RUSSIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	234,877	10	32,404	+ 202,472
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	166,193	55	403	+ 165,790
Measles	3	125,224	68	0	+ 125,224
Tuberculosis	4	111,006	30	8,422	+ 102,584
Birth Trauma	5	103,565	53	714	+ 102,851
Stroke	6	92,985	2	327,199	- 234,214
Coronary Heart Disease	7	78,244	1	562,711	- 484,467
Low Birth Weight	8	67,615	44	2,153	+ 65,462
Meningitis	9	58,213	48	1,037	+ 57,176
Malnutrition	10	52,193	57	242	+ 51,951
Road Traffic Accidents	11	45,772	19	17,507	+ 28,265
Maternal Conditions	12	44,641	56	267	+ 44,373
Liver Disease	13	42,371	6	45,463	- 3,091
Other Injuries	14	38,962	14	22,517	+ 16,446
Congenital Anomalies	15	36,890	41	4,201	+ 32,689
Diabetes Mellitus	16	31,241	18	18,345	+ 12,897
Tetanus	17	28,648	63	3	+ 28,644
Hypertension	18	28,596	17	18,348	+ 10,249
Lung Disease	19	26,421	9	36,600	- 10,179
Pertussis	20	22,221	65	2	+ 22,219
Kidney Disease	21	22,187	22	11,581	+ 10,606
Malaria	22	21,009	74	0	+ 21,009
Asthma	23	20,318	46	1,764	+ 18,554
War	24	14,260	59	123	+ 14,137
Drownings	25	13,756	36	6,629	+ 7,127
Breast Cancer	26	13,323	13	23,242	- 9,919
Suicide	27	13,188	8	36,625	- 23,438
Cervical Cancer	28	9,551	34	7,423	+ 2,128
Violence	29	8,960	23	11,450	- 2,490
Fires	30	8,767	37	6,387	+ 2,380
Poisonings	31	8,200	40	5,565	+ 2,635
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	7,002	5	48,522	- 41,520
HIV/AIDS	33	6,597	15	21,262	- 14,664
Lymphomas	34	6,540	29	8,919	- 2,379
Leukemia	35	6,074	31	8,238	- 2,163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,048	28	8,938	- 2,890
Falls	37	5,926	21	11,705	- 5,779
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	5,910	7	42,633	- 36,723
Inflammatory/Heart	39	5,637	4	54,060	- 48,423
Oesophagus Cancer	40	5,585	33	7,431	- 1,846
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,824	42	2,770	+ 2,054
Schistosomiasis	42	4,710	72	0	+ 4,710
Epilepsy	43	4,529	52	718	+ 3,811
Endocrine Disorders	44	4,394	45	2,004	+ 2,390
Syphilis	45	4,085	62	19	+ 4,066
Oral Cancer	46	3,547	25	10,880	- 7,333
Upper Respiratory	47	3,524	58	158	+ 3,366
Hepatitis B	48	3,405	60	43	+ 3,361
Stomach Cancer	49	3,351	11	29,386	- 26,035
Ovary Cancer	50	3,190	32	8,123	- 4,932
Leishmaniasis	51	3,135	73	0	+ 3,135
Prostate Cancer	52	3,084	20	14,107	- 11,023
Liver Cancer	53	2,766	24	11,165	- 8,399
Lung Cancers	54	2,520	3	54,361	- 51,841
Appendicitis	55	2,031	54	409	+ 1,623
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,988	26	9,371	- 7,382
Skin Cancers	57	1,771	39	5,612	- 3,841
Skin Disease	58	1,635	43	2,735	- 1,100
Alcohol	59	1,634	12	27,984	- 26,351
Diphtheria	60	1,618	67	0	+ 1,618
Bladder Cancer	61	1,615	38	6,307	- 4,692
Pancreas Cancer	62	1,164	16	20,282	- 19,118
Encephalitis	63	982	47	1,076	- 94
Uterin Cancer	64	842	35	6,867	- 6,025
Drug Use	65	589	27	9,113	- 8,524
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	381	50	750	- 370
Hepatitis C	67	371	66	2	+ 369
Otitis Media	68	341	64	3	+ 338
Ascariasis	69	320	77	0	+ 320
Other Neoplasms	70	133	51	729	- 595
Multiple Sclerosis	71	85	49	827	- 742
Chlamydia	72	53	61	25	+ 28
Dengue	73	7	79	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.