NEPAL VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	51,909	6	6,237	+ 45,672
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	36,730	7	6,071	+ 30,659
Measles	3	27,675	59	60	+ 27,615
Tuberculosis	4	24,533	3	16,535	+ 7,999
Birth Trauma	5	22,889	15	2,676	+ 20,213
Stroke	6	20,550	4	12,909	+ 7,642
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,292	2	19,677	- 2,384
Low Birth Weight	8	14,943	11	3,822	+ 11,121
Meningitis	9	12,865	43	377	+ 12,488
Malnutrition	10	11,535	31	845	+ 10,690
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,116	9	4,654	+ 5,461
Maternal Conditions	12	9,866	28	977	+ 8,889
Liver Disease	13	9,364	5	6,383	+ 2,981
Other Injuries	14	8,611	22	1,655	+ 6,956
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,153	21	1,949	+ 6,204
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,905	14	2,929	+ 3,975
Tetanus	17	6,331	53	134	+ 6,197
Hypertension	18	6,320	18	2,092	+ 4,228
Lung Disease	19	5,839	1	27,027	- 21,187
Pertussis	20	4,911	40	453	+ 4,458
Kidney Disease	21	4,904	10	4,284	+ 619
Malaria	22	4,643	72	0	+ 4,643
Asthma	23	4,490	8	5,930	- 1,440
War	24	3,152	65	24	+ 3,127
Drownings	25	3,040	23	1,505	+ 1,535
Breast Cancer	26	2,944	27	1,038	+ 1,906
Suicide	27	2,915	16	2,571	+ 343
Cervical Cancer	28	2,111	20	1,969	+ 141
Violence	29	1,980	35	704	+ 1,277
Fires	30	1,938	50	184	+ 1,754
Poisonings	31	1,812	39	474	+ 1,339
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,548	19	2,022	- 474
HIV/AIDS	33	1,458	34	737	+ 721
Lymphomas	34	1,445	32	768	+ 678
Leukemia	35	1,342	36	668	+ 675
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,337	49	191	+ 1,145
Falls	37	1,310	13	3,321	- 2,012
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,306	26	1,167	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,246	48	217	+ 1,029
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,234	38	491	+ 743
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,066	17	2,320	- 1,254
Schistosomiasis	42	1,041	73	0	+ 1,041
Epilepsy	43	1,001	30	874	+ 127
Endocrine Disorders	44	971	45	257	+ 714
Syphilis	45	903	54	134	+ 769
Oral Cancer	46	784	24	1,389	- 605
Upper Respiratory	47	779	66	24	+ 755
Hepatitis B	48	752	56	117	+ 636
Stomach Cancer	49	741	25	1,379	- 639
Ovary Cancer	50	705	37	585	+ 121
Leishmaniasis	51	693	62	39	+ 654
Prostate Cancer	52	682	58	85	+ 596
Liver Cancer	53	611	46	256	+ 355
Lung Cancers	54	557	12	3,586	- 3,029
Appendicitis	55	449	47	220	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	56	439	33	760	- 320
Skin Cancers	57	391	42	400	- 8
Skin Disease	58	361	67	17	+ 344
Alcohol	59	361	52	168	+ 194
Diphtheria	60	358	71	1	+ 356
Bladder Cancer	61	357	44	325	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	62	257	41	445	- 188
Encephalitis	63	217	29	882	- 665
Uterin Cancer	64	186	60	56	+ 130
Drug Use	65	130	57	93	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	84	51	173	- 89
Hepatitis C	67	82	64	29	+ 53
Otitis Media	68	75	70	4	+ 72
Ascariasis	69	71	69	4	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	70	29	61	50	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	71	19	63	38	- 20
Chlamydia	72	12	68	5	+ 7
Dengue	73	2	55	120	- 118
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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 NEPAL

Somalia

Nepal

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.