SOUTH AFRICA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	100,813	2	39,341	+ 61,472
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	71,333	8	15,843	+ 55,490
Measles	3	53,748	57	270	+ 53,478
Tuberculosis	4	47,646	6	21,965	+ 25,680
Birth Trauma	5	44,452	30	3,004	+ 41,448
Stroke	6	39,911	4	30,693	+ 9,217
Coronary Heart Disease	7	33,584	3	32,739	+ 845
Low Birth Weight	8	29,021	16	6,250	+ 22,771
Meningitis	9	24,986	26	3,660	+ 21,326
Malnutrition	10	22,402	34	2,381	+ 20,022
Road Traffic Accidents	11	19,646	11	13,014	+ 6,632
Maternal Conditions	12	19,161	38	1,700	+ 17,461
Liver Disease	13	18,186	14	9,013	+ 9,173
Other Injuries	14	16,723	17	6,014	+ 10,710
Congenital Anomalies	15	15,834	25	4,351	+ 11,483
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,409	5	30,188	- 16,778
Tetanus	17	12,296	65	38	+ 12,258
Hypertension	18	12,274	12	12,789	- 515
Lung Disease	19	11,341	13	11,895	- 554
Pertussis	20	9,537	43	1,142	+ 8,395
Kidney Disease	21	9,523	9	15,302	- 5,779
Malaria	22	9,017	63	83	+ 8,935
Asthma	23	8,721	18	5,966	+ 2,755
War	24	6,121	64	66	+ 6,055
Drownings	25	5,904	32	2,403	+ 3,501
Breast Cancer	26	5,718	23	4,533	+ 1,185
Suicide	27	5,660	10	13,774	- 8,114
Cervical Cancer	28	4,099	20	5,555	- 1,456
Violence	29	3,846	7	21,000	- 17,154
Fires	30	3,763	27	3,618	+ 145
Poisonings	31	3,520	50	975	+ 2,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,005	22	4,676	- 1,671
HIV/AIDS	33	2,832	1	71,996	- 69,164
Lymphomas	34	2,807	31	2,818	- 11
Leukemia	35	2,607	40	1,464	+ 1,144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,596	36	1,894	+ 702
Falls	37	2,543	42	1,399	+ 1,144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,537	28	3,587	- 1,050
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,419	21	5,408	- 2,989
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,397	29	3,486	- 1,088
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,071	47	1,015	+ 1,056
Schistosomiasis	42	2,022	66	35	+ 1,987
Epilepsy	43	1,944	37	1,870	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,886	19	5,890	- 4,004
Syphilis	45	1,753	44	1,130	+ 624
Oral Cancer	46	1,522	41	1,406	+ 117
Upper Respiratory	47	1,512	60	223	+ 1,289
Hepatitis B	48	1,461	61	139	+ 1,322
Stomach Cancer	49	1,438	39	1,535	- 96
Ovary Cancer	50	1,369	51	951	+ 419
Leishmaniasis	51	1,345	77	0	+ 1,345
Prostate Cancer	52	1,324	24	4,374	- 3,050
Liver Cancer	53	1,187	33	2,383	- 1,196
Lung Cancers	54	1,082	15	7,705	- 6,624
Appendicitis	55	872	56	274	+ 598
Parkinson's Disease	56	853	46	1,077	- 224
Skin Cancers	57	760	48	993	- 233
Skin Disease	58	702	45	1,101	- 400
Alcohol	59	701	49	987	- 286
Diphtheria	60	695	69	16	+ 678
Bladder Cancer	61	693	52	829	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	62	499	35	2,007	- 1,508
Encephalitis	63	421	59	234	+ 187
Uterin Cancer	64	361	54	512	- 151
Drug Use	65	253	53	770	- 517
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	163	55	376	- 212
Hepatitis C	67	159	70	8	+ 151
Otitis Media	68	146	67	19	+ 127
Ascariasis	69	137	71	3	+ 135
Other Neoplasms	70	57	58	267	- 209
Multiple Sclerosis	71	37	62	113	- 76
Chlamydia	72	23	68	18	+ 4
Dengue	73	3	73	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Somalia

South Africa

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.