PARAGUAY VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,547	4	1,661	+ 10,885
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,878	31	192	+ 8,686
Measles	3	6,689	78	0	+ 6,689
Tuberculosis	4	5,930	26	273	+ 5,657
Birth Trauma	5	5,532	30	213	+ 5,320
Stroke	6	4,967	2	3,007	+ 1,960
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,180	1	4,327	- 148
Low Birth Weight	8	3,612	12	644	+ 2,968
Meningitis	9	3,110	53	52	+ 3,057
Malnutrition	10	2,788	25	330	+ 2,458
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,445	6	1,552	+ 893
Maternal Conditions	12	2,385	49	64	+ 2,320
Liver Disease	13	2,263	17	524	+ 1,740
Other Injuries	14	2,081	9	843	+ 1,238
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,971	11	662	+ 1,309
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,669	3	2,361	- 692
Tetanus	17	1,530	64	12	+ 1,518
Hypertension	18	1,528	8	895	+ 632
Lung Disease	19	1,411	7	1,181	+ 231
Pertussis	20	1,187	59	30	+ 1,157
Kidney Disease	21	1,185	5	1,592	- 407
Malaria	22	1,122	81	0	+ 1,122
Asthma	23	1,085	39	126	+ 959
War	24	762	71	3	+ 759
Drownings	25	735	32	178	+ 557
Breast Cancer	26	712	20	481	+ 231
Suicide	27	704	22	425	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	28	510	18	516	- 5
Violence	29	479	13	566	- 87
Fires	30	468	50	63	+ 405
Poisonings	31	438	63	14	+ 424
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	374	36	144	+ 230
HIV/AIDS	33	352	21	448	- 96
Lymphomas	34	349	29	245	+ 105
Leukemia	35	324	27	272	+ 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	323	47	69	+ 255
Falls	37	317	43	100	+ 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	316	16	543	- 227
Inflammatory/Heart	39	301	34	154	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	40	298	33	173	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	258	55	43	+ 214
Schistosomiasis	42	252	80	0	+ 252
Epilepsy	43	242	44	98	+ 144
Endocrine Disorders	44	235	14	562	- 327
Syphilis	45	218	42	119	+ 99
Oral Cancer	46	189	38	134	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	47	188	70	4	+ 184
Hepatitis B	48	182	67	10	+ 172
Stomach Cancer	49	179	24	355	- 176
Ovary Cancer	50	170	45	85	+ 85
Leishmaniasis	51	167	61	17	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	52	165	15	546	- 382
Liver Cancer	53	148	35	152	- 4
Lung Cancers	54	135	10	738	- 603
Appendicitis	55	109	57	37	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	56	106	41	122	- 15
Skin Cancers	57	95	40	125	- 30
Skin Disease	58	87	37	144	- 56
Alcohol	59	87	23	410	- 322
Diphtheria	60	86	77	0	+ 86
Bladder Cancer	61	86	51	57	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	62	62	28	258	- 196
Encephalitis	63	52	66	11	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	64	45	54	45	- 0
Drug Use	65	31	56	38	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	48	66	- 45
Hepatitis C	67	20	72	3	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	18	74	1	+ 17
Ascariasis	69	17	76	0	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	70	7	19	487	- 480
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	68	8	- 4
Chlamydia	72	3	79	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	62	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	65	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	60	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	82	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

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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.