NIGER VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,937	1	21,093	+ 22,844
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	31,089	3	16,030	+ 15,059
Measles	3	23,425	18	2,414	+ 21,012
Tuberculosis	4	20,765	13	3,703	+ 17,062
Birth Trauma	5	19,373	7	8,030	+ 11,343
Stroke	6	17,394	5	8,717	+ 8,677
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,637	6	8,229	+ 6,407
Low Birth Weight	8	12,648	4	9,560	+ 3,089
Meningitis	9	10,890	9	5,237	+ 5,652
Malnutrition	10	9,764	21	2,170	+ 7,594
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,562	8	5,946	+ 2,616
Maternal Conditions	12	8,351	14	3,317	+ 5,033
Liver Disease	13	7,926	11	4,116	+ 3,810
Other Injuries	14	7,289	12	3,826	+ 3,463
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,901	10	4,346	+ 2,555
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,844	17	2,630	+ 3,214
Tetanus	17	5,359	42	372	+ 4,987
Hypertension	18	5,349	25	1,356	+ 3,994
Lung Disease	19	4,943	20	2,172	+ 2,770
Pertussis	20	4,157	15	2,858	+ 1,299
Kidney Disease	21	4,151	16	2,732	+ 1,418
Malaria	22	3,930	2	17,022	- 13,092
Asthma	23	3,801	22	1,902	+ 1,899
War	24	2,668	41	409	+ 2,258
Drownings	25	2,573	24	1,581	+ 992
Breast Cancer	26	2,492	29	1,075	+ 1,417
Suicide	27	2,467	27	1,227	+ 1,240
Cervical Cancer	28	1,787	38	487	+ 1,300
Violence	29	1,676	19	2,244	- 568
Fires	30	1,640	28	1,120	+ 520
Poisonings	31	1,534	33	771	+ 763
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,310	32	858	+ 452
HIV/AIDS	33	1,234	30	1,048	+ 186
Lymphomas	34	1,223	43	350	+ 873
Leukemia	35	1,136	48	258	+ 879
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,131	31	1,044	+ 87
Falls	37	1,109	26	1,297	- 189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,106	37	522	+ 584
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,054	34	769	+ 286
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,045	55	132	+ 913
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	902	39	467	+ 436
Schistosomiasis	42	881	50	237	+ 644
Epilepsy	43	847	36	676	+ 171
Endocrine Disorders	44	822	23	1,806	- 984
Syphilis	45	764	62	110	+ 654
Oral Cancer	46	664	49	242	+ 422
Upper Respiratory	47	659	63	94	+ 565
Hepatitis B	48	637	46	279	+ 358
Stomach Cancer	49	627	44	300	+ 326
Ovary Cancer	50	597	40	425	+ 172
Leishmaniasis	51	586	51	237	+ 349
Prostate Cancer	52	577	57	128	+ 449
Liver Cancer	53	517	35	745	- 228
Lung Cancers	54	471	67	42	+ 429
Appendicitis	55	380	56	128	+ 252
Parkinson's Disease	56	372	47	275	+ 97
Skin Cancers	57	331	45	287	+ 44
Skin Disease	58	306	52	213	+ 93
Alcohol	59	306	60	120	+ 185
Diphtheria	60	303	65	60	+ 242
Bladder Cancer	61	302	53	161	+ 141
Pancreas Cancer	62	218	54	138	+ 80
Encephalitis	63	184	61	112	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	64	157	64	86	+ 71
Drug Use	65	110	58	126	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	71	70	18	+ 53
Hepatitis C	67	69	66	46	+ 24
Otitis Media	68	64	72	1	+ 63
Ascariasis	69	60	59	125	- 65
Other Neoplasms	70	25	68	24	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	16	69	22	- 6
Chlamydia	72	10	71	3	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 NIGER

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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.