ROMANIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,270	5	9,357	+ 20,913
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,418	46	223	+ 21,195
Measles	3	16,138	61	7	+ 16,131
Tuberculosis	4	14,306	28	1,015	+ 13,290
Birth Trauma	5	13,347	57	38	+ 13,309
Stroke	6	11,983	2	49,707	- 37,724
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,084	1	71,810	- 61,727
Low Birth Weight	8	8,714	41	317	+ 8,397
Meningitis	9	7,502	54	76	+ 7,426
Malnutrition	10	6,726	50	142	+ 6,585
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,899	20	1,992	+ 3,907
Maternal Conditions	12	5,753	58	35	+ 5,718
Liver Disease	13	5,461	6	8,920	- 3,459
Other Injuries	14	5,021	19	2,139	+ 2,882
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,754	38	367	+ 4,387
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,026	18	2,230	+ 1,796
Tetanus	17	3,692	67	1	+ 3,691
Hypertension	18	3,685	3	11,007	- 7,322
Lung Disease	19	3,405	7	7,359	- 3,954
Pertussis	20	2,864	69	0	+ 2,863
Kidney Disease	21	2,859	9	5,175	- 2,315
Malaria	22	2,707	75	0	+ 2,707
Asthma	23	2,618	45	225	+ 2,393
War	24	1,838	65	2	+ 1,836
Drownings	25	1,773	32	596	+ 1,177
Breast Cancer	26	1,717	11	3,851	- 2,134
Suicide	27	1,700	21	1,886	- 187
Cervical Cancer	28	1,231	22	1,870	- 639
Violence	29	1,155	44	255	+ 899
Fires	30	1,130	36	421	+ 709
Poisonings	31	1,057	39	366	+ 690
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	902	15	2,839	- 1,937
HIV/AIDS	33	850	47	219	+ 631
Lymphomas	34	843	25	1,385	- 542
Leukemia	35	783	26	1,342	- 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	779	33	531	+ 248
Falls	37	764	24	1,504	- 740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	762	8	6,835	- 6,074
Inflammatory/Heart	39	726	10	4,433	- 3,706
Oesophagus Cancer	40	720	30	755	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	622	35	440	+ 181
Schistosomiasis	42	607	74	0	+ 607
Epilepsy	43	584	42	314	+ 269
Endocrine Disorders	44	566	48	193	+ 374
Syphilis	45	526	66	1	+ 525
Oral Cancer	46	457	17	2,290	- 1,833
Upper Respiratory	47	454	63	3	+ 451
Hepatitis B	48	439	59	30	+ 408
Stomach Cancer	49	432	12	3,457	- 3,025
Ovary Cancer	50	411	27	1,109	- 698
Leishmaniasis	51	404	70	0	+ 404
Prostate Cancer	52	397	16	2,449	- 2,051
Liver Cancer	53	356	13	3,114	- 2,757
Lung Cancers	54	325	4	10,113	- 9,789
Appendicitis	55	262	60	21	+ 241
Parkinson's Disease	56	256	31	741	- 485
Skin Cancers	57	228	29	1,003	- 775
Skin Disease	58	211	53	97	+ 113
Alcohol	59	211	37	409	- 199
Diphtheria	60	209	71	0	+ 209
Bladder Cancer	61	208	23	1,715	- 1,507
Pancreas Cancer	62	150	14	2,935	- 2,785
Encephalitis	63	127	62	6	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	64	108	34	522	- 414
Drug Use	65	76	40	346	- 270
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	49	85	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	67	48	52	98	- 51
Otitis Media	68	44	68	1	+ 43
Ascariasis	69	41	82	0	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	70	17	43	289	- 271
Multiple Sclerosis	71	11	55	66	- 55
Chlamydia	72	7	78	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	81	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Somalia

Romania

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.