NETHERLANDS VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,643	7	4,946	+ 24,697
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	20,975	33	584	+ 20,391
Measles	3	15,804	73	0	+ 15,804
Tuberculosis	4	14,010	56	29	+ 13,981
Birth Trauma	5	13,070	52	74	+ 12,997
Stroke	6	11,735	4	9,707	+ 2,028
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,875	2	17,601	- 7,726
Low Birth Weight	8	8,533	45	167	+ 8,366
Meningitis	9	7,347	51	78	+ 7,268
Malnutrition	10	6,587	63	12	+ 6,575
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,777	31	681	+ 5,096
Maternal Conditions	12	5,634	65	8	+ 5,626
Liver Disease	13	5,347	28	936	+ 4,412
Other Injuries	14	4,917	19	1,648	+ 3,269
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,656	35	544	+ 4,112
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,943	14	2,386	+ 1,557
Tetanus	17	3,616	72	0	+ 3,616
Hypertension	18	3,609	29	818	+ 2,791
Lung Disease	19	3,335	5	9,567	- 6,233
Pertussis	20	2,804	67	1	+ 2,803
Kidney Disease	21	2,800	12	2,530	+ 270
Malaria	22	2,651	77	0	+ 2,651
Asthma	23	2,564	46	165	+ 2,399
War	24	1,800	66	2	+ 1,798
Drownings	25	1,736	49	98	+ 1,638
Breast Cancer	26	1,681	9	3,535	- 1,853
Suicide	27	1,664	17	2,025	- 361
Cervical Cancer	28	1,205	39	266	+ 939
Violence	29	1,131	48	107	+ 1,024
Fires	30	1,106	53	49	+ 1,057
Poisonings	31	1,035	61	17	+ 1,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	884	1	18,148	- 17,265
HIV/AIDS	33	833	55	33	+ 800
Lymphomas	34	825	13	2,511	- 1,686
Leukemia	35	767	20	1,578	- 812
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	763	47	130	+ 633
Falls	37	748	8	4,131	- 3,383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	746	6	5,829	- 5,083
Inflammatory/Heart	39	711	23	1,201	- 489
Oesophagus Cancer	40	705	15	2,145	- 1,440
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	609	41	238	+ 371
Schistosomiasis	42	594	74	0	+ 594
Epilepsy	43	572	38	289	+ 283
Endocrine Disorders	44	555	26	1,055	- 500
Syphilis	45	515	69	1	+ 515
Oral Cancer	46	448	30	768	- 320
Upper Respiratory	47	445	57	28	+ 417
Hepatitis B	48	430	62	14	+ 416
Stomach Cancer	49	423	22	1,361	- 938
Ovary Cancer	50	403	25	1,067	- 664
Leishmaniasis	51	396	70	0	+ 395
Prostate Cancer	52	389	10	3,265	- 2,876
Liver Cancer	53	349	24	1,163	- 814
Lung Cancers	54	318	3	10,980	- 10,662
Appendicitis	55	256	58	26	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	56	251	16	2,120	- 1,869
Skin Cancers	57	224	27	1,024	- 801
Skin Disease	58	206	36	295	- 89
Alcohol	59	206	32	612	- 406
Diphtheria	60	204	71	0	+ 204
Bladder Cancer	61	204	21	1,471	- 1,267
Pancreas Cancer	62	147	11	2,995	- 2,848
Encephalitis	63	124	68	1	+ 123
Uterin Cancer	64	106	34	566	- 460
Drug Use	65	74	42	231	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	48	44	214	- 166
Hepatitis C	67	47	60	20	+ 26
Otitis Media	68	43	64	10	+ 33
Ascariasis	69	40	82	0	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	70	17	18	1,831	- 1,814
Multiple Sclerosis	71	11	37	295	- 284
Chlamydia	72	7	78	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	81	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Somalia

Netherlands

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.