RWANDA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,722	1	5,280	+ 17,443
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,078	6	3,121	+ 12,957
Measles	3	12,114	59	51	+ 12,063
Tuberculosis	4	10,739	26	625	+ 10,114
Birth Trauma	5	10,019	10	1,888	+ 8,131
Stroke	6	8,996	2	5,060	+ 3,935
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,569	4	3,605	+ 3,964
Low Birth Weight	8	6,541	9	2,193	+ 4,348
Meningitis	9	5,632	19	847	+ 4,784
Malnutrition	10	5,049	16	1,168	+ 3,881
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,428	3	3,718	+ 710
Maternal Conditions	12	4,319	21	722	+ 3,596
Liver Disease	13	4,099	8	2,548	+ 1,551
Other Injuries	14	3,769	17	944	+ 2,825
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,569	12	1,777	+ 1,792
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,022	11	1,858	+ 1,164
Tetanus	17	2,771	58	53	+ 2,719
Hypertension	18	2,766	14	1,357	+ 1,409
Lung Disease	19	2,556	13	1,555	+ 1,001
Pertussis	20	2,150	42	218	+ 1,932
Kidney Disease	21	2,146	15	1,206	+ 941
Malaria	22	2,032	5	3,298	- 1,266
Asthma	23	1,966	22	717	+ 1,248
War	24	1,380	69	3	+ 1,377
Drownings	25	1,331	36	285	+ 1,046
Breast Cancer	26	1,289	27	600	+ 689
Suicide	27	1,276	24	704	+ 572
Cervical Cancer	28	924	18	941	- 17
Violence	29	867	29	548	+ 319
Fires	30	848	38	270	+ 578
Poisonings	31	793	40	220	+ 573
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	677	25	657	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	33	638	7	2,826	- 2,187
Lymphomas	34	633	30	450	+ 183
Leukemia	35	588	35	317	+ 271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	585	33	362	+ 223
Falls	37	573	31	412	+ 161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	572	28	591	- 19
Inflammatory/Heart	39	545	34	347	+ 198
Oesophagus Cancer	40	540	44	213	+ 327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	467	48	136	+ 331
Schistosomiasis	42	456	51	111	+ 345
Epilepsy	43	438	45	191	+ 247
Endocrine Disorders	44	425	41	219	+ 206
Syphilis	45	395	46	173	+ 223
Oral Cancer	46	343	37	272	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	47	341	57	58	+ 283
Hepatitis B	48	329	55	68	+ 261
Stomach Cancer	49	324	20	780	- 456
Ovary Cancer	50	309	53	92	+ 217
Leishmaniasis	51	303	77	0	+ 303
Prostate Cancer	52	298	32	396	- 98
Liver Cancer	53	268	23	706	- 439
Lung Cancers	54	244	39	234	+ 10
Appendicitis	55	197	54	70	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	56	192	47	146	+ 46
Skin Cancers	57	171	50	113	+ 59
Skin Disease	58	158	52	103	+ 55
Alcohol	59	158	49	125	+ 33
Diphtheria	60	157	71	1	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	61	156	62	35	+ 121
Pancreas Cancer	62	113	43	214	- 101
Encephalitis	63	95	61	39	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	64	81	56	58	+ 23
Drug Use	65	57	60	45	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	37	63	23	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	36	65	12	+ 24
Otitis Media	68	33	68	4	+ 29
Ascariasis	69	31	67	5	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	70	13	64	16	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	8	66	7	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	5	70	2	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	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	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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 RWANDA

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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.