MALAYSIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	57,651	2	23,477	+ 34,174
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	40,793	20	1,773	+ 39,020
Measles	3	30,737	70	0	+ 30,737
Tuberculosis	4	27,247	26	1,227	+ 26,020
Birth Trauma	5	25,420	42	359	+ 25,062
Stroke	6	22,823	3	21,592	+ 1,231
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,205	1	36,729	- 17,524
Low Birth Weight	8	16,596	29	1,020	+ 15,576
Meningitis	9	14,289	46	301	+ 13,988
Malnutrition	10	12,811	49	249	+ 12,562
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,235	4	7,181	+ 4,053
Maternal Conditions	12	10,957	56	167	+ 10,791
Liver Disease	13	10,400	7	5,125	+ 5,275
Other Injuries	14	9,563	14	2,222	+ 7,341
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,055	24	1,403	+ 7,652
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,668	9	4,107	+ 3,561
Tetanus	17	7,032	61	21	+ 7,010
Hypertension	18	7,019	38	649	+ 6,370
Lung Disease	19	6,485	5	6,633	- 147
Pertussis	20	5,454	57	80	+ 5,374
Kidney Disease	21	5,446	6	6,629	- 1,183
Malaria	22	5,157	76	0	+ 5,157
Asthma	23	4,987	30	1,013	+ 3,974
War	24	3,500	63	11	+ 3,490
Drownings	25	3,376	36	820	+ 2,557
Breast Cancer	26	3,270	12	3,071	+ 199
Suicide	27	3,237	19	1,823	+ 1,414
Cervical Cancer	28	2,344	31	1,010	+ 1,334
Violence	29	2,199	34	869	+ 1,331
Fires	30	2,152	44	336	+ 1,816
Poisonings	31	2,013	53	211	+ 1,802
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,719	10	3,996	- 2,278
HIV/AIDS	33	1,619	13	2,679	- 1,060
Lymphomas	34	1,605	25	1,321	+ 284
Leukemia	35	1,491	23	1,412	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,484	22	1,424	+ 60
Falls	37	1,455	18	1,855	- 401
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,451	11	3,832	- 2,382
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,384	27	1,214	+ 170
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,371	41	435	+ 936
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,184	51	246	+ 938
Schistosomiasis	42	1,156	75	0	+ 1,156
Epilepsy	43	1,112	52	226	+ 886
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,078	37	809	+ 269
Syphilis	45	1,003	62	19	+ 984
Oral Cancer	46	871	17	1,865	- 994
Upper Respiratory	47	865	65	5	+ 860
Hepatitis B	48	836	54	206	+ 630
Stomach Cancer	49	823	21	1,441	- 619
Ovary Cancer	50	783	35	827	- 44
Leishmaniasis	51	769	77	0	+ 769
Prostate Cancer	52	757	33	903	- 146
Liver Cancer	53	679	16	1,984	- 1,305
Lung Cancers	54	619	8	4,319	- 3,700
Appendicitis	55	499	58	71	+ 427
Parkinson's Disease	56	488	28	1,106	- 618
Skin Cancers	57	435	50	247	+ 187
Skin Disease	58	401	15	2,066	- 1,664
Alcohol	59	401	55	181	+ 220
Diphtheria	60	397	69	0	+ 397
Bladder Cancer	61	396	39	467	- 71
Pancreas Cancer	62	286	32	994	- 709
Encephalitis	63	241	40	452	- 211
Uterin Cancer	64	207	43	352	- 146
Drug Use	65	145	45	322	- 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	93	60	27	+ 66
Hepatitis C	67	91	64	6	+ 86
Otitis Media	68	84	66	3	+ 80
Ascariasis	69	79	67	2	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	70	33	48	265	- 232
Multiple Sclerosis	71	21	59	30	- 9
Chlamydia	72	13	68	2	+ 11
Dengue	73	2	47	280	- 278
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.