NEW ZEALAND VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,608	7	920	+ 7,688
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,091	37	81	+ 6,010
Measles	3	4,590	82	0	+ 4,590
Tuberculosis	4	4,068	52	17	+ 4,051
Birth Trauma	5	3,796	54	15	+ 3,781
Stroke	6	3,408	3	2,378	+ 1,030
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,868	1	5,095	- 2,227
Low Birth Weight	8	2,478	38	78	+ 2,400
Meningitis	9	2,134	59	9	+ 2,125
Malnutrition	10	1,913	55	14	+ 1,899
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,678	16	458	+ 1,220
Maternal Conditions	12	1,636	63	5	+ 1,631
Liver Disease	13	1,553	32	158	+ 1,395
Other Injuries	14	1,428	28	218	+ 1,210
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,352	30	176	+ 1,177
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,145	8	769	+ 376
Tetanus	17	1,050	69	0	+ 1,050
Hypertension	18	1,048	20	327	+ 721
Lung Disease	19	968	5	1,815	- 846
Pertussis	20	814	65	1	+ 814
Kidney Disease	21	813	17	432	+ 381
Malaria	22	770	78	0	+ 770
Asthma	23	745	36	91	+ 654
War	24	523	68	1	+ 522
Drownings	25	504	44	54	+ 450
Breast Cancer	26	488	10	737	- 248
Suicide	27	483	15	528	- 45
Cervical Cancer	28	350	41	61	+ 289
Violence	29	328	42	57	+ 271
Fires	30	321	53	17	+ 304
Poisonings	31	301	58	9	+ 291
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	257	2	3,032	- 2,775
HIV/AIDS	33	242	57	10	+ 231
Lymphomas	34	240	13	608	- 368
Leukemia	35	223	18	391	- 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	222	39	70	+ 151
Falls	37	217	11	627	- 409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	217	6	1,495	- 1,278
Inflammatory/Heart	39	207	23	313	- 106
Oesophagus Cancer	40	205	25	279	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	177	35	113	+ 64
Schistosomiasis	42	173	77	0	+ 173
Epilepsy	43	166	43	55	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	44	161	21	325	- 163
Syphilis	45	150	70	0	+ 149
Oral Cancer	46	130	31	164	- 34
Upper Respiratory	47	129	64	4	+ 125
Hepatitis B	48	125	56	14	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	49	123	22	323	- 200
Ovary Cancer	50	117	29	207	- 90
Leishmaniasis	51	115	80	0	+ 115
Prostate Cancer	52	113	9	739	- 626
Liver Cancer	53	101	24	288	- 186
Lung Cancers	54	92	4	1,873	- 1,781
Appendicitis	55	74	62	6	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	56	73	19	353	- 280
Skin Cancers	57	65	12	612	- 547
Skin Disease	58	60	34	118	- 58
Alcohol	59	60	45	51	+ 8
Diphtheria	60	59	83	0	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	61	59	26	267	- 208
Pancreas Cancer	62	43	14	543	- 500
Encephalitis	63	36	66	1	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	64	31	33	145	- 114
Drug Use	65	22	40	69	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	46	47	- 33
Hepatitis C	67	14	48	30	- 16
Otitis Media	68	12	67	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	69	12	76	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	70	5	27	245	- 240
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	47	43	- 40
Chlamydia	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Somalia

New Zealand

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.