratory	47	17	61	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	48	16	60	1	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	49	16	22	51	- 35
Ovary Cancer	50	15	27	35	- 20
Leishmaniasis	51	15	83	0	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	52	15	15	64	- 49
Liver Cancer	53	13	25	49	- 35
Lung Cancers	54	12	3	260	- 248
Appendicitis	55	10	62	0	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	56	9	16	62	- 52
Skin Cancers	57	8	31	22	- 13
Skin Disease	58	8	44	5	+ 2
Alcohol	59	8	29	25	- 18
Diphtheria	60	8	71	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	61	8	26	44	- 36
Pancreas Cancer	62	6	11	82	- 76
Encephalitis	63	5	65	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	64	4	36	16	- 12
Drug Use	65	3	39	9	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	53	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	47	4	- 2
Otitis Media	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	1	24	49	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	46	4	- 4
Chlamydia	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	43	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Somalia

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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.