PHILIPPINES VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	197,276	2	93,807	+ 103,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	139,588	22	6,189	+ 133,399
Measles	3	105,177	48	894	+ 104,284
Tuberculosis	4	93,235	8	27,061	+ 66,175
Birth Trauma	5	86,985	18	7,960	+ 79,025
Stroke	6	78,099	3	74,167	+ 3,933
Coronary Heart Disease	7	65,718	1	129,955	- 64,237
Low Birth Weight	8	56,790	14	10,141	+ 46,650
Meningitis	9	48,894	47	1,041	+ 47,853
Malnutrition	10	43,838	24	4,311	+ 39,527
Road Traffic Accidents	11	38,444	10	13,017	+ 25,428
Maternal Conditions	12	37,494	38	2,042	+ 35,453
Liver Disease	13	35,588	20	7,076	+ 28,512
Other Injuries	14	32,725	31	3,536	+ 29,189
Congenital Anomalies	15	30,985	17	8,051	+ 22,934
Diabetes Mellitus	16	26,240	7	32,260	- 6,020
Tetanus	17	24,062	59	521	+ 23,541
Hypertension	18	24,018	5	34,500	- 10,481
Lung Disease	19	22,192	6	32,559	- 10,368
Pertussis	20	18,663	43	1,760	+ 16,904
Kidney Disease	21	18,636	4	39,380	- 20,745
Malaria	22	17,645	69	94	+ 17,551
Asthma	23	17,065	11	11,404	+ 5,662
War	24	11,977	49	817	+ 11,160
Drownings	25	11,554	27	3,881	+ 7,673
Breast Cancer	26	11,190	15	9,802	+ 1,388
Suicide	27	11,077	35	2,325	+ 8,751
Cervical Cancer	28	8,022	33	3,076	+ 4,946
Violence	29	7,526	9	14,835	- 7,309
Fires	30	7,364	54	600	+ 6,764
Poisonings	31	6,888	65	226	+ 6,662
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5,881	39	2,010	+ 3,871
HIV/AIDS	33	5,541	66	204	+ 5,337
Lymphomas	34	5,493	36	2,279	+ 3,215
Leukemia	35	5,102	29	3,596	+ 1,506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,080	21	6,865	- 1,786
Falls	37	4,977	28	3,861	+ 1,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	4,964	16	8,063	- 3,099
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4,734	30	3,545	+ 1,189
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,691	53	672	+ 4,019
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,052	42	1,807	+ 2,245
Schistosomiasis	42	3,956	64	233	+ 3,723
Epilepsy	43	3,804	45	1,120	+ 2,684
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,690	12	10,464	- 6,773
Syphilis	45	3,431	44	1,157	+ 2,274
Oral Cancer	46	2,979	34	2,916	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	47	2,960	70	39	+ 2,921
Hepatitis B	48	2,860	56	590	+ 2,270
Stomach Cancer	49	2,815	41	1,868	+ 946
Ovary Cancer	50	2,680	40	1,994	+ 686
Leishmaniasis	51	2,633	82	0	+ 2,633
Prostate Cancer	52	2,590	26	4,149	- 1,559
Liver Cancer	53	2,323	19	7,663	- 5,341
Lung Cancers	54	2,117	13	10,296	- 8,179
Appendicitis	55	1,706	63	276	+ 1,430
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,670	55	594	+ 1,076
Skin Cancers	57	1,487	61	368	+ 1,119
Skin Disease	58	1,373	25	4,229	- 2,856
Alcohol	59	1,372	60	401	+ 972
Diphtheria	60	1,359	75	14	+ 1,345
Bladder Cancer	61	1,357	58	569	+ 787
Pancreas Cancer	62	977	37	2,121	- 1,144
Encephalitis	63	825	67	185	+ 640
Uterin Cancer	64	707	50	761	- 53
Drug Use	65	495	52	695	- 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	320	62	323	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	312	81	0	+ 311
Otitis Media	68	286	74	23	+ 264
Ascariasis	69	269	76	13	+ 255
Other Neoplasms	70	112	23	5,146	- 5,034
Multiple Sclerosis	71	72	72	31	+ 41
Chlamydia	72	44	78	4	+ 41
Dengue	73	6	46	1,060	- 1,054
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	4	- 4
Leprosy	77	0	71	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Somalia

Philippines

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.