PORTUGAL VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,025	4	6,851	+ 10,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,046	36	231	+ 11,816
Measles	3	9,077	71	0	+ 9,076
Tuberculosis	4	8,046	38	213	+ 7,833
Birth Trauma	5	7,507	60	24	+ 7,483
Stroke	6	6,740	2	12,339	- 5,600
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,671	1	12,878	- 7,207
Low Birth Weight	8	4,901	52	79	+ 4,822
Meningitis	9	4,219	56	43	+ 4,177
Malnutrition	10	3,783	53	79	+ 3,705
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,318	27	838	+ 2,480
Maternal Conditions	12	3,236	63	7	+ 3,229
Liver Disease	13	3,071	22	1,126	+ 1,946
Other Injuries	14	2,824	13	1,937	+ 887
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,674	40	196	+ 2,478
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,264	8	3,601	- 1,337
Tetanus	17	2,076	73	0	+ 2,076
Hypertension	18	2,073	14	1,880	+ 193
Lung Disease	19	1,915	7	4,286	- 2,371
Pertussis	20	1,611	72	0	+ 1,611
Kidney Disease	21	1,608	9	2,803	- 1,195
Malaria	22	1,523	78	0	+ 1,523
Asthma	23	1,473	43	146	+ 1,326
War	24	1,034	69	1	+ 1,033
Drownings	25	997	51	79	+ 918
Breast Cancer	26	966	12	1,997	- 1,031
Suicide	27	956	19	1,172	- 216
Cervical Cancer	28	692	34	329	+ 363
Violence	29	649	48	96	+ 553
Fires	30	635	46	108	+ 527
Poisonings	31	594	57	29	+ 565
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	508	3	7,191	- 6,683
HIV/AIDS	33	478	35	320	+ 159
Lymphomas	34	474	16	1,608	- 1,133
Leukemia	35	440	24	1,015	- 575
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	438	37	229	+ 210
Falls	37	430	23	1,033	- 603
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	428	6	4,389	- 3,961
Inflammatory/Heart	39	409	26	909	- 500
Oesophagus Cancer	40	405	29	623	- 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	350	41	169	+ 181
Schistosomiasis	42	341	77	0	+ 341
Epilepsy	43	328	31	415	- 87
Endocrine Disorders	44	318	17	1,547	- 1,228
Syphilis	45	296	64	3	+ 293
Oral Cancer	46	257	25	912	- 655
Upper Respiratory	47	255	62	15	+ 241
Hepatitis B	48	247	59	26	+ 221
Stomach Cancer	49	243	10	2,532	- 2,289
Ovary Cancer	50	231	33	397	- 166
Leishmaniasis	51	227	68	1	+ 226
Prostate Cancer	52	224	11	2,124	- 1,900
Liver Cancer	53	200	18	1,270	- 1,070
Lung Cancers	54	183	5	4,406	- 4,223
Appendicitis	55	147	61	21	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	56	144	21	1,139	- 995
Skin Cancers	57	128	30	523	- 395
Skin Disease	58	119	39	202	- 84
Alcohol	59	118	45	111	+ 7
Diphtheria	60	117	74	0	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	61	117	20	1,171	- 1,054
Pancreas Cancer	62	84	15	1,669	- 1,585
Encephalitis	63	71	67	1	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	64	61	32	406	- 345
Drug Use	65	43	44	128	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	28	47	99	- 71
Hepatitis C	67	27	49	87	- 60
Otitis Media	68	25	66	2	+ 22
Ascariasis	69	23	83	0	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	70	10	28	652	- 642
Multiple Sclerosis	71	6	54	56	- 50
Chlamydia	72	4	76	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Somalia

Portugal

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.