MALAWI VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,299	2	7,739	+ 28,561
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	25,685	6	5,782	+ 19,903
Measles	3	19,353	67	6	+ 19,347
Tuberculosis	4	17,156	11	2,992	+ 14,163
Birth Trauma	5	16,006	9	3,563	+ 12,443
Stroke	6	14,371	5	5,939	+ 8,431
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,092	7	4,929	+ 7,163
Low Birth Weight	8	10,450	8	4,339	+ 6,111
Meningitis	9	8,997	18	1,792	+ 7,204
Malnutrition	10	8,066	20	1,499	+ 6,567
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,074	4	6,221	+ 853
Maternal Conditions	12	6,899	15	1,854	+ 5,045
Liver Disease	13	6,548	10	3,259	+ 3,289
Other Injuries	14	6,022	22	1,266	+ 4,755
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,701	13	2,509	+ 3,192
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,828	14	2,267	+ 2,561
Tetanus	17	4,427	47	178	+ 4,250
Hypertension	18	4,419	17	1,797	+ 2,623
Lung Disease	19	4,083	21	1,340	+ 2,743
Pertussis	20	3,434	31	436	+ 2,998
Kidney Disease	21	3,429	19	1,567	+ 1,862
Malaria	22	3,247	3	6,308	- 3,061
Asthma	23	3,140	26	705	+ 2,435
War	24	2,204	71	2	+ 2,201
Drownings	25	2,126	30	458	+ 1,668
Breast Cancer	26	2,059	27	600	+ 1,459
Suicide	27	2,038	23	1,007	+ 1,031
Cervical Cancer	28	1,476	12	2,876	- 1,400
Violence	29	1,385	32	406	+ 978
Fires	30	1,355	34	380	+ 975
Poisonings	31	1,267	37	325	+ 943
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,082	25	782	+ 300
HIV/AIDS	33	1,020	1	12,839	- 11,819
Lymphomas	34	1,011	24	839	+ 172
Leukemia	35	939	56	82	+ 857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	935	39	280	+ 655
Falls	37	916	28	562	+ 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	913	44	234	+ 679
Inflammatory/Heart	39	871	35	370	+ 501
Oesophagus Cancer	40	863	16	1,842	- 979
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	746	49	154	+ 591
Schistosomiasis	42	728	50	143	+ 585
Epilepsy	43	700	41	260	+ 440
Endocrine Disorders	44	679	42	257	+ 423
Syphilis	45	631	29	480	+ 151
Oral Cancer	46	548	43	251	+ 297
Upper Respiratory	47	545	57	60	+ 485
Hepatitis B	48	526	55	88	+ 438
Stomach Cancer	49	518	45	206	+ 312
Ovary Cancer	50	493	48	158	+ 335
Leishmaniasis	51	484	74	0	+ 484
Prostate Cancer	52	477	40	271	+ 206
Liver Cancer	53	427	38	317	+ 111
Lung Cancers	54	389	51	131	+ 259
Appendicitis	55	314	54	94	+ 220
Parkinson's Disease	56	307	46	200	+ 108
Skin Cancers	57	274	36	331	- 57
Skin Disease	58	253	53	101	+ 151
Alcohol	59	253	52	114	+ 139
Diphtheria	60	250	72	2	+ 248
Bladder Cancer	61	250	33	388	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	62	180	60	38	+ 142
Encephalitis	63	152	58	48	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	64	130	62	23	+ 107
Drug Use	65	91	59	48	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	59	61	29	+ 30
Hepatitis C	67	57	64	15	+ 43
Otitis Media	68	53	68	5	+ 47
Ascariasis	69	49	69	4	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	70	21	63	17	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	13	66	9	+ 5
Chlamydia	72	8	70	3	+ 6
Dengue	73	1	65	9	- 8
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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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.