SAUDI ARABIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	60,953	5	6,132	+ 54,821
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	43,129	35	457	+ 42,672
Measles	3	32,497	68	1	+ 32,496
Tuberculosis	4	28,807	27	752	+ 28,055
Birth Trauma	5	26,876	37	343	+ 26,533
Stroke	6	24,131	2	16,793	+ 7,338
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,305	1	39,037	- 18,732
Low Birth Weight	8	17,547	18	989	+ 16,558
Meningitis	9	15,107	45	227	+ 14,880
Malnutrition	10	13,545	52	79	+ 13,465
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,878	3	12,317	- 439
Maternal Conditions	12	11,585	48	172	+ 11,412
Liver Disease	13	10,996	7	4,931	+ 6,065
Other Injuries	14	10,111	8	4,004	+ 6,107
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,573	12	2,307	+ 7,266
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,107	9	3,890	+ 4,218
Tetanus	17	7,434	61	16	+ 7,419
Hypertension	18	7,421	22	834	+ 6,587
Lung Disease	19	6,857	10	2,842	+ 4,014
Pertussis	20	5,766	54	56	+ 5,710
Kidney Disease	21	5,758	4	9,051	- 3,293
Malaria	22	5,452	75	0	+ 5,452
Asthma	23	5,273	17	1,168	+ 4,105
War	24	3,701	65	3	+ 3,697
Drownings	25	3,570	24	821	+ 2,748
Breast Cancer	26	3,457	20	908	+ 2,550
Suicide	27	3,422	13	2,046	+ 1,377
Cervical Cancer	28	2,479	49	157	+ 2,322
Violence	29	2,325	30	646	+ 1,680
Fires	30	2,275	23	825	+ 1,450
Poisonings	31	2,128	40	279	+ 1,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,817	11	2,442	- 625
HIV/AIDS	33	1,712	47	192	+ 1,520
Lymphomas	34	1,697	28	716	+ 981
Leukemia	35	1,576	19	925	+ 652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,569	41	275	+ 1,294
Falls	37	1,538	6	5,340	- 3,802
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,534	14	1,630	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,463	16	1,342	+ 121
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,449	44	229	+ 1,220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,252	39	280	+ 972
Schistosomiasis	42	1,222	60	25	+ 1,197
Epilepsy	43	1,175	29	694	+ 481
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,140	15	1,447	- 307
Syphilis	45	1,060	59	33	+ 1,027
Oral Cancer	46	920	34	465	+ 456
Upper Respiratory	47	914	70	1	+ 914
Hepatitis B	48	884	53	57	+ 827
Stomach Cancer	49	870	36	389	+ 481
Ovary Cancer	50	828	42	247	+ 580
Leishmaniasis	51	813	67	1	+ 812
Prostate Cancer	52	800	50	148	+ 652
Liver Cancer	53	718	21	845	- 127
Lung Cancers	54	654	26	775	- 121
Appendicitis	55	527	58	35	+ 493
Parkinson's Disease	56	516	25	776	- 260
Skin Cancers	57	460	55	55	+ 405
Skin Disease	58	424	32	516	- 92
Alcohol	59	424	51	128	+ 296
Diphtheria	60	420	69	1	+ 419
Bladder Cancer	61	419	46	214	+ 205
Pancreas Cancer	62	302	31	526	- 224
Encephalitis	63	255	43	234	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	64	218	38	323	- 104
Drug Use	65	153	33	491	- 338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	99	62	9	+ 90
Hepatitis C	67	96	64	7	+ 89
Otitis Media	68	88	72	0	+ 88
Ascariasis	69	83	66	1	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	70	35	57	40	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	22	56	49	- 27
Chlamydia	72	14	71	0	+ 13
Dengue	73	2	63	9	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.