SAINT LUCIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SAINT LUCIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	280	5	66	+ 215
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	198	35	5	+ 194
Measles	3	149	77	0	+ 149
Tuberculosis	4	132	44	3	+ 130
Birth Trauma	5	124	42	3	+ 120
Stroke	6	111	1	188	- 77
Coronary Heart Disease	7	93	2	149	- 55
Low Birth Weight	8	81	19	17	+ 63
Meningitis	9	69	49	1	+ 68
Malnutrition	10	62	33	7	+ 56
Road Traffic Accidents	11	55	7	55	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	12	53	47	2	+ 51
Liver Disease	13	51	12	35	+ 16
Other Injuries	14	46	21	15	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	15	44	30	8	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	16	37	3	140	- 102
Tetanus	17	34	56	0	+ 34
Hypertension	18	34	9	52	- 18
Lung Disease	19	32	8	53	- 21
Pertussis	20	27	63	0	+ 26
Kidney Disease	21	26	4	80	- 53
Malaria	22	25	81	0	+ 25
Asthma	23	24	27	10	+ 15
War	24	17	58	0	+ 17
Drownings	25	16	28	9	+ 7
Breast Cancer	26	16	14	25	- 10
Suicide	27	16	22	14	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	28	11	25	12	- 0
Violence	29	11	11	37	- 26
Fires	30	10	39	3	+ 7
Poisonings	31	10	55	0	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	8	10	48	- 39
HIV/AIDS	33	8	84	0	+ 8
Lymphomas	34	8	24	13	- 5
Leukemia	35	7	36	4	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	7	34	5	+ 2
Falls	37	7	26	11	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	7	16	21	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	39	7	13	31	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	40	7	40	3	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6	38	4	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	42	6	61	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	43	5	32	7	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	44	5	17	20	- 15
Syphilis	45	5	57	0	+ 5
Oral Cancer	46	4	43	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	47	4	59	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	48	4	60	0	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	49	4	15	22	- 18
Ovary Cancer	50	4	41	3	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	51	4	82	0	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	52	4	6	56	- 53
Liver Cancer	53	3	37	4	- 1
Lung Cancers	54	3	18	19	- 16
Appendicitis	55	2	51	1	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	56	2	23	14	- 11
Skin Cancers	57	2	68	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	58	2	20	16	- 14
Alcohol	59	2	29	9	- 7
Diphtheria	60	2	67	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	61	2	72	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	31	8	- 7
Encephalitis	63	1	52	1	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	64	1	45	2	- 1
Drug Use	65	1	46	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	0	50	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	0	48	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	54	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	62	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	53	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	69	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	70	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAINT LUCIA

Somalia

Saint Lucia

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.