PANAMA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,456	7	697	+ 6,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,276	28	163	+ 5,113
Measles	3	3,975	79	0	+ 3,975
Tuberculosis	4	3,524	23	223	+ 3,301
Birth Trauma	5	3,288	36	94	+ 3,194
Stroke	6	2,952	2	2,006	+ 946
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,484	1	2,624	- 140
Low Birth Weight	8	2,146	22	238	+ 1,909
Meningitis	9	1,848	52	27	+ 1,821
Malnutrition	10	1,657	31	122	+ 1,535
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,453	9	591	+ 862
Maternal Conditions	12	1,417	48	32	+ 1,385
Liver Disease	13	1,345	15	325	+ 1,020
Other Injuries	14	1,237	35	100	+ 1,137
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,171	13	378	+ 794
Diabetes Mellitus	16	992	4	1,070	- 78
Tetanus	17	909	69	0	+ 909
Hypertension	18	908	10	510	+ 398
Lung Disease	19	839	5	815	+ 24
Pertussis	20	705	74	0	+ 705
Kidney Disease	21	704	3	1,106	- 402
Malaria	22	667	81	0	+ 667
Asthma	23	645	43	56	+ 589
War	24	453	67	0	+ 452
Drownings	25	437	34	103	+ 333
Breast Cancer	26	423	19	279	+ 144
Suicide	27	419	32	121	+ 297
Cervical Cancer	28	303	26	185	+ 119
Violence	29	284	6	730	- 445
Fires	30	278	57	11	+ 267
Poisonings	31	260	61	4	+ 256
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	222	17	296	- 74
HIV/AIDS	33	209	8	653	- 444
Lymphomas	34	208	24	205	+ 3
Leukemia	35	193	25	189	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	192	50	30	+ 162
Falls	37	188	37	92	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	188	14	352	- 165
Inflammatory/Heart	39	179	20	270	- 91
Oesophagus Cancer	40	177	45	52	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	153	53	25	+ 128
Schistosomiasis	42	150	80	0	+ 150
Epilepsy	43	144	39	66	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	44	139	18	279	- 140
Syphilis	45	130	65	1	+ 128
Oral Cancer	46	113	38	78	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	47	112	54	14	+ 98
Hepatitis B	48	108	59	7	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	49	106	11	397	- 291
Ovary Cancer	50	101	41	64	+ 38
Leishmaniasis	51	100	70	0	+ 99
Prostate Cancer	52	98	12	390	- 292
Liver Cancer	53	88	27	182	- 94
Lung Cancers	54	80	16	303	- 223
Appendicitis	55	64	56	11	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	56	63	33	115	- 51
Skin Cancers	57	56	44	56	+ 0
Skin Disease	58	52	30	127	- 76
Alcohol	59	52	49	30	+ 22
Diphtheria	60	51	78	0	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	61	51	46	33	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	62	37	29	135	- 98
Encephalitis	63	31	63	3	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	64	27	40	66	- 39
Drug Use	65	19	47	33	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	55	14	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	12	66	1	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	11	68	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	10	75	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	70	4	21	256	- 252
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	62	3	- 0
Chlamydia	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	64	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	63	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	4	- 4
Oral conditions	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.