NICARAGUA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,137	7	1,152	+ 9,985
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,880	36	122	+ 7,758
Measles	3	5,937	78	0	+ 5,937
Tuberculosis	4	5,263	37	115	+ 5,149
Birth Trauma	5	4,910	25	198	+ 4,713
Stroke	6	4,409	3	2,225	+ 2,184
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,710	1	5,843	- 2,134
Low Birth Weight	8	3,206	13	490	+ 2,716
Meningitis	9	2,760	51	29	+ 2,731
Malnutrition	10	2,475	30	163	+ 2,312
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,170	8	1,109	+ 1,062
Maternal Conditions	12	2,117	39	88	+ 2,029
Liver Disease	13	2,009	6	1,203	+ 806
Other Injuries	14	1,847	17	358	+ 1,490
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,749	11	571	+ 1,178
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,481	4	2,068	- 586
Tetanus	17	1,358	79	0	+ 1,358
Hypertension	18	1,356	9	1,103	+ 253
Lung Disease	19	1,253	5	1,570	- 317
Pertussis	20	1,054	67	3	+ 1,051
Kidney Disease	21	1,052	2	3,533	- 2,481
Malaria	22	996	83	0	+ 996
Asthma	23	963	38	105	+ 858
War	24	676	70	1	+ 675
Drownings	25	652	32	157	+ 495
Breast Cancer	26	632	20	283	+ 349
Suicide	27	625	19	285	+ 341
Cervical Cancer	28	453	16	374	+ 79
Violence	29	425	10	619	- 194
Fires	30	416	57	16	+ 399
Poisonings	31	389	55	18	+ 371
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	332	33	149	+ 183
HIV/AIDS	33	313	35	139	+ 174
Lymphomas	34	310	29	164	+ 146
Leukemia	35	288	24	227	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	287	40	85	+ 201
Falls	37	281	22	276	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	280	18	315	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	39	267	34	139	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	40	265	47	42	+ 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	229	54	20	+ 209
Schistosomiasis	42	223	84	0	+ 223
Epilepsy	43	215	41	74	+ 141
Endocrine Disorders	44	208	28	164	+ 45
Syphilis	45	194	60	9	+ 184
Oral Cancer	46	168	43	64	+ 104
Upper Respiratory	47	167	72	1	+ 167
Hepatitis B	48	161	62	5	+ 156
Stomach Cancer	49	159	14	478	- 319
Ovary Cancer	50	151	44	61	+ 90
Leishmaniasis	51	149	76	0	+ 149
Prostate Cancer	52	146	15	386	- 240
Liver Cancer	53	131	12	509	- 377
Lung Cancers	54	119	23	274	- 154
Appendicitis	55	96	49	32	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	56	94	42	67	+ 28
Skin Cancers	57	84	45	59	+ 25
Skin Disease	58	78	31	162	- 84
Alcohol	59	77	21	279	- 201
Diphtheria	60	77	77	0	+ 77
Bladder Cancer	61	77	52	28	+ 49
Pancreas Cancer	62	55	27	178	- 123
Encephalitis	63	47	58	10	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	64	40	48	39	+ 1
Drug Use	65	28	46	50	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	50	31	- 13
Hepatitis C	67	18	68	1	+ 16
Otitis Media	68	16	75	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	69	15	69	1	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	70	6	26	192	- 186
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	61	7	- 3
Chlamydia	72	3	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Somalia

Nicaragua

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.