MALDIVES VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	649	8	33	+ 616
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	459	22	14	+ 445
Measles	3	346	60	0	+ 346
Tuberculosis	4	307	27	11	+ 295
Birth Trauma	5	286	39	5	+ 281
Stroke	6	257	2	143	+ 114
Coronary Heart Disease	7	216	1	279	- 63
Low Birth Weight	8	187	20	15	+ 172
Meningitis	9	161	50	1	+ 160
Malnutrition	10	144	45	3	+ 141
Road Traffic Accidents	11	126	31	9	+ 118
Maternal Conditions	12	123	35	5	+ 118
Liver Disease	13	117	11	24	+ 93
Other Injuries	14	108	18	16	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	15	102	15	19	+ 83
Diabetes Mellitus	16	86	6	47	+ 39
Tetanus	17	79	54	0	+ 79
Hypertension	18	79	17	16	+ 63
Lung Disease	19	73	3	91	- 18
Pertussis	20	61	52	0	+ 61
Kidney Disease	21	61	4	80	- 19
Malaria	22	58	75	0	+ 58
Asthma	23	56	29	10	+ 46
War	24	39	62	0	+ 39
Drownings	25	38	23	14	+ 24
Breast Cancer	26	37	9	28	+ 9
Suicide	27	36	21	15	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	28	26	13	22	+ 5
Violence	29	25	28	10	+ 15
Fires	30	24	41	4	+ 20
Poisonings	31	23	55	0	+ 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	19	5	47	- 28
HIV/AIDS	33	18	78	0	+ 18
Lymphomas	34	18	34	7	+ 11
Leukemia	35	17	24	13	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	17	42	4	+ 13
Falls	37	16	16	19	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	16	14	21	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	39	16	36	5	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	40	15	59	0	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	13	43	3	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	42	13	71	0	+ 13
Epilepsy	43	13	38	5	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	44	12	12	22	- 9
Syphilis	45	11	58	0	+ 11
Oral Cancer	46	10	19	15	- 6
Upper Respiratory	47	10	66	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	48	9	56	0	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	49	9	49	1	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	50	9	30	9	- 0
Leishmaniasis	51	9	72	0	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	52	9	26	11	- 3
Liver Cancer	53	8	10	27	- 19
Lung Cancers	54	7	7	36	- 29
Appendicitis	55	6	61	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	56	5	25	12	- 6
Skin Cancers	57	5	63	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	58	5	32	8	- 4
Alcohol	59	5	51	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	60	4	68	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	61	4	37	5	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	40	4	- 1
Encephalitis	63	3	44	3	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	64	2	47	2	+ 0
Drug Use	65	2	48	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	53	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	46	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	57	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	33	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.