MEXICO VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	218,063	8	24,816	+ 193,247
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	154,296	29	3,476	+ 150,820
Measles	3	116,260	80	0	+ 116,260
Tuberculosis	4	103,060	38	1,943	+ 101,117
Birth Trauma	5	96,151	36	2,552	+ 93,599
Stroke	6	86,329	4	39,790	+ 46,539
Coronary Heart Disease	7	72,643	1	116,238	- 43,595
Low Birth Weight	8	62,774	18	7,163	+ 55,612
Meningitis	9	54,046	58	357	+ 53,689
Malnutrition	10	48,457	14	7,552	+ 40,905
Road Traffic Accidents	11	42,495	10	16,303	+ 26,192
Maternal Conditions	12	41,445	54	750	+ 40,695
Liver Disease	13	39,338	6	29,838	+ 9,500
Other Injuries	14	36,173	11	12,175	+ 23,999
Congenital Anomalies	15	34,250	13	10,457	+ 23,793
Diabetes Mellitus	16	29,005	2	86,110	- 57,105
Tetanus	17	26,597	71	10	+ 26,588
Hypertension	18	26,549	9	17,806	+ 8,743
Lung Disease	19	24,530	7	29,123	- 4,593
Pertussis	20	20,630	70	21	+ 20,609
Kidney Disease	21	20,599	3	44,622	- 24,023
Malaria	22	19,505	84	0	+ 19,505
Asthma	23	18,864	47	1,342	+ 17,521
War	24	13,239	66	112	+ 13,127
Drownings	25	12,771	42	1,799	+ 10,972
Breast Cancer	26	12,369	16	7,380	+ 4,989
Suicide	27	12,244	22	6,772	+ 5,472
Cervical Cancer	28	8,867	26	4,787	+ 4,080
Violence	29	8,319	5	32,450	- 24,131
Fires	30	8,139	56	604	+ 7,536
Poisonings	31	7,613	57	531	+ 7,083
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	6,501	30	3,447	+ 3,054
HIV/AIDS	33	6,125	28	4,128	+ 1,997
Lymphomas	34	6,072	24	4,961	+ 1,111
Leukemia	35	5,639	25	4,830	+ 809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,615	33	2,734	+ 2,881
Falls	37	5,502	35	2,628	+ 2,874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	5,487	20	6,871	- 1,384
Inflammatory/Heart	39	5,233	41	1,866	+ 3,367
Oesophagus Cancer	40	5,185	49	1,252	+ 3,934
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,479	52	859	+ 3,620
Schistosomiasis	42	4,373	83	0	+ 4,373
Epilepsy	43	4,205	39	1,912	+ 2,293
Endocrine Disorders	44	4,079	12	11,310	- 7,231
Syphilis	45	3,792	73	5	+ 3,787
Oral Cancer	46	3,293	46	1,355	+ 1,938
Upper Respiratory	47	3,271	64	127	+ 3,145
Hepatitis B	48	3,161	61	210	+ 2,951
Stomach Cancer	49	3,111	19	6,939	- 3,827
Ovary Cancer	50	2,962	34	2,649	+ 313
Leishmaniasis	51	2,910	76	1	+ 2,909
Prostate Cancer	52	2,863	15	7,494	- 4,631
Liver Cancer	53	2,568	21	6,817	- 4,249
Lung Cancers	54	2,340	17	7,349	- 5,010
Appendicitis	55	1,886	53	774	+ 1,112
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,846	43	1,567	+ 279
Skin Cancers	57	1,644	40	1,909	- 265
Skin Disease	58	1,518	31	3,029	- 1,510
Alcohol	59	1,517	32	2,945	- 1,429
Diphtheria	60	1,502	79	0	+ 1,502
Bladder Cancer	61	1,499	48	1,272	+ 227
Pancreas Cancer	62	1,080	27	4,510	- 3,430
Encephalitis	63	911	62	140	+ 771
Uterin Cancer	64	782	50	902	- 120
Drug Use	65	547	44	1,470	- 923
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	353	45	1,415	- 1,062
Hepatitis C	67	344	55	625	- 281
Otitis Media	68	317	68	29	+ 287
Ascariasis	69	297	72	5	+ 292
Other Neoplasms	70	124	23	6,204	- 6,081
Multiple Sclerosis	71	79	60	295	- 216
Chlamydia	72	49	77	0	+ 49
Dengue	73	7	67	30	- 24
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Somalia

Mexico

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.