QATAR VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,257	10	108	+ 4,149
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,012	41	10	+ 3,002
Measles	3	2,269	67	0	+ 2,269
Tuberculosis	4	2,012	44	8	+ 2,004
Birth Trauma	5	1,877	38	13	+ 1,864
Stroke	6	1,685	3	255	+ 1,430
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,418	1	1,082	+ 336
Low Birth Weight	8	1,225	20	45	+ 1,181
Meningitis	9	1,055	47	7	+ 1,048
Malnutrition	10	946	58	1	+ 945
Road Traffic Accidents	11	830	4	206	+ 624
Maternal Conditions	12	809	52	3	+ 806
Liver Disease	13	768	5	202	+ 565
Other Injuries	14	706	9	115	+ 591
Congenital Anomalies	15	669	14	70	+ 599
Diabetes Mellitus	16	566	2	459	+ 107
Tetanus	17	519	60	0	+ 519
Hypertension	18	518	28	26	+ 492
Lung Disease	19	479	15	68	+ 410
Pertussis	20	403	54	2	+ 400
Kidney Disease	21	402	6	179	+ 223
Malaria	22	381	76	0	+ 381
Asthma	23	368	40	10	+ 358
War	24	258	61	0	+ 258
Drownings	25	249	19	45	+ 204
Breast Cancer	26	241	17	53	+ 189
Suicide	27	239	7	165	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	28	173	36	13	+ 160
Violence	29	162	34	14	+ 148
Fires	30	159	22	42	+ 116
Poisonings	31	149	42	9	+ 140
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	127	12	75	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	33	120	71	0	+ 120
Lymphomas	34	119	18	48	+ 70
Leukemia	35	110	16	57	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	110	46	7	+ 102
Falls	37	107	8	129	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	107	11	83	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	39	102	25	32	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	40	101	37	13	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	87	45	8	+ 80
Schistosomiasis	42	85	78	0	+ 85
Epilepsy	43	82	35	13	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	44	80	24	39	+ 41
Syphilis	45	74	53	2	+ 72
Oral Cancer	46	64	29	25	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	47	64	65	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	48	62	56	2	+ 60
Stomach Cancer	49	61	23	42	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	50	58	32	17	+ 41
Leishmaniasis	51	57	77	0	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	52	56	31	18	+ 38
Liver Cancer	53	50	21	44	+ 6
Lung Cancers	54	46	13	73	- 27
Appendicitis	55	37	57	1	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	56	36	26	28	+ 8
Skin Cancers	57	32	43	8	+ 24
Skin Disease	58	30	33	16	+ 14
Alcohol	59	30	48	7	+ 23
Diphtheria	60	29	66	0	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	61	29	27	27	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	21	30	25	- 4
Encephalitis	63	18	50	5	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	64	15	49	6	+ 9
Drug Use	65	11	39	12	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	59	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	7	63	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	6	69	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	6	64	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	70	2	51	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	55	2	- 0
Chlamydia	72	1	68	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	62	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	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 QATAR

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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.